Volume 10, Number 8 Thursday, March 29, 2012

A sprightly sheet full of the sprays of the old ocean ¯ Thursday, March 29, 2012 ¯ Vol. 10, No. 8 ¯ Cape May, America’s Original Seaside Resort

A Fabulous Time At The GABLES Diversity Weekend

Tommy Raniszewski, Mimi Gonzales, and Craig van Baal at GABLES Diversity Weekend at Marq’s Pub — more photographs inside. Aleksey Moryakov

THIS WEEK...

Pages 4-20

Cape May PAL Comedy Night

Pages 51-76

Saint Baldrick’s Event At TeitelmanParty On, It’s...

The Rock Star Issue! Pages 37&69

Singer Songwriter Cape May Is Here!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Almanac

«The Coffee Break Page ................ Page 7

«The Activity Guide ..................... Page 11

«Talk of the Town ......................... Page 13

«Spouty Offy! ............................... Page 19

«A Moment in History ................. Page 21

«The Movie Column ..................... Page 42

«What’s Your Story? ..................... Page 43

«Open House ...................................Page 47

«Bouquet Ambush.........................Page 50

«Cape May Crossword .................. Page 58

«The Answer Lady ....................... Page 59

«The Old Fogey ..............................Page 67

«Activity of the Week .....................Page 69

«Employee of the Week ...................Page 70

«Student of the Week ................... Page 73

«Adopt an Animal.........................Page 75

«Bird Droppings............................Page 81

«The Dating Column .................... Page 89

«Homes of the Week......................Page 101

«About Exit Zero .......................... Page 103

Inside This Issue

THURSDAY March 29Mainly sunny

GHigh Temperature: 60Low Temperature: 39Chance of Rain: 20%Sunrise: 6:48amSunset: 7:21pmHigh Tides: 12:42am, 1:16pmLow Tides: 7:11am, 6:55pm

FRIDAY March 30Sunny

GHigh Temperature: 52Low Temperature: 43Chance of Rain: 0%Sunrise: 6:47am Sunset: 7:22pmHigh Tides: 1:34am, 2:16pmLow Tides: 8:07am, 7:54pm

SATURDAY March 31Partly cloudy

UHigh Temperature: 60Low Temperature: 49Chance of Rain: 20%Sunrise: 6:45am Sunset: 7:23pmHigh Tides: 2:36am, 3:22pmLow Tides: 9:07am, 9:00pm

SUNDAY April 1 Mainly sunny

GHigh Temperature: 59Low Temperature: 50Chance of Rain: 20%Sunrise: 6:43amSunset: 7:24pmHigh Tides: 3:41am, 4:26pmLow Tides: 10:05am, 10:06pm

MONDAY April 2 Partly cloudy

UHigh Temperature: 59Low Temperature: 49Chance of Rain: 20%Sunrise: 6:42am Sunset: 7:25pmHigh Tides: 4:43am, 5:23pmLow Tides: 10:58am, 11:508pm

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Goings-On Around TownUpcoming can’t-miss events around town...mark your calendars

T HE big event this weekend is, of course, Singer Songwriter Cape May – it’s the 5th annual event, and it’s a combination of conferences, workshops and

some amazing music all over town – and it’s mostly free. Check out both our Activity of the Week column by Catherine Dugan on page 69, and WCFA’s Phil Broder’s guest preview write-up on page 37 this week for specifics. And for a comprehensive sched-ule, venue and ticket information, and any-thing else you might need to know about the event, visit www.sscapemay.com, or call 717-221-1244.

³ VIP Night at Carney’s is Thursday, April 5, and don’t you dare miss

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³ THE Lower Cape Little League Food and Drink Night will be held on

Saturday, March 31 from 7-10pm at the Cape May VFW. The evening will feature food, drinks, music from Tom Miller’s Heroes of Rock N’ Roll Show, and benefits a great cause. Tickets are $20, and can be purchased at the VFW, Erma Deli, CJ’s American Grill, Gaiss Market, and your friendly neighbor-hood Exit Zero Store. For more information, please call Terri at 609-408-0209.

³THE Spring Lecture Series at Historic Cold Spring Village continues with a

lecture scheduled on Wednesday, April 4 at 7pm at the HCSV Welcome Center Museum. Author William Watson will present Civil War and the Ludlam Legacy, discussing

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³The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) presents the

final topic in its Kids Winter Workshop on Wednesday, April 14. The Friends of the Physick Estate will present an architecture program, and kids ages 7-10 will learn about Frank Furness, the architect to whom the design of the Emlen Physick Estate is attrib-uted. Admission is limited and registration is required. Call 609-884-5404, extension 126, to register or for further information, or visit www.capemaymac.org.


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Talk Of The TownRamblings, idle gossip, and occasionally important odds ’n’ ends

Who Runs Cape May?Our reporter’s experience at the city’s coun-cil meeting on Tuesday night reminded us of a theory that we first heard of a couple years ago and which we now feel is appro-priate to share. It concerns City Manager Bruce MacLeod, Mayor Ed Mahaney, and exactly how Cape May is governed. Our reporter was trying to get an answer out of Mr MacLeod as to why the city did not allow local companies to bid for the job of designing the landscaping around the new Convention Hall. He tried to explain, but was interrupted by an increasingly frus-trated mayor, who snapped and said, “I will answer that!”

See, that’s not the way it’s supposed to be. Cape May, like many a town large and small, has elected many opinionated mayors over the years. But for most of the last nine decades, it’s actually been run by a full-time, non-elected manager. The only exception to that rule was from 1995 to 2004, when the mayor ran the show. But in 2004, the city switched to the Council-Manager form of government, which, nationwide, is in use by 40% of municipali-ties with populations exceeding 2,500.

The City Manager of Cape May is paid around $125,000. It’s a serious job for a serious person. Which is why, after the city fired the previous incumbent, Lou Corea, in 2008, some members of council called for a “serious” job search. We remember former councilmember David Craig suggesting we should be trying to entice successful busi-ness types from the tri-state area.

That didn’t happen. Shortly after Ed Mahaney became mayor, in June of 2008, the city chose its Chief Financial Officer,

Bruce MacLeod, to be its new City Manager.It didn’t strike us as a very inspired

move at the time. Immediately we heard whispers that if you take a strong-willed mayor (that would be Ed Mahaney) and a career bean counter (that would be Bruce MacLeod), then that’s really NOT the spirit of this form of government.

Two years ago, we were chatting to a very respected and well connected local businessman about the status of the new Convention Hall and the general goings-on inside City Hall. He told us he had spoken to Mr MacLeod on council business a few weeks before and when he pressed him for an answer on an important matter (we can’t go into details because we want to preserve his anonymity), he was told, “I don’t make the decisions around here.”

The businessman described Mr MacLeod as “no more than a ventriloquist’s dummy,” controlled by Mayor Mahaney, who, we’re assuming, must have a talent for time management since he already has a day job, Supervisor of Educational Programs at Woodbine Developmental Center, which earns him a salary of more than $101,000.

Another person we spoke to said Mr MacLeod possessed neither the constitu-tion nor the desire to run the city. “Bruce just wants to keep his head down until his retirement,” we were told.

Which makes him a very different man from his predecessor, Lou Corea, who lost his job partly as a result of a five-page story in this magazine, which painted him as a bull-headed, power-mad, arrogant man who was capable of being a little economi-cal with the truth. But we will say this about Mr Corea — at least he had a pres-

ence. He attended many functions around town, whereas none of our staffers has ever spotted Mr MacLeod at a public event.

And although we didn’t often agree with Mr Corea back in the day, we think he was 100% accurate when he said this in 2010, shortly after he, unfortunately for the city, won his case for unfair dismissal: “In the end, Cape May Council members now have what they wanted, control back as it was under the old Small Municipalities Form of Government, where the mayor had all the power, as the current city manager appears unwilling to object to the usurping of his statutory authority.”

Is this a breach of municipal law? We’re not sure about that — but either way you slice it, it’s not what the voters signed up for.

Which makes us think that if the city is going to function the way it is supposed to, under law, it likely needs a new city man-ager, and a mayor who is willing to let him or her do the job. Mayor Mahaney is up for re-election in November. In the meantime, we would like to challenge him, and the rest of council, to take the steps necessary to righting what amounts to a ship gone off course. If Mr MacLeod is incapable of doing the job as writ, then the city needs to replace him. And the mayor needs to back off.

Meet The New GeneralDeanna Ebner has lived in so many places — in the US, Central America and Asia — even she can’t rattle off the list without forgetting a city or two. And she’s held so many different jobs (server, manager,

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bartender, owner) in so many different res-taurants (“between 30 and 40,” she told us), you would think that packing up and moving wouldn’t hold much excitement anymore. But she’s thrilled about her new venture — taking over The General Store in Cape May Point.

We popped over as Deanna — six-feet-tall and built like the yogi she is — unpacked in the apartment upstairs. A pink Hello Kitty bike belonging to her three-

year-old, Catalina, sat in the hallway. In the living room were milk crates full of tools and shoes belonging to her husband, Lucas Manteca (Executive Chef of The Ebbitt Room). Everywhere we looked, boxes were stacked upon boxes — which we thought would be unnerving, considering Deanna plans on “cracking the door” for a super-soft opening this weekend. (Not to men-tion she’s also about to open her other res-taurant for the season, Quahogs Seafood Shack in Stone Harbor.) But she seemed as calm as we’d ever seen her (and we’ve known her for just about nine years now.) “I

can’t wait to say ‘hi’ to the neighborhood,” she told us.

