Upper Township

Construction work that will be conducted on Commonwealth Avenue in Strathmere will likely cause some traffic delays during the next three weeks.  County Engineer Dale Foster announced that the road will be milled and resurfaced starting on Monday and major travel delays can be expected. ##

Three adults from our area have been charged by New Jersey State Police with a string of car burglaries in Upper and Dennis townships that date back to October of last year.  Those charged were 20 year old Claudia O’Leary of North Cape May, along with 20 year old Dallas …

Fire has damaged a two story home on Hilltop Drive in Upper Township.  The Upper Township Gazette reports that the fire call came in shortly before 8:00am Thursday and the fire was brought under control in about two hours.  There were no injuries. ##

The school tax rate may be on the way down in Upper Township.  The Upper Township Gazette reports that the budget introduced this week would result in a 2.6 cent decrease in the school tax rate.  A public hearing on the new budget will be held on April 24th. ##

Some Upper Township residents questioned the Upper Township Planning Board’s discussion on the possibility of a new Dollar General store coming to a parcel of land on Route 50.  The Upper Township Gazette reports that the 9200 square foot store would be located south of the Migliaccio Farms development. ##

No tax hike is coming in the Upper Township municipal budget.  The Township Committee met Monday and proposed a $12.5 million spending plan that includes no increase in the local purpose tax rate.  State aid totals over $6 million and remains flat this year; most of it comes from the …

Some overnight bridge closures will occur this week on the Tuckahoe River Bridge in Upper Township, along Route 50.  The State announced that the closures are needed from 8pm until 6am during the next three nights to allow the contractor to accomplish necessary work.  The bridge has been under construction …

Atlantic City Electric has announced some planned power outages for Beesley’s Point during the upcoming week.  The outages are needed to help with reliability in the electrical system.  The outages will be conducted Tuesday through Thursday starting at 9:00am and affect about 500 customers.

Some safety improvements may be coming to the Upper Township Community Center off Route 50 in Tuckahoe.  The Township Committee met this week and discussed various lighting and parking upgrades that will make the center safer at night.  Some street lights may be getting LED bulbs to improve nighttime vision.

A natural gas pipeline will be coming to the Pinelands.  The Pinelands Commission met Friday morning and approved the plan to run a 22-mile gas pipeline through the Pinelands to the B.L. England Generating Station in Upper Township.  Some former governors have urged the Commission to oppose the pipeline plan.