In an effort to assist families struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, NJ Sen. Chris Brown will host a Facebook Live event 1 p.m. Monday, March 30. Brown will speak with Andrea Steinberg and Ann Thoresen of Jewish Family Service of Atlantic and Cape May Counties to discuss services available to help Read more…
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The Jersey Shore Science Fair, an annual tradition at Stockton University, was held this year – just not on campus. Fair Director Catherine Jaggard, who has directed the fair for 21 years, said the fair was judged online. The 569 registered middle and high school students from Read more…
MARGATE – The Board of School Estimate will hold its annual meeting as previously scheduled, 5 p.m. Monday, March 23. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held via telecommunications. The Board of School Estimate is comprised of the three Margate commissioners and two school board members. The Read more…
The City of Margate Mayor Becker and Commissioners John Amodeo and Maury Blumberg Sunday, March 22 provided this update on the COVID-19 outbreak. Homeowners, residents and visitors are strongly urged to follow the guidance provided by Gov. Phil Murphy who has imposed additional restrictions on travel and services with the Read more…
MARGATE – According to the Margate Police Department’s Facebook page, the police are not processing firearms permits at this time. “Due to the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic all applications for Firearms Cards or Purchase Permits have been put on hold due to reassignment of personnel at various government Read more…
The Margate Board of Education has canceled the regular board meeting scheduled for April 8. The worksession meeting previously scheduled for 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 will be a regular session meeting. It will be held in the Media Center at Eugene A. Tighe School, 7804 Amherst Ave. Formal action will be taken. Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The Board of Commissioners, in a conference call meeting that was closed to the public Wednesday, March 18, approved an emergency declaration in response to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Commissioner of Public Safety John Amodeo, the resolution will enable Margate to take specific Read more…
MARGATE – Effective 4 p.m. today, Monday, March 16, the Margate City Public Library and the Margate Historical Society will be closed until further notice as per instructions from state, county and local officials. All operations are suspended. The closure means: All programs are cancelled until further notice. This includes story Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The city’s best-loved restaurateur will have to wait a little longer to find out if she is the recipient of one of the restaurant industry’s most coveted awards. Cookie Till of Steve & Cookie’s By The Bay and No. 7311 small batch bakery in Read more…
MARGATE – The Milton & Betty Katz JCC, 501 N. Jerome Ave., has cancelled its group fitness classes and aquatics programs, including swim lessons, team swimming and aquatics classes, due to mounting anxiety over the COVID-19 virus. “As always, our first and foremost concern is for the health and safety Read more…