BEACH TAGGER: THE QUINTESSENTIAL SUMMER JOB. Avalon has posted a job notice for beach tag booth staff. In addition to being a great sign that the summer season is drawing near, it’s a fun was to spend your summer! If you are interested in the job, or know someone who is, check out the job description here: https://avalonboro.net/job-postings/
THUNDER OVER THE OCEAN: Wildwood has announced that it will hold a new airshow over its beaches on September 5th & 6th. Widely seen as a replacement for the Atlantic City Airshow, which has not been held the past couple of years, the Wildwood show will feature jet teams, but the US Air Force Thunderbirds or US Navy Blue Angels will not attend this year. The city hopes the make the show an annual event.
THE SS UNITED STATES, the fastest cruise ship ever built, made her final transit down the Delaware River and through the Delaware Bay last Thursday. Numerous charter and party vessels had booked trips so passengers could view the famous vessel as she passed between Cape May and Lewes, Delaware one last time, but the tug boat guiding the United States down the River and Bay made such good time that she passed by in the dark of night, very early last Thursday morning, well ahead of her predicted schedule. Most vessels had cancelled their planned trips the night before. The United States had spent the past three decades tied up at a Pier in Philadelphia, and had been visible from many locations along the Delaware River. The SS United States Conservancy had hoped to restore or repurpose the ship, but it was not to be. She’ll be towed to Mobile, Alabama, where she’ll be readied for sinking, then she’ll become an artificial reef off Okaloosa County, Florida.
FULL TIME TOLL COLLECTORS will soon be a thing of the past on Cape May County’s Ocean Drive bridges. Effective April 1st, the bridges will collect tolls via EZPass, or via a bill mailed to drivers without it. The drawbridges will still need to be opened for vessel traffic, so about a dozen former toll collectors will remain to handle that responsibility. Many of Cape May County’s bridges are several decades old, and have undergone extensive maintenance and repair in recent years. Some, such as the 96th Street Bridge in Stone Harbor are slated for replacement with a new drawbridge, while others, such as the Middle Thorofare Bridge, connecting the Wildwoods with Cape May, may eventually be replaced with fixed bridges high enough to accommodate vessel traffic without movable spans.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Atlantic City Boat Show. Dozens of boats, boat dealers, vendors, displays, and seminars. Atlantic City Convention Center, February 26th to March 2nd. For tickets and info visit www.ACBoatShow.com
- Shop-A-Holics. Deep discounts at participating stores. Thursday—Saturday, March 6th to 8th.
- Stone Harbor Shiver Polar Plunge Weekend:
- Friday, March 14th:
- Pre-Shiver Party at Yacht Club of Stone Harbor, 6pm to 9pm. $35, pay at the door, includes Irish Buffet. Cash bar, Shiver Auction, DJ, meet the 2024 Shiver King & Queen.
- Saturday, March 15th:
- 10am: Kegs & Eggs at Fred’s Tavern.
- Noon: Parade leaves Fred’s for the Women’s Club Parking Lot.
- 12:15-1pm: Shiver Showdown competition for “Best of” the Shiver categories.
- Approximately 1:15pm: Head to the water’s edge and wait for the cannon to sound before you hit the chilly Atlantic Ocean. After Party back at Fred’s Tavern. Register here.
- Friday, March 14th:
- Cape May Beer Trail. Three breweries, flight tastings, lunch. Saturday, March 15th. Info and tickets here: https://cmmac.ticketapp.org/portal/product/237/events
- Roller Skating at Cape May Convention Hall. Roller skating with available rentals. Cape May Convention Hall, Fridays 4-6pm and 6:30-8:30pm; Saturdays & Sundays 1-3pm and 4-6pm, through March 16th.
- Stone Harbor’s Sip & Shop Weekend. Shop, sip, and sample your way around amazing shops, boutiques, spas, businesses, and restaurants! All day, April 4th & 5th.
10007 First Avenue, F, Stone Harbor, $599,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 250465
173 33rd Street, 3, Avalon, $1,225,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 250489
9102 3rd Avenue, Stone Harbor, $2,200,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 250494
161 24th Street, Avalon, $2,999,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 250457
285 78th Street, Avalon, $4,195,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 250487
Under Contract:
7888 Dune Drive, 101, Avalon, $530,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 250369
66 E 20th Street, #105, Avalon, $1,495,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 250410
10801 Second Avenue, Stone Harbor, $2,795,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 250037
262 55th Street, Avalon, $3,599,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 250370
Properties Sold:
351 96th Street, 413, Stone Harbor, $999,999, SOLD MLS#: 243608
222 83rd Street, A, Stone Harbor, $1,300,000, SOLD MLS#: 250461
