A special service for the Blessing of the Animals. Families are encouraged to bring their well-behaved pets. October 3rd, 1:00 pm Margate Community Church. 8900 Ventnor Parkway. After a brief service of worship, there will be individual blessing for each animal present. There will also be a moment of silence for pets who are unfortunately …
Ventnor officials got an earful about short-term rentals on Thursday, Sept 22. In order to reduce ‘party houses’, should there be a 2, 3 or 7 day minimum? Currently, Ventnor has no minimum rental stay. Margate has a 7 day minimum. LISTEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT: Noise, traffic, parking, trash. Too many people coming in and …
With so much construction activity lately, Downbeach code enforcement inspectors are a busy bunch. Homeowners often have mixed feelings about these city officers with mission-critical jobs. The following are lightly edited excerpts from ‘An Open Letter to Mayor Holtzman’, which was recently posted to a local social media site. The author of said letter also …
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The Atlantic City Needle Exchange was supposed to be shut down or moved out of the so-called ‘tourism district’. Drug services and tourism don’t mix, say the Mayor, his Atlantic City administration, and City Council. Nonetheless, the NJ State Dept of Health now controls the state’s 7 needle exchanges. One of them being in AC. …
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Fool Moon Theatre going back to it’s roots. A brand new 2022 season planned at the Margate Community Church. Fool Moon Theatre Company ALMOST, MAINE (Almost Perfect Tales of Love) by JOHN CARIANI Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And …
Andrew Miles is the Director of Recreation for Margate. According to Miles, local pickleball activity had some growing pains over the past few months. Even so, most Margate players were very happy with how things turned out for pickleball during the Summer of 2022. To deal with growing crowds, Margate and Ventnor both implemented a …
The Margate Fall Funfest By The Bay, was started in 1998 by Margate Business Association founder and president, Joseph Tozzi. Margate’s FREE Fall Funfest By The Bay. September 24 – September 25 The event, held annually on Amherst Ave, has grown to crowds of 20,000+. The event gives a boost to local businesses and showcases Margate’s natural beauty. 110 booths and …
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With all that Margate real estate revenue surplus, why no tax relief? That simple question came from the public comment portion of Margate’s recent Commission meeting on Sept. 15, 2022. $50 million in new ratables last year. This year, it’s even more. Where’s all that new tax revenue going? Margate Commissioner of Finance, Maury Blumberg …
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With growing demand for indoor pickleball, especially during the winter, it was only a matter of time for a shuttered retail mall to be re-purposed. The old Burlington Coat Factory store at the former Shore Mall / Harbor Square in EHT will soon become a ProShot Pickleball facility. ‘Everyone wants a place to play and …
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Why do so few South Jersey school boards provide online access to their meetings? Something they don’t want us to see? Most parents surprised to find that their local school boards are adopting a new, controversial sex and gender curriculum supported by NJ Gov Phil Murphy and the state teachers union; NJEA. Will your town …
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Former Margate firefighter Thomas Sher has been convicted for defrauding public health insurance for $1 million. Sher was found guilty of conspiracy and health care fraud. He was fired from the Margate Fire Department in March 2021. Sher was one of the local government employees recruited to fulfill un-needed prescriptions, medically unnecessary compound medications. Sher’s …
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‘CRDA made too many mistakes, too many times. We need something new’, said NJ Senator Vince Polistina during a WOND radio interview on Sept 6. Too many negative connotations with CRDA. It’s not working. Why did CRDA stop streaming their public meetings? Why no video on YouTube? What are they hiding? Public Comment Listen > …
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This guy deserves a statue in the middle of town. Maybe name a Margate street after him. He’s TV Ted. Mr. Greenberg. Nobody better at his craft. It’s not easy holding an on-air, news media job for decades. But Ted Greenberg has. Great hair, deep voice, brains. Cool job covering South Jersey shore for NBC-10 …
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After years of preparation, Margate is ready to apply for a city wide dredging permit from the NJ DEP, Department of Environmental Protection. Dredging should improve safety for boaters navigating back bay waters. Some Amherst businesses had to limit operations during low tide. ex: boat slips, water park, etc. Listen to Margate Commissioners Discuss Dredging Plans. …
