March 13, 2025
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Tensions rise during West Cape reorganization meeting

WEST CAPE MAY — Tensions arose as the Board of Commissioners reorganized Jan. 8.  The seats on the board remain the same going into 2025, so the board followed a regular meeting structure. Mayor Carol […]

Economy keeps growing despite ‘soft’ ’24 season

Cape May County second only to Atlantic in visitor spending; up 3 to 4% CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — “We’ll take 3.5 percent of $7.7 billion,” Diane Wieland said of the anticipated increase in tourism […]

District 1 legislators push for area’s priorities

Assemblymen McClellan, Simonsen up for re-election along with new governor in November TRENTON — New Jersey’s First Legislative District representatives have southern New Jersey’s well-being on their minds as 2025 gets rolling.  Republicans state Sen. […]

Cape May Point Science Center names director of arts

CAPE MAY POINT — Daniel Magariel has been appointed at the new director of arts for the Cape May Point Science Center.  Magariel, an accomplished novelist and educator, brings a wealth of literary and academic […]

Cape May Point swears in first all-woman governing body

Geiger, Yunghans join VanHeeswyck on dais CAPE MAY POINT — Cape May Point now has its first all-female Board of Commissioners, featuring incumbent Anita VanHeeswyck along with newcomers Suzanne Yunghans and Elise Geiger.  Former commissioner […]

Barr happy to serve area at county level

OCEAN CITY — Bobby Barr felt he had a seamless transition from representing a single community as an Ocean City councilman to representing 16 towns as a member of the Cape May County Board of […]

Whitman  leaving a legacy of successes

Nature Center director ready for retirement CAPE MAY — With her retirement date looming, Nature Center of Cape May Director Gretchen Whitman has been packing away her desk, stopping to admire “the Nicholas letter” that […]

Cape May County zoo launches fundraising campaign

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The Cape May County Zoological Society has announced a fundraising campaign to help the Cape May County Park & Zoo build a world-class habitat for Humboldt penguins and Chilean flamingos.  The […]