Middle Township

The Middle Township Committee has approved a vacant property ordinance.  The Committee met Monday night and approved a new law that will require banks and individuals to register their vacant properties or face a fine.  It also requires those who own vacant properties to provide general upkeep including cleaning up …

No South Jersey championship for Middle Township this year.  The Middle Township Lady Panthers were defeated in their home gym Tuesday night by Manchester Township, 34-33 in the South Jersey Group II championship game.  Middle trailed for most of the game, took a lead in the fourth quarter, before a …

The Middle Township Committee is expected to cast a final vote on Monday on an ordinance that would require the registration of vacant properties in the community.  The Committee is also expected to hear discussion on the Grassy Sound Sewer Project, and award a contract for its Interim Business Administrator, …

A massive fire destroyed a home in Middle Township early Wednesday morning.  Fire crews are still at the scene of a house fire on Reeds Beach Road in the Township that began around 4:00am.  The fire completely destroyed the home; no word yet of any injuries or what may have …

A 35 year old Middle Township man has been charged with stabbing another man Tuesday during a fight at the Dollar General store on Indian Trial Road in Burleigh.  Police say Edward Lunn stabbed another man during a fight that began inside the store, then moved outside.  Lunn was charged …

Middle Township may consider a new ordinance that would require businesses to register in the community.  The item appears on the Committee’s work session agenda scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.  The Committee will also entertain a report from its Environmental Commission during the meeting, which begins at 4:00pm.

Middle Township Police have identified the driver who was injured Tuesday evening when her vehicle hit a utility pole on Route 47.  92 year old Francis Guinan of the Villas suffered multiple injuries after her vehicle left the roadway and struck a pole near the Shannon Oaks development.  Guinan was …

One woman was injured during a traffic accident Tuesday night that closed a portion of Route 47 in Middle Township for a short time.  A car crashed into a utility pole at 6:30pm on Route 47 near Shunpike Road in Rio Grande.  The name of the victim was not released; …

Two men have been arrested following a drug bust in Rio Grande.  Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor announced that 50 year old Michael Stewart of Oaklyn, New Jersey was arrested for distributing heroin and cocaine on February 3rd.  Also charged was 31 year old Eric Mate of Hamilton Township. …

The Middle Township Committee approved an ordinance on first reading Monday night that would require owners of vacant properties to register those properties with the Township.  The ordinance calls for an initial registration fee of $500 to be paid and an additional $500 to be paid to the township every …