Vol. 9, No. 47 - December 29, 2011

A sprightly sheet full of the sprays of the old ocean ¯ Thursday, December 29, 2011 ¯ Vol. 9, No. 47 ¯ Cape May, America’s Original Seaside Resort

Star Athlete Matt Szczur Honored At His Alma Mater

Lower Township High School paid tribute to former student and minor league baseball player, Matt Szczur, by retiring his jerseys. More inside... Aleksey Moryakov

THIS WEEK...

Make Your Resolutions...

It’s The New Year’s Eve Issue!

Hospitality Night On The Mall

Pages 9-25

The 17th Annual Cookie Exchange

Pages 26-56

Coast Guard’s Change Of Watch

Pages 94-96

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Inside This Issue «The Coffee Break Page................. Page 12

«The Old Fogey ...............................Page 71

«Ramblings from the Editors........ Page 13

«Activity of the Week......................Page 73

«Food & Drink Guide.................... Page 21

«Employee of the Week....................Page 74

«Inside Sccop On City Hall............ Page 32

«Health & Beauty Guide................Page 76

«Spouty Offy!...................................Page 43

«Student of the Week.................... Page 77

«Customer Service...........................Page 53

«Adopt an Animal.........................Page 79

«Must Haves....................................Page 55

«Bird Droppings............................Page 85

«Cape May Crossword................... Page 66

«The Dating Column..................... Page 91

«The Answer Lady........................ Page 67

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

«Chance Meetings........................ Page 69

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

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Around The Avenues and Alleyways Of Cool Cape May

Melissa Lomax, Joe Vendetta and Erica Cisz in front of the Cape May Point Post Office

Congress Hall’s housekeeping staff take a rare break from working hard on polishing up those luxurious rooms!

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Join Us for NEW YEAR’S EVE! No inflated prices!

Good times!

lunch and dinner daily H sunday brunch cold beer H brick oven pizza holiday parties H catering curbside pickup largest selection of draft beer in cape may

1200 Route 109 South • Cape May (609) 884-BONE (2663)

Happ y N e F r o m w Ye a Luck y Bo r

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12/21: Retirement of Matt Szczur’s Jerseys At Lower Township High photographS by Aleksey moryakov

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New Year SPECIALS December 29 thru January 1

FISH MARKET SPECIALS LARGE SHRIMP (26-30 to the pound) $6.95/pound • 5 pound box $34.25

Garry Gilbert, Gary Playford, Jack Pftenmayer

LOBSTER TAILS (10-12 ounce) $18.95/pound medium CRAB FINGERS $12.95 a can

new year’s PARTY TRAYS SHRIMP and CRAB CLAW TRAY - $34.95 35 large, cooked, peeled and deveined Shrimp, and Crab Cocktail Claws... (Serves 4-6)

CRAB CLAW TRAY - $32.95 Crab Cocktail Claws... (Serves 4-6)

Chris Kobik, Gail Wilsey, John Wilsey

JUMBO SHRIMP TRAY - $39.95 30 Jumbo Shrimp... (Serves 6)

SHRIMP TRAY - $34.95 60 large, cooked, peeled and deveined Shrimp... (Serves 6-8)

COMBINATION TRAY - $36.95 20 peeled and deveined large Shrimp, Crab Cocktail Claws, 8 - one ounce Crab Balls... (Serves 6-8)

Order Online at www.thelobsterhouse.com

Shipped Anywhere Overnight Express (Shipping Charges Apply)

Call Ahead and We’ll Have Your Order Waiting!

609-884-3064

Gary Douglas, Frank Onorato, Vicki Clark, Rich Hooyman

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Join Us for New Year’s Eve!

Saturday, December 31

new year’s

No Cover!

5 Hour Jones Open Bar - 9-12pm - $25 or Pay As You Go Friday, December 30 - the loop OPEN 7 DAYS 11AM-2AM YEAR ROUND!

(609) 884-3459 426 Washington Street Mall Cape May Now Serving Trits!

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12/21: Retirement of Matt Szczur’s Jerseys At Lower Township High photographS by Aleksey moryakov

OPEN EVERY NIGHT! We would like to thank our wonderful customers and our FABULOUS STAFF for helping us recover from the 12/23/10 fire and turning 2011 into a great year: FRONT OF HOUSE: Managers- General Manager Tracy Lamey; Bar Manager Carol Queenan; Hosts- Betty Chiriaco (retired) Autumn Hall, Craig Needles, Janice Schumann, Elaine Silverlight, Richard Turco; Bartenders- John Queenan, Mark Robart, Cody Smith, Gordon Vincent; Servers- Karen Accardi, Rachelle Carbonaro, Kristijana Dailidaite, Tammy Hughes, Matthew Kennett, Marc La Rocca, Dean Lyon, Mike Miley, Doug Rymsza, Ashley Schumann, Deanna Smith, Debbie Strickland, Kathy Tillotson, Erik Walters; BussersAlex Ciprian, Hannah Lamey, Luba Maletteri, Jessica Nagel, Chuck Nagel; Parking Valets Ionel Chirila, Dan Mos BEHIND THE SCENES: Chefs- Executive Chef Bob Rovira, Rob Terwilliger, Tommy Anderson, Monday Sentongo, Ricky Plummer; Pastry Chef George Pechin; Consulting Chef Jon Davies; Pastry/Pantry Pat Matthews, Christy Wright, Chris Sobel, Elise Meehan; Prep Cooks- Ever Gonzalez, Noel Hernandez; Dishwashers- Francisco Canseco, Julia Gonzalez, Irma Infante, Christina Jimenez; HousekeeperTammy Scull; Maintenance and Carpentry-Dean Lyons, Mike Miley and Rob Terwilliger wearing different hats!

Jim Ridgway, Matt Szczur, Natalie Cooper, Nancy Ridgway

-With gratitude, Vicki Watson & George Mesterhazy

Join us for New Year’s Eve!

Matt Szczur, Kathy Szczur, Kristen Morey, Ronnie Morey

Call or visit www.merioninn.com for details Last Day of Season-Jan. 3 – all food items ½ price!

106 Decatur Street, Cape May Reservations: 609-884-8363, or online at www.merioninn.com Laura Lindholm, Marc Szczur, Maddy Festa

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12/21: Retirement of Matt Szczur’s Jerseys At Lower Township High photographS by Aleksey moryakov

HAPPY HOUR

3PM TO 7PM (THURSDAY – SUNDAY)

1/2 Price Drafts & Domestic Bottles, Margaritas On The Rocks and House Wine by the Glass $5 FlatBreads During Happy Hour

Joan McGuckin, Matt Szczur, Rosemary Mazzotta

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011 Entertainment by 52 PICKUP

2 GREAT OPTIONS • $25 Open Bar 9pm-Midnight • or $10 Cover with Cash Bar

Ronnie Morey, Kristen Morey, Steven Morey, Nancy Ridgeway, Jim Ridgeway

609-884-4800 At the corner of Beach Ave. & Decatur Street www.CabanasOnTheBeach.com

www.facebook.com/CabanasOnTheBeach

Jane Rife, Matt Szczur, Justin Rife

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12/20: Holiday Gift Basket Giveaway At The Whale’s Tale

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Dinner from 5pm Friday & Saturday Early Bird Specials f5:00-5:30 $21.95

and

CLIPPER SHIP PUB

Wishing a Happy New Year to One and All

The Black Duck will be open Fridays and Saturdays in January and February

Reserve now for New Year’s Eve! (609) 898-0100

1 Sunset Boulevard, West Cape May

Reserve for New Year’s Eve!

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12/8: Hospitality Night On The Washington Street Mall photographS by Aleksey moryakov

Tasting Room Hours: Daily Noon-5pm Winery Tours - Saturday at 3 pm (call for reservations)

Amanda, Charlie Horse

December 10 th wine releases: Isaac Smith Port & Cape May Temptation (apple dessert wine) Chardonnay * Merlot * Syrah Pinot Grigio * Riesling Cabernet Sauvignon Blush * Apple * Fini Blanc * Port Gift Certificates & Gift Baskets Wine Merchandise

The big guy

(609) 884-1169

Beverly, Weiner

711 Townbank Rd., North Cape May www.capemaywinery.com

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12/8: Hospitality Night On The Washington Street Mall

Rip, Zig

Laura Hunter, Santa

John, Phyllis

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C-View Inn Cape May’s Oldest & Friendliest Tavern

Mondays - Rib DAY 1/2 Rack - $8.50 All Day Long Tuesdays - TAVERN PIZZA & TACO DAY $3.50 Small Pizzas $5.50 Large Pizzas $1 Tacos Wednesdays our famous wing night! starting at 3pm

The Best “VIEW” of Fall PHILLY Sports Eagles Games

Fly on the 50¢ WINGS of the Eagles Eagles Special Edition Miller Lite Pounders…$2.50 8 HDTV Flat Screens…NFL Ticket

Flyer’s Games

Pizza’s…$3.50/$5.50 Sliders $1.50 • Buckets/Miller Lite…6/$7 Hat Trick Specials…

3 Domestic Pints…$5 • 3 Pizza’s... $9/$12

BEST WINGS IN SOUTH JERSEY Take-Out Package Goods Daily Specials 8 Flat Screen TVs happy hour Mon - Tues - Thurs - Fri 3-5pm $2 Domestics $3 Well Drinks

Best Wings & Great Specials Corner of Texas Ave. & Washington St., Cape May • 884-4712

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In Memoriam... Four Pillars Of The Community Who Left Us This Year

Gene Sole, loving husband and father of two, was the principal of the Richard M. Teitelman Middle School. He served his country as a Liutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corp, and he served his community as a volunteer firefighter, soccer coach, and cub scout leader. After a three-year battle with cancer, Gene died on August 11, at the age of 48.

Harry Hirsch was born in Poland where, at sixteen, he was imprisoned in Auschwitz. In 1950, he came with wife Sophie to the US, where he built a life as a carpenter and poultry distributor. In 1966, he built Cape May’s Montreal Inn and launched a real estate development company. Harry had two sons and four grandchildren. He died on August 20, at the age of 88.

Andy “Goose” Boyt was a lieutenant in the Cape May City fire department. He was born and raised in Cape May, where his reputation as a gifted carpenter and surfer preceded him. He loved nothing more than spending time with his wife, Michelle, his three sisters, twelve nieces and nephews and his beloved dog, Cali. Andy died on October 3, at the age of 45.

Larry Muentz owned and operated Alexander’s Inn, and restaurant, on Washington Street, with Diane, his wife of 43 years, for more than 30 years. In that time he became a very active member of the local chamber of commerce and hosted a local radio show, “The Soap Box with Larry Muentz”.

Philadelphia-born Larry died on November 28, at the age of 71.

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The Police Blotter

DETROIT, Michigan—A man approached a pair of officers showing their squad car computer equipment to children. The officers asked to use his ID to demonstate. The man was arrested when the computer showed he was wanted for robbery in St Louis, Missouri.

Classic Quotations Cape May County Historical Museum

A Story From The Past “New Year’s Day is every man’s birthday.”

Charles Lamb “Every man regards his own life as the New Year’s Eve of time.” Jean Paul “New Year’s Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.” James Agate “If you asked me for my new year resolution, it would be to find out who I am.” Cyril Cusack “A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.” Anonymous “An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” Bill Vaughn

Captain Cornelius Jacobsen (Jacobsz) Mey, the namesake of Cape May, was born in the late 16th century in a Dutch town called Schellinkhout. He made his first trek to the New World in 1614, as a navigator on the ship, Fortune. By the time he was able to return in 1621, he had become Captain Cornelius Mey and was the skipper of his own ship, the Blyde Boodschap. It was on this trip that Mey discovered the small peninsula that he chose to bear his name. Ben Miller

Facebook Mystery Contest

Weird Word Of The Week

Qualtagh Also known as a “first-foot,” this is the first person to enter a house on New Year’s Day. What kind of qualtagh arrives determines what kind of luck you will have. For the best luck, this should be a darkhaired man (red-heads and females are a bad omen), and he should come bearing whiskey.

