During the month of March Lower Cape May Regional High School Resource Officer Michael Perry of the Lower Township Police Department, instructed 10th grade drivers education students on the effects of alcohol and drugs, and provided an over view of DWI laws. During the classes SRO Perry utilized Fatal Vision Goggles that simulate the effects…
The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority says the 2010 tourism season in the Wildwoods was very good for the local economy. The authority held a special event at the Convention Hall Tuesday to discuss the revenues for the year. The local two percent tourism tax collection that’s levied on hotel and motel rooms,…
The Lower Township Police Explorers Post # 1800 has been reestablished by members of the Lower Township Police Department. Law Enforcement Exploring is a nationally renowned program that emphasizes career orientation experiences, leadership opportunities, and community service activities. As well as instilling strong moral and ethical values. Law Enforcement Exploring introduces the Explorer to various…
A Superior Court judge stepped into another political squabble in Wildwood. Judge Valerie Armstrong ruled on Tuesday that the wording of a special ballot question dealing with staffing in the Wildwood police department is misleading. At issue is the wording of a question dealing with police issues. In her decision, Armstrong ruled that the wording…
A Villas man has been charged in a incident that put five people in the hospital. 36 year old Anthony Friel of the 200 block of Matthews Avenue in the Villas section of Lower Township36 year old Anthony Friehl of the 200 block of Matthews Avenue in the Villas section of Lower Township was pulled…
A heaping amount of praise is being put on the countywide SWAT team following a weekend standoff in Lower Township. Lower Township Police Chief Ed Donohue said today that the county SWAT team worked very well during a 12-hour standoff with a man who barricaded himself at a home in the Villas last Saturday night…
Gov. Chris Christie is in the area today. Christie is in Hammonton for a town hall meeting. The meeting will be held at 840 12st., in Hammonton, which is the New Jersey Manufacturers Company. The governor is expected to address a number of issues and take questions from the crowd. The revival of Atlantic City…
An assault with a cell phone put a man in jail. Bridgeton Police confirm the arrest of Sergio Sixto-Augustine. He was arrested for aggravated assault, and other related charges for threatening to kill a woman he knew. Police say that Augustine kicked in the door to start the attack. Bail was set at $20,000.
State Police are continuing their investigation into a disappearance near Maurice River Township. Police are confirming that evidence was found, but have not gotten into any further detail when questioned. The investigation is on-going in a wooded area for the body of 37 year old Ervin M. Harper. More details will be provided when they…
A member of the Upper Township school board collapsed and died at a meeting on Monday evening. The Press of Atlantic City reports today that Audrey Eichenberger died after she collapsed during a board meeting on Monday. School Superintendent Vincent Palmieri issued a statement, saying Eichenberger collasped shortly before 7:00pm; she passed away about an…