Lower Township

Two local women were charged with various drug offenses following a raid at a home located on Delaware Avenue in the Villas on Monday.  Lower Township Police announced that 29 year old Danielle J. Russo and 55 year old Cheryl H. Williams were both busted as a result of the …

Saturday night is Rotary parade night in Lower Township.  Lower Township Police are advising motorists that they should avoid a section of Bayshore Road from Breakwater Road to Rosehill Parkway for approximately three hours, starting at 6:00pm.

The Lower Township Council meets Monday evening and will consider the award of a contract to an engineering firm that could result in multi-purpose field construction at the Freeman Douglass Jr. Memorial Park.  Council will also consider a separate resolution that would result in an engineer evaluating all of the …

The second significant fire of the Thanksgiving weekend occurred early Saturday morning in Fishing Creek, Lower Township when a garage went up in flames.  Officials say the the garage was a total loss and vehicles were burned up, but there were no injuries.  The fire may have started in a …

Lower  Township Police have charged a 17 year old juvenile with DUI and other charges following a motor vehicle accident Wednesday evening at the intersection of Route 9 and Breakwater Road.  Police say the teen lives on Crawford Road in the Township, and he drove his vehicle into a utility …

Quarterback Brennan Ray scored on a two yard touchdown run, and freshman kicker Matthew Hays added the extra point with under a minute to go in the game as Lower Cape May stunned Middle Township in the annual Anchor Bowl football game, 21-20.  Lower Cape May won its first Anchor …

Soroptimist International of Cape May County held its Girlz Rule conference at Lower Cape May Regional High School earlier this month.  The organization of local professional women met with 87 fifth and sixth grade girls from four local communities to help give young girls the tools they need to succeed. …

Lower Township Police have received a donation of 30 doses of Narcan from The Cure ministry of the Lighthouse Church in Burleigh and the Greg DiAntonio Memorial Foundation in Wildwood.  Police say evidence shows that if Narcan is administered within a few minutes of an opioid overdose that the victim …

Lower Township Police arrested a 32 year old Millville man on various drug charges during an investigation of a motor vehicle at the North Cape May Wawa convenience store Friday night.  Police say Michael Harpel was in possession of suspected crack cocaine and brass knuckles, and a knife.  Harpel was …

Lower Township officials recently toured the Township’s new public safety building located at the Cape May Airport.  Renovated spaces in the building were toured by police and Township administration officials.  A grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new building will be held at a later date.