The Middle Township Committee approved an ordinance on first reading Monday night that would require owners of vacant properties to register those properties with the Township. The ordinance calls for an initial registration fee of $500 to be paid and an additional $500 to be paid to the township every six months. It comes up…
Three individuals face kidnapping and conspiracy charges after holding a woman and her one year old child against their will in Wildwood. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that charges have been filed against two men from Ewing, New Jersey and against 19 year old Jose Hernandez of Wildwood. The three men allegedly held…
A 31 year old Vineland man has been arrested and charged with intentionally striking a police officer and his cruiser with his own vehicle. Anthony Aponte was arrested after he drove into an officer who responded in an unmarked car to a complaint at a Dunkin’ Donuts store in late January. Aponte has been charged…
A 76 year old man from Cape May Court House is on trial in Rhode Island for his role in a fatal boating accident. NJ.com reports that Cooper Bacon was piloting a yacht in 2015 that struck another boat, killing a man on board the second vessel. Bacon invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and refused…
Child brides will soon be illegal in the Garden State. A State Senate committee has approved a new bill that would prohibit anyone under the age of 18 getting married in New Jersey. Children who are 16 to 17 years old can currently get married in New Jersey, but only with their parent’s consent.
A shooting in Bridgeton sent a man to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The Daily Journal reports the unidenified 23-year-old was shot on Monday afternoon in the 100 block of Elmer St. of Bridgeton. The man was taken to the Christiana Hospital in Delaware for treatment. No other details were provided at this time.
Middle Township’s Economic Development Council recently provided Habitat for Humanity with an $85,000 Business Assistance Loan to help facilitate the opening of a ReStore retail location. Habitat ReStores are retail stores that sell new and used goods that have been donated by individuals, distributors, manufacturers, and dealers. Offering low-interest loans ranging from $10,000 to $100,000,…
A new law would make it easier for state residents to get their hands on New Jersey Lottery tickets. The law requires the State Lottery Commission to register and authorize the operation of courier services for the purchase and delivery solely of state lottery tickets within New Jersey. No lottery ticket courier service will be…
Three people were arrested after guns and drugs were found during a traffic stop. Police made the stop at New York and Arctic Aves. on Feb 2. Authorities arrested Ashalay Walker, Donte Gilliard, and Najee Brown. Two handguns were foound loaded with hollow point bullets, including one with laser sight that has been reported stolen…
A new budget proposal in Lower Township would increase taxes. Manager Jim Ridgeway presented a budget on Monday that included a 1.8 cent increase to the local tax rate. Mayor Erik Simonsen told Coastal Broadcasting that a number of infrastructure projects are planned that have been neglected over years. The new administration wants to tackle…