KNOW your way around Cape May? Think of yourself as the observant type? Feast your eyes on the photograph above, prepared by our resident cryptographer Kate Chadwick.

If you think you know what establishment you’re staring at, then you have a chance to win a gift certificate to spend at a local business. Go to the Exit Zero Facebook page before Monday for a full-size, full-color photo and instructions on how to enter – follow the instructions carefully.

And, don’t worry if you have never used Facebook before – it’s easy! Just ask your six-year-old nephew for help. To enter, look for the mystery photo at facebook.com/ exitzeropublishing. Good luck!

Random Fact Of The Week

Food plays a big role in New Year’s traditions. Black-eyed peas, ham or cabbage is thought to bring prosperity. Bad luck foods are lobsters, because they move backwards, and chicken, because they scratch in reverse.

It is believed that eating these on New Year’s Day might cause a reversal of fortune.

Fortune Cookie Of The Week J “A good time to finish up old tasks.” J Once a week, the folks at Exit Zero eat at Cape Orient, the island’s fine Asian restaurant. Sometimes we find pearls of wisdom at the end of our meal. And sometimes we don’t. The above fortune cookie was eaten with sweet and sour pork. Please note: Any typos are not ours, but those of the fortune cookie manufacturers. We print them as we find them.

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Ramblings From The Editors

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Ideas, idle gossip, and occasionally important odds ’n’ ends

T THE request of Cape May Point Mayor Carl Schupp, Cape May Mayor Edward Mahaney agreed to cosponsor a resolution for the League of Municipalities that will, if enacted into legislation, eliminate the availability of unemployment benefits for seasonal workers in the public sector. It’s a move that will save the Point $15,000 a year and Cape May, according to Mahaney, $31,000. The measure has the unanimous support of both the League’s Resolutions Committee and Cape May’s city council. “It’s driven by the economics of the time,” Mahaney says.

We caught up with City Manager Bruce MacLeod, who said Cape May employs 160 to 180 seasonal workers, and that twenty to twenty-five of them apply for unemployment. This isn’t a huge amount of people. In fact, the measure would affect so few people — a minority of beach taggers and lifeguards only, according to Mahaney — we can’t help but wonder if it’s even worth the trouble.

Won’t fighting for such a resolution just contribute to Cape May’s reputation as “the city of no?”

Not according to Mike Cerra, Senior Legislative Analyst for the New Jersey League of Municipalities, who says the resolution is “garnering a lot of positive buzz” state-wide.

“It’s a common sense issue,” he says. Cerra adds that, because the jobs are advertised as temporary, collecting unemployment upon their termination is “not consistent with the spirit or intent of the law.”

We’re journalists, which means it’s our job to see each side of every story we write.

In this case, that’s not a challenge. If you read our paper, you know we’re a liberal-leaning

bunch and that we’re aware of how much this town depends on its summer employees. But we’re also a hard-working bunch who don’t believe that taxpayer money is best spent on unemployment benefits for folks who are hanging ten in Costa Rica for half the year (and you know it happens). We encourage those of you who have strong opinions on this or any other issue to make your voices heard at the city council meetings. We attend them, and we see how few of you are there.

On a happier note, the Exit Store Store and Gallery is expanding. We are knocking down a wall and taking over the shop next door. This means more merchandise and more room. We’re thinking surf lessons (not in the shop, obviously), book readings, museum-style exhibits and more opportunity to learn about and enjoy Cape May. In this economy, it’s a leap of faith, sure, but we’re not exactly known for playing it safe, and we hope you all come out to support us. Watch out for news of our grand opening, which is scheduled for March 1, all being well.

The New York Daily News has reported that the family of actress Anne Hathaway would like her to be married in her

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“hometown” of Cape May. Anne is engaged to actor, jewelry designer and boyfriend of three years, Adam Schulman. We’re happy for Anne and her parents Jerry and Kate and we love the idea of so much media attention being focused on America’s Original Seaside Resort because, well, it’s good for business, which means it’s good for each and every one of us. Of course, the newspaper wasn’t quite accurate about that “hometown” bit. While Anne spent a lot of summers here, she was born in Brooklyn and raised in Millburn, NJ. We’ve never been to Millburn, but we’re willing to bet it can’t hold a candle to Cape Island...

Speaking of celebrity gossip, we’ve got some of our own. On December 20, TV host Jimmy Fallon picked our very own Jon Roth out of a live studio audience and presented him with what may be the world’s ugliest Christmas sweater. Jon was composed, articulate and sexy on camera… except for the part where he completely flopped. When Jimmy asked him where he’s from, Jon responded with “South Jersey!” We know, we couldn’t believe it, either. A perfect opportunity to boast about being from Exit Zero which, unlike Anne Hathaway, Jon actually is. And he blew it. Make sure to watch the clip on YouTube, and then give Jon a hard time about it.

Finally, as this is our last issue for a while, we’d like to extend a final invitation for you and yours to attend the 8th Annual Burns Supper at the Ugly Mug on Thursday, January 26. It’s the most fun you’ll have all winter. We can’t guarantee that, of course, but we’d be willing to bet. Reserve a seat by calling (609) 770-8479 or by visiting exitzero.us. Until February, stay warm!

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Open full time through Monday, Jan 2 Open weekends throughout the winter!

Make your New Year’s Eve Reservations!

4 course dinner $75

Blondage 8 – 12:30

Japanese • Sushi • Chinese • Thai Cuisine

Live Music - No Cover Friday, December 30 from 7-10pm

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK YEAR ROUND Lunch • Dinner • Take-Out • Catering 315 Ocean Street, Washington Commons Mall (609) 898-0088 • www.capeorient.com

Robin & Amy AT THE CARROLL VILLA HOTEL

19 Jackson Street, Cape May 884-5970 - madbatter.com

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12/8: Hospitality Night On The Washington Street Mall

John, Vince

Flore, Yana

Elizabeth, Joe

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Harbor View

RESTAURANT, BAR & MARINA

Thursday Prime Rib dinner ($16)

954 Ocean Drive, Cape May • (609) 884-5444 • www.harborviewcapemay.com

Open Thursday thru Sunday for Lunch & Dinner • Breakfast on Saturday & Sunday

New Year’s Eve Reservations Accepted but not required.

Join us for Breakfast on New Year’s Day from 8-11:30.

Friday Shrimp stravaganza ($17) & Fairly Irregular Pizza Sunday Burger Mania...

All Day & All Night! & pork loin Dinner ($16)

Thursday, December 29, 2011

How’s It Going Over At Convention Hall?

Our weekly photo update keeps you posted on the construction of this much-anticipated project

PHOTOGRAPH BY Aleksey Moryakov... TO ORDER COPIES, PLEASE CALL (609) 770-8479

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12/8: Hospitality Night On The Washington Street Mall photographS by Aleksey moryakov

Open Daily December 29 - 31 Dinner from 5pm

Johnny Tsunami, Herman Buckets, June Shriver, Jake Hauser, Mr Clutch, Alyse Calkins

Becky, Shark

Reserve Your Private Party

Rehearsal Dinners • Reunions Baby Showers • Bridal Showers Any Special Occasion

Reservations: (609) 898-9800 301 Washington Street Mall, Cape May Corner of Washington & Perry Street

www.cucinarosa.com

The Three Stooges

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12/8: Hospitality Night On The Washington Street Mall

Matt and Tammy Patterson

Ava and Sundi

Jilly Bean, Ashlie

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As a Cape May local, this is easily my favorite restaurant... great food, great staff, great times!

Thank you!” ~ Stephanie and Stephen

Breakfast Saturday & Sunday from 8am Lunch Daily from 11:30 Dinner Nightly from 5pm We will be closed January 2 through January 13.

Re-opening Saturday, January 14, serving Lunch & dinner 7 daily.

Closed for breakfast until the spring.

Reserve Now for New Years Eve! Serving a special ala carte menu

322 Washington Street Mall, Cape May (609) 884-9119 • www.tishasfinedining.com

NEW YEAR’S EVE open at 4pm

Five Course Prix Fix $60, $80 or $100 call to reserve!

(609) 884 8811 Beach Avenue & Howard Street at the Hotel Macomber www.unionparkdiningroom.com

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Cape May’s Finest

New Year’s Eve Gala

12/8: Hospitality Night On The Washington Street Mall photographS by Aleksey moryakov

Party Tickets $130pp New Year’s Eve in our Penthouse Ballroom • Top Shelf Open Bar with Hors D’Oeuvres • Four Course Surf & Turf Dinner • Entertainment by the Fabulous Party Band “Groove Place”

Bradd, Kendall, Kerri, Laurie

• Champagne Toast at Midnight.

• 1am Continental Breakfast with Mimosas

One & Two Night Packages Also Available

Bayside

Groove Place

Grand Hotel

609.884.5611 1045 Beach Ave ~ Cape May GrandHotelCapeMay.com Suzann, Scott, Emma

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NEW YEAR’S EVE @ THE RIO

photographS by Aleksey moryakov

TERRY-OKE! in the bar featuring Terry O”Brien Win Ca$h Prizes 9:00 p.m. to ??? ★

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Enjoy our

Special New Year’s Eve Dinner Menu served until 10:00 in dining room

Gabriella, Chris, Isabelle

Call today to make your reservations!

You can still Give the Gift of Good Taste with a

GIFT CARD from

RIO STATION Joe and Anita Fries

$12.99

ECONO-BUSTER DINNERS Sunday - Friday

Grande Center Shopping Mall Rio Grande, New Jersey

609-889-2000

Becky Smith, Andy Smith, Rick Longo, Lily Smith, Lauren Longo, Eva Elliana

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12/8: Hospitality Night On The Washington Street Mall

Bella, Aunt Lex

Jim, Millie, and a sexy little thing called EZ

Suzann Swain, Emma Swain

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Holiday Gift Certificates Available

We’ll Be Home For The Holidays Join Us! Reservations 609.884.9090

1301 Beach Avenue • petershieldsinn.com

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The Ultimate Cape May Food & Drink Chart What you need to know about the food and the vibe Aleathea’s 7 Ocean Street, Cape May (609) 884-5555, Ext. 226 www.innofcapemay.com

This fine restaurant is currently closed for the season. They’ll be open in the spring but don’t let that stop you from booking your next vacation at the Inn!

Axelsson’s Blue Claw 991 Ocean Drive, Cape May (609) 884-5878 www.blueclawrestaurant.com

Fine dining near the harbor. Elegant dining room, cozy fireplace, and the classic Clipper Ship Pub. A great place for a classy New Year’s Eve dinner!

BELLA VIDA CAFÉ 406 N. Broadway, West Cape May (609) 884-6332 www.bellavidacafe.com

“The local café with a wholesome aroma” is what they call it... and that’s how we describe it. Very apt!

The Black Duck 1 Sunset Boulevard, West Cape May (609) 898-0100 www.blackduckonsunset.com

A chic interior and stylish food, but the ambience is anything but pretentious.

Modern American cuisine.

The Blue Pig Tavern 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-8422 www.congresshall.com

Congress Hall’s restaurant is better than ever, serving classic tavern food with a twist or two along the way.

Boiler room 251 Beach Avenue in Congress Hall (609) 884-8421 www.congresshall.com

The coolest hot spot in town. The Boiler Room is where it’s at for a cocktail and the music to dance it off.

brown room 251 Beach Avenue in Congress Hall (609) 884-8421 www.congresshall.com

Cape May’s living room is just the ticket when you want to relax with a beverage and great food.

Cabanas 429 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-4800 www.cabanasonthebeach.com

It’s always warm and friendly in this lively beachfront bar that features some of the best live bands around.

Cape May Winery 711 Townbank Road, North Cape May (609) 884-1169 www.capemaywinery.com

This beautiful winery is open daily from 12-5pm. Make a reservation to tour the winery on Saturdays at 3pm. Check their ad for extra holiday tours!

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Price range of entrées

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Food for kids?

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$15-$45 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

FULL BAR

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$24-$30 Cards: V, MC, D

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The Ultimate Cape May Food & Drink Chart What you need to know about the food and the vibe Cape Orient 315 Ocean Street, Cape May (609) 898-0088 www.capeorient.com

Great food every time, whether you are looking for Chinese, Thai or sushi. The service is superb, too.

