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East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, FL - November 8, 2012 through November 15, 2012 • Year III • Number 121- FREE
Congratulations, Mr. President
Life & Arts Boca Chamber Annual Celebration Kicks off 61st Anniversary year See page B1
Community Obama receives family portrait created by award-winning Boca artist See page 3
Municipal News Collection of $2.97 in county tax revenue has begun See page B9
Business President Barack Obama Celebrates victory
Election Day a good one for Obama and Democrats in Palm Beach County By Dale King It was not quite a sweep, and certainly less than a mandate. But many Democratic office holders and hopefuls in Palm Beach County joined President Barack Obama in the victory column on Election Day.
The battle between incumbent Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney went down to the wire on Tuesday. Even by Wednesday, Florida election officials were still trying to determine which presidential candidate had won the pivotal Sunshine State’s 29 electoral votes. However, after Ohio went for Obama, the tight race was pretty
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much decided. Locally, though, many Democrats seemed either to trounce or eke out wins against Republicans. Perhaps the most surprising was Patrick Murphy’s victory over incumbent
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Lynn gets a visit from Ambassador Hélio Ramos, of Brazil.
FAU Volunteers Participate in “Day of Service”
With a full agenda, the Ambassador Hélio Vitor Ramos, General Consul of Brazil in Miami, Nássara Thomé Deputy Consul and Head of Cultural and Educational Affairs accompanied by Carlo Barbieri, President of the Brazil Club were welcomed by Lynn University President Kevin M. Ross and Jason Walton, Chief of Staff.
BOCA RATON – Florida Atlantic University’s Weppner Center for Civic Engagement, Alumni Association and Students Advocating Volunteer Involvement hosted an FAU Day of Service volunteer event Oct6. 20. More than 75 FAU students, staff and alumni participated.
The visit was organized by the Office of Admission through Gareth P. Fowles, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Steven Pruitt, Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Evening Admission, Stefano Papaleo, Director of Undergraduate Admission and Bianca Pileggi, Communication Coordinator. See page B5
BDB forms Manufacturing Task Force in Palm Beach County
Sports
United States Women’s Nation Team to Play at FAU Stadium Dec. 15 See page 29
Silvano Mendes reading The Boca Raton Tribune
“The FAU community is always willing to assist nearby organizations and communities in need,” said Nori Carter, director of FAU’s Weppner Center. “Our students, faculty and staff are very generous with their time, and decided that serving the local community would be a great way to start a week filled with homecoming activities.” Local charitable organizations that benefited from the FAU Day of Service volunteer event include the Homeless Coalition, Quantum House, Habitat for Humanity, Tomorrow’s Rainbow and Horses and the Handicapped. The event was the official kick-off event for the start of FAU’s homecoming week. See page 4 Nearly 400,000 readers!
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