And the neighborhood can’t wait for that, either. Since it was first registered as a commercial business in 1946, The General Store has been significant to The Point, and to the people who’ve spent time there. “When I reopened last summer after a reno-vatino process that took five years,” current owner Jennifer Buchanan told us, “I didn’t even put an open sign on the door. I didn’t know much about the restaurant industry, so I was nervous about being f looded with people, but they came anyway... and all of them with stories about what the store has meant to them.”

This week, we spent some time chat-ting with some of these folks. Many, we learned, associate The General Store with their first taste of freedom, because it was the first place their parents let them go alone. We spoke with people who remem-ber saving their childhood nickels in order to buy duck feed, Archie comic books and “those wonderful glass bottles full of non-carbonated soda.” We spoke with people who were there when the store first began operating as a restaurant in the 70s, and people who remember the deli counter as being the gathering place in town, where you went to catch up with neighbors and “share the news.”

Although many people were interested in running The General Store, Jennifer told us that Deanna is the only one who “has the right vision.” It will be a simple place where people can still come for their basic necessities, like bread and milk, and feel confident that they’re purchasing the highest-quality product. A place that will do their own smoking and preserving, and their own juicing of seasonal vegetables for daily smoothies. (“The carrot, apple, ginger will definitely be on the menu,” Deanna told us; that’s her own go-to breakfast.) It will be a place with a coffee counter stocked with homemade baked good and artisanal breads. And a place that serves both break-fast and lunch — inside an airy dining room absolutely f looded with natural light, or outside, on a breezy patio.

We sat on this patio with Deanna and her 10-year-old pittbull, Emma, and we can vouch: there is something very special about it. “The Point is everything wonder-ful about a small town,” Deanna said, and we’re inclined to belive it; more people strolled by on foot than drove by in cars while we sat. In fact, only one person —

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Point local and veterinarian for three of the Exit Zero family dogs, Bob Moffatt — drove by. “Don’t you wear anything other than black?” he yelled to Deanna. (It’s true, she does wear an awful lot of black, but it suits her.) Deanna laughed, told him to keep driving, and then invited him over for a glass of wine later on.

Now, that’s what she’s doing with the rest of the neighborhood. Come over for some wine this Sunday between 4 and 6pm. The store isn’t quite complete yet (that will happen in time for Memorial Day), and the menu is abbreviated, but you’ll get a good feel for the vibe of the place (it’s gorgeous, just like its view of Pavilion Circle). And make sure to stop by Easter weekend, too. The General Store opens for the season that Saturday, April 7. We’ll be pulling up on our bikes.

It Only Hurts When I LaughIt’s bad enough when you’re running late to an event, and you attempt to sneak in unobtrusively. You know the drill — eyes down, walk quickly, try to blend in with

the crowd. But this experience is com-pounded when you’re trying to do it and a comedian (yes, an actual, professional comedian), equipped with a microphone (yes, an actual, sound-amplifying micro-phone) calls you on it. Such was our experi-ence while slinking in a wee bit late to the West Cape May Firehall last Friday night (damn you, color issue deadline) for the PAL Comedy Night Social.

Officer Tony Genaro, the ringleader of this circus, was manning the door and, after a quick greeting to him, we thought we were home free — we could even see EZ shop manager Jeanine Recupero and her handsome husband Sal waving us over to a great table up front —almost there! But no, comic Marina Franklin spotted us and gave a running commentary the whole way to our seat, with 170 pairs of eyes watching… it was kind of like doing a walk of shame with a very large, very amused audience.

Franklin was one of three top-notch comedians featured on this very funny eve-ning. We particularly liked her comments about men and dating — “I found a man because I stopped looking. Women get a desperate look when they’re looking for a man, but a man will only take notice of you when you’re happy. Then it’s like, ‘How can

I destroy her?’” Which had us wishing our dating columnist Stella Dixon had been able to join us — talk about column fod-der. Show opener Owen Burness reclaimed the microphone for a few minutes, and his jokes about how his tattoos will look when he is 80 years old seemed to resonate with a couple of people right at our table.

The evening wound up with headliner John Mulrooney, who had the crowd at “hello” with his hysterical remarks about having travelled to Cape May via the Garden State Parkway and “needing some-one to co-sign a loan to get back to New York.” No one in the audience was safe from his barbs — he even picked on our friends Judy and Steve Platt, who had the front-and-center table, but, unfortunately for them, they were inexplicably the only ones seated at it. Mulrooney, who comes from a family of New York police and firemen, even targeted several of the good-natured officers present — to our knowledge, though, he was not subsequently arrested on any trumped-up charges. The (gener-ally well-behaved) crowd ate it up — along with the pork and fresh tuna sandwiches, beer, wine and soda generously provided



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by Lucky Bones for the event. “We really enjoyed the entire evening — good food, lots of laughs and best of all it’s for a great cause. Can’t wait for next year’s event,” Judy Platt told us.

The Cape May Police Athletic League does some seriously important work in the community, supporting several programs for 100+ area kids, including summer and winter recreational basketball and travel teams, as well as sponsoring National Night Out each August, and the annual Christmas season toy drive, among others.

Congratulations to Officer Tony for pulling off yet another successful comedy night, and don’t worry, Judy and Steve — we’ll sit with you next year.

I Got The Music In Me We went into Mr J’s Music Shop, on Townbank Road, one block from the Delaware Bay, to have a look around, take a few notes — a 15-minute jaunt, tops. It was late on a rainy, miserable Saturday after-noon, after all. When all was said and done, we left over an hour later, dozens of stories

ringing in our ears and a book of Harry Potter sheet music tucked under onearm, courtesy of Mr J.

Mr J, if you don’t already know, is Ed Jurewicz, a retired Lower Cape May Regional High School music teacher. Together with his wife Lisa, who still teaches there, they’ve been running the place since 1987.

At first selling guitars, keyboards and other instruments, the shop’s been scaled back somewhat in recent years, but it’s still the only place to go within an hour’s drive for such things as drums sticks, sheet music, guitar picks and straps, and har-monicas — for the love of Pete, don’t forget the harmonicas.

Just say the word, and Mr J will undoubtedly point out one of his prized possessions, a harp autographed by har-monica goddess, Annie Raines. (And if you don’t know who she is, we suggest you check out her “Lover Not a Fighter”on you-tube.) Health issues have kept Mr J from giving music lessons these days, but Mrs J


PARTING SHOT In the line of research, we have tasted quite a few of the Cape May Honey Porter beers produced by the new Cape May Brewing Company, and it’s seriously good. Try for yourselves this weekend. The company is offering $1 off on tastings, valid until May 20. They’re located at the county airport, near the hockey rink. The tasting room is open every Saturday from noon until 4pm.

still does, in piano, voice and guitar. We went with a notebook, but soon

abandoned the idea, as the conversa-tion rocketed from the couple’s sons — one a musician/promoter in California, the other a freshly-minted attorney — to Jim Jarmusch, Woody Allen and Ann Hathaway, from Dizzy Gillespie to the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Tom Waits. Mr J’s encyclopedic knowledge of music and entertaining stories can hold you cap-tive, so we suggest you don’t stop by if you’re in a big hurry.

Raised in the Pennsylvania mining town of Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, Mr J says, “The only way out of there was sports or music. I played football, but I took music as my way out.”

And speaking of music, we had to ask Mr J if he has a favorite rock star. “No, probably not, unless you count Tom Waits. I probably know more about Tom Waits than he does.”

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IF I was a rock star, I’d be pretty happy when I turned 28... espe-cially considering all the great ones who died at 27! – Villas

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A PET peeve of mine is when people call it THE Villas! It is just Villas! I don’t go around calling your town The Cape May or The West Cape May! – Bimjo from just plain Villas

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I THINK the members of the band Boston and the members of the band Cream should get together and start a band called Boston Cream! - Cape May

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I WONDER what voltage AC/DC plays their concerts in? – Erma

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I DON’T think a Led Zeppelin could even fly! – West Cape May

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MY least favorite flower is an Axl Rose! – Slash

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IF YOU start Dark Side of the Moon from Pink Floyd on the third roar of the lion in the beginning of the movie some freaky things do coincide... Try it! – Cape May

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While the most popular method seemed to involve guns or ‘illuminating gas’, there was also a surprisingly high number of people who threw themselves into the ocean in an attempt to drown themselves. One gentleman, named Joseph Kelley, rode the steamship Republic down from Philadelphia and jumped off into the Delaware Bay as it neared Cape May.

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The Inside Scoop On City HallA user’s guide to Cape May City Council meetings... by Diane Stopyra


THE City of Cape May held a coun-cil meeting on Tuesday, March 20. The following represents a pretty accurate account of what went on within those walls, and what

everyone was wearing at the time. Why the fashion stuff, we are sometimes asked? Well, don’t you want us to paint an accurate picture, so you can imagine the scene before you?

6:57: City Attorney Anthony Monzo, in a charcoal suit and green tie, delivers a press release to us for the annual CROP walk, on April 28. It sounds like a great cause, and your reporter is NOT just saying that because she finds Mr Monzo very handsome. Twenty-five percent of the profits will go to local hunger agencies.

6:59: Councilmember Terri Swain — in a black pea coat and a wavy hairstyle – high-fives Councilmember Deanna Fiocca, wearing all black. We’re not sure why.

7:02: City Clerk Diane Weldon, in a black dress and strappy black heels, hops out of her chair as the meeting begins because she has forgotten to turn on the camera in the back of

the auditorium. Then, Mayor Ed Mahaney calls the meeting to order, and welcomes us all. By “us all” we mean the folks at the press table, your reporter, and two other audience mem-bers. Not your greatest showing, Cape May.