Cucina Rosa 301 Washington Street Mall (609) 898-9800 www.cucinarosa.com

Nicely located at the beginning of the mall, this Italian restaurant is a mustvisit. Simply superb food.

C-View inn Texas Avenue & Washington Cape May (609) 884-4712

A locals’ favorite, the oldest and friendliest tavern in town with great wings, excellent pub fare and cold beer.

depot market cafÉ 409 Elmira Street Cape May (609) 884-8030

Owners Chris and Lisa Shriver are keeping the old favorites at this locals’ joint AND adding new specials.

The Ebbitt Room 25 Jackson Street (609) 884-5700 www. virginiahotel.com

With the remarkable cooking of chef Lucas Manteca, there’s even more reason than usual to visit. Sublime concoctions.

fish and fancy 2406 Bayshore Road, Villas (609) 886-8760 www.fishandfancy.com

Superb seafood however you like it – fried, broiled, grilled, blackened or sautéed. Great salads, too! Ask about their holiday platters!

harbor view 954 Ocean Drive (609) 884-5444 www.harborviewcapemay.com

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

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hawk haven vineyard 600 S. Railroad Ave., Rio Grande (609) 846-7347 www.hawkhavenvineyard.com

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

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hemingway’s 1045 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-5611 www.hemingwayscapemay.com

A relaxed yet elegant island ambiance, featuring USDA Prime Steaks, classic seafood and excellent prices.

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The Ultimate Cape May Food & Drink Chart What you need to know about the food and the vibe

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the lobster house Fisherman’s Wharf, (609) 884-8296 www.thelobsterhouse.com

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

lucky bones 1200 Route 109, (609) 884-BONE www.luckybonesgrill.com

It’s a huge hit for a reason. Excellent food, great bar vibe, superb service. Gets it right every single time.

mad batter 19 Jackson Street (609) 884-5970 www.madbatter.com

The original fine dining restaurant in Cape May and still one of the best. The food is always creative.

marie nicole’s 9510 Pacific, Wildwood Crest (609) 522-5425 www.marienicoles.com

Marie Nicole’s serves modern American cuisine with a European ambience. Late menu, desserts and cocktails.

merion inn 106 Decatur Street (609) 884-8363 www.merion inn.com

The dim, amber lighting, dark wooden bar, period fittings and classy staff give it a special ambience.

oyster bay 615 Lafayette Street (609) 884-2111 oysterbayrestaurantnj.com

Currently closed for the season... although they will be open for New Year’s Eve!

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peter shields 1301 Beach Avenue (609) 884-9090 www.petershieldsinn.com

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

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THE PILOT HOUSE 142 Decatur Street (609) 884-3449 www.pilothousecapemay.com

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

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rio station 3505 Route 9 South Rio Grande (609) 889-2000

While all around it has changed, the Rio is still serving excellent food with old-style, friendly service.

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seasalt 1035 Beach Avenue (609) 884-7000 www.capemayoceanclubhotel.com

Imaginative cuisine at SeaSalt, or check out their hot Latin Night on Fridays with Salsa dancing and live Salsa music!

Seaside Cheese Company 600 Park Blvd (609) 884-8700 www.seasidecheesecapemay.com

A huge plus for the area when it opened, and this place continues to delight with gourmet treats.

Sushi Ukai 1500 Route 47 South, Rio Grande (609) 770-7773 www.sushiukai.com

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tisha’s 318 Washington Street Mall (609) 884-9119, t www.tishasfinedining.com

This local favorite moved from Convention Hall to the mall, at the former site of Stumpo’s.

The Ugly Mug 426 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 884-3459

A Cape May legend, and even better now that they’ve put those wonderful booths in there — such a treat.

uncle bill’s pancake house Beach Avenue & Perry Street Cape May (609) 884-7199

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Elegant dining in a classic old hotel, and the food is magnificent and inventive. One of the best in the area.

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race yourselves: against a backdrop of festive décor, council was in particularly good spirits this month. The meeting was short and sweet, kind of like we imagine Mayor Ed Mahaney to be after a few shots of egg nog. In case you’re one of the folks who ducked out early or, worse, didn’t show up at all (shame on you!), here is your trusty EZ recap…

6:38 - Your first reporter arrives behind councilmember Jack Wichterman, who holds the door for her. Chivalry is not dead! Oh, and he is wearing black slacks, a cranberry shirt, tan jacket and dark tie. Inside the auditorium, there is a beautiful Christmas tree on a stage overflowing with presents and stuffed animals. (There are at least 16 animals, including a Winnie the Pooh, a panda bear, a giraffe, a koala and a particularly adorable monkey in a tuxedo.)

6:48 - Your reporter eavesdrops on a conversation between councilmember Jack Wichtermen and councilmember Deanna Fiocca, who is clad in black slacks and blouse, topped with a purple jacket. They’re discuss-

ing Wichterman’s grandchild, who is two.

6:54 - People filing in now, including your other trusty reporter, and City Clerk Diane Weldon, who’s wearing a pair of black pants —­ possibly jeans, possibly jeggings — tucked into a beautiful pair of suede boots and topped with a tweed-colored sweater and leopardprint scarf. Your reporters try to Google suede boots on their laptop but, alas, there is no internet in the meeting room.

7:00 - Mayor Ed Mahaney approaches your reporters so that they may get a better look at his charcoal-colored suit, “from Boyd’s

in Philadelphia” (which is having a 40 percent off sale right now). It’s very nice, and paired with an oh-so-pale pink shirt, but our favorite part is the red Frosty the Snowman tie.

7:05 - Mayor Mahaney wishes everyone good evening, and calls the roll. Councilmember Terri Swain is absent. We say the Pledge of Allegiance.

7:07 - Mayor Mahaney draws attention to the toys behind him, which have been collected as part of the Sergeant Bill Alvarez Toy Drive, “a labor of love.” He thanks the city for their efforts in honoring this tradition, which allows 100 kids to receive four gifts each, “a tremendous thing.” Mahaney singles out the ladies at Victorian Towers, who collected all of the teddy bears – which will not only make so many children happy on Christmas morning, but will “make a great backdrop” for the meeting.

7:11 - It’s time to announce the winners of the annual beach tag drawing contest. Kids at local schools were given the opportunity to design this year’s seasonal and weekly tags, and council voted on their favorites.

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Page 34 The Inside Scoop On City Hall ? From Page 32 Sometimes, according to Mahaney, the competition is so fierce “secretaries have to be brought in as proxies.” Your reporters picture Mayor Mahaney and City Attorney Anthony Monzo duking it out over beach ball sketches.

(Monzo is looking dapper this evening, as usual, in black slacks, pale yellow shirt with gray blazer, and a red patterned tie.)

7:12 - Mayor Mahaney calls the winners up to the podium and invites them to describe their tag and the inspiration for it. “If form holds true,” Mahaney says, “these are talented individuals who don’t like to talk much.” The crowd chuckles, although this observation is accurate.

7:13 - Brandon Bauer, a seventh-grade student from The Richard M. Teitelman School who appeared only a wee bit panicky, is the seasonal tag winner. “I drew a fish singing ‘On the Way to Cape May,’” Bauer says.

“He was blue.” How succinct! We think certain members of the council should take a cue from Mr Bauer.

7:13 - Jacob Harkin, an eighth-grade student also from Richard Tietelman, is the weekly tag winner. Jacob says he chose to draw a Victorian house because “they’re nice.”

(Another succinct speaker!) This is too brief an explanation for Mahaney, however, who

Thursday, December 29, 2011 adds that Jacob’s tag “represents the historical national landmark status of Cape May,” and that it’s a “very sharp drawing” which captures “all the features manifested in a Victorian roof.” He also discusses how this weekly tag is now actually an eight-day tag, encompassing both a Saturday arrival and departure day in the typical vacation week. Both winners will receive a savings bond that matures at a hundred dollars which they can use to further their education. Hear that, boys? Education!

7:14 - Mayor Mahaney gives folks who came just to watch the beach tag presentation an opportunity to leave now. Eleven people file out, only 14 are left, which becomes 15 within minutes with the arrival of the ubiquitous Bernie Haas. “The rest of this meeting,” Mahaney jokes, “is going to be worse than detention.” We would find that funnier if we were among the eleven people high-tailing it for the door right now. Jack Wichterman says he is “crushed.”

7:16 - It’s time for the adoption of the Washington Street Mall management company’s 2012 budget, which is for $67,220.

Mayor Mahaney asks if anyone would like to speak for or against this amount. Sue Tischler, who is the treasurer of the company, takes the podium. “Well, I hope you’re going to speak for it,” councilmember Bill Murray jokes. Tischler gives a brief breakdown of the figures, and mentions that $5,000 of it is

earmarked for the trolley system, which carried a record-breaking 29,000 people in July and August. We think this is great for traffic patterns in Cape May and great for the ozone layer, too. Plus, we just feel cool riding in a trolley. The budget passes unanimously.

7:18 - Time for an ordinance for public hearing and adoption! This time, it’s 245, which would amend section 469-2 of the Cape May city code, which discusses tour licenses. (There was a brief moment of confusion for your reporters, one of whom misheard this as “door licenses” and the other of whom misheard it as “whore licenses” for one alarming and surreal split-second.)

If passed, a tour-holder who holds a motor vehicle license would be permitted five vehicles instead of four. “It’s the fair and equitable thing to do,” Mahaney says. Your reporters ponder whether there is a difference between “fair” and “equitable.” The motion passes unanimously.

7:20 - Mahaney, once again, gives people the opportunity to leave… somebody’s in the Christmas spirit! Seven more people take off, and Mahaney notes there are “six gluttons for punishment and three reporters left.” We feel better when Wichterman corrects him that there are only two reporters in the audience (yours truly). Wichterman jokes that

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Thursday, December 29, 2011 The Inside Scoop On City Hall ? From Page 34 he is “hurt” by the exodus, and councilmember Bill Murray — wearing a navy suit, light blue shirt and navy tie — responds, “And you were going to sing tonight, too.” (Your reporters fervently hope this is true, as there haven’t been too many funny happenings since the beginning of this meeting.)

7:21 - Jack Wichterman begins reading the evening’s 24 (that’s twenty-four) resolutions. “A lot of these are just stuff we have to do,” he says. Here are the highlights: Resolution 255 states that council’s reorganization will be on the first of the month, even though it’s a Sunday. “Bill can’t spend all day in church,” Wichterman says. The council decides they’ll have to watch their behavior the night before, which is New Year’s Eve. What. A. Bummer.

Resolution 256 is for the rehiring of Remington & Vernick as the city’s engineers.

Resolution 257 is for the hiring of two new volunteer fire department members.

Your reporters wonder if these new volunteers are men or women, not that it matters, really, but more men in uniform around town can’t hurt. (And how does one “hire” a “volunteer”? Hmm.) Resolution 258 is for a closed session meeting to discuss contract negotiations with

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Resolution 259, City Manager Bruce MacLeod explains (wearing a black suit, white shirt, and dark graphic tie), will allow the city to make application for a grant called “Safe Roads To School,” which would allow for improvements to the walking and biking routes kids take to school. Kids, today.

When your reporters walked to school, we didn’t have “safe roads.” We traveled five miles uphill. In the sand. Both directions. (We kid, we kid.)

Resolutions 260 and 261 will “close out” some of the construction work in the city.

Wichterman refers to this as strictly “iron plate” and we assume he means “boilerplate.”

Although “iron plate” is kind of cool.

Resolution 262 fixes the rate of interest on delinquent taxes. “You’ve been warned,” Wichterman says. Taxes, what a buzz kill.

Resolution 263 is for transfer of line item appropriations within the budget. “We’re not increasing our budget,” Wichterman says, “we’re simply allowing for a transfer of items.”

Resolution 265 authorizes a rebid of the retail spot in Convention Hall that was not previously bid upon. The gentleman who was the owner of the surf shop in the old solarium was the winner of the first retail space, which went for $65,000 dollars. Council hopes the second space will go for the same, “if not more.”

