CAPE MAY – The $10.5 million Convention Hall here opened without a hitch on Saturday night, hosting some 500 students, faculty and chaperones from Lower Cape May Regional High School for the prom.

“It was a very special moment for all of us, just as it was for the students and school faculty in attendance,” Mayor Ed Mahaney said, describing the students’ walk before the large crowd “…along the red carpet, up the promenade, up the main steps…before they turned around to face that crowd and have their pictures taken.”

LOWER TOWNSHIP – Council here unanimously approved an ordinance that gives law enforcement officials more power to punish underage drinking in private homes.

The ordinance, according to Mayor Michael Beck, does “not grant police additional powers to enter a residence, but allows them to issue citations if they have probable cause to enter the home.”

MAC Board President, Doug McMain (right) with Cape May Mayor Ed Mahaney (left) and state Sen. Jeff Van Drew (second from left) presented Silver Awards to recognize those who have donated 20 to 34 days of volunteer service to Grace Williams, Alice Downey, Joe Evangelista, Joyce Bingham, Frank Dynan, Shirley Stiles, Tom Glynn, Maryjane Rupinski, Joe Moke, Mary Ann Mosso, Gus Mosso and Irene Morris. (Not shown, Richard Baker and Sue Carroll).

CAPE MAY – The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) Volunteer Recognition Reception, sponsored by Sturdy Savings Bank, recognized the many volunteers who donate their time to support MAC’s programming.

Each year, MAC hosts a Volunteer Recognition Reception to honor those people who give so generously of their time and talents to support MAC and its programming.

CAPE MAY – Join Nature Center Director Gretchen Whitman for a bicycle tour of “the other side,” Cape May’s sister cape, Cape Henlopen. Rich with a history, ecology, and culture much different from Cape May’s, you’ll be amazed by the diversity that characterizes Cape May’s sister. And there is no better way to explore it than by bike.

This tour has been scheduled for Saturday, June 2; with June 3 set as the rain date. This will be an all day tour from 9 a.m. to 6 a.m. and ends with a ferry boat ride.

Audrey Conant

CAPE MAY – Audrey Conant, of Cape May, has been named the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) Volunteer of the Month for May.

MAC's Chief Outreach Officer Mary Stewart nominated Conant for her devoted volunteer work on MAC's Tour Advisory Team, in addition to one of her most important roles - spearheading MAC's annual Pick Your Own Getaway Raffle fundraiser.