7:03: Roll call and Pledge of Allegiance.7:06: A latecomer comes into the audito-

rium and, despite all of these open seats, plops directly in front of your reporter (really?).

7:07: Mayor Mahaney, in a dark suit and patterned tie, says that menu items that need to be added or deleted to tonight’s agenda need to be addressed — namely, Resolution 96-02-

2012, for a closed session regarding beach replenishment. (At the mention of the word “beach,” your reporter can’t help but wish she was on one, replenishing herself.)

7:08: The mayor thanks City Auditor Leon Costello for attending tonight’s meeting. (Your reporter forgot to note on her shiny new com-puter what kind of clothes Mr Costello was wearing, but is sure he was wearing them.) Before the mayor opens the public hearing on Resolution 77 (to adopt the budget) – he asks that Leon explain Resoultion 248, an ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank. “The council is aware of it,” says the mayor, “but I think the public should be, too.” (We’re glad the coun-cil “is aware of it.”) Mr Costello explains that no one is actually asking to exceed the budget, it’s just about reserving the right to, down the road, if necessary. People wishing to speak for or against the budget are now asked to confine their comments to five minutes.

7:10: A former mayor, Jerry Gaffney, in


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a navy blue sweater over a baby blue shirt and black pants, says he’s surprised there aren’t more people here, as this is “a very important part of city business.” His first question is this: “One cent on the budget amounts to how many tax dollars?” With-out skipping a beat, Mr Costello answers $280,000. “To level that off at no tax increase,” Mr Gaff-ney says, “you have to reduce rev-enue, increase appropriations of spending, or use more of the sur-plus, is that correct?” Mr Costello responds that this is true. “You ended up with a surplus at the end of 2011 of $3,256,610,” Mr Gaffney says. He wants to know why, this year, council intends to keep “con-siderably more” in reserve. (Your reporter also intends to keep more in reserve this year. Really she does. No more unnecessary shoe purchases, dammit.)

7:13: City Manager Bruce MacLeod says, “We’re utilizing 63 percent of our available surplus,” which falls within the “histori-cal range” of between 60 and 80 percent. He adds that the city is anticipating “going into the bond market” within the next two years “for two potential bond sales” and this surplus is something that will be looked at.

7:14: Mr Gaffney, who is now FOUR minutes over his limit, is not buying this: “The first thing that comes to my mind is that you might be uncertain of some unex-pected expenditures this year and that is why you are needing that much in surplus.” Mr MacLeod answers that the city will “only get one chance to use the surplus, and that’s during the budget process; otherwise, it will be retained until this time next year.” Mr Gaffney is still not satisfied. “It’s a savings account,” he says, “I got it,” and we sense a big, fat “but” coming. “But [and there it is!] if you use $280,000 out of that surplus, it would be a zero tax increase for those of us in the city, correct?”

7:15: Leon Costello jumps in. “Incorrect,” he says. Apparently,

taking $280,000 from the surplus would put us “$50,000 in the hole.” He says, “With all the uncertainty out there, the five members of council decided, and I think pru-dently, better safe than sorry.”

7:16: “You’re preaching to the choir,” Mr Gaffney responds. “But a 1.1 cent increase would generate $55 extra cost to a home valued at $500,00, and I don’t know many homes in Cape May City that are valued at $500,000.” He adds that, according to the Taxpayers’ Association, the average home in Cape May in 2011 was valued at $638,000. “It would be very nice if those of us on a fixed income would not see a tax increase.” What’s that? A tiny violin in the background? “Fixed income” and “$638,000 home” are not usually heard in the same sentence.

7:18: Mr Gaffney now wants to talk about the debt service. “In looking at the budget,” he says, “I could not find where the debt service for the Convention Hall is shown as a specific item… am I missing something?” Bruce MacLeod answers that, although “ordinances that we adopt will allow us to make improvements, the debt service portion is only for bond anticipation notes at the present time.” Mr Gaffney says that his “bottom line” is that “it’s a big financial expenditure. When will we the taxpayers feel the brunt of having to pay for this?”

7:19: Mr Costello says, “We don’t anticipate any debt from Convention Hall, because we’re going to replace the old debt with the Convention Hall debt.” Mr Gaffney smirks. “So what you’re saying is we the taxpayers will not be seeing a big impact at any time in the future? You want to carve that in stone, please?” Mr Costello says, “Sure.” Mr MacLeod adds that in November of 2008 voters voted to accept the debt service for Convention Hall.

7:20: Mr Gaffney asks where the money from the CRDA — or Casino Reinvestment Develop-ment Authority — is. He is con-cerned that Cape May is still owed


ALEATHEA’S7 Ocean Street, Cape May(609) 884-5555, Ext. 226www.innofcapemay.com

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BACK BAY CAFE1891 Bayshore RoadVillas(609) 889-8500

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BELLA VIDA CAFÉ406 N. Broadway, West Cape May(609) 884-6332www.bellavidacafe.com

The EZ crew gets take-out lunch often from Bella Vida. Lots of homemade selections, with lots of vegan and vegetarian items.

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THE BLACK DUCK1 Sunset Boulevard, West Cape May(609) 898-0100www.blackduckonsunset.com

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THE BLUE PIG TAVERN251 Beach Avenue, Cape May(609) 884-8422www.congresshall.com

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CABANAS429 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-4800www.cabanasonthebeach.com

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CAPE MAY WINERY711 Townbank Road, North Cape May(609) 884-1169www.capemaywinery.com

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CAPE ORIENT315 Ocean Street, Cape May(609) 898-0088www.capeorient.com

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CARNEY’SBeach and Jackson Avenues, Cape May(609) 884-4424www.carneyscapemaynj.com

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$1.5 million, but Atlantic City is continuing to pull from the CRDA funds. Mr MacLeod assures him that the money is still there, though it’s not in the bank.

7:23: Peter F. Iurato, on behalf of the Taxpayers’ Association of Cape May, asks if “salaries and wages and expenses” for Conven-tion Hall are around $327,000. (He also says he would rather call the building a “community center.”) He doesn’t feel as though “pay-roll, events, and other expenses” relating to the hall should “burden the taxpayers of Cape May.” Mr Costello says the figure given is “round about that.” Mr MacLeod adds that, for the most part, this amount is “part of the tourism utility, so “It does not have impact on the tax realm.” For other “new events and activities,” like Stock-ton concerts, there will be “line items in the tourism utility bud-get to pay for those expenses.” Mr Iurato would also like to dis-cuss tuition for Lower Cape May Regional, but Mayor Mahaney cuts him off. “You can discuss that later in the meeting.”

7:27: Mayor Mahaney says it’s now time to call the roll, but City Clerk Weldon stops him. “I have to read the amount out loud.” Drum roll, please… the municipal bud-get up for adoption is $8,216,38.10.

7:30: Deputy Mayor Jack Wichterman, in a grey suit over a pink button-up shirt, says this is the 17th municipal budget on which he’s worked, and he thinks the City Manager has done a good job. “I went over this with a fine toothcomb for several hours,” he says, “and we’re talking about peanuts if you try to reduce it.” Mr Wichterman adds that the new budget will amount to approxi-mately seven dollars more a month per household, and “I don’t have any compunctions about voting yes on this.”

7:33: Councilmember Bill Murray says he would like to “echo the comments about Bruce.”

7:34: Councilmember Fiocca says she would “like to echo” as

well. (There’s an awful lot of echo-ing in this little auditorium.) “I think I speak for a lot of people who are as proud as I am to live and work here.”

7:36: Councilmember Swain asks that the press not “limit us” by focusing on the fact that there’s been a slight increase, “because this is really a good thing that we’re doing right now.” We hear you, sister.

7:38: Mayor Mahaney gioes on to say that the cit has been doing a great job keeping taxes down, adding that the major problem with these budgets come with insurance, health care costs, and fuel costs, items that cannot be controlled by the city. He adds that the plan for funding Con-vention Hall has always been to use bond anticipation notes, and that “the figures for these notes in terms of interest rate have really been in the 1 percent range. Had we not had a good bond rating because of our surplus or low debt service, we may have been paying 4 or 5 percent interest like some of our neighboring municipalities.” Finally, he says that over the next three or four years, council will work to take the expense of tour-ism “off the backs of our residen-tial and commercial taxpayers, putting it squarely on the backs of people who used these recreation, special event and tourist-related activities.” This, Mayor Mahaney says, is “our future.”

7:46: Jack Wichterman points out that the city was going through years without any tax increases in the early 2000s, but this wasn’t because the budget didn’t increase, but because the values





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COPPER FISH416 Broadway, West Cape May(609) 898-1555

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CUCINA ROSA301 Washington Street Mall (609) 898-9800 www.cucinarosa.com

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C-VIEW INNTexas Avenue & Washington Cape May(609) 884-4712

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DEPOT MARKET CAFÉ409 Elmira StreetCape May(609) 884-8030

Owners Chris and Lisa Shriver are keeping the old favorites at this locals’ joint AND adding new specials. B, L, D $6-$14 BYOB NO YES

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THE EBBITT ROOM25 Jackson Street(609) 884-5700www. virginiahotel.com

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GECKO’SCarpenter’s Square MallCape May(609) 898-7750

The opening of Gecko’s always signals a change of season in Cape May. They serve superb southwestern food on their patio. Now open Thursday thur Sunday

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GODMOTHER’S Broadway & Sunset, (609) 884-4543, godmothersrestaurant.com

Excellent downhome Italian food, reasonably priced and great for family dinners. Check out their early bird specials.Open weekends.