Resolution 266 is for the payment of bills, which reminds one of your reporters of her delinquent VISA. Resolution 267 and 268 is for the approval of amusement game licenses for two locations on Beach Avenue. Your reporters silently challenge one another to an air hockey match, asap.

Resolution 269 authorizes adjustments in a utility bill due to “catastrophic occurrences.”

Resolution 270 is for “a special” item of revenue that was not anticipated when the budget was passed. (When your reporters get a bill we didn’t anticipate, “special” is not the word that comes to mind, but to each their own.)

This unanticipated cost has to do with inspections by John Queenan, the county’s animal control officer. Wichterman says the amount is 9… long pause while council searches for paperwork…$9,968. Yowza, that’s even less special than we thought.

Wichterman prefaces Resolution 271 as “very exciting.” It has to do with the installation of solar panels on Convention Hall. He reiterates that it’s “very exciting.” Did we mention that it’s “very exciting?” (We’re not making fun this time; we agree that this is, well, very exciting!)

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city and Comcast “for speakers and all the power that’s going to be run in there” at Convention Hall. Take that, FIOS. “There was a second person interested,” Wichterman says, “but they did not appear to be… as excited.”

Resolution 273 is for a professional services agreement between Cape May and Teledata for bid specs, also for Convention Hall.

Resolution 274 is for the rejection of bids for Convention Hall chair risers. “We’re going out again,” Wichterman says, “because we weren’t satisfied with what came in.” So there, suckers.

Resolution 275 is for the approval of a $2,500 change order for additional Convention Hall engineering costs.

Resolution 277 is for the approval of a contract between the city and Van Note Harvey engineers to replace master water heaters. There were three bidders, ranging from $33,000 to $26,000 to $13,000. Wichterman advises there is an engineer on the council who has looked into this extensively, there is no problem with the taking low bid.

7:40 - Jack Wichterman says, “I believe that’s it,” and your reporters feel instantly happy.

But Wichterman is mistaken — there’s one more to go — and your reporters feel instantly deflated. Resolution number 278 is for the appointment of a new fire police officer, Ken Johnson, who is one of our reliable beach taggers. Your reporters wonder what, exactly, a fire police officer is. Sounds like a bit of an identity crisis to us.

7:42 - Council “entertains a motion” to pass these resolutions. Your reporters picture council entertaining a motion, and we wonder what that would entail. Juggling?

7:44 - Reports are received

by City Clerk Diane Weldon.

7:45 - Time for unfinished business. City Manager Bruce MacLeod says that revenue generated from occupancy tax for the 2011 calendar year ($1,120,645)

kicks the butt of revenue generated from this tax in 2010 (a paltry $1,087,430).

7:46 - MacLeod says council is reviewing bids for work on the sidewalks of Carpenter’s Lane.

Also, he says that he attended a beach replenishment project meeting that very morning, and that everything is on target with it, with back-passing by Arthur Henry anticipated to be finished by the end of the week.

7:52 - Mayor Mahaney says the city will issue bid information next week for one lane closures in April for street work in front of Convention Hall, to make it a more “safe and steady” intersection. Your reporters wonder what an unsteady intersection is.

7:53 - Mayor Mahaney says that, at a recent Kimmel Center holiday concert (where the “leg room is much better in the box seats, even for short guys like us”) the Philadelphia Pops announced they would be performing at Convention Hall on Memorial Day weekend. This is the event, Mahaney says, that will answer the “eternal question…how good are the acoustics?” (THAT is the eternal question?)

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New Year’s Eve: Oh, hey, I know… why don’t we make a crappy movie, call it New Year’s Eve, and put it out right around the actual holiday. This will be the biggest thing since the 2010 bomb Valentine’s Day! Sorry haven’t seen it, probably won’t.

Hugo: See my review online at capemayfilm.org. Very good film, more than just a little self-serving to the film industry to its detriment — but a must for film students.

Sherlock Holmes: Industry buzz agrees that you will be entertained, but you won’t be inspired. As one critic said, “I love a film where you can fall asleep in the middle, wake up, and pick up where you left off!”

Mission Impossible: Okay, okay, so I pretty much was a downer about this film

Steven Spielberg’s Warhorse is poised to garner plenty of praise from the Academy — but it appears to be getting some critical acclaim. In fact, I’ve got this on my list to see (just don’t let anyone else know that…).

War Horse: So who hasn’t heard about this epic, tear-jerking film from Spielberg?

Critics seem to be almost right there with the hype, and all indications point to it as the must-see film of the season.

The Adventures of Tintin: Spielberg directs this one as well — it’s being called by some the best animated film of the year.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: The story of a strange woman with mad computer hacking skills. So far, high praise for this brutal film.

We Bought a Zoo: Matt Damon plays a single dad who moves his family to a dilapidated zoo. Mixed reviews so far, although most say Damon’s performance is excellent, so if you’re Matt Damon fan…

Reviews suggest to skip The Chipmunks (I think I already said that in a previous column but not nearly as succinctly), and pass on The Sitter. And I’ve got The Artist at the top of my wish list — but it’s not playing anywhere around Cape May. I’ll let you know if it’s worth a trip in a future column.

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Merry Deathmas

“Horrid Holidays,” chapter seven of Terry O’Brien’s frighteningly good new short story

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December 24, 10pm y the time I got back to the office it was snowing hard, blown harder by the everpresent Cape May winds that roared off the ocean and raised the Miserable Factor by about 35% on a daily basis. And that’s on a good day.

When I pulled into my driveway I hurriedly opened the trunk and grabbed the bag of weapons I’d secured from my storage unit. These were the “fun” weapons I kept but never thought I’d need. But now I was tasked with keeping someone safe from a relentless and brazen killer, so it seemed the right time for some fancy fireworks.

I used my key and alarm code to enter the office. Waiting for me were my partner, Tim DeMarco, his friend Lionel Jeffries, who’d become a de facto part of the crew, Santa expert Klaus Nicholas (can you believe that name?) and the widow Janice Rappaport, who’d lost her husband to our Christmas killer a scant four days ago and was now under our… my… protection.

“Sorry it took me so long,” I said as I dropped the heavy canvas bag on my desk.

“Lock was frozen. How’s everything here?”

“Buttoned up,” Tim answered. He whistled when he opened the bag. “Planning on a nuclear winter?”

“Aren’t they all?” I replied as I hung up my hat and coat.

“May I?” Klaus asked as he reached for a .44 Magnum.

I snatched his wrist, perhaps a little too brusque. “Sorry, only Tim and I are certified.”

Klaus nodded, mildly abashed. “Of course. My apologies.” He retreated to the little kitchen area behind my desk.

I sniffed. “What smells good?”

Klaus chuckled a Santa-ish chuckle.

“Well, as it seems we’ll be here until Christmas Day, if not longer, I thought I’d make us some cookies. Got some nice egg nog, too.”

I shrugged, “Sure, why not.” And I had to admit, it did smell good. I hadn’t eaten all day, what with all the death and destruction, and my tummy rumbled.

“There’s a few bags of frozen stuff in my car, too. I’ll grab them in a bit,” I said. A square of Elio’s pizza and some fresh Toll House cookies sounded like heaven, but I was nervous as hell about the weaponry.

One look at Janice, a vivacious woman of about 50 reduced to a shrinking mass on the

True, she had rooked me into this job with covert recordings of our sexual encounters several months ago, but that all seemed secondary now... small couch in my office, and those nerves disappeared.

True, she had rooked me into this with covert recordings of our sexual encounters several months ago, but that all seemed secondary now, and she’d honorably erased the files tonight, or so she said.

Regardless, she was now under my umbrella and I had a job to do.

“How you holding up?” I asked and sat next to her, threw an arm around her. She was shivering.

“You want the truth?” She answered.

I smiled. “Not especially.”

“Then I’m doing great.”

I rubbed her shoulder for a moment or two, then asked, “Did you… get to those files?”

I could think of no delicate way to ask if she’d deleted the sex tapes yet.

“I tried to,” she answered. “I moved them all to a secure internet server when all this began, for safekeeping… Jesus, it all seems so foolish and petty now…”

“You did what you did,” I told her. “Right or wrong, it’s done. What’s important is making it right now.”

“Yes,” she said. “You’re right, of course.

Though I can’t say I won’t miss them. They made me feel vibrant, young, alive. That must

seem silly to you, like an aging actresses posing in Playboy… it’s so we’ll have something to look back on and remember.”

I said, “That doesn’t sound silly at all.

And if none of this had happened… well, no harm no foul, I suppose.”

“If you say so,” she said wearily.

“And James, your husband, he was okay with it?”

“As you know,” she answered, “James was a gay man, our union was one of financial, political and friendly expediency. He enjoyed viewing them as well. My partners were always attractive, for him and me.”

“I suppose I’ll take that as a compliment.”

“Yes. James was quite taken with you and your… enthusiasm. You weren’t the most polished, but you were certainly ardent.”

I flushed.

She sensed my discomfort, though it wasn’t really discomfort. It was more like… something different. Something I didn’t know what the hell it was.

“I’m being inappropriate,” she said demurely. “The point is; I tried to erase them but was unable to find an internet connection to get to the protected site.”

“Hmm,” I commented brilliantly. “That’s

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Page 48 Merry Deathmas ? From Page 47 odd. I’ve got wifi. Was working fine this morning. Tim?” “Boss?” Tim replied because he knew it annoyed me.

“Any trouble getting on the internet?”

“Let me check.” He went to my PC, clicked around for a bit. “Router looks good, but no signal.”

“Call Comcast,” I said to Tim. To Janice I said, “Sometimes when the weather kicks up we lose signal. It’s definitely kicking up.”

“A white Christmas,” she said joylessly.

Tim picked up the phone, clicked the receiver a few times, and looked at me gravely.

“Don’t say it,” I requested.

“Phone’s out, too,” Tim said, ignoring my request.

“Comcast Triple Play,” I said to myself.

“One thing goes out, they all go out. It’s like a string of Christmas lights. Try calling on my cell,” I tossed him my phone. “888-COMCAST.” I grabbed my coat and hat.

“I’ll come with,” Klaus offered.

“No,” I stopped him. “Stay here. All hands on deck, please.”

He shrugged and went back to his cookies, I went out the door.

My office cottage was set cozily away from the main part of Queen Street, behind the three-story home I’d acquired from a dead uncle and turned into apartments. I cinched my scarf up over my face to keep it from blistering in the cold. The cable connection was, of course, in the back near the utility hook-up, so I’d need to push my way through the thick shrubs on the side of the house, which I was just sure would be all pointy and scratchy.

They did not disappoint.

I cleared the bush, several new facial scratches stinging in the diabolically cold wind, and saw exactly why the cable was out.

“Well shit…”

The cable was sheared off at the junction box, sliced clean. I yanked up on the wire; it was stuck fast in the frozen ground. A little light bled out of a back window and I could just make out several large chunks of ice.

I looked up at my roof; several long icicles hung for dear life on the gutter. So it wasn’t them. So it must have been a sheet had blown off my roof and straight down, severing the cable. Over the kitchenette is a little sun window that glazes over in the winter, regularly growing then shedding neat little squares of ice in the dastardly wind. That’s what it must

Thursday, December 29, 2011 have been, I thought, as I looked again down at the shards of ice near the shorn cable. Or at least, that’s what it looked like. The detective at work.

“What are the freakin’ odds…”

But before the words left my lips my hackles went up.

What were the odds?

It looked for all the world like a freak act of wind and frozen water had done in my cable connection, and on a normal day I wouldn’t have questioned it. But this was pretty damn far from a normal day.

And just as that sank in, right behind it sank another thought.

He knows we’re here.

My heart leapt. Was I too late? Had the killer already burst into my office and slaughtered everyone while I stared at a bunch of snow and ice like a confused dog?

I hurriedly pushed my way back through the shrubs, up onto my little front deck and grabbed the knob to my office door.

My heart thumped in my ears as I surveyed the room; all seemed calm, all seemed bright, Tim monkeying with the wireless router, Lionel tapping away on my laptop,

cable, so… yes.”

“Huh,” I muttered, a little more impressed with Lionel Jeffries: mason, demolition expert and computer technician.

