Local News

Wildwood City Hall will have no phone or electrical service on Monday morning.  City officials posted an advisory on their website announcing that an electrical service upgrade and emergency repair is needed, so the lights will be off until Monday afternoon. ##

The Lower Township Council will meet Monday night and is expected to create a registry for vacant and abandoned properties in the community.  The ordinance is modeled after a similar ordinance in Middle Township and requires owners of the properties to pay a fee to register the properties.  The meeting starts at 7pm. ##

The Middle Township Committee meets Monday night and will consider an amendment to a bond ordinance that will finance improvements to a sewer utility.  The Committee is also expected to ratify a resolution that authorizes a shared services agreement with the County for the Middle Township/Lower Township bike path connector project. ##

Two people were killed during a head on traffic accident on Bears Head Road in Hamilton Township Friday afternoon.  Police say the road was closed for several hours while they investigated the traffic scene.  No word yet on the identities of the two individuals killed. ##

Two Middle Township lacrosse players have set all time state records in the same game.  Bridget Ruskey and Allison Hunter set state records for goals and assists during Friday’s 17-11 victory over Mainland.  Ruskey scored eight times and has 440 career goals. ##

No injuries resulted from a house fire in Vineland Friday morning.  Officials say a home belonging to a fireman went up in flames and smoke in the 1500 block of Harding Road.  The fire was under control in a half hour; the cause remains under investigation. ##

Four people have been arrested for assaulting a woman in Millville last Wednesday.  Four people surrounded a woman and repeatedly beat her, and the fight was captured on video.  Police Chief Jody Farabella says more arrests are forthcoming. ##

New data released by the State of New Jersey Friday shows that the overall number of crimes has declined over a one year period.  Data from 2015 was released today and it shows violent crime decreased by one percent, but murder increased by four percent from the prior year. ##

A sure sign of summer’s arrival comes next week when some shore communities fully activate traffic signals and take them off flashing yellow and red.  North Wildwood Police announced that various traffic signals around the city will return to full functionality on Monday, May 1st. ##

A veterans’ enrollment clinic will be held Saturday afternoon at the Middle Township branch of Atlantic Cape Community College.  Congressman Frank LoBiondo says this will be the 13th enrollment clinic in South Jersey for vets who do not enjoy VA benefits. ##