The speed limit on Lower Township’s Bay Drive is dropping from 35mph to 25mph. Township Police announced Friday that an ordinance has been approved that lowers the speed limit from Mallow Road to Wildwood Avenue. New signs have been posted, and officers are patrolling the area. Graphic provided by Lower Township Police Department.
Legal cannabis sales are coming to Lower Township. The Township Council this week approved an ordinance that will permit two licenses to sell cannabis, one of them located in the Airport district. Comments were offered to the governing body both for and against the ordinance.
A push by local lawmakers will return more services to the Motor Vehicle Commission office in Lower Township. Senator Mike Testa announced Tuesday that registration renewals and initial titles and registrations will be processed at that location starting July 15th. Recently lawmakers chastised the Commission for continuing to provide a scaled back level of service…
Lower Township officials will vote on an ordinance Tuesday evening that would permit cannabis retail licenses and delivery licenses in the community. The licenses would be restricted to the GB-1 and Industrial Zoning districts. Annual fees for the licenses will also be set.
Lower Township Police have issued a traffic advisory regarding the impact of a fireworks show coming Saturday evening. Police say Beach Drive and Shore Road will have no parking signs in place starting at 8am Saturday and those restrictions will remain in place until 11pm. Douglass Park will be closed Friday night and will reopen…
A portion of Bayshore Road between Townbank Road and Sandman Boulevard will be paved this week. County officials announced that the travel lanes will be paved to address recent utility openings. The road will be paved overnights both Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
The County has announced a lane restriction along a portion of Seashore Road Thursday night, starting at 6:00pm. County officials say the road near the intersection of Sandman Boulevard will be closed for shoulder paving as part of a missing bicycle lane project. Southbound traffic will be detoured until Friday at 4:00am.
Lower Township Police have charged a 38 year old Levittown man on charges that he was in possession of a firearm at Higbee’s Beach over the weekend. Nelson P. Delisa was hit with multiple offenses, including possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. A firearm and a hatchet were both retrieved by police.
Lower Township Police report the apprehension of a man who had a handgun and a hatchet at Higbees Beach on Saturday. Police say they received a report of the suspicious man walking towards the parking lot among other tourists. Police captured the man at the beach entrance, recovered the firearm, along with suspected controlled dangerous…
Legislators are holding a media event Monday to call for the full reopening of the local Motor Vehicle Commission office for full transactions. They say the Center located in Erma is only a licensing center that does not process vehicle transactions, which causes people to drive more than an hour to conduct business. Some believe…