That lasted about half a second before the weight of the situation sank again upon my shoulders. “What was the message?”

Lionel answered, “It was Detective Curtis; he said the new safe house will be ready in the morning, but the next 12 hours are ours.”

“Okay then,” I said. “So… at some point today, in the hour or two we were out of the office, our cable was cut by someone who knew where we were going, depriving us of phone, internet and HBO. This person also disrupted our cell service, probably a scrambler device set up somewhere in or outside of the house. We could search for it for two years and never find it; these things are small.”

“So what do we do?” Tim asked. “Leave the office? Hunker down somewhere else?”

I shook my head. “We’ve hunkered where we’re going to hunker. Leaving only exposes us. The cottage is buttoned up, right?” Tim and Lionel nodded. “So here is probably safest.”

“We need communications, though,”

Was I too late? Had the killer already burst into my office and slaughtered everyone while I stared at a bunch of snow and ice like a confused dog?

Klaus placing some cookies on a plate, Janice fingering her smartphone.

I stood there and said nothing for what felt like a long time. It took a while but Tim finally saw me. His face went from a frustrated red to a mottled gray when he looked at me.

“What is it?” he asked.

A bead of sweat ran down my nose, joined by several more running down my back.

“He knows we’re here.”

Tim stood, put his hand on the butt of the .44 in his waist. “How do you know?”

I nodded towards the door. “Cable’s cut.”

Tim started, “Are you sure it’s not just…”

“I’m sure.”

“Is that why my cell isn’t working, either?” Janice asked.

I looked to her and wished I had a different answer, but all I could say was, “Probably.

Anyone getting cell service?”

Everyone went to their pockets and answered me with frowns.

“Awesome,” I said.

Lionel chimed in. “I was able to retrieve a voicemail from your computer…”

I was nonplussed. “You can do that?”

He shrugged, “It all comes in through the

Lionel offered.

I could not argue that.

“Trac Fones, burners, and a wireless mobile provider,” Lionel said. “That at least gets us through the night.”

“Sure,” I said. “But where the hell are we going to get those things at 10 o’clock on Christmas Eve?” We all looked at each other.

“Wal-Mart,” we said in unison.

“I’ll go, you guys stay here and cover Janice,” I said.

“Don’t be stupid,” Tim interrupted. “The killer could have a high-powered night vision scope trained on the front door right now, waiting for someone to come out; I’ll go.”

“And why you?” I asked.

“Because,” Tim answered, “I can kick the door open, roll across the deck, pop up and dash to the car without twisting a knee or spraining a wrist like you will.”

I was hurt. He was right, but I was hurt. I was in better shape than I was two years ago, but not in shape enough to do what Tim just described, which I got the feeling was something he could do without breaking a sweat

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“Okay,” I said.

“You’re both nuts,” Lionel chirped and snagged the .44 from Tim’s waist. “Protecting Janice is your assignment. Your names are on the sign out front, and I’m the cool, expendable black guy. I’ll do it. I can do all that stuff Tim said and I’m black, so I’ll be harder to see.”

I didn’t know if I should laugh.

“You can laugh,” Lionel said.

So I did.

I’m not going to argue,” I said. “But if we make it through all this there might just be a third name on that sign.”

“Dig it,” Tim said, impressed with me a little.

“Take my laptop,” I said, giving Lionel the machine as I stuffed it into the case. “Get on the air and get right back. But do NOT leave the store without making sure you have a connection, got it?”

Lionel nodded. “Got it.”

I clapped him on the shoulder. “Good luck.”

We moved Janice and Klaus to the far back corner of the office, then Tim and I, weapons in hand, framed the door.

“On the count of three,” I said as Lionel amped himself up.

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“Wait!” Lionel cried.

“What?” I shouted, having a minor coronary.

He held out a hand. “Keys.”

“Jesus Christ,” I hissed.

“Nice catch.”

I tossed him my car keys.

“One… two… three!”

I whipped open the door, Lionel burst through then rolled.

Tim and I followed, eyes trained, waiting for the telltale muzzle flash, but none came. A few seconds later and Lionel was in the car. A few seconds out he was skittering onto Queen Street, gravel spitting.

Tim and I ran back into the office and shut the door. We were both breathing heavily, Janice looked stricken, Klaus’s face was

a dark mask. I panted.

“This is going well so far, don’t you think?”

Nobody laughed at my joke.

“Nothing to do now but wait,” Tim said and plopped into my desk chair. Some nerve.

I killed most of the lights, leaving only the little green lamp on my desk ablaze. Not sure why I bought that particular lamp; probably because I’d seen it in just about every movie that ever had a lamp in it.

“I’ll take first watch,” I said.

“I got it,” Tim replied.

Great. Another stupid, pointless argument was brewing over who had more machismo.

“Really,” I countered. “I’ve got it. You get some rest and relieve me in a few hours.”

“Like I’m going to sleep,” Tim replied.

And it was on.

Finally, about two minutes and ten petty insults later, Klaus interrupted us.

“Gentlemen,” he said. “Why don’t you work it out over a few fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies and a cup of my famous egg nog?”

He placed a tray full of the items on my desk. Tim and I stopped arguing but kept a wary eye on each other as we all took a glass and a cookie.

“To Christmas,” Klaus toasted.

The egg nog was great, the cookies from a roll of Pillsbury dough, but acceptable.

“Merry Christmas,” I said.

Janice said, “God bless us.

Everyone.”

We all chuckled, except for Klaus, who regarded us with a smile that was almost a grimace.

The light from the lamp caught his glasses and put evil shadow eyebrow arches on his forehead.

I wondered why he was looking at us like that. Then, as the room began to spin, I knew it was because he’d just poisoned us.

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Customer Service

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The life and times of a waitress in Cool Cape May... by Molly Stone

T’S BEEN eight years since I first started waitressing, and now it’s over. This, dear readers, will be my very last customer service column for Exit Zero.

I could use this space to wax nostalgic about my time in the restaurant. I could tell you that all the nasty customers who’ve driven me bonkers over the years taught me something about myself so, in the end, it was all worthwhile. I could tell you how much I’ll miss all the lovely customers and all of my fabulous co-workers. I could tell you that I’ll be forever grateful for everything (school, travel and — my favorite — taste-testing exotic desserts) this job has made possible. And although it’s all true, it feels a bit cliché for a final signing off, doesn’t it? As a waitress-turned-writer, I’ve been trained to hate clichés.

So instead, I’d like to say, to all the stingy, needy jerks I’ve had the displeasure of waiting on over the years... good riddance! I kid, I kid, of course. The truth is, I DID learn a lot and I AM grateful. But it also feels damn good to get the last laugh.

You see, during my very last shift as a waitress, on my very last night, I told my very last table how excited I was to be moving on — not to something bigger and better (because waitressing might just be the most respect-worthy job I’ll ever hold) but to something I’m better suited for. I told them all about the new writing I’d be starting in the morning, and they wished me well.

But then... I screwed up the order. It was 11pm, I was tired and I hit the wrong button in our computer system, so that the wrong type of fish was served. It only took a minute to get the right dinner on the table (the kitchen happened to have one handy), but the gentleman who’d ordered it refused

to eat. I apologized, but the damage was done. This guy demanded his $350 check, on which he left a $0 tip and a little note about what a disappointment I was. I didn’t really mind... I did screw up the order, after all. But then this guy demanded to speak with my boss. “Okay,” I said, “but it’s almost midnight. And it’s my very last night, so...”

He didn’t care. He wanted to say, er, yell his piece about why I should be fired, which he did, in front of my manager and every other guest in the dining room.

And, the truth is, I loved it. I wanted him to get more worked up. I wanted the vein to pop further out of his head. I wanted him to stew over this long after he got home.

Hell, I wanted him to write a letter, alert the papers, start a boycott.

Because it won’t matter, I realized. I made it through eight years without turning into one of those clichés I so hate — the bitter waitress. I can walk away grateful, even towards this man. Thanks for that, Cape May. You’ve shown me the girl I am. My name is Molly, and I’ll no longer be taking care of you.

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New Year’s Eve Must-Haves

The finest things from the shops of this charmed city... by Kate Chadwick

Champagne From Collier’s

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Here’s a big fat “duh” – it’s not New Year’s Eve without Champagne. Collier’s has you covered, from your basic spumantis at around $6.50, through Mumm’s and Veuve Clicquot at around $65. They have Champagne flutes, too: six for $7.50. 202 Jackson Street, 609-884-8488, colliersliquor.com.

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Happy Holidays to all of our Friends and Neighbors!

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Time: Call to schedule an appointment Cost: $80 per session-prearranged and prepaid Reservations: Call Michael Craig at 609-425-9057 711 Townbank Road, Cape May, NJ (Residence adjoining Cape May Winery) Malcolm is sponsored in the USA by the Association for Research & Enlightenment, Inc. (A.R.E.). The A.R.E. Inc. is a non-profit international educational and research-oriented membership organization. The A.R.E. is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with local centers and study groups found throughout North America, Europe, Israel and Japan.

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The Cape May Crossword

None of that generic nonsense you see in other papers... a puzzle just for “Exit Zero”! By Jon Roth 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 events occurring in the past year. The solution can be found on the front page of our website, exitzero.us.

Across 1. In one of our most recent columns, this woman tests the beds and breakfasts of many fine Cape May lodgings.

4. This movement began toward the end of September in New York City and quickly spread to cities through the country.

7. This film about a worldwide pandemic was largely attended because audiences were guaranteed to see Gwyneth Paltrow die in the first half-hour.

8. This 27-year-old British soul singer passed away in her apartment this year – an album of her unreleased tracks has recently been made public.

11. She married Prince William in the wedding of the year and is now the Duchess of Cambridge.

15. While this natural phenomenon wrought havoc up and down the coast toward the end of August, Cape May was relatively unscathed.

17. On May 1, President Obama announced the death of this terrorist mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.

18. Starring Kristin Wiig and Maya Rudolph, this film proved that female comedies can have a huge box office draw.

20. She was the accused child-murderer that Nancy Grace can’t stop obsessing over.

21. This movie rental company suffered severe backlash when they tried to hike their prices

this year.

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22. This nuclear power plant was devastated when a tsunami hit Japan.

9. When this natural phenomenon occurred in Virginia, tremors were felt all the way to New York City.

23. This British singer-songwriter received plenty of air time this year following the release of her album 21, which includes the single “Someone Like You.” Down

11. This reality star had the second-most famous wedding of 2011. It lasted 72 days.

2. This singer (and wife to Jay-Z) released her latest album, 4, this year, and announced her pregnancy during the MTV Video Music Awards.

12. President Obama repealed this relic of the Clinton administration, ensuring gay servicemembers can die for their country without living a lie.

3. Last January this annual Exit Zero event drew a packed house. We’re sure this year’s proceedings at the Ugly Mug will be just as raucous.

13. He’s the Canadian heartthrob of 2011, featured in Drive and The Ides of March.

5. He acheived some level of notoriety after being fired from (or quitting) Two and a Half Men and going on a weeks-long rampage of over-exposure. Was he really winning?

Will we see an even shorter wedding in 2012? 11 Down

10. He’s the single man about town who wrote a dating column from the masculine perspective.

6. The Cape May City Council ultimately voted against banning this activity on the

14. The City of Cape May finally broke ground on this important public works project this year.

16. According to Chinese astrology, 2011 was the year of the ______.

19. This year saw a number of successful uprisings in the Middle East. They are referred to as the ____ ______.

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The Answer Lady

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he Answer Lady invites inquiries from gentle readers on all manner of relationship quandaries, matters of the heart and ethics. If you’d like to send a query, write to info@exitzero.us.

Dear Answer Lady Several people have asked me what my New Year’s resolutions will be. I find this annoying for two reasons: 1 — it’s no one else’s business; and 2 — I’m afraid that if I say it out loud, I’ll be setting myself up for failure. Sometimes I try, and it doesn’t work out.

