Cape May
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Friday, May 24
Alexandre Renoir Receptions 6-10 p.m. at Ocean Galleries, Third Avenue, Stone Harbor. See www.oceangalleries.com .
Bird Sanctuary Tour 10 a.m. at 112th Street and Second Avenue, Stone Harbor. Call 368-7447.
Unlocking of the Ocean Ceremony noon on the Wildwoods' beach next to the Wildwoods Convention Center. Guest speakers and local dignitaries will attend. Call 729-9000 or see www.wildwoodsnj.com .
Unlocking of the Ocean and Business Persons Plunge noon at Moorlyn Terrace Street beach, Ocean City. See www.ocnj.us or call 609-525-9300.
New Jersey State Gymnastic Competitions 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Wildwoods Convention Center. Competitions…
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Sports
Lindsay Lare was treated to dinner Tuesday evening by her parents for her 18th birthday.The family had a lot more than just a birthday to celebrate, however.
Lare netted the 200th goal of her career when she scored for the eighth and final time in a 15-8 win over Oakcrest that afternoon.
“I really couldn’t ask for a better birthday,” Lare beamed.
Lare, who is headed to Division II University of New Haven to play lacrosse next scholastic year on a partial scholarship, has been one of the top players in…
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CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The county hosted its annual Emergency Preparedness Conference on Tuesday, May 21 at the Cape May County Technical High School.
The conference was moved up from September this year to focus on hurricane preparedness in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
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Heroin a growing concern in county
CAPE MAY COUNTY – A generation ago, heroin was all but unheard of in Cape May County.
Veteran officers say there were other illicit drugs sold throughout the Jersey Cape, but heroin, considered a scourge of urban areas, was rarely seen. During the 1970s, according to several sources, the heroin bought at the street level was usually less than 5 percent pure, the rest made up of anything the dealer had handy, from powder to brick dust. Starting in the 1990s, the highly addictive narcotic began…
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Officials say there were several drug overdoses in Cape May County over the weekend, including two fatalities.
From May 17 until May 19, police in Wildwood and Lower Township investigated several overdoses, according to an announcement from Cape May County Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor, Wildwood Police Chief Steven Long and Lower Township Chief Brian Marker.
A Wildwood teen and a 54-year-old woman from Rio Grande are dead, and officials believe drugs may be to blame.
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Cape May Gazette
LOWER TOWNSHIP – Some 500 Lower Cape May Regional High School students attending the prom this weekend will walk the red carpet, check in at the door, get their pictures taken and submit to breathalyzer exams – all before hitting the dance floor.
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Cape May Gazette
LOWER TOWNSHIP – A team from Lower Township’s Revolve Church traveled to Honduras with Living Water International to drill a well that will provide a community there with much needed access to clean drinking water.
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TRENTON – New Jersey residents with unresolved non-flood insurance claims related to Hurricane Sandy can have their cases mediated through the American Arbitration Association, New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski announced.
Application forms are now available at www.adr.org, 855-366-9774 or njsandymediation@adr.org.
Cape May Gazette
Lower looks to address local drug issues in town meeting
Written by Mary Linehan Wednesday, May 15, 2013 08:00 pm
LOWER TOWNSHIP – Officials hope to hold a town meeting here after the summer to address drug issues and addiction.
Mayor Michael Beck, who came to elected office after 25 as a Philadelphia police officer, said he sees the spread of heroin use as a clear and present danger for his community.
Read more: Lower looks to address local drug issues in town meeting
Voll says zero tolerance for unleashed canines
Written by Mary Linehan Wednesday, May 15, 2013 02:10 pm
LOWER TOWNSHIP – There will be a zero tolerance policy when it comes to dogs running loose on the beach, and their owners not cleaning up after them, said township manager Michael Voll.
“There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t hear these complaints,” said Voll. “We are stepping up enforcement. We are not issuing warnings.
City backs $8M renovations to Victorian Towers complex
Written by Mary Linehan Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:00 pm
CAPE MAY – City council approved a resolution Monday supporting the Diocesan Housing Services Corporation’s (DHSC) grant application to fund major renovations to the Victorian Towers housing complex here.
“The council is very supportive of the diocesan application,” said Mayor Ed Mahaney. “The special meeting was to address some concerns on the financials, but the application made the adjustments and restored the amount the city receives.”
Read more: City backs $8M renovations to Victorian Towers complex
Students go green for Earth Day
Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:00 pm
Students at Cape May City Elementary School and members of the Cape May Shade Tree Commission get ready for the Earth Day-Arbor Day Celebration.
Lookout Tower hosts area veterans May 18
Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:31 am
CAPE MAY - The Friends of the World War II Lookout Tower will honor area veterans of all wars on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, at the restored World War II Lookout Tower (Fire Control Tower No. 23).
The ceremony will feature the reading of a recently discovered letter from Cape May's Civil War hero Colonel Henry Sawyer.
National Safe Boating Week is May 18-25
Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:30 am
LOWER TOWNSHIP – U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 86 of Lower Township has released tips for National Safe Boating Week.
One of the most important facets of boating safety is wearing a life jacket. Free safety checks are available for non-commercial vessels through the auxiliary.
Kiwanis Club names charity essay winners
Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, May 15, 2013 05:42 am
Piper Hugus reads a charity essay she wrote for the Cape May Kiwanis Club Charity Essay Contest to fifth grade classmates. Hugus won third place in the contest and received a certificate and pen from club president Jennie McCaney, and Kiwanians Claudia and Michael Monahan. She chose the Smithsonian Institute as her charity.
Sickness pervades American political landscape
Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:00 am
To the editor:
How sick is America? Very sick.
When 5-year-olds are given guns and politicians can’t agree that this is not right. When the second amendment is misinterpreted and abused by these some people. When some individuals earn a billion dollars annual and so many others starve on a daily basis.
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News
- Strong winds mean no ferry Saturday
- Police lauded for saving man after heart attack, car accident
- ‘Never ending battle’ against invasive plant species continues June 1
- Promoter: Triathlon could bring $1M boost to local economy
- Vigorous has new commander
- Jersey Shore Pops appoints new assistant music director
- Local woman named Coast Guard’s best civilian employee
- Aviation museum announces 2013 events
- Lower looks to address local drug issues in town meeting
- Voll says zero tolerance for unleashed canines
History
- Bizarre History of Cape May > 1850s brought a number of firsts to Cape May
- Bizarre History of Cape May > Telegraph helped to bring Civil War home to ambivalent Cape May
- Bizarre History of Cape May > Religion played important role in early Cape May life
- Patriots and Tories fought for their causes in Cape May
- Bizarre History of Cape May > What’s in a name? Plenty of history
- Bizarre History of Cape May > Assemblyman was cast out for absences, but voters cast him back in
- The Bizarre History of Cape May > Cape May County was strong for Lincoln in 1860 and 1864
- Bizarre History of Cape May > Cape May history not immune to slavery
- Stites make their mark on Cape Island
- Bizarre History of Cape May > First Cape May congressman was told to ‘Sit down, clam’
Sports
- Scoring milestones for LCMR lacrosse pair
- Middle golfers finish 3rd straight unbeaten season
- Schwartz makes Middle's lone hit count in playoff win over LCM
- COLUMN >> The athletes who establish the standards
- Ocean City youth football registration begins on Monday
- THIS MONTH in OCHS Sports
- Brigantine, Linwood play OCYAA Sunday
- OCHS alumni notebook
- OCHS girls clinch CAL lacrosse tie with victory over MRHS
- Raider spring sports roundup, edition of May 15, 2013