Margate City News

The annual city wide garden contest is under way. Entry deadline for judging is July 7 and the judging begins July 13.

House Shaped Like Elephant A HOUSE built in the shape of an elephant is located at Margate City, N. J. Erected in 1882 by James V. Lafferty, the novel home is said to be the only one of its kind.

Margate Garden Contest The annual citywide garden contest is under way. Entry deadline for judging is July 7 and the judging begins July 13.

Overshadowed in stature and tourists' consciousness by nearby Atlantic City, tiny Margate seems all but forgotten.

Summary Innovative announced today that five libraries have recently selected the Millennium ILS: Academie de France a Rome, Italy ; DLA Piper, NY ; Margate City Public Library, NJ ; Southern College of Optometry, TN ; and Southern Nazarene University, OK .

The Margate City Police Department had its beginning as the South Atlantic City Police Department in 1905, and Ollie Hackney was appointed the first officer.

With the streets, the beach and the ball park, what more could a kid want? 04-29-2009 11:50:am It was awesome growing up in Margate City in the 1960s.

South Atlantic City Borough was formed Sept. 7, 1885 from Egg Harbor Township by referendum dated Aug.

It is a great privilege to serve as mayor of Margate City during its centennial year.

MARGATE City commissioners introduced a municipal budget of nearly $20 million without comment at their April 2 meeting.

MARGATE It is just a little more than a week before the city of Margate celebrates its centennial Saturday May 2 with a parade and carnival.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Firefighters from the Margate and Atlantic City fire departments were honored at the 18th annual Firefighter's Valor Awards Wednesday, April 15 at the Anthony "Tony" Canale Training Center.

The big day is fast approaching as Margate will celebrate 100 years Saturday, May 2 with a parade, a carnival and a celebration honoring the city's oldest resident.

Third Annual Anderson House "A Splash of Fashion" Fundraiser Jan Holmstrup * Reader Submitted * April 1, 2009 Usher in Spring with an evening of style, socializing and surprises in support of New Jersey women working to build new lives free of alcohol and drugs.

The Margate Board of Education introduced a 2009-2010 school budget at its March 18 meeting that would shave seven-tenths of a penny off the tax rate in the upcoming year.

The uniform of choice around some City Hall offices is changing this week from business casual to Ghostbusters.