Congratulations, graduates!
LCMRHS sends Class of 2026 off on journey into future ERMA — If there were a theme to the remarks made at the Lower Cape May Regional High School graduation of the Class of 2026, […]
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 […]
PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY
LGBTQ+ crowd comes out for march CAPE MAY — Equality Cape May welcomed Pride Month on June 7 with its annual Pride March & Party. This year’s theme was “Unapologetically Us,” and the event was […]
NEWS
Council pulls a kick turn on opening pool
Reverses course after outcry over unfinished swim facility VILLAS — Township Manager Mike Laffey announced June 15 that the Lower Township municipal pool will, in fact, open for the summer season — ideally by July […]
CMBP to host S.J. Women’s Lifeguard Conference
Forum to address ongoing issues of disrespect, harassment, provide some quality merch CAPE MAY — A full-grown human, drowning in the ocean, is buoyed by the saltwater. Even at 200 pounds, their would-be rescuer requires […]
Black Heritage Trail marker unveiled amid Juneteenth ceremony
CAPE MAY — “History is not meant to make us comfortable; history is meant to make us wiser, to learn and to help better understand each other,” Mayor Zack Mullock said June 18 at the […]
Lower Township police welcome autism awareness advocate
LOWER TOWNSHIP — On June 17, the Lower Township Police Department, led by Chief Donald Vanaman, hosted a special guest: 26-year-old autism awareness advocate Alex Mann. The LTPD was the 537th police department that Mann has […]
Sippel tries to light fire under several stalled projects
VILLAS — Mayor Frank Sippel inquired about the timeline of several ongoing, seemingly slow-moving capital projects. “The Stormwater GIS mapping services started in 2023. What was the date it should have been completed by?” Sippel […]
Real Estate
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, […]
Home north of canal off the beaten track, close to all the action
LOWER TOWNSHIP — Portsmouth Road is just north of the Cape May Canal in the area commonly referred to as Tranquility, after the oldest housing development to pop up there, just west of the Garden […]
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
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, […]
SISTER KATHRYN McTAGUE, 92
Sister Kathryn McTague SSJ, formerly Sister Edward Angela, lovingly known as Sister Kay, passed peacefully on March 30, 2026, at age 92. Sister Kay began her ministry as an educator in parishes in Philadelphia, Bethlehem […]