Thoughts? — No Resolve Dear No The Answer Lady agrees; the thing about resolutions is they are kind of public. If one announces, for instance, “In 2012 I will no longer spend my hard-earned money buying Caramellos from the Fudge Kitchen as fast as they can make them,” one’s photograph furtively leaving said Fudge Kitchen clutching a giant bag of them will undoubtedly end up in the pages of Exit Zero. On the other hand, an unexamined life is not worth living, in the words of Henry David Thoreau, and the

Wise answers to perplexing questions

new year is as good a time as any to revisit one’s hopes, dreams and goals. As to the idea that it is no one’s business what issues you hope to address in your life, perhaps a response of “My New Year’s resolution is to stop answering stupid questions from busybodies” should shut down further discussion. Of course, you may spend 2012 alone, but ifthat’s what you want...Happy New Year from my family to yours!

Dear Answer Lady My husband recently took up smok-

ing again, ten years after quitting. I would like him to stop — should I suggest it as a New Year’s resolution or just commence nagging? – Smoked Out Dear Smoked If you don’t think he is inclined to be receptive to a resolution suggestion, perhaps you can put it in your divorce petition. The Answer Lady jests, of course. There are more egregious things than smoking, although not many leap to mind. People eat and drink more than they should, for instance – goodness knows the Answer Lady has been guilty of both. But eating and drinking serve other purposes; smoking serves no other purpose than to give one smelly clothes, hair and breath, never mind all that heart disease/lung cancer stuff the AMA is always on about. And the money! Back in the olden days, when the Answer Lady quit smoking, cigarettes had shot up to an absurd $2.50 per pack. They are now in the $7.50 per pack range, putting a pack-a-day smoker in the hole to the tune of over $2,700 a year, money that can be put to better use elsewhere.

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Chance Meetings

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Everett Chance wines and dines Cape May’s single ladies

nd so it ends, not with a bang... Seriously, absolutely no banging. Barely even a hug. Sometimes not so much as a handshake. After most of a year “wining and dining Cape May’s single ladies,” I find myself as unattached as ever. A couple dozen dates in my rearview mirror, and all I have to show for it are these columns, a shattered ego, and as much confusion as ever about what the heck women want.

Here’s what I’ve learned this year. There are plenty of good restaurants around here.

Some of them sometimes have bad days, and they all need to keep on their toes and off their laurels, but in general they’re good. (There was one exception, but it’s the holidays, so I’ll be nice and not name names.) I think a lot of the food in Cape May is overpriced, but if the market will bear it, who am I to argue about pricing?

As for women, I feel like I’ve learned... nothing. You said you want someone who doesn’t play games, but when I didn’t, you weren’t interested. You said you want

commitment, but when I asked for a second date, you said no. You said you wanted to be friends, but I never heard from you again. So yes, I’m a little disillusioned by the whole dating process. When you go shopping, you make a list so you know what you’re looking for and can get exactly what you want. Maybe more women should try that with dating. If you know what you’re shopping for, then there will be fewer guys left behind feeling like an impulse buy that

got used once and then returned with the tags still on. Yes, I had some rough dates that I’m to blame for, but on the whole I think I deserved better.

A few thank-yous need to be said.

To Jack, who thought that this crazy idea just might work. To the Answer Lady, for her pithy advice. To Stella Dixon, my inspiration, who deserves someone better than me. To the rest of the Exit Zero gang, for their general tolerance. And to Shirley Stiles, you saucy minx... I’m sorry, but it just wasn’t meant to be between us.

But please don’t think that I’m ending this experiment with a bitter heart. At the very least, it’s been as entertaining for me as I hope it’s been for you. And if you’re a single lady who wants to try again in 2012, just contact Exit Zero and they’ll connect us. And since hope springs eternal... today I received a Christmas card from Heidi, the dental hygeniest who makes my gums bleed and my heart beat faster.

There’s a new year coming, and who knows? Chance could bring good things my way!

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The Old Fogey

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Ah, those good old Cape May days... by Jackson D’Catur

tire of new years, sometimes. Not the New Years’ party – as you know I am a fan of parties – but actual new years. I adore the whole Christmas thing, with the hopeless optimism, the barely concealed greed, the conf licting advice to children that a burly stranger entering your house illegally in the dark of night is not a bad thing. And I love to see Cape May’s scattered citizens make their pilgrimages back to our fair city to realize that really, there is no better place on Earth, a message reinforced if, on their way, they happened to have glanced out of the window of their limousine/helicopter/dirigible airship/powerboat (Cape May natives tend to do rather well in the outside world) and caught a glimpse of Wildwood.

But new years are, well, quite frankly a letdown, in my considerable experience.

The turkey has been eaten, crackers cracked and small plastic toys lodged in the throats of children and pets, too much time spent with family, and all that looms is a drunken night on the 31st and then, looming horrible, another year.

So, I have a plan. There will BE no new year. And I speak not of those Mayan charlatans and their talk of the world ending, but of my plan to spare us the mundane horrors of January, February and most likely March through summer (I do not like the heat) and to a nice day in fall, possibly September 2.

How will I achieve this? Well, dear hearts, I will simply have the legendary D’Catur Hogmanay Party last a little longer than usual. Oh, I know there are some among you who have woken up in various

little-visited parts of the Mansion as late as mid-January, to stagger from the building naked, bewildered and happy, and there was that time a visiting party of guests from Philly decided to explore – against my express warning – the cellars, and theoretically are still down there. But by and large, most of you depart around noon on January 1, after our last chorus of “Auld Lang Syne.”

But this time, I am stocking up to have the best food, the rarest alcohol, the finest narcotics (I have sourced a case of those Amazonian frogs that a chap rubs on his bare chest to cause hallucinations and random visits from long-departed shamen) and the most entertaining entertainments the western world (or at least this part of New Jersey) has to offer.

The theme will be “come as you are – so long as you are glamorous” and the only thing you need bring is eight months’ supply of undergarments, as my faithful manservant Kitchener refuses to wash anything of a personal nature. See you at 9pm on January 30 – until September 9. Early departures are not permitted.

Best Wishes for the New Year!!

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Activity Of The Week

A weekly column by Catherine Dugan. This week: New Year’s Eve.

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here’s a little extra pressure on New Year’s Eve this year.

According to some predictions, 2012 will bring doom and destruction, so we need all the luck we can get. Do your part – eat your black-eyed peas, let a dark-haired person in the front door at midnight, and open the back door to let the old year out. Follow whatever tradition works so you can be back in Cape May next New Year’s Eve. End-of-the-world predictions are old hat for some of us. We who started with Guy Lombardo, grew to love Dick Clark and are making the best of Ryan Seacrest have made it through several “doomsdays” - dates in 1982, 2000 and 2011 come to mind. We’ll be rocking New Year’s Eve at home with party trays from Fish and Fancy and Depot Market.

We’ll watch the movie “2012,” debunk predictions, and ponder the fate of the Mayans. (Archaelogists blame deforestation.

Or alien abduction.) At midnight, we’ll bang pots and blow noisemakers to scare away the evil spirits – and aliens – just in case.

Victorians believed fortune followed a

business-like accounting of moral credits and debits at year’s end, followed by socializing.

Gentlemen offered good wishes “to each of their lady acquaintances.” Do this efficiently at a large New Year’s Eve party. The Grand Hotel starts celebrating Friday night. The Ocean Club features five courses and live music. Congress Hall’s Glitter Ball offers

dinner, dancing and Champagne.

You’re supposed to kiss someone at midnight to be lucky in love, and Cape May is great for romance. Several inns offer special touches, from chocolate-covered strawberries to cookies to Champagne.

Cape May’s restaurants are ready to provide intimate dinners. Union Park offers a special menu, and Peter Shields advertises music with dinner. Tisha’s is just down the mall from a cozy carriage ride. Bringing the fruits of your romance? Consider the Merion Inn. Their kid-friendly 4:30 seating includes party hats, noisemakers, and practice countdown at 6pm. (For adults, the party goes on, with George Mesterhazy on the piano.) Cap off the weekend with a decadent Sunday brunch.

Whatever your plans, check the Weather Channel. Even if you don’t believe that an east wind portends calamity, weather can change your luck. Artisans Alcove promises to “turn a white New Year into gold” by refunding the price of purchases made between December 1 and December 25 if three inches of snow fall at Cape May County Airport on New Year’s Day. Good luck and happy 2012!

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Name: Cheryl Sida Occupation: Counter girl at Depot Market.

Age: I’m 46.

Hometown: I was born and raised in Cape May. How long have you worked here? I’ve been here a little over five years.

Best thing about the job? All of the wonderful customers I’ve met here over the years.

What do you recommend here? So many choices! The Chicken Gorgonzola is what first got me hooked on Depot food. But the daily specials Chris and Lisa come up with are always incredible.

What’s your OTHER dream job? I’ve always thought I’d like to be a pediatric or maternity nurse. Or rich enough not to work.

Favorite thing about Cape May? The beach. Oh, and Harry’s outside bar! Interview by Kate Chadwick Want to nominate an employee of the week?

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The Cape May Health And Beauty Guide The Place

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Artizan specializes in Wedding Parties and Special Occasions. They will handle all of your makeup and up-dos. Trust them to make you look your best when it counts.

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Monday-Saturday @ 9am Extended hours on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Karen Manette offers numerous classes around Cape May. All classes are only $5 per person and sponsored by The Cape May City Recreation Department. Try her aqua yoga class on Wednesdays at 5:30 at the Cape May Elementary School.

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This award-winning spa offers the Couple’s Victorian Experience, beginning in an Monday-Friday 10-6 oversized whirlpool, followed by a Swedish massage, and ending with light refreshments. Saturday 9-6 Plus, they sell some great products your body will just love!

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North Beach Health Club 3860 Bayshore Road (609) 886-4842 www.northbeachgym.com

They have great equipment, a clean environment and attentive instructors. Try their Boot Camp, an effective, easy-to-follow routine guaranteeing lost pounds in the first week. This place is joining up with Cape May Health Club soon!

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Cara Aguado is no ordinary Lower Cape May Regional senior. A former soccer player before tearing both of her ACLs, Aguado leads the school as student body president and is ranked number eight in her senior class. Living with her parents, Danna and Carlos, and siblings Marco and Jenn in Cape May, she has plenty of support as a varsity swim team member and the Southern Regional Representative of New Jersey Future Educators Association. She is also a member of the National Honor Society and a chosen Peer Leader.

After overcoming the huge setback of tearing both ACLs, Aguado has learned there is more to life than soccer.

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Ring It In With Cape May Stage

Larry Daggett stars as George Bailey and all of Bedford Falls’ finest citizens in This Wonderful Life, now in its final week advertisinG feature

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This Wonderful Life has been re-imagined with a whole new production. Come see a tourde-force performance by Larry Daggett, who plays all of the roles in this iconic film. Some patrons may remember Larry as the pianoplaying confidante of Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir. He also played Henry Ford in the original Ragtime on Broadway. Subscribe in 2012 and don’t miss a minute of quality theatre

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There are special packages and flex passes available for seasonal and year-round residents but, more importantly, you’ll receive a wonderful feeling of being a part of a community that supports first-rate theatre. Cape May Stage consistently wins awards and brings top talent from Broadway and Hollywood to lovely Cape May. Many patrons report they like seeing plays that they previously knew nothing about. Their world is expanded and they feel

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richer for the experience. The 2012 season expands to seven plays with some of the most popular plays of this century being produced.

God of Carnage is one of the most produced plays of the year and The 39 Steps is Broadway’s longest running comedy. Time Stands Still — dealing with ethical questions about photojournalism — was the talk of last season on Broadway. A Tuna Christmas is a holiday treat, and we have a series of shows that deal with jazz and poetry and a special evening of Edgar Allen Poe just in time for Halloween. Call 884-1341 or go online to capemaystage.org and become a subscriber today.

Cape May Stage would like to extend their gratitude for a terrific season! Happy new year, and best wishes for health, happiness, peace, and prosperity in 2012.

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LOCAL Reverend Jeffrey Elliott came up with the idea for Illuminations for Education as a way to support public education in the community. He and wife Carol donated 200 luminaries to Cape May and West Cape May Elementary Schools.

The TASK committee — Team Advocacy for Our School Kids — worked with teachers Mrs Slack and Mrs Fallon to organize the project.

