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…
Someday you may be able to purchase cannabis from a dispensary in Lower Township. Council met this week and approved allowing license retail establishments in the community, one in North Cape May and a second at the airport complex. County Commission Director Gerry Thornton told the Press of Atlantic City that he wouldn’t be in…
The Lower Township Rescue Squad will no longer exist as of June 20th. The Cape May County Herald reports that severe economic reasons are the issue, created by the Covid-19 pandemic. Employees will be offered jobs from Inspira.
The Lower Township Council meets Monday evening and has an ordinance for consideration that would designate cannabis retail and delivery licenses in the GB-1 and Industrial zoning districts. A second reading of the ordinance is scheduled for July 6th. Council may also set annual fees for licensing and registration for these types of businesses.
Lower Township Police have issued an advisory about an “at risk” female who is reported missing. Police say the woman is Donna Gallner, who was last seen wearing black yoga pants with white skulls, and an orange tshirt. Gallner has a tattoo of the name “Charlie” on her neck. She was last seen in the…
The Middle Thorofare Bridge will be closed Thursday night at 9 o’clock. The bridge will be closed during the overnight hours to asphalt paving can be installed on both sides of the bridge by a contractor. The bridge will reopen at 5:00am.
Lower Township Police have announced the arrests of two local men who are connected to a drug-induced death in the Villas. Police say a 49 year old woman was found inside a home on New York Avenue in the Villas unresponsive from a drug overdose. Police have charged 29 year old Matthew Britton of the…
A portion of Fulling Mill Road in Lower Township will be closed for four hours Thursday, starting at 5:00pm. County officials say the road will be closed for paving between Mowery Avenue and Franklin Avenue in the Villas. Traffic will be detoured while the road is being paved.
Lower Township Police are looking for 18 year old Shane Allen, who was last seen in the Villas Tuesday morning before departing for the Atlantic City Airport. Police say he left the area in a white Volkswagon Jetta, wearing gray shorts and a white tank top. If you have information on Allen’s whereabouts, you are…