March 2009 Online Edition

  1. Singer Songwriter Weekend 2009

    Posted by Susan Tischler on March 30th, 2009 in Look at This

    Cape May had its second Singer Songwriter Weekend with bands from as far away as California and as local as Cape May.

     
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  • Governor Corzine talks with Cape May Magazine

    Posted by Susan Tischler on March 27th, 2009 in Around Our Island

    Jon Corzine is the only sitting governor running for reelection in 2009. He is currently facing a $7 billion shortfall in the budget and local Democrats have openly broken ranks with his proposed budget cuts and yet, he took the time to sit down with Cape May Magazine and CapeMay.com’s Susan Tischler for an exclusive [...]

  • World War II Tower Opens

    Posted by Susan Tischler on March 27th, 2009 in Look at This

    New Jersey’s last remaining restorable World War II Lookout Tower,
    Fire Control Tower No. 23, located on Sunset Blvd, opened to the public
    today, Friday, March 27.

     
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  • Officials for beach funds may be cut from federal budget

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

    Officials expressed concern Thursday that all federal funding for beach-replenishment projects nationwide would be cut by the White House Office of Management and Budget. The Press of Atlantic City 3/27

  • Many fail to register distress beacons

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

    Unregistered ERIRBs send out less information than those that are registered, possibly slowing an emergency response. Could rescuers have reached the Lady Mary sooner if their distress signal had been more detailed? The Press of Atlantic City 3/27

  • Fisherman’s close call

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

    Scalloper sought berth on Lady Mary, was bumped. Lower Township – Trying to earn a living nearly proved fatal for a former North Wildwood resident, who spent the morning of March 18 trying in vain to get a spot aboard the ill-fated Lady Mary before its owner’s son, Timothy “Timbo” Smith, arrived and bumped him [...]

  • Headlines from the Cape May Star and Wave, March 26

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on March 26th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Two dead and four still missing. One rescued after fishing vessel Lady Mary sinks off Cape May coast. Cape May – Two crew members were dead and four still missing on Wednesday after the fishing vessel Lady Mary sank about 75 miles off the coast of Cape May Tuesday.  starandwave.com
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  • Emergency beacon not registered

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on March 26th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    A distress beacon on the Lady Mary scallop boat was not registered in a federal database, which may have prevented a quicker relay of the signal, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said Wednesday. The Press of Atlantic City 3/26

  • USCG calls off search for Lady Mary victims

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on March 26th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Four crewmen not seen since boat sank now presumed dead. Lower Township – Four fishermen missing since Tuesday were presumed dead when the U.S. Coast Guard called off the search just before 8 p.m. Wednesday. The Press of Atlantic City 3/26

  • Scallop boat sinks off Cape May

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on March 26th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Two men die, one survives, four missing. Lady Mary second scalloper to sink off Cape in week. At least two men died and four were missing after a 71-foot scallop boat with seven aboard sank Tuesday morning in rough seas off Cape May. The Press of Atlantic City 3/25

  • Chilli Cook-off

    Posted by Susan Tischler on March 25th, 2009 in Look at This

    Cabanas held its annual Chilli Cook-off on the evening of Saturday the 21st.

     
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  • Time runs out for buildings at Ponderlodge

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on March 25th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Lower Township – a group trying to turn the former Ponderlodge Golf Club into an environmental education center said it has 1,200 signatures on a petition calling for the state to halt demolition plans. The Press of Atlantic City 3/24

  • Newcomer Labrusciano seeks W. Cape seat

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on March 25th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    The local bed and breakfast operator is a Cumberland County native who worked in the casino industry for more than 20 years. West Cape May – James Labrusciano never figured on running for political office when he bought a bed & breakfast in the borough in 2001. The Press of Atlantic City 3/21

  • Swing into Spring Dance

    Posted by Susan Tischler on March 24th, 2009 in Around Our Island

    Buy prints from this event
    The Swing into Spring Dance was held at the Wildwood Country Club on Saturday, March 21st.

     

    The Swing into Spring Dance was held at the Wildwood Country Club on Saturday, March 21st.

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  • Four candidates file for West Cape May race

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on March 20th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    West Cape May – Four candidates have filed petitions to run for the three seats in the May 12 nonpartisan election. The Press of Atlantic City 3/20