Two local high school athletes reached career milestones on Tuesday in the final games of their seasons. Wildwood Catholic senior Kevin Laffey got his 100th career hit in his final baseball game at Absegami. Lower Cape May’s Carissa Scott got her 100th hit in a softball game against Bridgeton. Scott’s hit came in the third…
19 minors and one adult have been charged in connection with a massive sexting operation in Lower Township. Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor and Lower Township Police Chief William Mastriana announced that students at Lower Cape May Regional High School and the Richard Teitelman Middle School were involved in sexting involving nude and partially…
On Tuesday two local high school athletes will be attempting to get their 100th career hits. Senior Kevin Laffey of Wildwood Catholic goes for his 100th hit in a game against Absegami in the final game of the year. In softball, Carissa Scott tries for her 100th career hit in Lower Cape May Regional’s season…
A Villas man was booked on marijuana possession charges. Lower Township Police were investigating a suspicious vehicle at the end of West Miami Ave. in the Villas. Raymond Sientki was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Sientki was released on his own recognizance pending court.
Lower Township Police were called to a domestic disturbance early Saturday morning. Police say it took place on the 400 block of East Drumbed Rd. in the Villas. The victim claimed that her ex-boyfriend, Sean Burke, broke the restraining order she had against him and entered her home. Burke assaulted the woman and left the…
Just days after scoring the winning run in a game, Matt Szczur drove in the game winning run on Friday. The Lower Cape May Regional product hit the game winning single in the 12th inning for the Chicago Cubs. In total, he drove in three runs for the game. Szczur was just called up to…
It was an early highlight in the professional career of Matt Szczur. The Lower Cape May Regional product scored the winning run for the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Scuzur entered the game as a pinch runner in the 9th inning and ended up scoring on a walk off walk. The Cubs beat the New York…
New technology has helped the Lower Township Police Department discover a stolen vehicle. Police say they used their Automated License Plate Reader and located a stolen vehicle from out of Pennsylvania in 2015. The operated of the vehicle, Malick Philippe, of New York, was arrested. Police found a large amount of cash, marijuana, heroin, and…
A sixth-grade class at Sandman Elementary School visited Arlington National Cemetery this week for a memorial service. The class raised money to visit the service of U.S. Army Capt. Brian Faunce. He died near Baghdad in 2003 and had a marker just outside the school during the Run for the Fallen. The class wrote letters…
Two significant milestones were reached in one lacrosse game on Wednesday, as the Middle Township H.S. girls defeated Lower Cape May 20-4. Sophomore Bridget Ruskey scored her 200th career goal, while sophomore teammate Allison Hunter scored her 100th career goal in the same game. Ruskey, who entered the game ranked third in the state with 86…