Submitted by STEVE JASIECKI MARGATE – Residents of Margate and Longport braved blustery winds Saturday, Nov. 16 to safely dispose of their unwanted and outdated personal documents. Normal access to city’s Public Works yard had to be rerouted while the water tower is being prepared for its scheduled paint job. Read more…
MARGATE – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, Nov. 7 introduced an ordinance increasing water and sewer rates, effective Jan. 1, 2020. According to City Administrator Richard Deaney, the city created an asset management plan earlier this year and analyzed the utility’s rate structure, which indicated a rate increase was needed Read more…
MARGATE – Change is difficult, especially in this ever-changing city by the sea. Margate officials Thursday, Nov. 14 said that recent changes to traffic patterns near the city’s two public schools are designed to “change driver behavior” and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety for students, but residents say the changes Read more…
MARGATE – America’s Most Reliable Network is not so reliable in Margate these days. That’s because one of the city’s water towers is in the process of being painted. Allied Painting, Inc. of Cherry Hill, was awarded a $715,320 contract in November 2018 to paint the Benson Avenue water tower, Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, Nov. 7 awarded a $1,599,164 contract to Trident Piling Co., LLC of Longport to rebuild a section of the Amherst Avenue bulkhead. The timber bulkhead built in the 1930s has deteriorated and several parking areas have been closed to Read more…
MARGATE – Local business owners are invited to be the stars of this year’s “Show Us Your Rack” parade being held to open the holiday shopping season in Margate’s business districts at noon, Saturday, Nov. 30, known as Small Business Saturday. This year’s parade theme is designed to promote shopping Read more…
MARGATE – There is a longstanding tradition in Margate to hold a luncheon to honor veterans on the first Monday before Veterans Day. On Nov. 4, 24 Margate veterans and their spouses attended the annual event, which included a meal cooked up by volunteers and staff at the Martin Bloom Read more…
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY MARGATE – Although the Margate Board of Commissioners issued a nine-page response to the Margate Boardwalk Committee’s whitepaper, “A Margate Boardwalk for the 21st Century,” they left one thing out, according to Boardwalk Committee Chairman Glenn Klotz. “Our primary reason for presenting the report was to Read more…
MARGATE – The city is mourning the loss of Joseph P. Tozzi, a local businessman who owned Dino’s sub shop for many years and was the founder and first president of the Margate Business Association. “It’s a real sense of loss for me,” MBA President Ed Berger said Thursday afternoon. Read more…
MARGATE – Considerable research and cost analyses must be done before the city can decide the feasibility of building a boardwalk in Margate. “It’s premature to say yes or no, can it be built,” Administrator Richard Deaney said. “A lot would have to be done before you can ask that Read more…