Five local juveniles have been busted by Lower Township Police and charged with breaking in to four homes in the Villas. The first burglary took place a week ago at a home in the 200 block of Weber Avenue. Burglaries also occurred on Oakdale and Beachwood Avenues. The five suspects have been charged with burglary,…
Lower Township Police are continuing their investigation into a string of robberies that have occurred in the township recently. Police say early Tuesday morning near a CVS pharmacy in the Villas a man who was returning a video to a machine was struck in the face by another man who grabbed his wallet and fled…
Legislation to allow towns the ability to offer free or reduced beach tag fees to veterans was signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. Senator Jeff Van Drew sponsored the measure. The law stems from an initiative launched in Sea Isle City in 2010, in which a local VFW group worked with Sea Isle City Mayor…
Upper Township’s senior center will be reopen to the public shortly. Cape May County announced plans to hold a ribbon cutting on Feb. 10 to open the center. The center on Old Stagecoach Rd. was closed down for repairs. It will take place at 11 a.m.
Lower Township Council took the first step at a Jan. 23 meeting to designate the county airport as an area in need of rehabilitation. The township’s planning board also passed a resolution recommending the area be deemed in need of rehabilitation and subject to five-year tax abatement. Council will consult with the township’s tax collector and solicitor,…
The dire straits regional school system is under was a hot topic of discussion among Lower Township’s council. Councilman Tom Conrad addressed the fact that Lower Cape May Regional can’t go to bond during the council meeting this week. The district is not allowed to incur any more debt because of Cape May’s attempt to…
Subpoenas have been issed to both the recent Chris Christie election campaign and to the New Jersey Republican State Committee. The subpoenas were issued by the U.S. Attorney as the probe into a lane closure near the George Washington Bridge continues. The Star Ledger reports that subpoenas to both organizations were delivered on Thursday morning.
Some mixed news on the labor front in New Jersey. The state’s unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent in December, which is a decrease of about a half point. However the number of jobs actually decreased by over 36,000 during that month as well. Most of the job loss was reported in the private sector…
No injuries are reported as the result of an apartment fire in Rio Grande on Thursday morning. Fire crews were called to Maryland Cove around 8 o’clock in the morning to battle an attic fire in a vacant apartment. Two local fire crews responded; it does not appear to be suspicious in nature. The cause…
Upper Township is prepared to spend over a half million dollars to reassess all of the properties in the community. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the township has hired a company to conduct a property revaluation throughout the community to get fair market values for properties. Mayor Richard Palombo says due to the…