There will be a second overnight closure of the Roosevelt Boulevard Bridge in Ocean City Monday night into Tuesday. City officials say the bridge will be shut down Monday at 10am and reopen by sunrise the following day so new concrete can be poured on the span. ##
A 26 year old Mays Landing man was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday night. Hamilton Township Police say Jefrey Ramirez lost control of his motorcycle on Babcock Road near the George L. Hess school and crashed. Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene. ##
Stone Harbor is set to adopt its municipal budget on Tuesday. Council has a resolution before it to formally adopt the new spending plan following a public hearing. Council may also consider two bond ordinances to pay for water, sewer, and other projects. ##
Monday night is budget night in Middle Township. The Township Committee is expected to hold a public hearing on the new municipal budget for the community. The Committee may also award a bid for the Middle Township/Lower Township bicycle path connector project. ##
Mackenzie McCracken will be playing college basketball at Philadelphia’s Holy Family University. Brian Cunniff of the Gazette Leader reports that McCracken has made the choice to play at the Division II school following an outstanding career at Wildwood High. Last year McCracken lead all of South Jersey in scoring at 25.1 points per game. ##
The Lower Township Council is pushing forward with plans to regulate vacant properties. Council met last week and introduced an ordinance that would force these property owners to register with the Township and pay a $500 fee to do so. ##
A 16 year old boy from Galloway Township attempted to build his own assault rifle. Authorities in the Township say the boy was arrested last week after he was caught having all of the parts to build an AR 15 assault rifle. Police did not find ammo for the weapon. ##
The final group of Margate residents who were steadfast in fighting a plan to install dunes in the community has thrown in the towel. They have abandoned their fight against the dune plan even though they say the dunes will compromise the views from their homes. ##
A 19 year old man was critically injured after being accidentally shot by another friend in the parking garage at the Tropicana Casino and Resort. 20 year old Joseph Crouch of Illinois was arrested after he threw the gun from a car while he took the injured friend to a local hospital. The gun has…
The body of a man who was found floating last week near a marina in Salem County has been identified. Authorities say the body was that of 30 year old Jonathan Thompson Jr. of Salem who had been missing since March 20th. The cause of death is accidental drowning. ##