MARGATE – The public is invited to support Margate resident Victoria Dolceamore’s latest swimming adventure at a fundraiser being held Wednesday, June 13 in Margate and Longport. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. with an open water swim clinic at Longport Beach Patrol Headquarters on the beach at 33rdAvenue in Read more…
MARGATE – The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing Thursday, June 7 on an ordinance that would vacate a 3-foot by 100-foot strip of land in the Amherst Avenue right of way to accommodate the development of Harbor Bay, LLC formerly known as Capt. Andy’s marina. Amherst Avenue Read more…
MARGATE – The Bay Atlantic Symphony will provide an evening of patriotic musical selections at a free concert 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 3 at the Dominick A. Potena Performing Arts Center, 7804 Amherst Ave. The tradition that started last year continues this season through a collaboration of the Margate Board Read more…
MARGATE – After months of discussion about what projects to fund, the Board of Commissioners introduced two bond ordinances May 17 appropriating a total of $3.55 million for capital improvements. Ordinance 07-2018 appropriates $2,150,000 for general capital improvements and Ordinance 08-2018 appropriates $1,400,000 for utility improvements. Chief Financial Officer Lisa Read more…
ATLANTIC CITY – Competitors are training and raising funds for the 11th annual Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation Paddle For A Cause presented by Curexa in memory of Karen Grant. Racers will compete for their share of more than $5,000 in prize money. Paddleboarders and rowers from around the world will Read more…
MARGATE – The Milton and Betty Katz JCC will host USA Triathlon’s Splash & Dash Youth Aquathlon, Sunday June 10. The Splash & Dash series, launched in 2012, is designed to introduce youth athletes to the multi-sport lifestyle through the fast growing discipline of aquathlon, focusing on participation and fun. “We Read more…
MARGATE – Students at the Eugene A. Tighe Middle School and William H. Ross Elementary School showed their parents what they were up to during the school year. The schools held an Enrichment Fair Thursday, May 31 displaying student projects in halls and classrooms throughout the schools. At the Tighe Read more…
MARGATE – The city restored some of the parking spaces that were barricaded last week after the city declared them unsafe due to the deteriorating city-owned bulkhead along Amherst Avenue. According to City Administrator Richard Deaney, the city today restored about 25 of the 30 parking spots that were closed Read more…
With the arrival of the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season on June 1 there is no better time for residents to review their emergency preparedness plans for themselves, their families and businesses. “As recently as this past weekend, we have once again seen the powerful destruction and deadly Read more…
MARGATE – Thousands of young people made their annual senior week pilgrimage to the Decatur Avenue beach Saturday for a ritual that in past years has included violence and underage drinking. Although there was no fighting on the beach this year, there were numerous arrests for having open containers of Read more…