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The Lower Township Council will introduce its 2021 budget Monday evening.  Council is also expected to vote on a resolution that will provide an agreement with new Police Chief William Priole.  The meeting begins at 7:00pm.

Ocean City is getting $3 million in federal funding to elevate homes out of flood risks.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing the city with the grant to help city residents.  Ocean City has spent millions of dollars of its own money on various flood control measures.

A 34 year old police officer who works in Jersey City was arrested on charges that he travelled to Atlantic City to have sex with two underage girls.  Stephen Wilson of Bayonne was charged on Friday with three separate crimes.  Wilson remains lodged in the Atlantic County Jail pending his …

Cape May County reported 25 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday.  That represents one of the lowest one day totals in recent weeks.  Cape May Point remains the only local community without a resident case of the virus.

New Jersey reported 46 additional confirmed deaths from coronavirus on Friday.  The total number of confirmed deaths is approaching 21,000 during the pandemic.  There were 3,149 new cases of the virus.  The rate of transmission continues to be well below one, which indicates the spread of the virus is slowing.

New Jersey officials say the overall state risk for coronavirus is now “moderate”, which is an improvement for the Garden State.  Several areas of the state joined Cape May County with a lower risk of the transmission of the virus, which is a sign the spread has slowed.  Only some …

The Cape May City Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday.  Council is expected to meet in closed session with professionals to discuss details of a potential audit.  The meeting will start at 5:00pm.

Swearings in ceremonies were held this week for the Wildwood Crest Police Department.  Crest Police announced that Richard D’Amico was sworn in as a Captain, and a new police officer was added, Ryan Tossone.  Two others were also sworn in during the ceremony held at the Borough Commission meeting.

An Atlantic City man has been charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection, and he claims he urinated in the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  NJ.com reports that documents have been unsealed in the case against James Douglass Rahm of Atlantic City.  Rahm allegedly bragged on social media that …

There are two additional deaths in Cape May County from coronavirus.  County officials say a 47 year old woman from Lower Township and a 61 year old woman from Ocean City are the latest victims.  there were 36 new positive tests reported Thursday.