Students decorated the luminary bags, while teachers assisted on December 8 with the lighting.

As a special treat, music teacher Jayne McDonough led a group in singing holiday carols for passersby to enjoy.

Each bag was sponsored with a $5 donations from local business owners and members of the community. The money raised will go toward future school activities.

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

ome of you (very few, actually) may have seen a recently released movie called The Big Year. It starred Steve Martin, Jack Black and some other guy whose name I forget. The subject was a kind of birding contest in which three otherwise normal human beings vie to see who can find the most bird species in a single calendar year, all in North America.

North America, by the way, includes the island of Attu, which is a little dot on the map so far west they had to yank the International Dateline to keep it from being east.

North America, by the way, does not include Mexico (which is, or should be, troubling for people who work at Rand McNally and the State Department).

Anyway, the movie is about three guys who put their lives on hold in order to race all over the place just to get a big list of birds.

Sound silly? It is. So is golf. Not my point.

My point is that if you too suffer from a

birding affliction, then you are nearing the end of your calendar. You are approaching the end of the year. You are about to cash in your accumulated earnings.

You are about to tally your year list; the list of all the bird species you encountered in 2011.

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Chances are you saw fewer than 750 species of birds in North America last year.

In fact, if you are like most people, you probably saw fewer than 50.

So I challenge you to see. Go ahead. Pull out a bird field guide (or a bird checklist if you have one). Go through the names.

Check, then tally, all the birds you encountered in the past 365 days.

You’ll probably be surprised. Surprised at how many there were. Surprised that these encounters actually lodged themselves in your memory bank.

And, if you do have a bird field guide or a Cape May Bird Checklist in front of you, you will almost certainly be surprised by the number of birds you missed.

Somewhere around 330 species of birds were tallied in Cape May last year. This is a guess, of course, but pretty close to accurate. These include birds like White-tailed Tropicbird, Painted Bunting and Brown

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Bird Droppings ? From Page 85 Booby. But it also includes American Robin, House Finch, Canada Goose.

Unless you spent 2011 in a coma, you probably shared a moment or two with the robin, the finch and the goose.

New years are not just for looking back.

New years are for looking forward. So what I am suggesting that you do is use 2012 as the platform to discover a great, new hobby.

Start birding. See how many birds you can find using your own skills, your own ambition, and your innate sense of adventure.

You don’t have to run all over North America to do this. Nearly half the birds breeding in North America will turn up right here in Cape May. All you need to do is find them.

You’re not a bird watcher? Maybe not yet. But if you know just a dozen birds like duck, goose, gull, another kind of duck, heron, sparrow, crow, blue jay, cardinal, vulture, hummingbird, pigeon; then you not only have grounding, you have a head start.

The most experienced birders on the planet started knowing no more than you know right now. The way they got experienced was by going out. Finding new species. Pinning names to them.

Spot a blue jay, a pigeon and a sparrow, and you’re well on your way to a bird checklist Put a check mark next to its name, along with the location and date and you start a roadmap of wildlife encounters to mark your path through life.

Yep. The old year is ending; but the new year is just beginning. It’s the perfect time and perfect place to start your own Big Year.

Wishing you a 2012 filled with avian adventures, bountiful birds and exciting encounters, and hoping that we meet on one of our bird walks around Cape May. You might want to head over to the Cape May Bird Observatory, THE place for all your nature needs; but only after January 3, because there won’t be anyone

there to open the door – and pick up a free Cape May Birding Checklist and birding map. The CMBO isn’t open is the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. But they’ll be open from 9:30am to 4:30pm, Wednesday through Monday (still closed on Tuesdays in the winter) after that. The CMBO is located at 701 East Lake Drive, overlooking Lake Lily in Cape May Point (609-884-2736). You might also want to check out the view of the lake from the wide selection of scopes and binoculars and check out some of those duck species. Pick up our schedule of naturalist-led field trips; there is a walk every Saturday throughout January and February. And if you can’t make it in person, you can also visit us online at 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 the 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.

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The Dating Column

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Stella Dixon’s take on romance on Old Cape Island

aren’t meant to be, and I will move the heck on.

3. I will stop expecting life to be like it is in the movies. (I’m not, however, giving up hope that Ryan Gosling will one day take me rowing across a geese-filled pond while romantic music plays. A girl can’t abandon all fantasies.)

4. I will stop singing and, uh, crying along to a mix tape of Whitney Houston’s sappiest love songs when I’m feeling lonely in the car. You’re welcome, fellow drivers.

5. I will stop making excuses for the men I

date. I will recognize red flags for what they are. I will remember that if he acts like a bastard and talks like a bastard, he’s a bastard. But if I do ignore red flags, I will not beat myself up for being pathetic afterward. I will remember that hoping for love does not make a person pathetic.

6. I will stop hoping those adorable couples strolling arm-in-arm down Beach Avenue at sunset get pelted with seagull poop.

7. I will expect to be wooed. And when it happens, I will remember that I deserve it.

8. I will speak my mind. When I’m feeling hurt, I’ll say it. When I’m feeling affectionate, I’ll express it. (But when I’m feeling like I hate the entire male gender for being so... male, and I’m wishing I could banish them all to Higbee Beach so I don’t even have to look at them, I’ll try my best to keep that to myself.)

9. I will not allow disappointment to make me bitter, and I will not allow happiness to make me complacent.

10. And finally, in 2012, despite all the gameplaying and confusion and heartache that goes along with it, I resolve to enjoy dating. At least, I resolve to enjoy it more than zumba.

TUNE IN.

T IS almost 2012. Another year gone, and a new beginning around the corner.

Usually, I try not to make resolutions.

I’m one of those people who hits the gym with a mission for the first two weeks of January and then, with nary two weeks of zumba under my belt, I begin to question whether a perkier backside is all that important to me, after all.

But this year, I’m going to do it. I’m not signing up for zumba (let’s not get crazy), but I am making resolutions — the relationship kind. I’ve listed them here for you, because I figure putting them in print might hold me accountable. (You, dear readers, are like the personal trainer who will keep me from straying too far off course.)

1. I will stop worrying that I am going to be alone forever. I’m only 26, for Pete’s sake, and I’ve got statistics in my favor. Chances are, I’ve got heaps of dysfunctional relationships left to go, and at the very least, a toxic marriage or two to endure.

2. If a man walks away from me, I will not torment myself wondering what it is that I did wrong. I will understand that some things just

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Jersey Cape Realty, Inc 739 Washington Street Cape May, New Jersey 08204 Office: 609-884-5800 Direct: 609-602-8641 Heijung Park-Colameco Broker Sales Associate Heijung@jerseycaperealty.com

Sol Needles Real Estate

236 Windsor Ave., Cape May Completely remodeled top to bottom in 2009, including electric, plumbing, kitchen and baths, this 3 story semi-detached home offers 5 bedrooms and 2 baths and is just 2 ½ blocks to the beach. $700,000.

201 E. Vineyard Ave., Tranquility Contemporary style 3 bedroom, 2 bath rancher on nice corner lot; gas fireplace in living room, modern kitchen with granite counters, paneled garage, awning covered rear deck; 3rd bedroom currently used as a den but could easily be converted back to bedroom. $329,000.

512 Washington Mall, Cape May (609) 884-8428 • 800-441-8428 www.cbcapemay.com

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Joe Giannattasio, Jim Kight

Linda K., Frankie G.

Nora

Dr Joseph Schwartz, Bill Hahn

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Century 21

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May your Holidays Be Safe & Full of Joy

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EXQUISITE TOWNHOME 34 Jackson Street, Cape May 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, central air. Excellent rental. $979,000

INVESTOR’S DREAM TURN KEY 211 Grant Street, Cape May 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, central air, 2 outside showers, off street parking. $829,000

CLOSE TO DELAWARE BAY 608 Wilson Avenue North Cape May 3 bedroom, 2 bath rancher, c/a, in-ground pool & deck. $270,000

WONDERFUL TOWNHOUSE TWIN 1219 Washington St., Cape May 2 bedrooms, 2 baths floored attic, central air. $365,000

Beth Herz, Jon Herz, Anne Gibson

LOTS FOR SALE 12 Cliffside Road, Townbank 80X100 Residential $249,000 11 Colgate Street, Del Haven 60X100, Residential $124,000 731 W. Spruce Street, North Wildwood 90X105, Residential $249,000 12 Hidden Lake Drive, CMCH 1.36 Acres, Residential $249,000

BEAUTIFUL ESTATE HOME 5 Hidden Lake Drive CMCH 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, gas fireplace, h/w fl, c/a. $575,000

1231 Route 47, Dennisville2.04 Acres, Commercial $275,000 1221 Lafayette Street, Cape May 1.3 Acres Residential $550,000 1110 West Street, Cape May 75X120 irr, Residential $679,900

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

Linda, Frankie, Rhonda, Scott

JERSEY CAPE REALTY WILL BE CLOSED SUNDAY JANUARY 1 Dedication... Excellence... Professionalism

(609) 884-5800 739 Washington St, Cape May

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Dianne and Rob Riehl, Andie and Gene Morris

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105, 107, 109 Lincoln Ave., cape may point

217 Beach Avenue #206, Cape May

Three 50x100 contiguous lots to choose from in Cape May Point, just 1 block to the beach priced at $495,000.

New Construction Price $899,000, subject to change, based on size of home, bedrooms, and amenities.

RESTORED VICTORIAN. Summer Station. 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath condo with full on site management to rent your room, maid service, ocean view, pool with sun deck, and located right across the street from the beach. $315,000

Oma, Brooke, Barb

1400 Texas Ave., Cape May, NJ 08204 Next to the Cape May Wawa

www.CoastlineRealty.com

Apex

Realty, Inc.

2505 Bayshore Rd. Villas, NJ 08251 • Broker Daniel J. Senico

Have a Happy and Healthy New Year!

Miken, Samantha, Brooke, Kristen, Christina

Let’s Look Forward to a Great 2012!

Theresa Senico

ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES 609-408-4655 theresasenico.com

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Artfully uniting extraordinary homes with extraordinary lives.

Happy New Year!

The Sheets family

1043 Washington St., Cape May The White House 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths $1,150,000.

Cherie Eckel, Jill Giancola, Karen Fitzpatrick, Lori Brian

927 Beach Ave. Unit 4, Cape May The Sea Mist Condominiums 2 bedrooms, 2 baths $870,000.

16 Rabbit Run, Lower Township Immaculate Two Story 3 bedrooms, 2 baths $389,500.

3704 Shore Dr., Cape May Beach Lovely Bay Views 3 bedrooms, 2 baths $685,000.

805 Shore Dr., Townbank Well Maintained Bayfront Home 4 bedrooms, 3 baths $999,000.

913 Farmdale Dr., West Cape May Lovely and Spacious Home 4 bedrooms, 2 baths $639,000.

Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty

Join Us: www.chrisclemanssir.com Christina P. Clemans Licensed Real Estate Broker 1159 Washington St. Cape May, NJ 08204 Email: capemay@chrisclemanssir.com 609-884-3332 Toll-free 800-828-9751 Debi Douglass, Tina Chew, Jenn McPherson, Nicole Pote

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HomeStead Real Estate 846 Broadway, West Cape May Toll Free: 888-309-7454 • Local: (609) 884-1888 www.HomeSteadCapeMay.com Dagmer Chew, Broker/Owner

17 ADMIRALS COURT, TRANQUILITY This spacious home is located on a quiet cul-de-sac and has plenty of room for the family. It features 5 bedrooms and 3 full baths, a living room, dining area, kitchen, laundry room, and a two car attached garage. Outside you’ll find a screened porch and deck with plenty of room for the kids to play. This home is being sold As-Is. This one won’t last, make your appointment today! $319,000 687 SOCS LANE, COLD SPRING

You don’t want to miss this artisan cottage nestled south of the canal being sold under assessed value. This home offers a large living room and a big eat-in kitchen with breakfast nook. There are two bedrooms plus a loft over the living room which can be used as a third bedroom for your out of town guests or extra storage. Hardwood floors and a gas fireplace make this funky little place a great get away cottage. $299,000

725 SEASHORE ROAD, COLD SPRING This historic Cold Spring farm house sits on over 2 acres of well maintained, high and dry land that features a variety of flower, fruit and vegetable gardens. This home was built in the 1900’s and still conveys its colonial charm while having many updated, modern conveniences.

