September 2009 Online Edition

  1. Headlines from the Cape May Star and Wave, Sept. 24

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on September 28th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    TRACEN company commander pleads guilty. Sentenced to five months and discharged for bad conduct. Cape May – A U.S. Coast Guard Training Center (TRACEN) company commander pled guilty to having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a female recruit and was found guilty of mistreatment of another. Cape May Star and Wave
    Hurricane Conference warns residents to [...]

  2. Birders worldwide come to Cape platform

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on September 28th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    ‘People from Australia will not come to Cape May for the beaches. But they will come here for the birds,’ says Pete Dunne, who heads the Cape May Bird Observatory. Lower Township – Eileen Benincasa, of Bensalem, Pa., and her family were admiring the Cape May Lighthouse when curiosity prompted them to investigate a crowd [...]

  3. Beach Theatre to be gone this year

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on September 28th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Frank Investments Inc. has approval to replace the theater with six housing units, but still must apply for a demolition permit. Cape May – The owners of the Beach Theatre in Cape May to demolish the movie house within the next three months. The Press of Atlantic 8/26

  4. Kiwanis Car Winner

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

    The winner of this year’s drawing for the Mustang Convertible is Corey Samek
    of Gettysburg, PA.
    Mr. Samek was the holder of the winning ticket, only 500 of which were sold.
    The Kiwanis Club of Cape May announced that the car raffle this year brought
    in around $20,000 for scholarship awards. Each year the raffle runs from
    mid-April thru mid-September.

  5. Coast Guard petty officer admits sex with recruit

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on September 23rd, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Francesco Thompson is scheduled to be sentenced today also for ordering anther female recruit to ‘make love to a wall.‘ Cape May – U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Francesco Thompson will be sentenced today following a special court-martial Tuesday in which he admitted having sex with a recruit and was found guilty of [...]

  6. 13th Annual Food and Wine Festival’s Chef’s Cook Off Contest

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

    Sept. 20 – Rafael Rodriguez of the Washington Inn won Sunday’s Chef Cook Off Contest. Peter Brown of Aleathea’s came in second by a nose and Justin Mark of Tisha’s was the third place winner.
    The 13th Annual Food & Wine Festival sponsored the by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC) had a splendid day [...]

     

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  • Mutt Strutt

    Posted by Susan Tischler on September 22nd, 2009 in Look at This

    Sept. 19 – Dog owners strutted their mutts along the Promenade Saturday for the benefit of the third annual Mutt Strutt sponsored by the Cape May County Dog Obedience Training Club (CMCDOTC). Half of the event’s proceeds went to Animal Outreach to help reach their goal to build a no-kill shelter, planned for a 3.4 [...]

     

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  • Matt Lively Opens at Pierson Gallery

    Posted by Susan Tischler on September 22nd, 2009 in Around Our Island

    Sept. 19 -  A reception for artist Matt Lively’s “Floating Room” exhibiiton was held Saturday night at the newly opened Gail Pierson Gallery on Washington Street. Matt Lively is an internationally acclaimed artist from Richmond, Virgina.

     

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  • Cape May Restaurant Week is October 18-25

    Posted by CapeMay.com on September 18th, 2009 in Around Our Island

    Sponsored by Cape May Magazine and the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May, the second Cape May Restaurant Week will showcase some of Cape May’s best restaurants in an 8-day event offering fixed-price menus, which makes the event tempting and affordable.
    There are three tiers of dining offered: dinner menus for $35.09 and $22.09, and [...]

  • Headlines from the Cape May Star and Wave, Sept. 17

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on September 17th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Man with multiple DWI arrests in fatal accident. Fund for victim’s family established by community. Erma – A Philadelphia man with five drunk driving convictions, and who is awaiting trial on a sixth, was allegedly drunk again when his vehicle struck another car head on, killing a Lower Township man and injuring two others. Cape [...]

  • Showdown at Trashcan Corral

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on September 16th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Cape May Point – Trashcans left at the curb all week or containers blowing down the street are a familiar sight in a number of shore towns where weekend residents put out the trash Sunday afternoon and don’t return until the following Saturday. The Press of Atlantic City 9/16

  • Point Needs One Affordable Apartment for COAH

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on September 16th, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Cape May Point – This tiny borough, that has virtually no buildable land remaining, will only need to supply one accessible apartment to meet the state’s affordable housing mandates. The Press of Atlantic City 9/16

  • Cape May Jazz Festival Brunch Fundraiser

    Posted by Susan Tischler on September 15th, 2009 in Around Our Island

    Sunday, Sept. 13 Carney’s hosted Sunday Jazz Brunch featuring the Little Jazz Giants performing the standards. Proceeds benefit the Cape May Jazz Festival.

     

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  • Rock, Paper, Scissors Competition

    Posted by Susan Tischler on September 15th, 2009 in Look at This

    Cape May Stage held its annual Rock, Paper, Scissors competition at Harpoon Henry’s on Thursday, September 10th. Billy Tomlin won for the second year in a row.

     

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  • Storm settles argument about dune for state, Cove eatery

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

    Cape May – The Cove Restaurant at the end of Beach Avenue now has a waterfront view instead of a 15-foot high dune. The Press Atlantic City 9/15