The Egg Harbor Township Police Department has been experiencing a large number of vehicle burglaries, most of which can be prevented. In 2016 there were 183 vehicle burglaries reported to the police department and in 2017 there have been 28 vehicle burglaries thus far. There may be significantly more that have not been reported. The…
Cape May County Freeholder Will Morey shared details of the County’s economic development activities with more than 60 members of the Lower Township Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s Jan. 12 breakfast meeting. Joining Morey in the presentation were County senior engineer Nancy Mauro, and Karen DiMeo, UAS Technical Lead Analyst for the Federal Aviation…
A new bill would provide Gold Star families with free mental health services and other resources. Gold Star families are ones who lost a member of their family while they were serving active duty. Assemblymen Bob Andrzejczak and Bruce Land were among the sponsors of the legislation. The measure was released from committee on Thursday.…
Police have identified the victim of a fatal motor vehicle accident in Hamilton Township. Authorities there have said that Gary Lee Smith, of Virginia, died during an incident on Tuesday near the intersection of Route 40 and Cantillion Blvd. The investigation found that Smith’s vehicle traveled into the westbound lane of Route 40, crossing the…
Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with committing a robbery on Weber Avenue in the Villas on Tuesday. Lower Township Police say 19 year old Theodore Godwin Jr. of Cape May Court House and a 17 year old juvenile forced a 19 year old victim into turning over his money with the threat of…
A 42 year old New Brunswick man has been convicted of killing two people in Bridgeton. Juan Hernandez was convicted on charges relating to the slayings of two men during the summer of 2014; those men allegedly competed with Hernandez’ own brothel business. He faces up to 75 years behind bars at his sentencing date.
Lower Township has filled a vacancy on Township Council. Roland Roy was appointed as the councilman in Ward 3 during a meeting held last night. Roy replaces Erik Simonsen, who vacated the seat after winning the mayoral election in November.
Icona Diamond Beach has made history. It has been three short years since Icona launched its brand of luxury hotels. In that time the resort has risen to number one in its market and has most recently been named the seventh best hotel in the nation on Trip Advisor. Icona Diamond Beach had 631 five…
The owners of Manco and Manco Pizza in Ocean City are having their sentencing delayed for a sixth time. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Charles and Mary Bangle were supposed to be sentenced this Friday for tax evasion. A new date has not been selected. The latest delay is the availability of a…
The Delaware River and Bay Authority has a new executive director. Thomas J. Cook of Delaware has been selected to replace Scott A. Green, who is stepping down. Cook served as the Secretary of Finance for Delaware for seven years.