By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, March 23 extended the option for restaurants to have outdoor dining until Dec. 31. Resolution 112 of 2023 temporarily extends the ability of restaurants to serve food and liquor in the right-of-way outside their restaurants or at contiguous properties Read more…
The Margate City Board of Education has cancelled its next regular meeting originally scheduled for April 5. The next regular meeting will be held Wednesday April 19. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Michael Becker Library at the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School, 7804 Amherst Ave. Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — The board of Seashore Gardens Living Center announced today that an agreement has been reached to sell the home to Atlas Healthcare Group. The board cited fiscal challenges, particularly the persistent and increasing gap between Medicaid reimbursement rates and the cost of caring for residents, as a reason for Read more…
T TV Hundreds came out to enjoy a gorgeous day at the first-ever Margate Cherry Blossom Festival.By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – What a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Hundreds of residents and visitors turned out Sunday afternoon for the city’s first-ever Cherry Blossom Festival held along a one-block area Read more…
By MADDY VITALE Ocean City Schools Superintendent Matthew Friedman has led the district for less than a year. Now, it looks like he is preparing to resign to become the superintendent in another school district. He is a finalist for superintendent of the Quakertown Community School District in Bucks County, Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY VENTNOR – Renowned sand sculptor John Gowdy is in the process of creating a life-sized whale sculpture on the beach at Suffolk Avenue. The Board of Commissioners Thursday, March 23 gave Gowdy permission to build the sculpture and allowed the Public Works Department to move sand Read more…
The Margate Public Works Water Department will be conducting hydrant flushing 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, March 27-31. Residents are advised there could be discoloration of the water. Residents whould run the cold water for a minimum of 30 minutes or until the water runs clear. Should Read more…
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI and MADDY VITALE The badly decomposed remains of a pygmy sperm whale, possibly dead for months, washed ashore Friday on the 49th Street beach in Ocean City. The nearly 9-foot whale was little more than “a skeleton with some skin on it,” said Sheila Dean, executive director Read more…
By MADDY VITALE and DONALD WITTKOWSKI Residents and business owners are allowed back in the South Tower at the Spinnaker condominium complex in Sea Isle City after engineers deemed it is safe to return, three weeks after a balcony collapsed and killed a construction worker. A representative from the Spinnaker Read more…
By MADDY VITALE When it comes to Social Security benefits for retirement, there are many options and often there are many questions. Ocean City Financial Group is hosting a free seminar “Understanding Social Security Benefits” with guest speaker, Michael Bitton, a certified financial planner professional, who specializes in retirement strategies Read more…