Professional golf returns to Galloway Township this weekend. Friday is the opening day for the ShopRite LPGA Classic which offers $1.5 million in prize money, including $225,00o to the winner. Anna Nordqvist is the two time defending champion. ##
Thousands of horseshoe crabs were saved by volunteers along the banks of the Delaware Bay in Middle Township last weekend. NJ.com reports that the crabs were washed into roads and tidal flats due to unusually high tides, and they were returned to bay waters. ## Photo from social media site of Conserve Wildlife Foundation of…
Two Cumberland County men have been indicted in connection with last year’s beating death of 62 year old Randy Lanigan of Millville. 35 year old Joseph Daniels of Vineland and 21 year old Nafees Winters of Millville have been charged with murder and other offenses. ##
New Jersey could raise the legal age for tobacco use from 19 to 21. An Assembly committee approved a measure that would raise the legal tobacco use age by two years, but it comes with a price…it could cost the state nearly $16 million annually in tax revenue. ##
Wildwood Catholic has captured the South Jersey Non Public-B softball championship with a 12-2 win over Mater Dei Thursday afternoon. The Lady Crusaders next battle Lodi Immaculate in a state championship game this weekend at Kean University. ##
Governor Christie says he will have details in about a month on a new plan that will provide some regulatory relief for gaming halls in Atlantic City. Christie has not discussed specifics, but he says it’s time to bring the regulations governing the casinos into the 21st century. ##
The fatal shooting of Richard Bard Jr. in Vineland last year by city police was completely justified. That’s the finding of a new report issued by the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday. The report says Bard fired at police first, with the bullet just missing the head of an officer. ##
A shakeup in the Democratic Party landscape in New Jersey now that Democratic Assemblyman Campaign Committee chair Michael Muller has resigned. Muller resigned the key position as a result of a party split over the position of Assembly Speaker, currently held by Vincent Prieto. ##
Cape May County republicans are supporting Downe Township Mayor Robert Campbell as a candidate for State Assembly. The Cape GOP’s social media page is encouraging republican voters to support Campbell who’s name appears in column six. The GOP dumped support for Brian McDowell soon after the legislative ticket was announced. ##
The Powerball jackpot keeps climbing. There were no winners in the Wednesday night Powerball drawing which puts the estimated top prize for Saturday night’s drawing at $337 million. It will be among the top 25 jackpots ever offered in a United States lottery. ##