The Red Cross is assisting a family in North Cape May that was displaced by an early morning fire. The blaze struck the home of a family of four adults and one child on Delview Road in North Cape May at about 3 a.m. on Tuesday. The Red Cross disaster volunteers have placed the family…
On Sunday at about 7 p.m. Lower Township Police received a call from an alert citizen who reported 3 juveniles attempting to make entry into a vacant summer residence on Hollywood Avenue in Villas. When police arrived they found a burglary had occurred and the house was damaged in the process. After searching…
A well respected member of the Lower Township community passed away over the weekend. Marvin Hume, a World War II veteran, died on April 25. Hume served in the veteran and held patriotic sunset ceremonies each evening on his property at Sunset Beach. Friends and family will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. April…
The Lower Township Police Department received a report of a stolen boat from Bree-Zee-Lee Marina in the Cold Spring section of the township. The boat is described as a 2006 30 foot Richie Howell custom, center console, with twin 250 Yamaha outboards, with a dark blue hull. At the time of the theft the boat…
A West Virginia man has been indicted on attempted murder charges stemming from an incident outside of a local bar and restaurant back in January. Adrian Mowery has been charged with other crimes relating to the incident outside of the Bayshore Inn on January 18th. Authorities say Mowery attempted to use an axe handle to…
A new budget was approved in Lower Township with a 1.9 cent tax increase per $100 assessed valuation. Council was able to drop the initial proposed budget of 2.5 cents with money from the Lower Township MUA and other reductions. The budget calls for increasing the police force to 46 officers and deals with fixed…
Final approval of a budget is expected to come in Lower Township. Council is scheduled to vote on the budget on Monday night at 6 p.m. during its regular scheduled meeting. There has been an effort there to cut the budget and the proposal tax increase. The hope would be that the increase would be…
The Chicago Cubs have optioned outfield Matt Szczur back to the minor leagues. He was 2 for 10 in his only at bats this season and was sent back to the minors in favor of a bullpen pitcher. Many around the organization believe that Szczur will get another shot with the team down the road,…
Another police department is enhancing its use of video. Lower Township Police Chief William Mastriana told Coastal Broadcasting that his department plans to have dashboard cameras inside all of its patrol vehicles by the end of the year. The department currently has them in four. Many police departments are expanding their use of video. This…
A viewing is scheduled for Wednesday night at a local funeral home for former Lower Township Mayor Bob Fothergill. Fothergill passed away on April 6th after a long battle with heart disease. Fothergill served Lower Township as its mayor, township manager, and also headed up the Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority. He was also a…