2000 points and counting for Lower Cape May Regional High School basketball star Lauren Holden. Holden hit the magical milestone Friday night in the second quarter as Lower Cape May blasted Bridgeton, 75-31. Holden finished the game with 2019 career points. The senior is heading to Fordham University on a basketball scholarship.
Lower Township’s Planning Board met last week and heard a discussion about plans to expand a hotel in Diamond Beach. Developer Eustace Mita would like to expand the Hotel Icona that sits near the beach. He wants to add a six floor and possibly move a bulkhead 200 feet towards the beach. The Board was…
A woman was revived in Lower Township using narcan. Lower Township Police Department received a report of an unconscious and unresponsive female inside of a residence in the 3000 block of Bayshore Road in the North Cape May section of the township on Wednesday. The victim was transported to the Cape Regional Medical Center for additional treatment.
Mike Voll is out and Jim Ridgeway is in. Lower Township Council voted by a 3-2 margin in favor of making Ridgeway the full-time manager. Ridgeway had been serving in that role on a temporary bases over the past two weeks. Mayor Mike Beck dissented, saying he wanted to see a process that involved taking…
Results of an autopsy of the Cold Spring man who was shot and killed during an alleged home invasion on Sunday was released on Monday by the state Medical Examiner’s Office. According to the report, 21 year-old James Weaver, Jr. died from a single gunshot wound to the head. A final report will be released…
Lower Township should have a new township manager this week. Council is expected to vote to officially remove Mike Voll from the position of township manager and appoint James Ridgeway to the position. Ridgeway has been serving on a temporary bases in the spot, while Voll was suspended from job. The Republicans won control of…
An invasion into a home in Lower Township resulted in the death of the intruder. Lower Township Police and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office says that James P. Weaver Jr., 21, of the Cold Spring section of Lower Township died as a result of a shooting. The home owner shot the intruder after the…
Lower Township Police are joining Middle Township Police on using a body camera program. Both departments are using the cameras on a pilot program to determine the long term possibilities price and effectiveness wise. The testing will take place over 30 to 45 days. Body cameras have shown to decrease force complaints and citizen complaints…
Three new officers will be coming on board in Lower Township. Ptlm Jordan Saini, Ptlm Shawn Lafferty Jr., and Ptlm Anthony Micciche will take the Oath of Office at the Lower Township Council Meeting on Monday, Jan. 21, at 6:00pm. The officers, who were a part of the 37th municipal class, have successfully completed 22 weeks of residential training…
A man was arrested in Lower Township for marijuana possession. Police were called on Sunday for a disturbance call to the 100 block of Willow Dr. in North Cape May during the early morning hours. Richard Steel was found in possession of marijuana and two vials of testosterone. Steel also resisted arrest and was placed…