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HARBOR VIEW954 Ocean Drive(609) 884-5444www.harborviewcapemay.com

A Key West vibe, great views of the harbor, good food and regular entertainment. Plus they have a fabulous deck. B, L, D

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HAWK HAVEN VINEYARD600 S. Railroad Ave., Rio Grande (609) 846-7347www.hawkhavenvineyard.com

Open year round - daily 12 to 5pm for wine tasting, wine by the glass and gourmet cheese plates. Winery

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HEMINGWAY’S1045 Beach Avenue(609) 884-5611www.hemingwayscapemay.com

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HIGHER GROUNDS479 West Perry Street, Cape Maywww.highergroundscapemay.com(609) 884-1131

Not your mass-market cup of joe here. Higher Grounds is the only organic vegetarian and vegan cafe in Cape May, with organic and fair trade coffees.

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THE LOBSTER HOUSEFisherman’s Wharf, (609) 884-8296www.thelobsterhouse.com

Take-out, fish market, restaurant, raw bar, breakfast, dinner... The Lobster House has it all. A must-visit while at the Cape!

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LUCKY BONES1200 Route 109, (609) 884-BONEwww.luckybonesgrill.com

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MAD BATTER19 Jackson Street(609) 884-5970www.madbatter.com

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MERION INN106 Decatur Street(609) 884-8363www.merion inn.com

The dim, amber lighting, dark wooden bar, period fittings and classy staff give a special ambience. Plus we love just sitting at the lovely bar!

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OCEAN VIEWBeach & Grant Avenues(609) 884-3772 www.oceanviewrestaurant.com

A large and very reliable menu. Classic diner food, and very reasonably priced. A locals’ favorite. B, L, D

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OYSTER BAY615 Lafayette Street (609) 884-2111wwwoysterbayrestaurantnj.com

A lovely dining room, a beautiful copper-top bar and classic, generous dishes. Now serving delicious new martinis! D

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PETER SHIELDS1301 Beach Avenue(609) 884-9090www.petershieldsinn.com

The Georgian Revival mansion is magnificent and the modern American menu matches it all the way. D

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THE PILOT HOUSE142 Decatur Street(609) 884-3449www.pilothousecapemay.com

A classic pub and restaurant offering good burgers, excellent comfort food and an authentic ambience. L, D

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PRIMO HOAGIES605 Lafayette Street, Cape May(609) 884-1177www.primohoagies.com

It’s not just a hoagie - it’s a Primo. One bite will convince you that Primo is aptly named - the freshest ingredients, piled onto the best rolls.

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of our properties were increas-ing quite significantly during that period of time, creating additional revenue. “You had an increase in your household experiences,” he says, “and we did too.”

7:47: Bruce MacLeod thanks everyone for their support.

7:48: Mayor Mahaney says there is one more resolution to address, but then remembers that council hasn’t voted on the budget yet! They do, and it’s a big “yes!”

7:48: Now it’s time for Reso-lution 78, declaring the eligibility to conduct self examination of the 2012 budget. Mr Costello explains that sometimes, the state allows you to examine your own budget as long as you meet certain “crite-ria of financial health and stabil-ity,” which we do. The clerk calls the roll, and it’s another resound-ing yes! Mayor Mahaney thanks Mr Costello for being a “tremen-dous asset” and says he eagerly looks forward to doing the 2011 audits with his staff. Your reporter is looking forward to a cheese sandwich.

7:50: It’s now time for Mr Wichterman to read the resolu-tions. Jerry Gaffney says he has a question about one, but Mayor Mahaney says that Mr Wichter-man should read them all out loud first. Mr Wichterman, what a jokester, says that “the answer is yes” and the mayor wonders out loud if what Mr Gaffney wanted was for Mr Wichterman to treat him to a round of golf in the morn-ing. Someone stop the hilarity!

7:51: Mr Wichterman reads the resolutions, which we will not publish in detail, because we’d lose you instantly.

Resolution 79 is to approve a member of Cape May Volunteer Fire Company — Andrew Boyt, a nephew of the late, lamented Andy Boyt.

Resolution 83 is to appoint David Clemans as a member of the Historic Preservation Com-mittee. You go, Dave.

Resolution 91 is to refund overpaid taxes. “Someone paid

their taxes twice,” Mr Wichterman says, “and they’re not good sports about it. Womp, womp.

Resolution 92 is to authorize purchase of a telephone system for municipal facilities. “We’re going to upgrade what we have here in City Hall,” says Mr Wich-terman. Your reporter wonders if this means they will be investing in voicemail service (which, now that we think of it, doesn’t actu-ally cost anything). It’s just a touch silly (or maybe infuriating) that we can’t leave a message for the City Manager.

Resolution 95 is for the approval of an amendement to the professional services agree-ment between Philadelphia-based Wells Appel and the City of Cape May for the landscaping design work at Convention Hall. “There has been communication within the town,” Wichterman says, “where the local contractors were being shut out. Well, that’s not the case. We have utilized the expertise of Wells Appel to get the drawings together, but for the work itself, this will be putting out to bid.” This moment is a touch awkward, as your reporter’s news-paper is the one who reported on this “shut out” of local contractors. More on this later.

Resolution 96 is for a closed meeting after this session that has to do with beach replenishment

7:57: The mayor says he will now entertain Mr Gaffney’s ques-tions. One has to do with who’s doing the landscaping work at Convention Hall. “Nobody!” the mayor snaps. “That landscap-ing has to be bid, that’s what we always say.” The second question has to do with the change order for Ogren Construction for the instal-lation of stage lighting. Mayor Mahaney says the work did not go





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out to bid because, “We thought if we pulled them out of the gen-eral contract bid that we probably could get a better price by han-dling them ourselves.” He also says that the change order did not require additional funds, because “there were certain add-alternates that the city of cape may had in the original bidding.”

8:05: City Clerk Weldon says that April’s council meeting had been scheduled for a Monday, since school board elections had been scheduled on the regular Tuesday. Since these election had been moved to November, she wondered if the meeting shouldn’t be moved back. Mayor Mahaney says, “Otherwise, we might con-fuse some people.” Mr Wichter-man points to the empty room and says, “What people?” Mr Mahaney admits he was referring to the “gentlemen” of the press. AHEM. Gentleman AND lady of the press, thank you very much.

8:07: Mr Wichterman says he wrote a letter to Governor Chris-tie regarding the unfair amount of taxes Cape May citizens must pay because of Lower Township High School. “We want to pay our fair share,” he said, “but we feel as though $70,000 or $72,000 per pupil is out of the realm of fair share.” On March 30, he’ll meet with the Deputy Chief of State.

8:09: Mayor Mahaney says, “We have had a survey for resi-dent attitudes toward tourism on our webpage… and we were hoping that as many residents as possible could tell us how they feel about tourism and what kind of tourism they would like to see in Cape May.” We would like to see younger tourists. Handsome ones. Who are single. Make it happen, city.

8:11: Peter Iurato, of The Tax-payers’ Assocation, says that seven years ago, three towns tried to pull out of a regional school agree-ment, but were not permitted to do so, as this would have created racial imabalances. Nevertheless, a judge told the Commissioner of

Education to “straighten out the inequities in tuition costs for all regional districts.” Mr Iurato says we need to put the Comissioner’s feet to the fire so that something comes of this ruling.

8:18: John Fleming says he understands that the New Jer-sey League of Municipalities has appointed Mayor Mahaney to its legislative committee and he wants to know what this means for taxpayers. (Oy, more taxes!) The mayor responds that this information is accurate, and that he is excited for the opportunity to “advocate on behalf of the needs of our city.” Mr Fleming then says he would like to know what has been booked at Convention Hall. “I don’t have that info off the top of my head,” Bruce MacLeod says, “although there are other perfor-mances being earmarked.” (Now Mr Fleming knows how we feel every time we try and get a straight answer from the City Manager.)

8:22: Your reporter takes the podium, wearing a pair of jeans and a comfy fleece she likes to wear when walking her dog. (His name is Rudy, and he is the world’s cutest canine.) Your reporter asks the City Manger why the land-scaping design work did not go out to bid, even though it didn’t have to by law. He answers that since this was a “professional services agreement, we’re not required to have to do that.” Uh, we know that. What we want to know is why this work didn’t go out to bid, anyway, so we asked again. Alas, Mayor Mahaney did not give his City Manager the oppor-tunity to respond. “I’ll answer that,” he snapped. He told us that “what everybody’s missed” is that this has become a joint project between the city and the county, that time was of the essence, and that it needed to be done by “a licensed certified landscape archi-tectural firm.”

8:29: Jack Fichter of the Herald and Cain Chamberlain of the Star and Wave tell your reporter that she could sit at the press table if she weren’t such a troublemaker. Maybe next time. Over and out.

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THE fifth Singer-Songwriter Cape May starts Friday night, with a chance to choose from over 100 musicians present-ing free performances. You

may decide to park on your favorite bar-stool and soak in the sounds at a single venue, but hey, it’s free — if you don’t like what you hear, pick up and go elsewhere. Last week I reviewed some of my favorite repeat acts. Today, a look at fresh faces.

In the “girls with guitars” genre, I have a couple newfound faves: Juliane Suozzo and Katie Pearlman, both with smooth voices and songwriting talent. Start at Aleathea’s on Friday night with Juliane, then put on your cowboy boots for Katie’s country sound at Carney’s Other Room.

This is a fishing town, right? So how can we not get behind a guy from across the Bay, Delaware’s Crabmeat Thompson? Be prepared to actually listen to him; his songs are quirky, inventive, funny, and surprisingly good. And right before he goes on in Carney’s Other Room is the equally intelligent Drew Jacobs.

Sometimes these guys who are a little older and have a few miles on them really know how to write a good song.

