Frank Gilliam Archives - New Jersey Globe

Small re-elected as mayor of Atlantic City

November 3, 2021 2:55 am

The New Jersey Globe can project that Democratic Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. has won re-election to his first full term against Republican Thomas Forkin, a former Democratic municipal chairman. Small first ascended to the mayor’s office in 2019,...

Small defeats Foley for Democratic mayoral nod in Atlantic City

June 8, 2021 9:48 pm

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. overcame a challenge from former Assemblyman Tom Foley to win the Democratic nod to run for re-election in a place where Democrats regularly dominate general elections. The mayor’s slate of council candidates — Councilman...

Seven mayoral primaries to watch on June 8

June 1, 2021 5:10 pmJune 2, 2021 6:03 pm

Voters in at least six New jersey municipalities are hosting closely watched races to pick their party’s candidates for local office next Tuesday. In Atlantic City, Mayor Marty Small has the line against challenger Tom Foley. Foley, a former Democratic...

Gilliam lawyer has old Atlantic City roots

January 28, 2021 7:33 pmJanuary 28, 2021 8:00 pm

The lawyer who represented former Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam following his arrest for stealing $87,000 from a youth basketball program he ran has deep ties to Atlantic City politics; some of his relatives were loyal members of the Republican...

Hurley: Tom Foley will run for Atlantic City mayor

January 28, 2021 1:06 pm

Former Assemblyman Thomas Foley has announced that he will challenge Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small in the June Democratic primary, WPG Talk Radio host Harry Hurley reported on Thursday. A former Atlantic City Fire Department battalion chief, Foley has also...

Small wins in Atlantic City

July 8, 2020 4:23 pm

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small defeated Panela Thomas-Fields to win the chance to run for a (full) term as Atlantic City mayor. With many votes uncounted, Small led his challenger with more than 60% of the vote. Despite his troubled...

With few ballots counted, Small leads in Atlantic City

July 8, 2020 1:03 amJuly 8, 2020 5:58 am

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small leads with roughly 60% of the vote with one of the city’s six wards in his bid for a full term against longtime community activist Pamela Thomas-Fields, but the rest of the ballots cast in...