COVID-19 Update Week of 10/15

Cape May County continues to maintain one of the highest percentages of vaccinations as new cases continue to trend down. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that Cape May County is top five among New Jersey counties for total percentag...

COVID-19 Update Week of 10/8

Cape May County's Department of Health vaccination program continues to grow with a vaccination rate of 65.2% fully vaccinated residents, and 72.2% having at least one dose as of October 7.  This equates to 60,092 people fully vaccinated...

COVID-19 Update Week of 10/1

Cape May County Department of Health continues in its efforts to move forward in managing the COVID-19 vaccination program with 334 more fully vaccinated (two doses) and 1,106 receiving their first vaccine this past week, according to the New Jersey Depar...

COVID-19 Update Week of 9/24

Cape May County remains among lowest five Counties in the state in new cases and remains in the top four counties of fully vaccinated eligible residents, according to the CDC tracker data. The rate of infection is .98 and under the 1.0 rate indicating a r...

CMC Animal Shelter Partners with Animal Outreach to Continue Operation of the Spay/Neuter Clinic

The Cape May County Animal Shelter has entered into an agreement with Animal Outreach of Cape May County to operate the Spay and Neuter Clinic located next door to the Shelter at the Crest Haven Complex. The Animal Outreach organization will continue to p...

Cape May County Commissioner Board Honors Matt Johnson from the New Jersey Task Force 1

The Cape May County Commissioner Board honored Matt Johnson, from the New Jersey Task Force 1 during their meeting on Tuesday night. Johnson was one of 80 team members called upon to help the search and rescue efforts at the condo collapse in Surfside, Fl...

Cape May County Recertified as Coast Guard Community

Cape May County’s connection with the Coast Guard has always been strong. But the designation as an official “Coast Guard Community” over the past six year has been a special honor. County officials were thrilled this month t...

Pair of Eurasian Eagles Owls Arrive at the Cape May County Zoo

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ -- The Largest Owl in the World has landed in Cape May County.  The Cape May County Zoo is excited to announce the arrival of a breeding pair of Eurasian Eagle Owls.

Eurasian Eagle Owls originate from the woodlands, desert...

Cape May County Park and Zoo’s Annual “Boo at the Zoo” 2021

The Cape May County Park and Zoo’s annual “Boo at the Zoo” event will take place on Sat., Oct. 30 from 10 A.M. until 2 P.M. at the Cape May County Park, in Cape May Court House.

Sponsored by the Cape May County Board of Commis...

Reminder - protect yourself against mosquito-borne diseases

Cape May Court House – As part of a routine mosquito testing program, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control has detected West Nile virus (WNV) in 3 mosquito collections, 2 in the area of Cape May County Zoo and 1 at a West Cape May ...

October 6th is Knock Out Opiate Abuse Day

The State of New Jersey has designated October 6^th as Knock Out Opiate Abuse Day to help raise awareness of the potential for dependency on prescribed pain medicine and its link to heroin abuse rates in our state.

Please remember to safely secure...

Funding Opportunity for Housing Projects Available to Eligible Agencies

The Cape May County Department of Human Services wishes to make eligible agencies aware of the following funding opportunity for Housing projects

Applications for NEW PROJECTS will be accepted from eligible organizations interested in applying fo...

Cape May County Library Goes Fine Free, Effective Sept 1

Effective September 1, 2021, the Cape May County Library System will no longer charge overdue fines on most library materials. While patrons will not be charged for late materials, items still need to be returned to the library. If an item is not returned...

County Tourism Half-Year Occupancy Tax Collection Indicates Strong Pandemic Recovery

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ -- Occupancy tax data released by the New Jersey Treasury through June 2021 is showing that Cape May County is well on the way to recover from the losses in tourism expenditures experienced in 2020.  During the first half...