Stick around after Drew and Crabmeat for another girl with guitar, Kaydi Johnson. Kaydi is a risktaker —her songs and spo-ken word style are outside the comfort zone of most musicians. They say you

should write what you know, so songs like “Carpal Tunnel” and “Ode to Toes” seem like familiar material, but addressed in a new way. Maybe Carney’s Other Room on Saturday night will be THE place.

Every year some band I’ve never heard descends into the depths of Congress Hall and sonically wrecks the Boiler Room. This year, I think it’ll be Donovan Rice and the Standing Cinema. I get a They Might Be Giants vibe from this Philly band. Also on the Boiler Room menu Saturday night is Amber Blues, so chances are somebody is gonna rock your face off.

All those shows are free, but it’s worth spending $15 to see Saturday night’s head-liner in the Congress Hall Ballroom, Todd Sheaffer. He’s performing solo, without his incredible band Railroad Earth, but the north Jersey boy still brings some of the bluegrass-inf luenced jam band legacy of Jerry Garcia and Trey Anastasio along. Cheap tickets, but limited seating, so buy early. There are a lot more choices, and plenty of musicians I haven’t heard, so get out and decide who your favorites are.

Singer-Songwriter Festival Is Coming To Town WCFA’s Phil Broder tells us what’s on the agenda for this much-anticipated event

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YES, you read correctly. Don’t ask me why I did it. There was a convergence of factors that night! I was surfing the web, saw some good reviews—

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This is one 80s television show whose re-imagining on film makes you scratch your head. What was so good about the TV show that made it worth adapting to film? How many of you even watched the show? I never saw one episode, and barely knew that it was a (if not the) breakthrough role for Johnny Depp. But can you make a whole movie out of it? Not a good movie…no. But a fairly entertaining one with lots of drunk scenes, things blowing up, and people getting shot. So it’s mind candy—not bad if you got a sweet tooth.

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HOW MANY ROOMS? There is a total of five bedrooms and two full baths - one upstairs, one down. There’s a bright, spa-cious kitchen and enclosed sunporch on the first f loor, two bedrooms, a bath and kitchen area on the second. There’s also a three-season porch with louvered windows out back, which would make a perfect man cave, studio, playroom, even an office. Or just use it for extra storage.

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AMENITIES? Good-sized rooms — the kitchen is eat-in —with quaint layouts that harken back to a gentler time, when houses weren’t so cookie-cutter and mass-pro-duced. There’s a large back yard (in which a pool would look swell, in case you want to

invite any newspaper types over for a dip) or hop on your bike and you’re at the beach in no time. The house has economical natural gas heat — via charming radiators — and one of our favorite features: a full base-ment with built-in cabinetry. Perfect for the handyman, and for those of us who grew up with a basement and find them hard to come by in these parts. The refrigerator, washer and dryer come with the house.

INSIDER TIP: Keep this home in its current duplex state, or convert it back to a spacious family home suitable for year-round living or as a summer home for the whole family. With a little work, it’ would be a great investment property as a rental.

RANDOM FACT: Here’s a bonus to this listing: it’s zoned C-1, which means it can also be used as a commercial property. The possibilities are endless, whether it’s an office space, gallery, shop — even a bed and breakfast, if you’re so inclined.

PRICE: $399,000 — a steal, considering its size and prime location.

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SO YOU love crosswords? Great. Sit down, get a cup (or glass) of your favorite beverage, relax and enjoy this puzzle. The answers to the crossword are all related to our themed issue, which is Rock Star. The solution can be found on the front page of our website, exitzero.us.

ACROSS1 . This lead singer of a legendary British band, who died of AIDS in 1991, prophetically said “I won’t be a rock star. I will be a legend.” 4. The heavy-handed drummer of this influential band was voted number one drummer of all time in a Rolling Stone poll in 2011, 30-plus years after his death. 7. This iconic crooner said: “Rock ‘n Roll: The most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.” 10. The number of songs from the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band released as singles. 11. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this film about a concert by The Band also featured Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, among others, and is considered one of the best concert films ever made.14. Adele’s “To Make You Feel My Love” and Guns ‘N Roses’ “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” are but two of many covers of this iconic folk-rocker’s work. 15. This punk band is as famous for its music as it is for the charge against its bassist for murdering his girlfriend, followed within months by his own overdose death. 17. Critic and Rolling Stone writer Jon Landau declared about this man: “I saw the future of rock and roll, and its name is….” 20. The day after “the king of rock and roll” died in August 1977, FTD florists logged the

highest number of flower deliveries to this place, his Memphis home, than for any other single event. 21. Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen lost one of these in a 1984 car accident. 22. Ozzy Osbourne famously tried to bite the head off one of these during a concert. 24. This veteran British rocker explains his penchant for destroying instruments thusly: “I smash guitars because I like them.” 25. This grunge band was named after a Seattle sculpture that hums when wind blows through it.

DOWN2. Actor Lou Diamond Phillips’ wife left him for this rocker in 1990. 3. They know it’s only rock and roll, but they like it. 5. This rocker stomped off a Lollapalooza stage in 1995 after a fan of her late husband’s threw a shotgun shell at her feet. 6. Sales of this musical instrument went from 228,000 in 1950 to 2.3 million in 1971, presumably courtesy of wannabe rock stars.

8. This innovative, androgynous rocker was born with the modest name David Robert Jones in 1947. 9. This annual music festival, featuring punk, alternative, heavy metal and hip-hop, was founded by Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell. 12. This band ‘whipped’ listeners with its now-iconic song and accompanying video, complete with futuristic plastic hats. 13. The 1967 song “So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star” was a hit for this band. 16. The blistering love song “Layla” was written and recorded by Eric Clapton after falling in love with his best friend George Harrison’s wife. Name her. 18. John Lennon said “If you try to give rock and roll another name, you might call it…” this man. 19. This Georgia band referenced Dan Rather’s bizarre 1986 mugging in their 1994 track “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” 23. Kiss bassist and A&E TV star Gene Simmons is known for having an exceptionally long one of these.If you know the frequency, you’ll get 19 down.


The Answer LadyWise answers to perplexing questions

THE Answer Lady invites inqui-ries from gentle readers on all manner of relationship quan-daries, matters of the heart and ethics. If you’d like to send a

query, write to [email protected] Answer LadyWe live here in town next door to a rent-

al property. Obviously, it’s quieter around here in the off-season than in the summer, but there were renters in there last week who took the cake. There is a 12-person limit in the house- we know this because we are acquainted with the realtor who has the list-ing – but there appeared to be at least 20 of them. They came and went (loudly, peel-ing away from the curb) at all hours of the day and night, and there was loud (REALLY loud) music playing 24/7. They also left a ton of trash behind. It was a miserable week for us – how should we have handled it? – Neighbors

Dear NeighborsCall the Answer Lady a crazy person

(it’s been done), but for heaven’s sake, why didn’t you call the police? It sounds as if at

the very least there was some sort of a noise ordinance infraction at play here. Let us remember – police officers are our friends. Sometimes it is useful to just go over and introduce oneself and ask that they turn it down just a smidge. Then again there are some people who go away on vacation for the express purpose of acting completely unciv-ilized; they figure if they’re only going to be your neighbor for a week, why bother being a good one? You say you are acquainted with the agent – perhaps a call to her would have

been in order. At the very least, he or she will know better than to rent to these yahoos next time.

Dear Answer Lady There was a party at my neighbor’s

house last week, and just about every fam-ily on the block attended. My issue is with the woman who lives across the street, with whom I’m not close friends, but we’re cer-tainly civil. Well, until now – she had a little too much to drink at the party, and at one point, sat on my husband’s lap! He was mor-tified and got her upright fairly quickly, but I’m so furious I want to slap her every time I see her now for embarrassing me in front of the whole neighborhood. Should I say some-thing? – Not feeling Neighborly

Dear Not Certainly you can say something, but

you may want to wait until you’ve simmered down from slapping territory. It’s possible this woman doesn’t even remember the incident, and as long as your husband wasn’t actively involved, the Answer Lady advises you to let it go. And she didn’t embarrass you, by the way. She embarrassed herself.

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and through a system of chutes to the river.Of course, the whole business is now a

money-making machine, when in my day, we were rock stars just for the rock part, and also the star bit. I remember playing at the Brown Room with Jagger and Lennon one Thursday evening off season, and we were paid in drinks (blended whisky only, no malt or cocktails) and vouchers for Uncle Bill’s. Of course, we played a blinder, with a whole set of original songs the duo wrote (I was on drums) and that I have some-

I TIRE of these modern rock stars and their boring ways. Throwing TVs out of hotel windows into swimming pools? In my day we threw whole hotels into pools, leaving only the

TV, which we had left on the Discovery Channel and one of those icky programs showing insects copulating: THAT was edgy. Stumbling out of nightclubs with glazed eyes and pushing paparazzi? Tame. We would have to be hauled from the prem-ises after a month-long party, and any wait-ing photographers whose style we felt would not make us look good were beaten with bare fists and had their cameras placed in such locations as to provide rather good snapshots of their colons. That business with endless trips in and out of fancy-pants “rehabs” for the media’s benefit, along with whining about crumbling under the “pres-sure” of fame? Why, we counted ourselves fortunate if we woke up with all of our digits still attached to our bodies, and on dry land rather than having been found without a pulse on the bathroom f loor at Studio 54 and surreptitiously slid out the back door

where in a drawer: it’s possible they might be worth a shilling or two some day.

Anyway, we were on top form, until some Neanderthal oaf from Wildwood (or as we call them “someone from Wildwood”) heckled Mick. John immediately mocked the ape, to the crowd’s amusement, and the humiliated heckler attempted to leap onstage, which was halfway successful in that he did land there, albeit deceased, with one of my thrown drumsticks protruding from one eye: do not judge me, faint hearts – being a rock star means being at peace with dispensing joy, sex and death at short notice, and not always upon request.

