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Good day Margate! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Inspectors shut a Margate restaurant—see what they found inside.
  • Could Margate mobile home residents soon get up to $25,000 in help?
  • See where Margate police responded and who was recently arrested.

Also on today's calendar: Celebration Of Art, Imagination And Community Presented By The Art Prevails Project. and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 91 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 91, low: 78.
  • Saturday: Humid; a few morning showers, with a high of 90 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• La Union Restaurant Ordered Shut After Inspectors Find Roaches, Flying Insects, Urine Odor, Among 44 Violations (margatetalk.com) — Health inspectors temporarily shut down La Union Restaurant in Margate after finding live and dead roaches, flying insects on dishes, mold-like buildup in the ice machine, unsafe food temperatures, and a strong urine odor. Located in Sun Plaza on South State Road 7, the restaurant must correct 44 violations before reopening, an important update for local diners deciding where to eat.
   

• Commission Weighs Mobile Home Aid (margatenews.net) — Margate commissioners are set to vote October 7 on a housing assistance amendment that could provide thousands of dollars in relocation, lot rent, and repair help for eligible mobile home residents. The plan, funded through state SHIP dollars, targets very low to moderate-income households and could especially aid those displaced when mobile home parks close.
   

• Margate Crime Blotter Includes $6,000 Fraud Loss and Four Vehicle Burglaries (margatetalk.com) — Margate residents can see a detailed breakdown of recent police activity, including auto theft, four vehicle burglaries, fraud losses up to $6,000, DUIs, and domestic disturbances across many familiar streets. The report also lists numerous arrests and Baker Act calls, giving a clear snapshot of public safety trends in neighborhoods throughout the city.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anybody trust or have experience with Temu ?
    It seems they offer low prices I hear but also low quality made in China products ? (Nextdoor Margate Shores/Winfield)
  • Looking for someone to do some odd jobs like caulk the kitchen and bathroom.
    Seal a seal on the shower put up a fan paint my fence and gate as well as a few other small things. I know it's not big jobs but I am hoping someone… (Nextdoor Banks Rd)

🗞 Nearby News

Coconut Creek

  • Coco-Park Animal Hospital in Coconut Creek Puts Pet Care Under One Roof, With $25 Off a First Visit (TAPinto.net)
  • Monarch Introduces Mitch Rodriguez as New Varsity Baseball Coach (coconutcreektalk.com)
  • Coconut Creek Asks Broward Not to Sell Nearby Land Studied for Trash Use After Years Spent Fighting Landfill Expansion (TAPinto.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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