Kevin Coombs, second from right, was sworn to Lower Township Council at the Feb. 19 meeting. The Lower Township Regular Republican Organization submitted three candidates to fill the seat of Second Ward Councilman David Perry until the election in November. Perry became deputy mayor after Mayor Frank Sippel became mayor when former Mayor Erik Simonsen was elected to state Assembly. Council unanimously voted for Coombs. From left: Councilman Roland Roy, Perry, Sippel, Coombs and Councilman Thomas Conrad. Coombs has been a teacher in the Lower Township Elementary School District since 1998 and coaches wrestling in the Lower Cape May Regional School District.