There was a riot of sorts, and Mick’s guitar was damaged from too many impacts with heads, and I eventually ran out of drumsticks, while John lost his voice from loudly ridiculing people. So the evening ended with the three of us watching the sun rise from the Point, chatting, smoking and toasting our freedom, whilst the crabs disposed of the corpses.

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Activity Of The WeekA weekly column by Catherine Dugan. This week: Singer Songwriter Cape May

DURING Victorian times, sing-ing was mostly an amateur activity. A family singalong is nice, but listening to talented professionals is better. Check

out the pros March 30-31, as the 5th annual Singer-Songwriter Cape May comes to town.

Sharing parlor music was a common activity in the 19th century, when the rise of the middle class meant people had the means to buy both a parlor and a piano to put in it. The sheet music purchased would, of course, meet the standards of “rational amusement” and foster moral or intellectual growth. Accepted themes included love of country, strength in the face of adversity and mor-tality awareness, but somehow, comic and love songs crept into the family piano bench. Classics were modified, with new lyrics and easier arrangements, and, as the market grew, original songs were created. Composers like Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Stephen Foster, Claribel, and Reginald de Koven gained international fame. Soon, songs flew out of the parlor and into recital halls to be sung by professionals. By the beginning of the 20th century, family

singalongs were replaced by professionals on the phonograph, and later, the radio.

Singer-Songwriter Cape May brings pro-fessional musicians to our Victorian town. They’re here for a conference about the music business, and there is some serious learning going on. By day, there are sedate sessions at historic Congress Hall, featuring music busi-

ness panels, workshops, clinics, mentoring and listening sessions. In addition, there are musical keynotes — Christine Martucci on Friday and Todd Sheaffer on Saturday. In the evenings, the community is invited to “share in the celebration of independent artists” as performers take over local venues, and there is no charge to hear great music all over town.

The way you enjoy the festival will depend upon your personality. Planners will consult the schedule, circle their favorites, and allow time to get from venue to venue. Others may choose to start at Congress Hall and follow the loudest group of fans, or the best-looking performer, or the best-looking fans, for that matter. Or, you can pick a favorite venue and choose to enjoy whoever happens in. Leave the car behind, especially if you’ll be roam-ing, because parking will be an issue. SS Cape May has become one of the most popular events on the Cape May calendar.

Bring cash if you’d like to buy music sam-ples from your new favorites. Who knows? Maybe you’ll return to your own parlor with a song in your heart.

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Cape May’s Mariners HallDEDICATED TO CAPE MAY’S MARITIME HISTORY

We can do it with your help - please sign our petition!There has been a lot of anger and frustration over the new “Convention Hall” being built. Many lines have been drawn in the sand, people are genuinely upset and the city of Cape May’s reputation has suffered.

One thing we can all agree upon, however, is our admiration and respect for the mariners who operate off the coast of Cape May. From the earliest days of Cape May’s maritime history, sailors and fishermen have pulled out of Cape May ports, never to return home. We seek to honor them.

Please sign this petition to name the new Cape May community center “Mariners Hall” in honor of the many mariners who have lost their lives and those who continue to risk their own each day.

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Fresh New Season, Fresh Big Names

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T.S. ELIOT wrote: “April is the cru-elest month.” As March comes to an end, it’s the perfect time to subscribe to Cape May Stage and save money while getting

benefits like preferred seating and dis-counts at our retail boutique. April will be downright happy knowing that May begins the adventure of a series of award-winning plays featuring the hottest talent you’d never expect to see in a small town.

Our Second Stage Monday night series includes Anthony Rapp from “Rent” on July 2 and the incomparable Tony Award-winning Christine Ebersole on July 9. “This is the apex of New York” swooned the New York Times about her recent Cafe Carlisle performance. Lee Roy Reams performs on July 16. This iconic Broadway star goes back to the original Sweet Charity with Gwen Verdon and La Cage Aux Folles, and recent revivals of Hello Dolly and Oklahoma. The following Monday brings Tony Award win-ner Faith Prince, who burst onto the scene in Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane. The Alqonguin Oak Room’s resident chanteuse, Andrea Marcovicci, who also appeared on Broadway in Nine, will be here on August 13. Finally, we will wrap up the summer with Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker’s trium-phant return, featuring all new material from Michael’s just-published novel called After Annie. He will also be available to sign books to anyone interested .

“Seeing people of this stature in such an intimate space is a rare gift,” enthuses

Anthony Rapp of “Rent” Performs

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Artistic Director Roy Steinberg.Coming up on our Main Stage is an

array of award-winning actors, some of whom will lead workshops for all levels of experience. Perhaps the most interesting is David Deblinger, who co-founded the LABrynth Theater Company with Phillip Seymour Hoffman. He recently won the audience award at the San Diego Interna-tional Film Festival, and is also the founder of Ensemble Force, an organization which is committed to using storytelling to inspire and empower people around the globe with

The husband and wife acting team of Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker return to Cape May Stage with all new material from Michael’s new book, After Annie and his popular blog,

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break in South America to nest sites up and down both Cape May coasts.

Hmm. Let me back-track. I just did the birds a disservice by stating that they’re starting their summer “vacation,” when, from the standpoint of an Osprey, nothing could be further from the truth. Summer is work time for them, the six-month peri-od when they court, mate, build nests,

Bird DroppingsThe weekly report from the world’s birdwatching capital... by Seymore Thanu


IT WAS May 1969. My Senior Prom date and I were, in the spirit of post-prom elation, cutting class and heading for the Joisey Shore. Most of my classmates were heading for

some place near an amusement pier. Me? I was heading for some place more natural.

Around sunrise, half way down Island Beach State Park, we passed a utility pole with a stick-nest cap. I’d never seen an Osprey nest before and, given the state of raptors in the late 60s, I didn’t expect to ever enjoy the fortune. But in the morning light it was perfectly evident that there was, against the odds, an adult Osprey settled in the nest. I turned around, parked where the view was optimal, turned to my date and intoned, gravely: “Take a look at that bird. It’s heading for extinction.”

Happily, I was wrong. Far from joining the Passenger Pigeon, the Osprey staged a spectacular comeback. Now they’re a manifest thread running through the tapestry that is summer along the Jersey Shore, and they’re starting their summer vacation now, returning from their winter

raise young, then turn around and head back to the Southern Hemisphere (or the southernmost parts of the Northern Hemisphere).

I saw my first Osprey on March 14 this year, hunting over the South Cape May Meadows, and my second at Jakes Landing on March 20. I’ve yet to see one in Cumberland County, where last year, Osprey enjoyed one of their best breed-ing years ever. Most years, in most nests, you’ll find two young Osprey. Last year every nest along the Maurice River had three birds and all of them f ledged. What does this mean, besides more Osprey? It means a big, healthy envi-ronment. Osprey eat fish. The only way Osprey can get off three young birds per nest is by supplying lots of fish. The only way Osprey are going to find lots of fish is because there are lots of fish. Lots of fish is just another way of saying “healthy aquat-ic environment.” And while populations of some fish species are down, others are

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apparently up. Osprey vote with their feet. Nest productivity last year was a four-talons-up sign of a healthy environment.

Osprey are not unique to Cape May, or even North and South America. In fact, they are found on every continent except Antarctica. Curiously enough the species does not breed in South America, yet they are found there year round.

It turns out that birds hatched in North America don’t bother to return in their second year, the year after hatching. Since it takes Osprey two years to attain sexual maturity, second year Osprey figure it doesn’t make sense to migrate thousands of miles just to turn around and go back. Also, breeding adults don’t want them around, so second year Osprey stay south. When they return, they get down to the business of moving their genes forward.

So over the course of the next sev-eral weeks, Cape May will weclome old friends. Osprey will be returning to estab-lished nests and some will be nesting for the first time. New Jersey has not seen such a wealth of Osprey in more than a half-century. Lucky for them, lucky for us. Bad news for Menhaden but —what the

heck — Menhaden don’t read this column. Good thing, or I’d hate to see next week’s Spouty Offy!

If you want to see your first Osprey of the season, head over to the Cape May Bird Observatory - THE place for all your nature needs - and pick up a free birding map, checklist and schedule of walks. Or meet Pete for his Monday morning walk through South Cape May Meadows, where he can personally point out Osprey. The walk meets each Monday at 7:30am in The Nature Conservancy parking lot on Sunset

Bird Droppings? From Page 75

Boulevard. CMBO is located at 701 East Lake Drive overlooking Lake Lily in Cape May Point (609-884-2736), and is open DAILY from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Our staff are always available to help with ques-tions. While you’re here, scan the book-shelves for bargains in the used and vin-tage books section, look at the wonderful Charley Harper merchandise, including a terrific lithograph done just for CMBO, or just browse. Look over the sighting sheets to check what’s being seen out in the field, enjoy the lake view from the wide selec-tion of scopes and binoculars — maybe even catch an Osprey out looking for a snack. If it’s a nice day, sit on our garden benches and enjoy birds at the feeders and the Lake Lily view . You can also visit us online www.BirdCapeMay.org – where birding Cape May is only a click away!

Seymore Thanu is none other than New Jersey’s own Pete Dunne, Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory and Chief Communications Officer for New Jersey Audubon. Pete uses his talents and energy to make the natural world real for others. Author of several books on and about nature (available at CMBO) he weaves information, insight and even fantasy into a net that captures minds and hearts. He has written for virtually every birding publication and for the New York Times.

