🌱 How a barefoot off-duty captain helped knock down a Margate fire

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In today's newsletter:

• How a barefoot off-duty captain helped knock down a Margate fire
• How Margate neighbors can help fill Thanksgiving tables this year

Also on today's calendar: Ceremony for Revolutionary Seeds at the Historic Johnson Cemetery Memorial Park.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunshine and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 54.
• Saturday: Nice with high clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Off-Duty Fire Captain Helps Fight Jersey Shore House Fire (patch.com) — A recent house fire in Margate City drew quick action from local firefighters and unexpected help from an off-duty Atlantic City fire captain who spotted smoke and jumped in barefoot to assist. The blaze on Granville Avenue caused extensive damage but, importantly for neighbors, no one was injured and crews rapidly brought the fire under control.
   

• Jewish Family Service 2026 Turkey Drive (downbeachbuzz.com) — Jewish Family Service is running its annual Turkey Drive, with donations and volunteer help coordinated through its Margate office on North Jerome Avenue. Residents can sponsor full meals, fill bags with side dishes, or give grocery gift cards so local families can afford a full Thanksgiving dinner, while volunteers are also needed to sort, pack, and deliver food.
   

📸 Around Margate City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Margate City

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• Ceremony for Revolutionary Seeds at the Historic Johnson Cemetery Memorial Park →
  3800 Federal St, Camden
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Ventnor City Commission Meeting
  Ventnor City Hall, 6201 Atlantic Ave, Ventnor City
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Ventnor City Planning Board Meeting
  Ventnor City Hall, 6201 Atlantic Ave, Ventnor City
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• Food Pantry | Northfield | 2nd Thursday →
  Food Pantry, 950 Tilton Rd # 108, Northfield
  10:00 am
• Food Pantry | Northfield →
  Food Pantry, 950 Tilton Rd # 108, Northfield
  10:00 am
• Hands-On Financial Aid Workshop – Atlantic City →
  Atlantic City NJ
  12:30 pm
• Ventnor City Commission Meeting
  Ventnor City Hall, 6201 Atlantic Ave, Ventnor City
  5:30 pm
Friday October 9
• You're Invited: Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting for Go Feet an Affiliate of Curalta Foot & Ankle, Linwood →
  Linwood NJ
• MYSTERY TIER POINT MULTIPLIER MANIA →
  Resorts Casino Hotel, 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City
  8:00 am
• Caregiver Support Group | Northfield →
  Northfield NJ
  10:00 am
• Caregiver Support Group | Northfield | 2nd Friday 10am →
  Northfield NJ
  10:00 am
• Taking Up Space Dedication →
  Dover & Ventnor Avenues, Atlantic City
  11:30 am
• Portable Leaf Blower →
  Resorts Casino Hotel, 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wawa, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Ventnor City. Apply here.
• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 7611 in Northfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Margate City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ventnor City

• Pickle Juice Ventnor breast health Tournament, OCT 11 (downbeachbuzz.com)

Pleasantville

• Blue Acres Landscape Designs New Milford and Pleasantville (rutgers.edu)
• Cheapest gas stations in Atlantic City (dailygazette.com)
• Twelve people displaced following fire at Pleasantville building (thedailyjournal.com)

Atlantic City

• Headline: NJ's Official Tall Ship, A. J. Meerwald, Sails From Atlantic City (capemaycountyherald.com)
• Atlantic City Brings Monopoly to Life (prevuemeetings.com)

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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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