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Margate Political News Archive

5/3/07 Margate election rundown MORE
5/3/07 Polling locations MORE
5/3/07 Election Results MORE
5/3/07 Margate has a better address MORE
5/3/07 Mayor appoints Campbell, Kulzer to school board MORE
5/3/07 Judge denies petition to alter ballot question MORE
4/26/07 Candidates forum packs the PAC MORE
4/26/07 Swift meets with DEP on dredging MORE
4/26/07 Lawsuit challenges wording of school referendum; Seeks to omit 16 words from ballot question MORE
4/19/07 Graffiti erased, juveniles arrested MORE
4/19/07 Public hearing tonight; Margate slices penny off tax rate MORE
4/19/07 Fraytak presents long-awaited school report MORE
4/12/07 Beach fees cover only fraction of expenditures MORE
4/12/07 City Commission candidates forum set for April 24 MORE
4/12/07 Citizens group dinner April 25 MORE
4/5/07 Correction MORE
4/5/07 Clarification MORE
4/5/07 School board referendum: If voters say yes, what comes next? MORE
4/5/07 Abbott, Becker, Scott vow to take less pay MORE
3/29/07 Campaign signs, ballot position cause for controversy MORE
3/29/07 Margate candidates introduce themselves to voters MORE
3/29/07 Correction MORE
3/29/07 A dimple isn’t pretty when it’s on a road surface; timely infrastructure maintenance can save big money MORE
3/29/07 Making an educated decision on education MORE
3/22/07 Casel’s gives lesson in supermarket democracy MORE
3/22/07 Margate candidates forum March 27 MORE
3/22/07 Margate mayor presents Civics: 101 MORE
3/22/07 Voters to decide if they want elected school board, budget say MORE
3/22/07 McMeekin challenges candidates to decline health care benefits MORE
3/22/07 Margate uses surplus to keep tax rate flat MORE
3/22/07 Margate school tax rate drops with proposed budget MORE
3/22/07 Skateboarding grinds on neighbors MORE
3/22/07 Swift, Smallwood, Blumberg say they’ll take cue from voters MORE
3/15/07 Players’ racket over courts has repairs set by June MORE
3/15/07 Margate candidates present five-point platform MORE
3/15/07 Fundraiser for McMeekin campaign MORE
3/15/07 Margate takes on spring road projects MORE
3/15/07 No increase expected in Margate school tax rate MORE
3/8/07 McMeekin announces candidacy MORE
3/8/07 Margate sitting pretty on $3.5 million surplus MORE
3/8/07 Put on grocery list: register to vote MORE
3/8/07 ‘Freedom stones’ are a hit with soldiers MORE
3/1/07 Margate hires attorney to deal with groin concerns MORE
3/1/07 Keeping green goes high-tech MORE
3/1/07 Engineering contract continues to stir debate MORE
2/22/07 Margate solicitor advises rescinding sex offender ordinance MORE
2/22/07 City employee arrested on drug charges MORE
2/15/07 Rec department breathes life into Bloom Pavilion MORE
2/1/07 Getting to the root of violence in schools MORE
2/1/07 Dozens turn out for first school focus group meeting MORE
1/25/07 Swift is in the race MORE
1/25/07 McMeekin considers another run for Margate City Commission MORE
1/18/07 Margate addresses parking problems, street cleaning MORE
1/11/07 Word groin draws groans in Downbeach MORE
1/11/07 Abbott announces candidacy for Margate Commission; running mates Dan Campbell, Mike Becker MORE
1/4/07 Rimm announces he will not seek re-election in 2007 MORE
12/21/06 Margate finds ways to save MORE
12/14/06 Swift sides with tennis players on firehouse location; courts, station should stay put MORE
12/7/06 Dredging application held up for clam survey MORE
12/7/06 Margate moves to acquire open space MORE
11/16/06 Sewell submits school referendum petition MORE
11/9/06 Together since childhood, Margate baseball players still in the game and loving every minute MORE
11/9/06 PODS are popping up all over, and staying MORE
11/2/2006 Architect presents options for police, fire departments MORE
11/2/06 Doing hard labor; putting in all-new piers at marina is a Swift family project MORE
9/21/06 Hearing on master plan revisions set for Thursday MORE
8/17/06 Planners back 28-ft.height limit in Margate MORE
7/27/06 Meet the Firefighter Night prepares children for what they might face in a fire MORE
6/22/06 Back bay dredging becomes urgent MORE
6/15/06 School board stands behind new tuition policy MORE
6/15/06 Cost of a new image for Margate? $105,000 to start MORE
6/1/06 Longport asks Margate to reconsider new tuition policy MORE
5/25/06 Land use attorney assigned to dig through documents, get the dirt on Lucy MORE
5/25/06 School topics raise ire of councilmen MORE
5/18/06 Margate district to study possible school closure MORE
5/4/06 Residents speak out about the reasons to insure Lucy the Elephant MORE
5/4/06 Proposed groin changes may resolve Margate’s concerns MORE
4/20/06 Margate facing municipal tax rate increase of 3.4 cents MORE
4/13/06 School board sets out-of-district tuition and policy; per-student fee estimated at $4,500 MORE
4/13/06 Mayor lone objector as school budget passes MORE
3/30/06 Margate may curb home heights further MORE
3/23/06 No increase expected in Margate school tax MORE
3/16/06 Superintendent, school board consider fee scale to bring tuition students into district MORE
3/16/06 Margate still waiting to hear from both Ventnor, state on beach sand project MORE
3/9/06 Margate commissioner alleges threats by Longport patrolman MORE
3/2/06 Questions about the groin project MORE
3/2/06 Margate takes stand about sand MORE
2/23/06 19-full-time dispatchers on duty in Downbeach; consolidation discussions ongoing MORE
2/16/06 MARGATE STUDY GOAL: Have families moving in, not cashing out MORE
2/16/06 Plan needed for streetscaping improvements, business owners say MORE
2/9/06 Margate to request smaller groin in Ventnor MORE
2/2/06 Ventnor seeks to save its sand with groin MORE
1/26/06 Margate saves $200,000 on health insurance coverage MORE
1/26/06 Margate Commissioners bow-wout on pit bull ban MORE
1/12/06 Longport, Ventnor to meet to discuss sharing services MORE
1/12/06 Margate mayor gives himself a pay cut MORE
1/5/06 New business coalition meets to plot its course MORE
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