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Protecting Historic Marven Gardens Architecture in Margate
After years of unsuccessful attempts, adding a 3rd floor to a home is still not allowed in the Marven Gardens neighborhood of Margate. The most recent try came from Robert & Amy Chipetz of 34 West...
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Margate Farmers Market for Fresh & Tasty Summer 2017
The Margate Farmers Market offers over 30 New Jersey Farmers and small food vendors. Market days are full of the colors and sounds of shoppers from all over who live and work in this community....
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Club Wa is Now Closed. Challenge of Catering to Margate Teens.
Good news: Margate is enjoying a greater influx of families, real estate investment and summer visitors. Not so good news: Did Margate forget about those too old for adult supervision, but too young...
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Longport Bans Smoking on Beach. Will Margate & Ventnor Follow?
Margate, and all Jersey Shore towns, have the authority to ban smoking on their beaches. The question is, how would they enforce that ordinance? That’s the challenge. Longport adopted its smoking ban...
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Will Margate Dune Building Melt Ice Cream Man’s Profit?
Will peak-of-summer-season dredging & dune building affect the Margate ice cream man? The guy who’s been selling summertime treats for the past 10 years… says YES. A check for $93,000 was written,...
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Jamaican Me Crazy Beach Shop. Over 25 Years of Fun in Margate.
Keeping Margate a little bit crazy for the past 25 years. She’s Roz Tyman, owner of the Jamaican Me Crazy beach shop on Ventnor Ave. in Margate. Ya gotta be a little crazy to maintain a selection like...
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Downbeach Dunes Just a Scam to Line Political Pockets?
Letter to the Editor > Ronald Reagan, “the Gipper,” once said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.'” He was prescient in so...
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Beachfront Homeowners Subsidized by Everybody’s Flood Insurance?
Should beachfront property owners in Margate, Ventnor and Longport pay more for flood insurance? Would this force developers and homeowners to think twice and consider the real cost of building in...
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Ventnor Borrows to Pay For Bigger Beach Dunes? WTF.
The periodic, forced, and so-called ‘re-nourishment’ of Ventnor beaches is being cost-shared by the federal government, NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the taxpayers of Ventnor. That’s...
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Ventnor Beach-goers Appalled at Dangerous Dune Building Activity
SEE PICS > The ‘Ventnor Vacationer’ says: The State of NJ started dune & dredging construction efforts on the beaches of Ventnor today. We literally saw people having to move their towels...
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Downbeach Foodie > Essex Seafood in Margate
Margate Fire Dept Ready for Essex Seafood Clam Bake Finally. A place for old school, take out & casual seafood in Margate. ESSEX SEAFOOD Co. is now open for business 7 days a week. Next to...
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Margate FAQ's Margate Frequently Asked Questions Beach Tags All beach badges are $15.00Beach Badge Gift Certificates are available all year long and are sold at the Martin Bloom Pavilion -...
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Margate City Police Department (609) 822-1151 Social Media BuzzMARGATE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT - POLICE BLOTTER (05/26/17 TO 05/28/17) 1) Nicholas A. Vernacchio, 19, of Dresher PA was arrested 05/26 by...
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Day #1. Ugly, Loud & Stinky. Dune Building Starts in Ventnor
VIDEO > Crowds gathered on the border of Ventnor & Margate this morning to witness day #1 of actual dredging & dune building on this part of Absecon Island. The boardwalk was shaking. Dirty...
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Essex Seafood Co. in Margate
SEE MENU Margate's Fresh Seafood 8 S. Essex Ave Margate, NJ(609) 822-4400Lobster Rolls, Shrimp Po Boys & Clam Strips are a big hit this Summer in Margate. VIDEO> 8 S. Essex Ave Margate (609)...
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Margate Continues Study of Back Bay Dredging
LISTEN > Is Margate getting any closer to a plan for back bay dredging? Well, they’re working on it. That’s according to a recent Margate Commissioners meeting. Cost and dumping grounds are the two...
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Rent in Margate & Ventnor with Dune Building? YES. Here’s Why.
Question: There’s dune building disruption….should I rent in Margate & Ventnor? YES. Here’s why… So far….95% of Ventnor beaches are NOT AFFECTED by the dune building project. Works crews are...
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Margate Old City Hall & Historical Society Museum
Stop in and meet Gwen Mead. She’s awesome. VIDEO > The Margate Historical Society is proud to present Old City Hall. A new location and new, updated exhibits. Corner of Washington & Ventnor Ave....
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Why Ventnor Got Lucky & Margate Hosed, With Summer Dune Work
Ventnor’s Landgraf, Holtzman & Kriebel Really? Summertime dune building was switched from Ventnor to Margate because of bad weather and dredger maintenance work? Or was noisy Ventnor dune...
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Will Margate Beaches Go Smoke-Free?
Longport has already banned smoking on it’s beaches. Will Margate & Ventnor follow? At the very least, will the rest of Downbeach encourage beach-goers to catch a smoke away from crowds…. and...
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