Upper Township

Upper Township’s Planning Board meeting scheduled for Thursday evening has been cancelled.  The Township has also cancelled recreation programs in the community until further notice.

Habitat for Humanity has opened the application process for two new homes that will be available in Upper Township.  The homes are provided to qualified working families through a hand up, not a hand out.  Applicants must be able to pay an affordable mortgage and demonstrate a need for housing …

Upper Township will swear in two incumbent committee members during its reorganization meeting on Monday.  John Coggins and Hobart Young will take their respective oaths of office.  Nominations will be taken for mayor; a deputy mayor will also be appointed.  The meeting begins Monday at 6pm.

Peebles stores in Middle and Upper townships will be closing soon, and will be replaced by Gordman’s, a chain that will make its entrance into Cape May County.  Gordman’s is a discount retail fashion chain.  According to a store press release, the stores will be hiring to fill positions and …

The State Police Explorer Program will be adding a meeting location in Upper Township.  The program will begin meeting on December 4th at 7:00pm at the Upper Township Middle School.  Applicants have to be between the ages of 14 and 20, and must have completed 8th grade.

The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office has filed first degree drug charges against 25 year old Ernest P. McCarraher of South Seaville.  Authorities say they found 30 pounds of pot, marijuana edibles, and over $43,000 inside his home.  He could face between 15 to 20 years in prison, if convicted.

The Upper Township Committee stays all republican.  John Coggins and Hobie Young were re-elected Tuesday night, easily defeating democrat Donald Oral.  The margin of victory was over 1,200 votes.

The Deauville Inn in Strathmere has been sold.  The Press of Atlantic City reportst that the property has been sold to Tim Fox of Fox Rehabilitation.  The transfer takes place on October 28th and is expected to remain a restaurant.

A Middle Township Middle School teacher has lost his teaching license for his participation in a scheme to defraud the state health benefits system.  Shawn Sypherd of Marmora will no longer be able to hold a teaching job in New Jersey.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that the decision …

State Police have charged two men with stealing crab meat, steaks, and fruit from the Acme Supermarket in Upper Township in late August.  Police say 25 year old Faustino Colon III of Millville and 27 year old Matthew Monette of Galloway Township.  Both suspects have been charged with theft.  State …