A swimming and fishing ban has been enacted in several South Jersey communities away from the Jersey Shore following a sewage spill. Sewage spilled into the Big Timber Creek in Gloucester Township, and authorities are telling the public to stay away from the creek for the next 24 hours. ##
A fatal motor vehicle accident on the Atlantic City Expressway in Hamilton Township early Monday morning. State Police say the driver of a vehicle is dead, a passenger injured when a vehicle flipped over on the Expressway early Monday. The driver is 31 years old; family notification is occurring today. ##
Wildwood Crest will be kicking off it’s very popular series of summer fitness classes at the Crest Pier starting this Saturday. The Wildwood Crest Department of Recreation announced that various classes with different fitness levels will be offered each day starting at 8:30am; classes are five dollars. ##
A 10 year old girl is dead after being electrocuted while swimming in a lagoon Saturday night in Toms River. Kayla Matos and two friends were using a raft and swimming in the lagoon behind a home. She was wearing a life jacket and in the presence of an adult when the accident occurred. ##
Some new homes under construction on West Spruce Avenue in North Wildwood partially collapsed Sunday afternoon. WPVI-TV reports that the structures partially collapsed late Sunday afternoon during fairly windy conditions at the shore. No injuries were reported. ##
A traffic fatality over the weekend in Egg Harbor Township. Township Police say 49 year old Jeffrey Weiss of Mays Landing was killed when another vehicle ran into the rear of his car on the Black Horse Pike, near Tower Avenue. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a local hospital with serious…
North Wildwood’s city council meets Tuesday morning and is expected to review the city’s audit report for last year, and authorize the renewal of several liquor licenses. Council may also authorize some emergency sewer repairs on 6th Avenue between Surf and Ocean avenues. The meeting begins at 9:30am with an executive session. ##
The Lower Township Council will meet Monday evening with largely routine business on its agenda. Council is expected to renew the remaining three liquor licenses up for review this spring, and authorize various grants for public safety initiatives involving police and emergency management. ##
The Middle Township Committee meets Monday afternoon and will hear discussion regarding the Grassy Sound Sewer Project during its work session meeting. The Committee will also discuss properties in the Township that are eligible for foreclosure, and further discuss a Rio Grande Recreation Meeting that will be held at the Rio Grande Fire Hall on…
Stone Harbor’s council will consider funding for a new public safety building Tuesday afternoon. Council will meet and consider a $1.5 million supplemental appropriation for the construction of a new building that will house police headquarters. ##