The Osprey makes a welcome return to Cape May for his summer vacation

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The Dating Column Stella Dixon’s take on romance on Old Cape Island

T HIS week, a friend of mine sent me a link to a dating site for peo-ple seeking sea captains. Really. Sea captains. There are 10,000 people online right now, accord-

ing to the site, “finding their first mates.” This means there are folks out there

who are turned on — not by great looks or a charming personality — but by... seafar-ing. People for whom rubber waders are the new lingerie. What’s more amazing is that these wackadoodles manage to find their soul mates. In a world with six billion people, these folks are riding off into the sunset on that figurative horses. (Or, in this case, on sailboats.) Everyday, weirdos find their weirdo matches.

It never ceases to amaze me that the guy from high school who hopped along on a pogo stick, collected rocks, and fought imag-inary friends with light sabers is now happily married to a lovely pogo-sticking girl with an affinity for rocks and light sabers. And those people who stand on the corner of the street predicting the end of the world on April 2 at 3pm will likely be braced for the apocalypse

with their equally wacky significant oth-ers come April 2 at 3pm. And that guy who spends his summer making out inappropri-ately on the dance floor of the Rusty Nail… has found a woman who is equally okay with dry humping in public.

Where are you people finding one another?

In the meantime, my love life is stalled. This dating column has slowly devolved into more of a non-dating column. If even light

saber guy can land his ideal lady, why am I still alone?

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If there are 10,000 people waking up determined to find sea captains — and actu-ally finding them — then dammit, I’m going to start waking up determined to find exactly what it is I want. I’ve been hoping for nice and gainfully employed. Forget that.

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Just listed! 5 bedroom, 3 bath home on prestigious Cape May Avenue. Great open floor plan ideal for entertaining. sunken liv. room with cathe-dral ceiling, open kitchen/family room, dining room, game room, Florida Room and too much more to mention, a “Must See” $1,200,000.

680 WASHINGTON ST., CAPE MAY

A private setting nestled in the heart of town just 1 block from the Washington Mall is where you will find this 3 story town-house with 2 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths and sleeping den with cus-tom cabinetry and murphy bed. Fully furnished, lots of storage, attached garage plus 2 outside spaces, great rental potential. $529,000.



George and Sue Unverzagt


Maurice and Pat Hight, Margaret and John Rizzo

Anne Burrows, Anna May Manning, Ethelmae Oxner, Pastor Jeffrey Elliott


1310D WISCONSIN AVE., CAPE MAYSouthern exposure makes this court-side quad sunny and warm! This 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath home is move-in ready and has been very well cared for over the years. Inside you’ll find cathedral ceilings and a newly up-dated eat-in kitchen with lots of storage. This home comes furnished so just pack your bag and move right in! $305,999

HOMESTEAD REAL ESTATE846 Broadway, West Cape May

Toll Free: 888-309-7454 • Local: (609) 884-1888 www.HomeSteadCapeMay.com

Dagmer Chew, Broker/Owner

404 FOURTH AVENUE, WEST CAPE MAYDon’t wait to see this one of a kind duplex in West Cape May. This home is very spa-cious and offers many outdoor spaces to enjoy nature. The first floor includes 4 large bedrooms, 2.5 baths, eat-in kitchen with dining area, huge living room with brick fireplace, utility room, and hardwood floors.

The second floor offers an open floor plan which includes 4 large bed-rooms, full bath, eat-in kitchen, and laundry room. Make your appoint-ment today! $759,900

702 BROADWAY, WEST CAPE MAYYou don’t want to miss this remarkable Queen Anne style home with a contemporary feel. This home offers three bedrooms and three full baths with a separate one bedroom, one bath apartment. Inside you’ll find a state of the art kitchen with center island and breakfast bar, formal living room and sunroom. The master suite has an open floor plan with steam shower and whirlpool tub. You must see this home to ap-preciate all the care and attention to detail throughout the years. $625,000

221 ALEXANDER AVE., CAPE MAY POINTBring your flip flops and beach gear as this property is less than half a block to the beach! This cozy cottage sits on the corner of Alexander and Pearl in charm-ing Cape May Point. This home offers 2 bedrooms and 1 bath with an updat-

ed kitchen. Outside you’ll find a private deck which is great for evening bbq’s with family and friends. Use as a summer get-away or year round residence. $515,000


Ed and Annette Bross Leo and Audrey Kinka



Homes Of The WeekCheck out these beautiful homes in the Cape May area

2401 BAYSHORE ROAD LOWER TOWNSHIP

This lovely home features expanded master suite, two additional bedrooms, two and a half baths, custom kitchen with Caesarstone quartz countertops, nine foot ceilings finished with crown molding, hardwood floors, mahoghany deck, workshop with electricity, sprinkler system, security system, beautifully landscaped, and a short stroll to the Bay. $299,900.

Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty1159 Washington St.

(609) 884-3332www.chrisclemanssir.com

902 OCEAN DRIVE UNITS 4 & 5

LOWER TOWNSHIP

Identical units offers spectacu-lar harbor and marina views!!! Both units offer 3 floors of top-of-the-line construction and amenities including 2-car attached garage with tile floor, cathedral ceilings, elevator central vac, multi-zones heat and air conditioning. First level offers large room for en-tertaining complete with wet bar, full bath, and sliders to a paver patio. Unit #4 (located on the right) $1,395,000.00 and Unit #5 (located on the left) $1,895,000

Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington St.,

Cape May609-884-5800

www.jerseycaperealty.com

1742 MARYLAND AVE. CAPE MAY

Impeccably maintained 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 story semi-detached home near Poverty Beach offering 3 levels of ocean view decks. Also features a spacious liv-ing room with woodburning fireplace, screened porch, large master bedroom, with deck overlooking ocean. $925,000.

Coldwell Banker Sol Needles 512 Washington St. Mall

Cape May (609) 884-8428

www.cbcapemay.com

501 MALLOW ROAD CAPE MAY BEACH

Renovated in 2006, this 4 bedroom, 3 bath corner home sits just a block away from the Delaware Bay. Many views throughout of the meadows and the bay. Perfect for year round living or as a vacation home near the beach. $499,000

Coastline RealtyCarol Menz, Broker

(609) 884-50051400 Texas Ave., Cape Maywww.coastlinerealty.com

130 W. JACKSONVILLE AVE, VILLAS

To Be Built! This brand new home can be yours to enjoy this summer! This three story home will have water views. The intended contem-porary floor plan will offer the best views from the third floor great room and decks The second floor master suite and deck will also good views. The first floor holds a two bay garage and lots of storage. Act now to choose floor plans, color schemes and amenities. $299,900

Theresa Senico Apex Realty

2505 Bayshore Rd., Villas (609) 408-4655

www.theresasenico.com

933 COLUMBIA AVE. “COLUMBIA GARDENS”

B-1, CAPE MAY

Spacious 2 bedroom/2 bath townhouse, living room opens to a private deck with retractable awing. Relax pool side after the beach. Ideally suited as a 2nd family home or investment property. Co-lumbia Gardens is currently a weekly summer rental with strong income andlLow condo fees property is being sold furnished less personal belongings. $425,000.

Darcy DickensonCape May Realty

311 Pittsburgh AvenueCape May

609-602-4122www.capemayproperty.net

4002 BAYSHORE ROADSOUTH OF THE CANAL

A home for all seasons in Cape May Estates. plenty of space in between. Great room, gourmet cooks’s kitchen, formal dining room, and library/office. A first floor suite is perfect for par-ents, guests or a nanny.The spacious second floor Master Suite offers vaulted ceilings, his/hers vanities, whirlpool, walk in shower, gas fireplace, sitting area, walk in closets, balcony overlooking the gar-dens. $699,000

Wilsey Realty501 Lafayette Street

Cape May (609) 884-1007

www.wilseyrealty.com

2702 WEAVER AVENUE VILLAS

This well manicured 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is move-in ready. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac this home includes a rear deck an a nice size yard for the kids to play. Inside you’ll find an open living room with wood burn-ing stove, a big kitchen with large dining area, and a mas-ter bedroom with large closet and private bath. Call today to make your appointment! $169,500.

HomeStead Real Estate846 BroadwayWest Cape May609-884-1888

homesteadcapemay.com

23 HARBOR COVE CAPE MAY

$445,000 price reduction! The most aggressively priced luxury estate in Cape May. This offering has many dif-ferences in comparison to other properties. At approxi-mately 14,000 sq ft, the lot is 40% larger and the addi-tional area includes a swim-ming pool and patio. Approx 2000 sq ft of decks contrib-ute to a tremendous amount of outdoor entertainment space. The boat slip is one of the largest available in the marina! Approx 4300 sq ft of living space. $1,950,000

DeSatnick Real Estate1001 Lafayette Street

Cape May(609) 884-1300

www.desatnickrealestate.com

370 ROUTE 47 SOUTHGREEN CREEK

32 acres of beautiful land in Green Creek with 10 +acres cleared & fenced. Pair this with a lovely 2-story farm house, separate 2-story in-law quar-ters, studio, barn with 3 horse stalls with birthing bath, & de-tached garage. Only minutes from the Rio Grande shopping district, 10 miles north of His-toric Beach Resort Cape May. The land has been left as na-ture has intended -- it is as or-ganic as it can be. This could be a of dream project for organic farmers, equestrian centers, vineyard owners. $775,000

Heijung Park-ColamecoJersey Cape Realty

739 Washington StreetCape May

609-884-5800


Rentals Of The WeekAdorable homes in America’s Original

Seaside Resort ready for your enjoyment

1527 New Jersey Avenue, Cape May4 Bdrm, 3 Bath, Sleeps 10$2900 - $4950/weekly 1534 Yacht Avenue, #1, Cape May2 Bdrm, 2 Bath, Sleeps 6$850 - $1850/weekly

Wilsey Realty501 Lafayette Street, Cape May(609) 884-1007www.wilseyrealty.com

209 North Broadway, West Cape May5 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, outside showerNice Yard w/ BBQ, plenty of parking$1200-$1400 per week

West Cape May, 149 Emerald Ave.3 BR, 2 Full Baths, Great Deck off of the 2nd Floor, Living Room, Sleeps 8. $1400. per week

Darcy Dickenson, Cape May Realty311 Pittsburgh Avenue, Cape May609-602-4122 • www.capemayproperty.net

735 Washington Street, #3, Cape May2 bedroom, 2 bath sleeps 5. Close to center of town. $1900/week

109 W Grant, West Cape May4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, sleeps 12. Only 2 blocks to beach! Low $2800/High $4300

Homestead Real Estate846 Broadway, West Cape May(609) 884-1888 • homesteadcapemay.com

402 Gorham Avenue, North Cape MayYear Round. $1,100 Month + Utilities2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom. No Pets.

