Three local girls lacrosse teams have earned byes in their respective groups for the upcoming playoffs. Middle Township, Lower Township, and Ocean City all earned byes in the upcoming tournament. Middle Township is the top seed in Group I. ##
A beach fill project is coming to Ocean City, likely in the fall. The United States Army Corps of Engineers announced that the city will receive a beach fill totaling about 550,000 cubic yards of sand and will extend from Seaview Road to 13th Street. ##
Lower Cape May Regional High School native Matt Szczur has his first home run as a member of the San Diego Padres. Szczur collected the home run against the Chicago White Sox Friday night. The Padres won the game, 6-3; Szczur is batting .281 this season. ##
A new Quinnipiac University poll shows over 50 percent of New Jersey voters do not like certain parts of President Trump’s new tax plan. The plan calls for the elimination of the federal deduction for state and local taxes. New Jersey residents pay the highest effective property tax rate in the nation. ##
Sea Isle City may adjust the hours for outdoor entertainment at bars and restaurants. City Council will hold a meeting next Saturday and could amend the ordinance that currently restricts the entertainment from extending past 9:00pm weekdays, and past 10:00pm on weekends. ##
Proceeds from the New Jersey Lottery may be used to pay off the public pension debt. The Christie administration unveiled its plan this week to pay down the debt with excess money from the lottery. So far the proposal has received a positive response from labor unions. ##
New Jersey drivers will be getting more time to settle outstanding parking tickets before their licenses are revoked. Governor Christie signed a new bill into law that will delay the potential suspension of a drivers license for 30 days to give drivers more time to pay up. ##
A massive response to a fire at a storage facility in Vineland overnight into this morning. Fire crews from two counties responded to a blaze at the Buffalo Freezer & Cold Storage facility in Pine Road in Hammonton. The fire started Thursday night; so far, no word of any injuries. ##
Two more men have been charged in connection with last month’s murder of 56 year old Charles Boozer in Millville. Authorities announced that Shaquan Brown and Alfonso Heggs are charged with murder and other offenses in connection with the April 10th slaying. ##
More than 10,000 bags of heroin has been confiscated over the past two weeks in Atlantic County. Authorities say various arrests occurred between April 27th and May 3rd following four fatal overdoses of the drug. ##