January 2009 Online Edition

  1. Lois Callahan Reads to 1st Graders

    Posted by Susan Tischler on January 29th, 2009 in Around Our Island

    Lois Callahan of the Women’s Community Club of Cape May read to the first graders at Cape May City Elementary School as part of the school’s Guest Reader Program on Tuesday, January 27th.

     

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  • Winery offers highest bid for county land in Lower

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on January 29th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    The freeholders will consider the business plans of the respective bidders before deciding which will be given a lease for the tracts. Lower Township – Beach-plum wine could be the newest venture for the Cape May Winery if the vineyard wins its bid to lease 155 acres of county-owned farmland. The Press of Atlantic City [...]

  • Headlines from the Star and Wave, January 29

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on January 29th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Tax rate up in L.T. 2009 Lower Township budget trims position, raises tax rate 1.4 cents. Lower Township – Lower Township Manager Kathy McPherson’s first budget since being reappointed by the new administration is coming with ups and downs. Cape May Star and Wave 1/29
    LT Police Chief worried about future staffing levels. Lower Township – [...]

  • Less Water Use Means Fewer Tourists?

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on January 29th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Cape May – Does water usage provide a guage as to how the tourist economy is doing in a town? Cape May County Herald 1/28

  • Cape May to Raise Water/Sewer Fees

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on January 29th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Cape May – City Council introduced an ordinance Jan. 20 to raide water an sewer rates to compensate for 18 million gallons less water use last year. Cape May County Herald 1/28

  • Headlines from the Cape May Star and Wave, January 22

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on January 27th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    World War II firing tower restoration nears completion. Lower Township – Over the decades since World War II, visitors have passed a 71-foot concrete tower, looking like an abandoned silo, while going out Sunset Boulevard toward the remains of the concrete ship. Cape May Star and Wave 1/22
    New L.T. manager. Council removes Jackson, brings back [...]

  • Cape May Jazz Festival Fundraiser 2009

    Posted by Susan Tischler on January 26th, 2009 in Look at This

    Cape May Jazz Festival held their annual fundraiser event in the ballroom at Congress Hall Hotel on Sunday, January 25th. Guests were entertained with Frank Bey & The Swing City Blues Band.
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  • 5th Annual Exit Zero’s Burns Supper

    Posted by Susan Tischler on January 23rd, 2009 in Look at This

    Exit Zero held its annual Burns Supper at The Ugly Mug on Thursday, January 22nd. The dinner honored Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns. Music and readings provided entertainment for the evening.
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  • New Lower Township Manager

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on January 22nd, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Council removes Joe Jackson and reappoints former township manager Kathy McPherson.
    Cape May Star and Wave 1/22/2009

  • Family Tree Exhibit Opening Reception

    Posted by Susan Tischler on January 21st, 2009 in Look at This

    The Center for the Arts (CCA) and The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC) help the opening reception for the Family Tree exhibit in the Carriage House gallery on Monday, January 19.
    The exhibit traces Cape May County’s oldest and most prominent African American families’ origins, descendants and relationships. The show runs through April 11.

     

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  • First Snow of the Year

    Posted by CapeMay.com on January 19th, 2009 in Look at This

    Cape May saw its first snowfall of the year last night, and again this morning into the afternoon. While the snowflakes were large and numerous, total accumulation was less than an inch, and roads stayed fairly clear. There was even time to make tiny snowmen!

     

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  • TRACEN’s Victor Company marching in inauguration

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on January 15th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Victor Company from the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center- Cape May will join approximately 40 other coast Guard members taking part in the inauguration.
    -Cape May Star and Wave

  • Cape May sues to get engineering firm to quit

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on January 12th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Cape May – The city has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court claiming its engineering firm was never legally hired. The Press of Atlantic City 1/10

  • Cape May wants safer candlelight house tours

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on January 9th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    A driver hit a pedestrian during a Dec. 6 tour, prompting the city to call for better safety measures. Cape May – The city is leaning toward allowing the popular candlelight hose tours to continue on  the same night as the Christmas parade, but only with a number of safety improvements in place. The Press [...]

  • Recycling contract to help Cape May hold line on budget

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on January 9th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Cape May – During the summer the city worried recycling could play havoc with the 2009 budget. The Press of Atlantic City 1/8