The Middle Township Committee has announced that it will receive $140,000 in payments from local businesses Albrecht & Heun, Inc. and Future Mining, Inc., for past due Host Community Benefit fees owed by the companies to the municipality for the operation of a recycling facility on Goshen Road. This brings to an end litigation which…
A man who was convicted of killing a Lower Township teenager nearly ten years ago has landed back in jail. The Times Union reports that 27-year old Joseph Michael Campon was locked up after he failed a routine parole search at his home where authorities uncovered a gun and illegal drugs. You may remember Campon…
A 72 year old local man has been formally indicted by a grand jury on murder charges. A grand jury returned a murder indictment against Frederick G. Marr; Marr is accused of killing his nephew, Ronald Denny Sr. during a shooting incident last August. Authorities believe Marr fired a shot that killed Denny in the…
The Cape May County Clerk’s Office will participate in the national outreach Passport Day in the USA with special hours Saturday, April 9, 2011 open from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cape May County Clerk Rita Marie Fulginiti will be opening the County Clerk’s Office on Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00…
A baseball contest will be held this weekend. The Cape May Police Athletic League is sponsoring a Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit, and Run contest. It will be held at noon on March 26 at Dellas Field in Cape May. Competitors will be split into one of four age ranges. Competition is free to enter…
Lower Township was awarded as a GOLD Award winner from the Joint Insurance Fund Safety Committee. Lower also received a Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Claims Reporting. The Township Safety Committee has earned $3,050.00 as a result of their outstanding performance in the 2010 ACMJIF Safety Incentive Program. The awarded monies will be used for…
A ground breaking ceremony was held today on the Lower Township MUA’s Townbank Water Main project. The work includes USDA funding in the amount of $2.7 million in grants and $8.1 million in low interest loans. United States Senator Robert Menendez was in attendance of the ground breaking. Menendez was proud of the fact that…
Legislation to make it illegal for employers to ask out-of-work New Jerseyans not to apply for jobs was re-approved Monday by the Senate, sending it back to the governor to become law. The bill was approved by the Legislature late last year, but the governor conditionally vetoed it. The Assembly voted 72-5 in February to…
The state senate did not vote on a bill that would allow for deregulation in the telecommunications industry. The bill already passed the Assembly, but opponents rallied and got the legislation pulled from the Senate’s agenda. Verizon’s head official promised a two-year no increase to service fees. The AARP has said they believe service could…
Lower Township Council is seeking money from the MUA in order to help drive down a proposed tax hike. The nearly $164,000 being asked for is about half of what the township is legally allowed to ask for. State law allows for the town to ask for 5 percent of the MUA’s surplus. The MUA…