Upper Township

Local fire companies were called to the scene of a blaze on the former Beesley’s Point Bridge Tuesday night.  A small fire started on the old bridge which is being taken down by the State.  The fire caused some black smoke to billow into the sky; local fire companies sent …

A major construction project in Strathmere will begin again on September 12th after a summer long shutdown.  Work along Commonwealth Avenue will begin within two weeks and will result in improved drainage, curbs, and concrete work.  Motorists should expect traffic delays through Strathmere this fall as a result of the …

The Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control announced they will be treating areas of Cape May County as an effort to control adult mosquitoes. Spraying by truck will take place, weather permitting, on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, between 7 p.m. and midnight. Affected areas could include Ocean City, …

An Upper Township man has received a 24 year prison term for using a firearm while committing drug offenses.   50 year old Angelo Cuculino pleaded guilty to three counts in court on Monday.  He owned several Ocean City businesses including the Happy Days Cafe and the Ocean City Aquarium; …

Four people were rescued from the surf near Strathmere Wednesday evening after being swept to sea on their boogie boards.  The air station in Atlantic City dispatched a helicopter and provided life jackets to those who were at sea and made the rescues.  All four were transported to Corson’s Inlet …

The future of the B.L. England Generating Station in Upper Township is currently under the scrutiny of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency. Two permits for the facility are under a 45-day review for   any comments or concerns regarding the plants renewal for coal and oil boiler operation, and pre-construction …

New Jersey State Police have identified the body found in the Tuckahoe River over the weekend as 20 year old Timothy Tolbert of Egg Harbor Township.  Tolbert’s body was found on Saturday, two days after he jumped into the river from a railroad bridge and never surfaced.  A friend tried …

The Upper Township 11-12 Little League baseball team beat Randolph West 9-3 in an elimination game Sunday in the New Jersey state tournament. On Monday night Upper Township will play Freehold Township and will need to beat them twice to win the tournament.

One detour has been lifted on a  major bridge project in Upper Township.  The southbound detour at the Tuckahoe River Bridge has been lifted for Sundays, for the remainder of the summer.  The New Jersey Department of Transportation is reconstructing the bridge and detours had been in place to allow …

A body was recovered in the Tuckahoe River on Saturday.   State Police were searching for a missing person in the river and found the body on the shore of the river on Saturday afternoon.  Police say the body will not be identified until after the weekend.  A search began …