December 2009 Online Edition

  1. Cape May parishioners give bishop 2 cents about school

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on December 31st, 2009 in Local Headlines

    The Camden Diocese plans to close Our Lady Star of the Sea – and some parents are using the collection plate to protest. Cape May – A group of parents at a Catholic grammar school slated to close in 2010 are publicly asking parishioners to send the Diocesan of Camden a message via the collection [...]

  2. Community FoodBank feeds the food-insecure

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on December 31st, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Egg Harbor Twp. – In the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service annual study measuring food security in the United States, results showed one in six Americans is food insecure. Cape May Star and Wave Dec. 31

  3. Catch-22 stalls flea market at county airport

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on December 31st, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Lower Township – Lou Ginsberg visited the Lower Township Council meeting room last week in an attempt to resolve a kind of Catch-22 situation. Cape May Star and Wave Dec. 31

  4. Dangerous shore breaks need to be addressed

    Compiled by Susan Tischler on December 31st, 2009 in Local Headlines

    Cape May – Chad de Satnick, who survived a C-spine injury in 2001, appeared before Cape May City Council Tuesday, Dec. 22 with yet another appeal to do something about the dangerous shore break off Cape May beaches. Cape May Star and Wave Dec. 31

  5. 2009 Tied for New Jersey’s Deadliest Fishing Year

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

    The apparent death of two more fishermen last week brings the toll to 11 commercial fishermen lost at sea off the coast of South Jersey this year. In 1921 11 died when their ship capsized off the port of Anglesea in North Wildwood.  On Thursday the U.S. Coast Guard called off its search for fishermen [...]

  6. Sole Survivor of Fishing Boat Sinking Released from Hospital

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

    Atlantic City — Robert Mark Cooper, of Point Pleasant, the sole survivor of the sinking of the fishing boat Alisha Marie was released from AtlanticCare Regional Medical Center Dec. 25. capemaycountyherald.com 12/28

  7. The Coast Guard search covered an area of about 2,700 square miles

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

    The lone survivor of a fishing boat accident off the southern New Jersey coast has been released from the hospital, but the fate of two other crew members remains unknown. The Press of Atlantic City 12/27

  8. Search suspended for two missing fishermen off Barnegat Light

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

    Barnegat Light – The Coast Guard has suspended a search for two fishermen lost at sea 25 miles east of Barnegat Light. The Press of Atlantic City 12/25

  9. Coast Guard rescues 1, searches for 2 off NJ coast

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

    The Coast Guard has rescued one person and is searching for two others off the coast of Barnegat Light after a 38-foot fishing boat sank sometime Tuesday night. The Press of Atlantic City 12/24

  10. Cape May bed and breakfast owners say fire codes are hurting them

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

    Cape May – Owners of the city’s historic Victorian bed and breakfasts vented their frustrations Tuesday about state fire codes they say are inconsistent and unfair, and may be driving them out of business. The Press of Atlantic City 12/22

  11. Swimming pools are lot coverage, says city council

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

    Cape May – Swimming pools will now count in the lot coverage calculation after Cape May City Council voted 4-0 to pass Ordinance 195-2009, which regulates swimming pools in the city. Cape May Star and Wave 12/24

  12. Storm of historic proportions hits county

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

    Ocean City – A snowstorm dumped between 5 and 22 inches of snow in various places throughout the region on Saturday, Dec. 19, creating icy conditions and presenting public works crews with snow-covered roadways. Cape May Star and Wave 12/24

  13. Group hopes to restore charm of 1888 schoolhouse in Lower

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

    Fishing Creek School would serve as site of various events. Lower Township – Remember those stories grandparents tell about walking miles to school, heating the single room with a wood stove, drawing water from a hand pump and using an outhouse when nature called? The Press of Atlantic City 12/22

  14. Delaware Bay beach erosion has homeowners desperate

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

    Villas group begs permission to self-finance retaining wall. Lower Township – Tourists don’t pack the beach in front of Jody and Fred Swope’s home on summer days. The Press of Atlantic City 12/21

  15. Solar panels OK in cape, just hide them

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

    Cape May’s Historic Preservation Commission approved the panels for the Carrol Villa Hotel, under the condition that they be hidden from street view. Cape May – The city is allowing an 1888 hotel in the Historic District to go green as long as nobody can see it. The Press of Atlantic City 12/20