Lower Township voters have returned three republicans to Township Council. The winners Tuesday night were Tom Conrad in the First Ward, David Perry in the Second Ward, and Roland Roy Jr. in the Third Ward. This keeps republicans in a 5-0 majority in Lower Township.
The site of the former Bayview Inn in Diamond Beach may soon become the location for six residential homes. The Cape May Star and Wave reports that the Lower Township Zoning Board issued a use variance that would allow the former restaurant to become six new lots; one is actually located in Wildwood Crest. A…
Lower Township Police have issued an alert for a missing teenager. Police say 17 year old Louis Montijo has been missing since October 26th and was last seen in the North Cape May section of the community. If you have any information about Montijo, you are asked to contact police immediately.
Two Lower Township Police officers suffered minor injuries while trying to subdue a suspect at Family Matters, LLC on Thursday night. Police say 31 year old Shawn Harkin of the Villas was uncooperative with police after they found him kicking and punching a car. Harkin fled on foot and was eventually captured and taken to…
Lower Township Police are alerting the public about some traffic detours as a result of a marathon event Saturday morning. Stimpson Lane will be closed for two hours starting at 7:30am Saturday, and other detours will be in place for the event. Local businesses will be accessible.
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced that three individuals have been indicted for causing a drug-induced death in Lower Township during the summer. 43 year old Susan E. Mazzone of Cape May Court House, 31 year old Lauren M. Dorff of the Villas, and 44 year old Sherman R. Martin of Cape May Court…
Cape May County and Lower Township officials hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning for a new joint dispatch center for the County, and a new public safety building for Lower Township. Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton announced that both government bodies will save up to $2.5 million with this joint venture. The goal, eventually, is…
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced that local law enforcement were involved in a police-related shooting at a car rental operation in Vineland Thursday afternoon. Authorities say detectives from the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lower Township Police Department encountered a male subject at the scene; the subject was shot by one…
Lower Township Police have released a photo of a man who is connected to a burglary at the Erma Deli back on September 16th. Police say the deli was burglarized during the early morning hours and released a photo of a man with a shirt pulled partially over the top of his head. If you…
Lower Township Police say two men were busted during separate motor vehicle stops during its annual Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day on Wednesday. Police say Charles Barlow Jr. of the Villas and Jose Ramos Jr. of North Cape May were both arrested on pot related offenses.