MARGATE – It was a perfect day for yardsaling until it wasn’t. Saturday, May 4 brought hundreds of people to Margate by the sea, all seeking to find a treasure no longer needed by its owner. The annual Citywide Yardsale was held despite the chilly and sometimes rainy weather. Tarps Read more…
MARGATE – The city will not accept responsibility for the final chapter in the three-year saga of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dune project until safety concerns are address, officials said Thursday, May 2. “The city has taken issue with the length of the bolts on the outfall system Read more…
MARGATE – The May 14 non-partisan election is less than two weeks away and campaigns are starting to heat up, especially on social media sites. Tempers flared at the Margate City Commissioners meeting Thursday, May 2, with one resident loudly complaining about several issues concerning one of the candidates. The Read more…
MARGATE – As a service to voters, Downbeach.com asked the following questions to the four candidates vying for three seats up for grabs in the Margate Board of Commissioners non-partisan election being held 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. Candidates were asked to respond to the questionnaire and Read more…
MARGATE – Sustainable Margate, the city’s green team, will be giving away free potted tree saplings 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11 in the parking lot at the Bloom Pavilion behind the Margate Public Library. The trees are native species, and include Eastern red cedars, red maples and bayberry Read more…
MARGATE – The city recently took delivery of a new eight-passenger bus to shuttle senior citizens to the doctor’s office, senior recreation center and off-shore shopping excursions. According to Maryann Christian, who directs senior citizens recreational activities at the Bloom Pavilion, 101 S. Huntington Ave., the bus was delivered through Read more…
MARGATE – Laureen Cohen, supervisor of instruction, curriculum and assessment at the Margate City public school district, is spearheading the first-ever fundraiser for a scholarship program honoring her husband Hal Cohen, an educator in the Egg Harbor Township schools who died suddenly on Jan. 6, 2018 at age 65. When Read more…
MARGATE – April 29 is a special day for Essex Avenue resident Fran Harris. That’s the day she will turn 103 years old. Her family is planning a big get-together with a special weekend luncheon at Bocca Coal Fired Bistro, where she often enjoys dining out. On Thursday morning, she Read more…
The City of Margate and Borough of Longport are still seeking a qualified vendor to sell ice cream on the beach this summer. Over the last few years, both communities have realized reduced revenue for the exclusive right to sell refreshments on their beaches. The vendor who has won the Read more…
MARGATE – The Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center, 501 N. Jerome Ave., will honor the Hansen family at its Annual Gala being held 6 p.m. Sunday, April 23. From the early 1930s, when they founded Ole Hansen & Sons, which built roads and bridges in the area, the Read more…