Margate Students Returning To Classrooms Sept 3. Did Online ZOOM Teaching Work?
First day of Margate school is September 3. All classes will be taught in-person, daily from 8:15a til 12:15p. Learn more at next Margate Board of Education meeting, 6p. Wednesday, Aug. 12. Masks must...
View ArticleSupport Grows For Rebuilding Margate’s Boardwalk
Should Margate move forward with plans to explore the possibility of a new, better boardwalk? That question will be placed on the General Election ballot of November 3. Glenn Klotz, Director of the...
View ArticleWho Will Save and Manage Margate Trees?
How will Margate protect against builders cutting down trees on public property? Who should determine which species should be planted and protected? The Margate Planning Board was supposed to vote on a...
View ArticleMargate Planning Board Approves Another 3rd Story Deck
The Margate Planning Board voted to approve another 3rd floor deck that’s NOT directly on the water. A zoning change was enacted in JAN 16, 2020 that was supposed to curtail the growth of 3 story homes...
View ArticleLearn About Margate Boardwalk Rebuild via Zoom Meeting
On Nov 3, Margate voters will decide if the city should move forward with considering a rebuild of it’s once popular boardwalk, destroyed in a 1944 storm. Want details about this effort? The Margate...
View ArticleMargate Homeowners Association to Meet via ZOOM Video Conference
The Margate Homeowners Association will have a MEMBERS ONLY online meeting on Sunday, Sept 13 at 10 AM. Since COVID prohibits MHA from meeting in person, the Margate Homeowners Association will bring...
View ArticleBeach Replenishment 2020 for Ventnor, Margate, Longport & Atlantic City
Video: Landgraf Talks Beaches & Fishing Pier. Ventnor Commissioner Landgraf shares details of upcoming beach replenishment for Downbeach and all of Absecon Island. Upgraded Ventnor Fishing Pier...
View ArticleMargate SHOOBIES and LOCALS and TOWNIES, Oh My!
The following is a social media post from a Margate homeowner. If you look in the Urban dictionary, the term “shoobies” is “a regional nickname denoting a tourist to the South Jersey shore. This term...
View ArticleMargate November 2020, Election Ballot Sample
The Atlantic County Clerk’s office just posted the sample ballot for Margate in the upcoming November 3 general election. That’s according to Margate resident, Calvin Tesler. Tesler: You will see the...
View ArticleVan Drew Wants NJ Gov Murphy to Allow In-Person Voting.
NJ Congressman Jeff Van Drew is asking Gov. Phil Murphy to allow in-person voting in voting booths. ‘As we await the results of the pending lawsuit, I am personally appealing one more time to Governor...
View ArticleBlessing of Animals at Margate Community Church
The Margate Community Church will hold it’s annual Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1pm. This outdoor event will be held on church grounds at the corner of Sumner & Ventnor Ave....
View ArticleWill Public Have Access to Longer Margate Fishing Pier?
Margate Fishing Pier. Watch Video. The new, longer, Margate Fishing Pier turned out to be a real winner for those who belong to the private Anglers Club that owns the pier. $850,000 of NJ State...
View ArticleVentnor, Margate and Longport Ready for Beach and Dune Work
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will soon begin another Absecon Island beach replenishment project stretching from Atlantic City through Longport. Ventnor will be first to get started, probably by...
View ArticleMargate Student Rebuilds & Buys Computers For Those In Need.
David Lilienfeld of Margate is helping to close the digital divide. Now a senior at ACIT, Atlantic County Institute of Technology, David takes old computers, fixes them up, installs the latest...
View Article76 Years is Long Enough. Let’s Rebuild Margate’s Boardwalk.
The time is now to begin rebuilding Margate’s boardwalk, says Sean O. Donovan in the following letter to the editor: As old timers remember, the Great September Hurricane of 1944 destroyed it. We’ve...
View ArticleNJ DEP Politely Pressures Margate to Pay Up for Beach Replenishment.
Both the NJ DEP & Army Corps of Engineers want more dune & beach money from Margate. What? Didn’t local officials sign a deal that keeps them off the financial hook for stuff like this? On Oct...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons Why Margate Needs A Boardwalk.
Would Margate be better with a boardwalk? Here’s the top 5 reasons why Margate needs to rebuild it’s beloved boardwalk by the sea. #1. Fix problems caused by Margate dune project of 2017 #2. Margate...
View ArticleMargate Builders Keep Cutting Down Trees Without City Approval, Town Losing...
It’s no secret that Margate keeps losing trees and greenery. Aggressive development and coastal storms are the main culprits. On Sept 24, Rich Patterson of the Margate Planning Board said: we had...
View ArticleMargate and Atlantic City Restaurants Battle Public Safety and Lock-Down...
Ventura’s Greenhouse on the beach in Margate reports via social media: The health & safety of our patrons, employees and surrounding community is our top priority. Ventura’s Greenhouse will remain...
View ArticleJFS Village by the Shore Programs for November
Fun and engaging community programs. Interactive, entertaining and unique virtual programs and activities offered in November through the Jewish Family Service Village by the Shore. Plan to participate...
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