Lower Township will soon be the home of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission office that currently sits in Rio Grande. The Cape May County Herald reports that the state has confirmed our local office is moving to 3305 Bayshore Road later this year. The office will be located at the intersection of Bayshore and…
The Lower Cape May girls basketball team (6-0) beat the Cedar Creek Lady Pirates 57-52 on the road on Tuesday. Last year Cedar Creek ended Lower Cape May’s playoff run in Group II with a 64-39 win and also beat the Lower girls in two regular season games. In other hoops action, the Ocean City…
Middle Township Police have announced that a local woman who was wanted for kidnapping her two grand children has been apprehended in Pennsylvania. 42 year old Cinnamon Kelly of the Villas was apprehended in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania. Police say Kelly left Superior Court on Monday after she was denied custody of the two grandchildren, identified…
Mike Voll is out as Township Manager in Lower Township. The Lower Township Council voted to remove Voll from his position as Township Manager during Monday night’s reorganization meeting. The move was not unexpected since republicans swept all three seats in the November election. Voll was given 90 days pay as severance. Now serving Lower…
The Lower Township Council has changed its municipal solicitor. The Township Council reorganized on Monday evening and selected the law firm of Stefankiewicz and Barnes to serve as the new municipal solicitor for Lower Township. At the meeting Dave Stefankiewicz was seated as the solicitor. He’s served as the municipal prosecutor for Wildwood, West Wildwood,…
If Lower Township wanted to become Cape May Township, don’t expect Cape May Mayor Ed Mahaney to get in the way. The mayor told Coastal Broadcasting that when it comes to tourism all towns needs to work together and he would be supportive of them making a change if they felt it was in their…
There are some intense conversations in Lower Township about changing the name of the community to Cape May Township, or Lower Cape May Township. The Press of Atlantic City reported over the weekend that a committee formed to suggest the name change is forwarding both recommendations to elected officials. The Township Council could approve the…
A man reportedly fired a handgun behind a home in Lower Township and then barricaded himself inside. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced the safe arrest of Jeffery Hart on the 600 block of Jonathan Hoffman Rd. Both his wife and child fled before he barricaded himself inside. At approximately 1:15 AM, Crisis Negotiators were successful…
The Economic Development task force of Lower Township made a pitch before council there to change the name of the township. The group, involving some of the better known business leaders of Lower Township, said they thought it made sense as many people don’t know where Lower Township is. Some business already identify themselves with…
A school bus that was driving without any children on board suffered mechanical failure. Lower Township Police say the bus broke down at the intersection of Town Bank and Seashore Rds. According to police, no one was injured and no other vehicles were involved in the incident. The incident remains under investigation by the police…