Support, inspiration, sorority
Cape May Beach Patrol hosts Women’s Lifeguard Conference CAPE MAY — For Lt. Sara Jackson of the Cape May Beach Patrol, one of the most moving moments of this year’s South Jersey Women’s Lifeguard Conference […]
Cape May cut ribbon on Harborview Park
Open Space Board provides $1.4 million grant to support major upgrades CAPE MAY — Commissioner Patrick Rosenello and Open Space Board Chairman Peter Lomax joined Cape May Mayor Zach Mullock and members of City Council […]
La Quinta Towers condo features all amenities of tropical island paradise
DIAMOND BEACH — When Diamond Beach was built back in the late 1980s, Wildwood Crest was mostly sand and sky. A few streets of homes, clustered around little canals and docklands, displayed the once-popular taste […]
NEWS
Documentary to tell tales of Villas’ 1st 100
Oral history project honors century-old Millman dream VILLAS — “We are looking for the children or grandchildren of the people who lived here first, who might know about the community,” said Tim Millaway, a documentarian […]
Cape Resorts plans to return Alcott to a functioning hotel
CAPE MAY — The Hotel Alcott at 107 Grant St. may be returning to its original use. On June 15, the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) granted conceptual approval for the return of Hotel Alcott from […]
Rescuing stranded mariners ‘another normal day’
Family at the helm of TowBoatU.S. Cape May ready for first full summer in southern N.J. CAPE MAY — It has been less than a year since Captain Kevin Black purchased TowBoatU.S. Cape May, but he […]
Rail biking takes riders on backstage tour of Cape Island
CAPE MAY — A 90-minute tour with Revolution Rail is more than a relaxing trip on old, unused train tracks. The scenic tours, which originate at the Cape May Welcome Center, take riders on an […]
Avalon library hosts author series at Surfside Park
AVALON — As the sun set on Surfside Park, a crowd sat in beach chairs and on blankets to listen to author Sara Goodman Confino talk about her latest novel, “Off the Record.” “We’re thrilled […]
Real Estate
La Quinta Towers condo features all amenities of tropical island paradise
DIAMOND BEACH — When Diamond Beach was built back in the late 1980s, Wildwood Crest was mostly sand and sky. A few streets of homes, clustered around little canals and docklands, displayed the once-popular taste […]
Luxury condominiums put homeowners in the heart of West Cape May
WEST CAPE MAY — Cape Island has no bad locations, only genres. There’s the super-private, the village-esque, the beachy, the Historic District and the nebulous concept of being in the thick of the action. The […]
Historic architecture, modern conveniences join for terrific home
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Cape May Court House has changed quite a lot in the past 20 years, adjusting the borders, the size and even the definition of what kind of town it is. […]
Cape May Harbor view sensational from decks, inside of fantastic condo
CAPE MAY — Cape May Harbor has a recorded history stretching back a few centuries, when Dutch whalers hid out from very non-fictional pirates cruising the coastline for easy victims, and whaling camps were the […]
North Cape May single entertainment hotspot close to Delaware Bay
NORTH CAPE MAY — Popular lore has it that the warren of streets given nearly rhyming names in North Cape May carry all the monikers of the developer’s family members. The neighborhood boasts a Suzanne, […]
Sports
Softball team shows growth with successful season
Lower Cape May Regional wins seven in a row, triples win total from 2025 ERMA — The Caper Tiger softball team got knocked out of the sectional tournament early but posted a solid season, which […]
Caper Tigers medal at county track championship
OCEAN CITY – The Caper Tiger girls and boys track teams each finished third overall at the 2026 Cape May County Track and Field Championships May 5 at Ocean City High School. The host school […]
Caper Tigers race at Cape-Atlantic League Track and Field Championships
BUENA – The Caper Tigers competed at the Cape-Atlantic League Track and Field Championships Saturday at Buena Regional High School. Senior Ella Biersbach finished fourth in the girls long jump finals with her leap of […]
Girls lacrosse team hoping to compete in conference
Caper Tigers scoring goals, even against tough competition, but need defense to step up OCEAN CITY — In the tough American Conference, the Caper Tiger girls lacrosse team has had to face some of the […]
Rivals Lower, Middle baseball teams split series
Caper Tigers win first, battle back to tie second game but Panthers take 8-6 victory ERMA — After weeks of iffy weather, it was a beautiful evening for baseball April 14 when the Middle Township […]
Obituaries
JEANNE MARIE McCURDY, 91
Jeanne Marie (McIlhenny) McCurdy, affectionately known as “DeeDee,” passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on May 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on July 22, 1934, in Germantown, Pa., […]
ELIZABETH RITA MILLER, 85
Elizabeth Rita (Verdecchio) Miller, born on Aug. 23, 1940, in Penns Grove, N.J., passed away peacefully on May 10, 2026. Liz was the second of four children to Pietro Verdecchio and Alvera (nee DeClemente) Verdecchio. […]
JAY ROBERT SCHATZ, 85
Jay Robert Schatz, 85, of Cape May, passed away peacefully May 8, 2026, at Cooper Cape Regional Hospital. Jay was born in Peru, Ill., in 1940. Before he graced Cape May with his outsized personality, […]