Come experience country living at the shore! $359,900 1405 DELAWARE AVE., CAPE MAY BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION This custom built 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home features a terrific floor plan. The first floor includes a state of the art kitchen, wood flooring, fireplace, living room, dining area, and a first floor powder room. The second floor features 3 bedrooms with 2 baths and a master suite with luxury bath and private deck. $925,000

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Homes Of The Week

Check out these beautiful homes in the Cape May area

213 Clubhouse Drive Townbank

204 Cape Meadows Cape May

2 bedroom, 1 bath home just 2 blocks to the famous Delware Bay sunsets. Nice fenced yard, all appliances included. Plenty of time to move right in and enjoy the summer. $192,000.

2 bedroom 2.5 bath townhome at Cape Meadows.

Meadows side unit. Eat-in kitchen, dining, living room, rear deck, attached garage, swimming pool. Natural gas heat. Central A/C. Quiet residential community, yet an easy walk to the Mall. Priced for quick sale! $425,000.

Coldwell Banker Sol Needles 512 Washington St. Mall Cape May (609) 884-8428 www.cbcapemay.com

Tolz Realtors 1001 Lafayette Street Cape May (609) 884-7001 www.tolz.com

HomeStead Real Estate 846 Broadway West Cape May 609-884-1888 homesteadcapemay.com

CENTURY 21 Gilmartin & Co. 1382 Lafayette Street, Joseph Gilmartin Broker/Owner (609) 884-1800 capemayvacations.com

1849 Maryland Ave Cape May

608 Franklin Street Cape May

217 Alexander Ave. Cape May Point

5 Pond Creek Lane West Cape May

805 Pittsburgh ave., Unit 210, cape may

This three story contemporary features a magnificent panoramic view of the ocean and East End meadows. Features 6 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and open floor plan in living area which includes kitchen, dining room, living room, and family room. Covered decks are featured on 2 levels overlooking the Beach Club and Ocean. $2,495,000

The Wisteria House located in the heart of Cape May’s historic district and is a charming Victorian cottage featuring a front porch to relax and watch the horse drawn carriages, 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. The living room features a fireplace and french doors, a second living room with access to screened porch and kitchen with dining area. $869,000.

Unsurpassed views. The Cape May area is not just great restaurants and a wonderful walking mall. The finest beachfront home in Cape May Point just came on the market. It offers all of the amenities you want in a serene, uncrowded and majestic 180 degree waterview setting with daily sunsets. Breathtaking 5 bedroom, 4 bath home on a corner lot located directly across from the beach with amazing water views. Features such as; gourmet kitchen, elevator, custom trim work, sauna, and fitness room. $2,740,000.

Impeccably maintained and tastefully appointed custom 4BR/3.5BA home abundant with luxury upgrades! Situated on over 3 low maintenance acres with expansive views of meticulously maintained gardens, pristine wetlands and natural landscape. A birder’s paradise positioned on the flight path of bald eagles and other migrant birds.

This home offers the perfect platform for accommodating and entertaining family and friends. Solar panels help offset utility bills. $895,000

Spacious three bedroom, 2 bath condo in beautiful condition ready to move into and enjoy. Highlights include a professionally finished loft which can be a 4th bedroom, office or den area. The open floor plan includes a living rm. with fireplace, full kitchen with breakfast bar, dining area, 2 bedrooms, full bath, laundry and large private enclosed deck. 2nd. floor has additional bath, bedroom and lots of storage. Up 3 steps to finished loft.

Enjoy the spectacular pool and covered parking . $498,900

Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington St., Cape May 609-884-5800 www.jerseycaperealty.com

Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty 1159 Washington St. (609) 884-3332 www.chrisclemanssir.com

Coastline Realty Carol Menz, Broker (609) 884-5005 1400 Texas Ave., Cape May www.coastlinerealty.com

DeSatnick Real Estate 324 Carpenter’s Lane Cape May (609) 884-1300 www.desatnickrealestate.com

Wilsey Realty 501 Lafayette Street Cape May (609) 884-1007 www.wilseyrealty.com

306 STITES AVENUE, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE This well maintained, conveniently located ranch style home is priced to sell! This home offers 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room, kitchen, dining room, office, laundry room, and one car garage all on a beautiful lot with mature trees. This home is close to shopping, the library, and the hospital. Make your appointment today! $158,000

12 Fernwood Road Townbank

3009 Shore Drive Cape May Beach

Just 5 houses to the Delaware Bay. With a tree lined street providing plenty of shade in the summer heat this could be the perfect income producer and summer get-away for you.

The 3 bedroom, 1 bath home has central air and electric heat.

The enclosed back porch has a natural gas heater for winters with an exit to the open deck for summer BBQ’s. There is a large shed for all your summer & winter gear. Call today to see this Townbank Gem. $369,000

This very special waterfront home offers the most expansive beach and water views.

This spacious home has an open floor plan and wide open decks. The master suite and great room have their own private fireplaces. There is geo thermal heating and central air. The ground level offers storage for a car, water craft sports and a private wine cellar. There is even an elevator for when you just don’t want to take the stairs!

The potential is limitless for livin’ la vida loca! $850,000 Theresa Senico Apex Realty 2505 Bayshore Rd., Villas (609) 408-4655 www.theresasenico.com

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Rentals Of The Week 609.884.1300

www.deSatnickRealEstate.com 136 Pearl Avenue, West Cape May Unique licensed bed & breakfast in a secluded residential setting that offers guest accommodations in two bedrooms and one bathroom along with private owner’s quarters. $595,000

1301 New York Avenue, Cape May 4br, 2.5ba, w/d, d/w, cac, internet, sleeps 8 Low $1800/High $2500 509 Ocean Avenue, Cape May Point 3br, 1ba, w/d, d/w, cac, sleeps 6 Low $1000/High $2100 Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington Street, Cape May (609) 884-5800 wwwjerseycaperealty.com 902 Lafayette Street, Cape May Beautifully Updated 3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath Condo. Will meet all of your vacation needs, Walking distance to Beach, Shopping, & Restaurant.Amenities includes outdoor shower, BBQ, decks & parking.

23 Harbor Cove, Cape May Exceptional harbor views flourish from this ornamental Neo-Victorian 5 BR/4 BA estate home with approx. 45’ boat slip in prestigious Cape May Harbor Village and Yacht Club. $2,395,000

324 Carpenters Lane Suite 2C Cape May NJ 08204 Todd H. de Satnick, Broker of Record

1152 washington st. cape may $360,000

Adorable homes in America’s Original Seaside Resort ready for your enjoyment

311 knox avenue Cape May point $650,000

WWW.TOLZ.COM

1001 Lafayette Street, Cape May Phone: 609-884-7001 Email: info@tolz.com

Tolz Realtors 1001 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-7001, www.tolz.com 216 Fifth Avenue, West Cape May Sleeps 10, 4 Bedrooms Off Season nightly rates 803 St James Place. Cape May Sleeps 8, 3 Bedrooms Off Season nightly rates Wilsey Realty 501 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-1007 www.wilseyrealty.com

608 Jefferson Street, Cape May 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, Single Family sleeps 13.

Starting from $2500 per week.

118 Emerald Avenue, West Cape May Yr Rd 2 bedroom, 1 bath second floor apt. with off street parking. $1100/month plus utilities.

321 Stites Ave., Cape May Point 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, Single Family sleeps 8. Starting from $1500 per week.

1287 Wilson Drive, Cold Spring Yr Rd 1 bedroom, 1 bath located in the marina district. $900/month plus utilities.

Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty 1159 Washington St., Cape May 609-884-3332, www.chrisclemanssir.com

Homestead Real Estate 846 Broadway, West Cape May (609) 884-1888 • homesteadcapemay.com

104 N Street, Unit 103, Cape May Spacious 3 BR/3 BA condo. Sleeps 8. Very close to the Washington Street Mall and the Cape May beaches. $1700-$3100/week.

402 Gorham Avenue, North Cape May Year Round. $1,100 Month + Utilities 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom. No Pets.

Desatnick Real Estate, LLC 324 Carpenter’s Lane, Suite 2C, Cape May 884.1300, www.deSatnickRealEstate.com 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen, living room, dining area, family room, utility area, rear deck, front screened porch, vinyl siding, electric heat, outside shower. Unfinished aboveground basement area which adjoins the huge master bedroom & bath.

Being sold fully furnished. Owner says “sell!”

1152 Washington Street, Cape May 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath. Inexpensive weekend rates! Call now and ask for Nick.

Call Heijung for availability at 609-602-8641 Heijung Park-Colameco, Broker Associate Jersey Cape Realty, 739 Washington St., Cape May • 609-884-5800

1109 Washington Street, Cape May - Pet friendly! 2 BR/1 BA single family home. Sleeps 6. Close to mall & beach. $1000-$1450/week.

Classic 1864 Victorian Twin.

Living Room, Formal Dining Room with 9’ ceilings, Large modern eat-in kitchen, laundry closet. Covered front porch, rear deck, nice side yard, off-street parking.

1219 Lafayette Street, Cape May 6 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath. Great house for large groups or big families.

Only $1300/wk off season!

406 Baywyn Avenue, Cape May Beach Year Round. $1,250 Month + Utilities 4 Bedrooms, 1 Bath. Small Pet OK Coastline Realty 1400 Texas Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-5005 www.coastlinerealty.com

105 Texas Avenue, Villas - 2 BR, 1 BA, kitchen, living room and den. Central air and heat. Washer and dryer.

4 East Tampa Avenue, Villas - Front house, 2 BR, 1 BA, kitchen and living room. Back unit- one bedroom, one bath with kitchen living room combo.

7 First Ave., Cape May - 2 story 3 bedroom, 2 bath home just steps to the beach, sleeps 8, w/d, central a/c - $1,300 - $2,700/week.

1027 Maryland Avenue, Cape May 3 BR, 2 bath rancher 3 blocks to beach, sleeps 8, w/d, central a/c, $1,400 - $2,900/week.

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

Coldwell Banker Sol Needles 512 Washington Street Mall, Cape May (609) 884-8428 • www.cbcapemay.com

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Telephone: (609) 770-8479 Fax: (609) 770-8481 E-mail: info@exitzero.us Website: www.exitzero.us Mailing address: 109 Sunset Boulevard Suite D, Cape May, NJ 08204 Editor/Publisher: Jack Wright, jack@exitzero.us Advertising Manager: Jason Black, jason@exitzero.us Staff Writers Kate Chadwick, kate@exitzero.us Diane Stopyra, diane@exitzero.us Project Manager: Dan Mathers, dan@exitzero.us Assistant Editor Jon Roth, jon@exitzero.us Arts Editor Tom Sims Photographers: Aleksey Moryakov, Sandy Maloney, Gabi Urda Graphic Artist: Doree Bardes Distribution People: Stephanie Grubb, Amy Wingate, Evangeline Wentletrap Columnists: Kate Chadwick (advice), Catherine Dugan (activities), David Gray (Old Fogey), Molly Stone (food), Diane Stopyra (dating), Everett Chance (dating) Labeler: Mary Smith Every Thursday, Exit Zero is delivered to around 300 places. Get it delivered to your home in a plastic mailer. It’s $50 for 47 B&W issues, plus five in color. Call (609) 770-8479 to subscribe.

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Washington Street Mall The Fudge Kitchen, Mary Ann’s, Dellas 5&10, Lace Silhouettes, Center City Mall, Casale’s Shoes, Free Shop, Happy Baby, Cape May Sandal Shop, 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, Atlantic Books, Kaleidoscope, Coldwell Banker, Colors, A Ca Mia, A Place On Earth, Between the Lines, Good Scents.

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BEACHFRONT King’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, Delsea B&B, White Dove Cottage, 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.

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Bookkeeping, Shear Sunsations, Rizzo Chiropractic, C-View Inn, Century 21 Gilmartin.

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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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