By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, Dec. 2 took actions to keep existing employees and professional services contractors in place over the next year. The board approved public service contract extensions for its tax attorney, municipal prosecutor, conflict prosecutor, public defender, and conflict public defender. Read more…
MARGATE – Despite Lucy the Elephant being under wraps, tours inside Margate’s iconic structure will be permitted to resume starting 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15 and continue every day, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, until Jan. 2, 2022. Tours are being made possible for a short period of time Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The city plans to spend up to $1.96 million next year for planned improvements to the Margate City Municipal Building on Winchester Avenue. The building, which was built in the 1950s as the Union Avenue School, is being upgraded to eliminate problem areas and Read more…
By MADDY VITALE Whether renting a vacation home for a getaway with family or just enjoying a new home, or an old one, the last thing anyone wants to see are bugs. Bugs in the house, bugs on the floors, bugs on the windows, bugs on the countertops or bugs Read more…
Best-selling author, Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment,” “North America’s leading public intellectual on clean energy,” Michael Shellenberger is coming to Ocean City to support Save Our Shoreline in its fight against industrial wind farms. Save Our Shoreline — Stop the Wind Farms Off the Coast of NJ is proud to announce that best-selling Read more…
MARGATE – The Community Farmers Market in Margate opened for the season Thursday, June 17 with new vendors and more space to shop. In addition to vendors set up in the parking lot at Steve & Cookies By the Bay restaurant, the city allowed vendors to sell their craft food Read more…
MARGATE – Under a bright blue sky on the athletic field at the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School Wednesday afternoon, 49 eighth graders switched their tassels signaling their promotion to their high school years. Principal Ryan Gaskill encouraged them to “show up and be authentic” as they face the new Read more…
MARGATE – While numerous graduates of the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School received scholarship awards at their eighth grade awards ceremony held Wednesday morning, June 16, they also presented checks to area charities. During the school year, the students raised $5,000 for their classmates and charity. Earlier this school year Read more…
MARGATE – After a difficult year, Playgroups Plus Preschool decided to switch up a typical graduation ceremony and instead visited Lucy the Elephant on graduation day, June 7. The graduation theme was Dr. Seuss “Oh, the Places You’ll Go.” Owner Janet McCarron really wanted to make this year special because Read more…
The Margate City Fire Department and Margate City Beach Patrol is advising residents, visitors, and beach patrons about water safety and the dangers of rip currents. Beach and Water Safety Tips Always swim near a lifeguard Statistics show that your chance of drowning at a beach without a lifeguard is Read more…