216 Perry Street ApartmentsStudio – 2 Bedroom’s Available.$4,000 - $6,000 for the Season

Coastline Realty1400 Texas Avenue, Cape May(609) 884-5005www.coastlinerealty.com

42 Jackson Street, Cape May - “Merry Widow” 2 & 3 BR units, 1-1.5 ba. dw, cac, internet. Sleeps 6, Low $1150/High $2350

943 Sewell Ave., Cape May3 br, 1.5 ba, w/d, d/w, cac, sleeps 6Low $1000/High $1800

Jersey Cape Realty739 Washington Street, Cape May(609) 884-5800www.jerseycaperealty.com

902 Lafayette Street, Cape MayIn the heart of town and close to every-thing. Tastefully decorated. 3 BR 2 BA

104 Howard Ave. Cape MayReasonably priced quality vacation rental spot. Very close to beach, town & entertainment. 3 BR 1.5 BA

Inquiries to rentals department at Jersey Cape Realty, 739 Washington St., Cape May • 609-884-5800

313 Franklin Street, Cape May – 6 BR, 3 BA home close to beach, sleeps 14, window a/c, $2,100 - $4,100/week – ID#14543.

933-935 Columbia Avenue, Cape May“Columbia Gardens Condos” – 2 & 3 BR condos., central a/c, 2 – 2 ½ baths, sleeps 6, swimming pool - $1,200 - $2,600/week .

Coldwell Banker Sol Needles512 Washington Street Mall, Cape May (609) 884-8428 • www.cbcapemay.com

722 Maple Avenue, West Cape May. 2 BR home sleeps 6. Easy access to beaches and restaurants. Quiet street. $1,100 a week. 3500 Shore Drive, Cape May Beach. Two bedroom rancher sleeps 5-6. Air condition, washer and dryer. Short ride to Cape May City. $900 a week.

Theresa Senico, Apex Realty, 2505 Bayshore Road, Villas, NJ 08251(609) 408-4655 • www.theresasenico.com

104 Yale Avenue, Cape May PointSingle Family, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathsSleeps 6. $1000-$1900 per week.

504 Sixth Avenue, West Cape MaySingle Family 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths Sleeps 7. $1200-$1400 per week.

Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty 1159 Washington St., Cape May609-884-3332, chrisclemanssir.com501 LAFAYETTE STREET, CAPE MAY NJ 08204

TOLL FREE: 877-884-8907 • LOCAL 609-884-1007FAX 609-884-4407 • WWW.WILSEYREALTY.COM

Call on Usfor All Your

Real Estate Needs!

1307 Beach Avenue, Unit 5, Cape May 2 BR/1.5 BA condo at The Morning Star! Ocean Views and steps from the beach! Sleeps 4. $2025-$2500/week.

1321-D Illinois Avenue, Cape May 2 BR/1 BA quad unit located four blocks to the beach! Sleeps 6. $700-$850/week. Desatnick Real Estate, LLC1001 Lafayette Street, Cape May884.1300, www.deSatnickRealEstate.com

Heijung Park-ColamecoBroker/Sales

Jersey Cape Realty, Inc739 Washington St., Cape May NJ 08204

Office: 609-884-5800 Cell: 609-602-8641GotCapeMayHomes.com

32.89 ACRESFor Sale: 370 Rte 47 S (@ 7.2 mile mark)

Organic Farm? Equestrian center?Vineyard? Sub-division?

Call for details!

609.884.1300www.deSatnickRealEstate.com

1001 LAFAYETTE STREETCAPE MAY NJ 08204

TODD H. DE SATNICK, BROKER OF RECORD

5 STRAWBERRY LANE, COLD SPRING

4 BR/4 BA luxury estate home situated on over an acre on Cape Island

in Cold Spring! $599,000

2 DELAWARE AVENUE, DEL HAVEN

Located in Sun Ray Beach, this custom Town Bank

Builders 4 BR/3 BA home exploits breathtaking

Delaware Bay panoramic views! $594,500

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WASHINGTON STREET MALL The Original Fudge Kitchen, Mary Ann’s, Dellas 5&10, Lace Silhouettes, Center City Mall, Casale’s Shoes, Free Shop, Happy Baby, Jackson Street Boutique, It’s a Breeze, Madame’s Port, Swede Things, Cucina Rosa, Whale’s Tale, Ella's, Italian Garden, Andrew’s Ltd, Jackson Mountain Café, Love The Cook, Bath Time, Ugly Mug, Pilot House, Caroline Boutique, Kaleidoscope, Coldwell Banker, Colors, A Ca Mia, A Place On Earth, Between the Lines, Good Scents.

WASHINGTON STREET Southern Mansion, MAC, Chris Clemans’

Sotheby’s International Realty, Billmae Cottage, Thomas Webster Inn, Inn at the Park, City Hall, Sturdy Savings, Washington Inn, Dr Feldman Dentistry, Jersey Cape Realty, Victorian Towers.

BEACHFRONTKing’s Cottage, Blue Moon Pizza, Coachman’s Motor Inn, Carney’s, Martini Beach, Virginia Hotel, Mad Batter, Poor Richard's Inn, Inn at 22 Jackson Street, Saltwood B&B, Windward B&B, Uncle Bill’s, Ocean View Restaurant, Sandpiper, Hotel Alcott, Summer Station, The Original Fudge Kitchen, Montreal Liquor, Montreal Inn, Capri Motor Lodge, Periwinkle, Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel, Mission Inn, Angel by The Sea, Peter Shields, Hotel Macomber, Marquis de Lafayette.

COLUMBIA AVENUE Columbia House, Sun Bank, Dr Gorny, Victorian Abstract, MP Myers, Cape May Day Spa, Twin Gables, Henry Sawyer B&B, Linda Lee, Brass Bed Inn, Mason Cottage, Mainstay Inn, White Dove Cottage, The Manse B&B, Merion Inn, Cliveden Inn, Pharo’s B&B, Summer Cottage, John F. Craig House, Majestic Star.

GURNEY/OCEAN/STOCKTON Avalon Coffee, Cape May Beach & Kite, John Welsey Inn, Louie’s Pizza, Beach Massage, Inn of Cape May, Beauclair’s, Queen Victoria, Fairthorne, Bamboo Shack, Cheeks, Cape May Library, Freda’s Café, Victorian Lace, Camelot Hotel, Bedford Inn, Chalfonte Hotel.

EAST CAPE MAY Nature Center, Model Cleaners, Cape May Laundromat, Wawa, Coastline Realty, Cape Bookkeeping, Shear Sunsations, Rizzo Chiropractic, C-View Inn, Century 21 Gilmartin. WEST CAPE MAY VFW, Godmother’s, Cape May Bakers, Higher

Grounds, Tea By The Sea, Cape May Linen Outlet, Flying Fish Studio, CVS, Albert Stevens Inn, Weddings by the Sea, Kate’s Flower Shop, Seaside Cheese Company, Kasey’s Kanines, Cape Fitness, Dr Goldstein Dentist, Cheeks, Artizan Salon & Spa, Westside Market, Cape Island Home and Garden, Bella Vida Café, Flanegan’s Framing, 7-11, Copper Fish, Homestead Real Estate.

SUNSET BOULEVARDThe Bird House of Cape May, Butterfly Tea Room, Cape May Wicker, The Exit Zero Store and Gallery, Accent on Beauty, Cape Winds Florist, Cape May Bird Observatory, Cape May Point Post Office, Sunset Beach Gift Shop.

ROUTE 109 South Jersey Marina, Lobster House, Tony’s Marine Supply, Sea Gear Marine, Captain’s Cove, Cape May Whale Watcher, Lucky Bones, Tony’s Pizza, Cape May Antique Center.

NORTH CAPE MAY Laundromat, North Beach Gym, Heart to Heart Flowers, Le Gates, Harpoon Henry’s, Mr. J’s Music Shop, Cape May–Lewes Ferry, Gorman’s, Hair Cuttery, Italian Affair, Cape May Veterinary.

OFF THE ISLAND The Canyon Club, Harbor View Restaurant, Axelsson’s Blue Claw, Cape Liquors, Moose Lodge, Old Grange, Historic Cold Spring Village, Hawk Haven Vineyards.

VILLAS Lower Township Construction, Lower Township Municipal, Apex Realty, Curl Up and Dye, Fish and Fancy, Villas Liquor, Snippers Salon, Jake’s Bar and Grill, Kiddie Closet, Cape Savings Bank, Cohwen’s Ink Emporium, Wawa, Wing It.

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