By MADDY VITALE OCEAN CITY – Tom Heist IV sat down for an interview to discuss what keeps his family’s agency, Thomas H. Heist Insurance Agency thriving, how in a competitive market the business remains a longstanding staple to customers and their families, and how they continue their tradition of Read more…
MARGATE – In a victory for residents who objected to changes in their neighborhood, the Planning Board Thursday, Feb. 28 failed to approve by a vote of 7-2, a two-lot subdivision on Gladstone Avenue. The neighbors complained that granting variances for two undersized lots would exacerbate parking problems on their Read more…
City moves forward with bulkhead replacement Margate City is moving forward with replacing the city-owned bulkhead along Amherst Avenue. According to city Solicitor John Scott Abbott, the engineering firm hired to design the bulkhead is in the process of applying for a permit from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection Read more…
MARGATE – Margate officials facing objections from residents have revised their plans to create more public parking spaces by moving the city’s tow lot to a property it owns on Fremont Avenue. Since last summer, the city has created 42 parking spaces by arranging a shared parking arrangement with a Read more…
MARGATE – It’s only in the preliminary stages, but Public Works Supervisor Frank Ricciotti said Thursday, Feb. 21 that the city is planning to replace its aging Public Works facility. He shared a conceptual drawing with commissioners and the public and said the city is attempting to make the rebuilding Read more…
The Margate Board of Education has revised its meeting schedule. The regular meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 6 will now be a work session meeting. The meeting will be held at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 in the Board of Education Conference Room on the third floor at the William Read more…
MARGATE – It’s been a great ride but it’s time to move on, Margate Police Chief David Wolfson said Thursday, Feb. 21 after the Board of Commissioners approved his retirement agreement effective July 1. “I’m 35 years on the job, 20 of them as chief,” he said. “I had the Read more…
MARGATE – City Commissioner John Amodeo swore in Margate’s newest firefighter Thursday, Feb. 21 during the Board of Commissioners meeting. Christopher Shea took the oath of office while his daughter Gianna held the Bible and his wife Nina and dad looked on. Shea has lived in Margate since he was Read more…
MARGATE – Students at the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School rolled out the red carpet for their classmates on Valentine’s Day. It was the 10th annual Formal Day held at the school on Thursday, Feb. 14. Students wore their best outfits, including satin and sequins for the girls and suits Read more…
MARGATE – Lifeguards in Margate will be getting a 1.5-percent increase in their daily rates of pay over the next four years in a new contract the Board of Commissioners approved on Feb. 7. The contract includes 1.5 percent daily rate increases each year starting 2019 and ending 2022. A Read more…