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Alleged Drunk Driver Gets Car Stuck on Local Beach [VIDEO]

Heather DeLuca — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:00:40 +0000

The tradition of ‘Bag Day’, the day of recovery following St. Patrick’s Day, turned into a sandy adventure for one driver who took a wrong turn into the Atlantic Ocean. Police were called to the stretch of beach off Andover Street in Margate Monday around 4:45 p.m. after reports of a driver joyriding along the [...]

Atlantic City St. Patrick's Day Parade Fundraiser in Margate

Gary Guida — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:22:32 +0000

Join the Atlantic City St. Patrick’s Day parade committee at Maynard’s Cafe in Margate today from 4 to 7 PM. This is the last fundraiser for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Atlantic City.Today is the last day for registration at Maynard’s in Margate. The 2013 Atlantic City St. Patrick’s Day Parade is all set for [...]

Sandy Inconvenience Lessens – Shore Town Wawa Stores Reopen

Eddie Davis — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:46:41 +0000

As much as any other indicator, then reopening of Wawa stores in… Ocean City and Margate shows that life is slowly returning to normal at the Shore four months after Hurricane Sandy. Wawa stores in many Shore communities were hard-hit by the storm, and Wawa decided to keep them closed while redesigning seven of their [...]

Margate Man One of 25 Arrested in Kiddy Porn Sting

Eddie Davis — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:53:22 +0000

A Margate resident was one of 24 men and one juvenile arrested in a statewide child porn bust, Attorney General Jeffrey… S. Chiesa announced Wednesday. The sting targeted those suspected to be in possession and distribution of child pornography, including child rape videos. Nil Choudhury, 23, was one of those arrested according to press release from [...]

UPDATE: Outrage Spreads as Margate Evacuees Return

Kyle McCann — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:04:44 +0000

As of 9:30 Thursday night, the toll has been waived on the Margate Bridge. A call from WPG Talk Radio 1450 morning host Harry Hurley apparently played a key role in getting the toll waived.

It's not known how long the toll will be waived.

Facebook is catching fire as officials with the Margate Bridge are apparently charging evacuees to return to the storm-battered island.

Don't Wanna Be an Evacuee: The Not-So-Calm Before the Frankenstorm

Eddie Davis — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:59:01 +0000

They haven’t told us we have to evacuate yet, but I know they will. It’s only a matter of time. Brigantine, just a few miles down the the ocean front, has set a mandatory evacuation for Sunday, and I heard they already called for an evacuation of Cape May County. That’s for the entire County! [...]

Weekend Happenings: Tony Bennett, Monster Trucks, ChowderFest

Eddie Davis — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:06:30 +0000

The amazing Tony Bennett, still tuneful and relevant at 86 years-old, headlines this look at South Jersey Weekend Happenings. The “American Songbook” crooner headlines… this Saturday, September 29th in the Events Center at Borgata. Bennett is a 17-time-Grammy winner who first broke on the charts in 1951! His last two albums, “Duets” and Duets II”, [...]

Sunday's Le Tour de Downbeach Peddles Around the Island for Charity

Eddie Davis — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:48:57 +0000

The fourth annual Le Tour de Downbeach, the annual bike ride covering the Absecon Island towns of Atlantic City,Ventnor, Margate, and Longport happens……this Sunday, September 9th. The rain date is Sunday, September 16th “Le Tour” is a fundraiser for local charities and also includes a fun walk and a barbeque party afterwards at Tomatoes on [...]

Margate Police Ask For Your Help Identifying Burglary Suspect

Eddie Davis — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:01:38 +0000

Nothing personal to either profession, but contractors in Margate are as common as clowns in a circus. So, when a man posing as a contractor came to the home of an elderly Margate woman earlier this month, it raised… no suspicions. While the phony contractor kept the woman distracted, police say, an unknown accomplice entered [...]

One More Reason Not to Text & Drive – See Picture of an Accident on My Street

Eddie Davis — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:44:03 +0000

An uneventful Sunday afternoon suddenly turned scary for me and my neighbors yesterday, when a woman, who apparently was using her phone while driving, hit a parked car on my street… and flipped her vehicle. The accident was especially alarming to me because it happened less than a block from my home in Margate, on [...]