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May 12, 2005: Pam
Kaithern is the Mayor of West Cape May
Voters in West Cape May went
to polls Tuesday and came out with a new mayor. Pam Kaithern
was the top vote getter with 313 votes. Her two co-commissioners
Peter Burke (266 votes) and Dick Rigby (244 votes)
will round out the new administration. Our very own Jennifer
Kopp was on hand at Kaithern's Victory Party held at the Wilbraham
Mansion. She took some great photos of the new mayor, her
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From left: Dick Rigby,
Pam Kaithern, and
Peter Burke |
Voters stand outside the polls
discussing the
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Cutting the victory cake |
Dick and Ann Rigby |
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Chip and Mayor Kaithern
share victory tears |
The Kaithern Family
celebrates victory |
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Michael Feldman brought his "20th Anniversary Michael
Palooza Show" through Cape May on Thursday, June 23rd on the
way to a live performance in Trenton Saturday afternoon.
CLICK to read more about the Whad'ya Know
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Michael got a
letter from Diana Cutshall of North Cape May suggesting
he visit Cape May during his "Michael Palooza Tour"
of
the U.S. ...and he did! |
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Jennifer Brownstone
Kopp writing for CapeMay.com took the MAC
trolley through Cape May with Michael Feldman, Diana
Cutshall and a few more
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| A banner plane crashed on July 5 at 11:23
a.m. in the water at Broadway Beach in Cape May. Cape May
Police Chief Diane Sorantino said the pilot, Eddy Topper, was
taken to Burdette Tomlin Hospital and appeared to be good
shape. From what she could determine, the plane lost power and
the pilot steered the plane toward to water where the plane
floated for a short while and then sank about 200 yards off
shore. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Marine Police were called
to salvage the plane. The FAA is investigating |
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| Alex Shey and her friends were in the water when
the plane crashed. "I heard this funny sound and when I looked
up I saw the plane was shaking. We were afraid it was going to
hit us. It was flying so low. Then it landed in the water and
the pilot was standing on top of the plane. The lifeguards and
people on the beach swam out and helped the pilot in."
Gladys Brady who works at the info booth on Broadway
witnessed the scene. "I heard a funny noise and looked out to
see what it was. I saw a plane carrying a letter banner and
its tail dropped down. It was losing power. Then it went down
in the water. It floated for a couple of minutes while the
pilot got out and then it just disappeared. |
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It was approaching Magic
Midnight on July 15th as Harry Potter's Cape May fans lined up
at the door to Atlantic Book Store on Washington Street Mall. The
newest J.K.Rowling book, The Half Blood Prince, was in the
hands of the first buyers by 12:01 AM, as promised.
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August 5, 2005
73rd Annual Baby
Parade
Despite record high temps, the 73rd Annual
Baby Parade was right on schedule. Pictured left are Miss New
Jersey, Julie Robenhymer, and Grace Haley of Atco, NJ, winner of the
Fancy Dress trophy. Miss Cape May County, Katelyn Hope, pictured
below right, helped hand out the coveted trophies.
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August 26, 2005
The Mid-Atlantic 500 results are in!.
The White Marlin pictured here was caught on Thursday by
the Tag N Brag crew and weighed in at 65 pounds, not
enough to place in the top three posts at the end of the
tournament.
The first-place winner was the boat Penguin with a
white marlin weighing
75 pounds.
To see all the results of Mid-Atlantic 500, the fishing
tournament with the largest purse on the east coast,
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Cape May was host to Philadelphia CBS-3's
"Orr at the Shore"
weather and more updates on August 18.
Pictured here is meteorologist, Kathy Orr
interviewing Jeff Touzeau, singer and
song-writer best know for
"Going to Cape May" introduced this
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September 18, 2005
One of the highlights of the 9th Annual
Food & Wine Fest sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center
for the Arts was the Chef's Cook Off held Sunday.
Participants included Chef William Walters from Wildwood
Country Club; Chef Doug Vaules, Pelican Club; Chef Luis
Avila Palacios; Washington Inn; and Chef Jon Davies, Mad
Batter. The for the most creative use of salmon using a
variety of common ingredients in a 15-20 minute time
period. The Winner? Chef Walters' Tomato Salmon with a
definite bite pictured at right. |
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The Judges. From left: Jane K.-CapeMayTimes.com; Jack
W.- Exit Zero; and Susan T. -CapeMay.com |
From left: Luis Avila Palacios, Jon Davies, Doug Vaules,
and William Walters |
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FIRE GUTS LOBSTER HOUSE
RESTAURANT KITCHEN
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 September
26, 2005 a 3 a.m. fire has
gutted the
Lobster House Restaurant kitchen and caused
extensive smoke and water damage to the main
dining room. Owner Keith Laudeman said fire authorities
think the fire started in the fan in the restaurant.
Fire crews were called to the scene of the Lobster House
Restaurant around 2:50am today, and several fire
departments responded to the scene.
Several fire departments were called to the scene. An
investigation into the cause of the fire is continuing. |
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October 15, 2005 New Jersey Secretary of State
Regina Thomas (pictured at right) visited
the Cape May Point State Park Lighthouse
Saturday culminating her week-long RV journey
along the Coastal Heritage Trail. The event also
kicked off the Cape May Point's Lighthouse
Challenge. Sec. Thomas was greeted by Cape May
Point Mayor Malcolm Fraser (pictured
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Hear ye, Hear ye!
The two year project to build Cape May's
"Towne Crier" reached its final stage with a ribbon cutting ceremony
on November 4th. The ceremony celebrated the contributions of a
dozen unrelated companies and individuals who worked together to
make the project come to fruition.
The building situated on Cape May's
Washington Street Mall features a comprehensive locator map, an
announcement board and free literature to help visitors get the most
out of their stay in Cape May.
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Aground!
"Strange Bird" owned by 71 year-old Sid Walton of
Berkeley California set out on a shake down cruise in
the Delaware Bay before undertaking his venture of a
lifetime back to California. Sadly, the boat was caught
in rip currents that put the "Strange Bird" on the beach
with a cracked hull. The salvage firm SeaTow has
been hired to help Walton get the boat back to sea.
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Cape May Police Sgt. William Alvarez
was laid to rest at Cape Island
Baptist Church. Sgt. Alvarez died November
14, 2005 Sunday
morning at the home of a relative shortly
after completing his midnight shift. The
46-year-old Alvarez would have been with
force 20 years in January.
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November 17, 2005
Ed Sabol and his son Steve
were honored
last night at the 5th annual
CMNJ Film Festival. The Sabols are the
founders of NFL Films. Although Ed is now in
his 90s and living in Florida, Steve was
able to come and accept their awards.
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 November 11, 2005
The 24th
Cape May Jazz Festival
kicked off with a salute Friday night to Herbie Mann (1930-2003) at CM's
Convention Hall. Herbie's band played
to a sold out crowd. Pictured at left: Dave Valentin on flute and Frank
Gravis
on bass. One of the festival highlights was
a
memorial service for Oscar Brown Jr.
who
died in May. Brown's daughter Maggie
led the event which culminated in a New
Orleans' style
procession which stretched from
Convention Hall to Carney's Other
Room where it ended.
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Duke poses for a photo opt on his last
day of work. Duke retired from
Cape May Carriage Co. Saturday Dec. 10 after 15 years of
service. He will be retiring to his
country estate in Maryland.
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