Tischler, Susan. "Which house is the oldest house on Cape Island?", CapeMay.com, October 1, 2004. Accessed October 25, 2015. "Let's move on to our other property in question – The Whilldin-Miller House, AKA Daniels on Broadway Restaurant, at 416 South Broadway.The property is actually located in West Cape May and was built by Joseph Whilldin somewhere around 1711-1718 with an expanded addition built by Jonas Miller in 1860."
Staff. "Update: 2013 General Election Results", Cape May County Herald, November 4, 2013. Accessed November 11, 2013. "Commissioner West Cape May: Pamela M. Kaithern won West Cape May votes with 21 percent, Peter C. Burke and Carole E. Sabo tied for second with 20 percent of the votes."
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Board of County Commissioners, Cape May County, New Jersey. Accessed April 28, 2022. "Cape May County Government is governed by a Board of County Commissioners. These individuals are elected at large by the citizens of Cape May County and hold spaced 3-year terms." Note that as of date accessed, Desiderio is listed with an incorrect term-end year of 2020.
Frequently Asked Questions, Cape May County Technical High School. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All residents of Cape May County are eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School.... The Cape May County Technical High School is a public school so there is no cost to residents of Cape May County."
Johnson, Virgil; and Kirtland, James L. "A Feasibility Study to Reconfigure the Lower Cape May Regional School District", Statistical Forecasting LLC, June 2013. Accessed August 29, 2024. "Cape May City is one of three constituent communities served by the Lower Cape May Regional School District ('Lower Cape May Regional'), a limited purpose school district providing education for the middle and high school students from Cape May City, Lower Township, and West Cape May.... Students from Cape May Point attend on a sending-receiving basis."
General Information, Richard M. Teitelman Middle School. Accessed August 29, 2024.
General Information, Lower Cape May Regional High School. Accessed August 29, 2024.
Board of Education, Lower Cape May Regional School District. Accessed March 13, 2020.
Crowley, Terence J. A Response to the Cape May Study to Reconfigure the Lower Cape May Regional School District, Lower Cape May Regional School District, January 6, 2014. Accessed March 13, 2020. "The Lower Cape May Regional District (Regional) is classified as a Limited Purpose District.... It is a Type II district and apportions the Board of Education seats based upon the most recent United States Census. It has nine seats on the Board and that are apportioned as follows: Cape May City 1; West Cape May 1; Lower Township 7."
Degener, Richard. "Photo Exhibit Brings West Cape May's Past to Light", The Press of Atlantic City, December 28, 2003. Accessed October 17, 2012. "It has Mayflower descendants, a link to the Underground Railroad, buildings that go back to the 17th century and a factory where women once beat gold into sheets with hammers.Who says West Cape May has to live in the shadow of Cape May's rich historical past?"
Montet, Margaret. "Trolleying West of Cape May City", NJ.com, July 15, 2011. Accessed October 17, 2012. "So back to Goldbeaten Alley: from 1881 to 1931 workers at the Hastings Goldbeating Company cut gold bars into thin slices and then beat them paper-thin."
Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 8. West Cape May Borough - Enrollment: 98; Grades: Pre-K-6"
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the West Camp May School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed August 14, 2020. "The Borough of West Cape May School District ('School District') is a Type II district located in the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board of Education is comprised of five members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that one or two member’s terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to provide educational services for resident students in grades K through 6."
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Lower Cape May Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed August 14, 2020. "The Lower Cape May Regional School District (District) is a Type II school district located in Cape May County, New Jersey and covers an area of approximately 34 square miles. As a Type II school district, it functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member’s terms expire each year. The purpose of the School District is to provide educational services for all of Lower Cape May Regional’s students in grades 7 through 12. "
Proctor, Owen; and Sobko, Katie. "Town commissions have become a New Jersey rarity", The Record, April 30, 2018, updated May 6, 2018. Accessed October 27, 2019. "Commissions rose in popularity, up to 60 statewide in the early part of the last century, from large cities and older suburbs to seaside resorts.... Today, only about 30 of New Jersey’s 565 municipalities are commissions, including six in North Jersey. There are North Bergen, Union City and West New York in Hudson County, Lyndhurst and Ridgefield Park in Bergen County, and Nutley in Essex County."
Procida, Lee. "Sea Isle, Long Beach Island are examples of how closing small, high-cost schools can be difficult, unpopular", The Press of Atlantic City, September 20, 2011. Accessed March 12, 2015. "The 10 smallest school districts in the state each have fewer than 100 students. Seven of them, all in South Jersey, are grappling with shrinking enrollment, aging buildings and rising property taxes.... West Cape May disregarded a recommendation to send students to Cape May, and instead started welcoming students from outside its borders through the state Public School Choice program. The first 16 choice students increased the prekindergarten-through-sixth-grade school's enrollment to 58 students this year."
Staff. "West Cape May looks at approving first liquor license", Cape May Gazette, February 8, 2012. Accessed November 23, 2015. "In December, commissioners accepted a $615,000 bid from Sunset Liquors. It was the only bid received for a license to permit sales from a package store.... In 2008, borough residents voted through a question that permits a single retail license and a single consumption license."
Schaad, Jacob Jr. "Bizarre History of Cape May - Wet or dry?", The Cape May Gazette, October 30, 2013. Accessed February 16, 2014. "Wildwood Crest, Ocean City, West Cape May and Cape May Point have opted to stay dry while the 12 other communities in the county still permit their people to lift a few."
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Fichter, Jack. "Crawford joins West Cape May commission", Cape May Star and Wave, October 5, 2022. Accessed March 26, 2023. "Borough Commission appointed Alan Crawford to fill the unexpired term of commissioner Peter Burke, who resigned last month. At a Sept. 28 meeting, Mayor Carol Sabo thanked Crawford for accepting the position. Crawford will serve until January 2024 and may run for the seat in the general election in November 2023."
Lower Cape May Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Lower Cape May Regional School District. Accessed August 29, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades seven through twelve. Composition: The Lower Cape May Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Cape May, Lower Township, and West Cape May."
Board of Commissioners Special Meeting Agenda for January 12, 2023, Borough of West Cape May. Accessed March 26, 2023. "WHEREAS, Borough Commissioner Daniel M. Kurkowski resigned his seat on the West Cape May Borough Commission on December 20, 2023, resulting in a vacancy as of that date... and WHEREAS, the next general election at which a successor commissioner may be elected to fill the unexpired portion of Mr. Kurkowski's term will occur on November 7, 2023, so that the temporary appointment will extend until January 1, 2024; and WHEREAS, having considered the matter, the remaining members of the Borough Commission have determined that George Dick is qualified to serve as a Borough Commissioner and should serve as the temporary appointee to Mr. Kurkowski's vacated seat NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Borough Commissioners of the Borough of West Cape May as follows: 1. The averments of the preamble are incorporated into this Resolution. 2. George Dick is hereby appointed to temporarily fill this vacancy on the West Cape May Borough Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Vacancy Law. 3. The term of this temporary appointment shall extend until December 31, 2023, or to the Borough's 2024 reorganization. 4. A successor to fill Mr. Kurkowski's unexpired term shall be elected at the West Cape May general election, to be held on November 7, 2023."
