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Lower Township dedicates pickleball courts to Sgt. Michael Scusa
The Villas soldier, 22, was killed in the 2009 Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan; the township unveiled the courts on Veterans Day.
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Cape May County signals new airport lease talks with the DRBA
Two years after telling the Delaware River and Bay Authority it would end its lease on Cape May Airport, Cape May County put a resolution on its Nov. 10 agenda backing talks on a new one.
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SS United States sinks off Florida to become an artificial reef
The ocean liner towed out of Philadelphia and past Cape May in February 2025 sank Wednesday night off Florida's Panhandle, where Okaloosa County says it will become the world's largest artificial reef.
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Veterans Day ceremonies start at 10 a.m. across Cape May County
Veterans Day ceremonies are set for Wednesday morning in Lower Township and Dennis Township at 10 a.m., and in Cape May, Ocean City and Sea Isle City at 11 a.m. Here's where to go.
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Sea Isle City capital plan proposes $10.5M for flood pumping stations
Sea Isle City's $38.6 million, five-year capital plan proposes $10.5 million for stormwater pumping stations, starting with one beside the Community Center on 46th Street where construction would begin in 2027.
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Rain likely Thursday and Friday as storm ushers in a cold weekend
A strengthening storm is expected to bring rain to Cape May County Thursday through Friday night, followed by a colder, windy weekend, the National Weather Service says. Forecasters do not expect the rain to cause flooding.
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Carini Ristorante & Pizzeria in Wildwood Crest to close Nov. 21
Carini Ristorante & Pizzeria, a Wildwood Crest restaurant since 1985, will close for good Nov. 21, with a pasta dinner fundraiser for Wildwood Middle & High School on its final day.
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Wildwood Crest doubles parking meter rate to $3 an hour for 2027
Parking at a Wildwood Crest meter will cost $3 an hour next summer, double the current $1.50, after the Board of Commissioners adopted the borough's first hourly increase since 2009.
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Mangia on Main opens in former Nino's spot in Cape May Court House
Mangia on Main, an Italian and Mediterranean BYOB from the owner of Mangia Pizza and Pasta in Rio Grande, opened Nov. 3 in Cape May Court House in the space Nino's Family Restaurant held for 30 years.
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A possible nor'easter could bring rain and wind late next week
A coastal storm that could become a nor'easter may bring a decent amount of rain to Cape May County Thursday night into Friday night, the National Weather Service says, though its track, and any wind and tidal flooding, remain uncertain.
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Strong El Niño tilts Cape May County toward a wet, mild winter
A strong El Niño favors a wetter and milder winter in Cape May County, the National Weather Service says, but past El Niño winters at Atlantic City brought anywhere from less than an inch of snow to 58 inches.
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Bidwell Creek Marina moves to claim 7 abandoned boats
Bidwell Creek Marina on Route 47 in Middle Township will apply for title to seven boats it says were abandoned there unless their owners claim and remove them within 30 days of a Nov. 4 legal notice.
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'Jersey Cape Jubilee' brings rock & roll to Convention Hall Nov. 14
A big band of Cape May-area musicians will play rock & roll from Chuck Berry and Elvis to the Eagles and Springsteen at Cape May Convention Hall on Saturday, Nov. 14, in a $50 concert benefiting the Greater Cape May Chamber of Commerce.
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