Upper Township

On Thursday afternoon a construction crew broke a two-inch gas main, causing a service interruption of homes in Seaville in Upper Township. A spokesperson for South Jersey Gas said the Lafayette Construction Cop. was installing water mains near the intersection of Hope Corson and Stagecoach Roads, when they ruptured the …

Upper Township taxpayers won’t see an increase to their local tax rate. Committee there approved keeping the tax rate flat during their regularly scheduled meeting. Mayor Richard Palumbo praised the work of everyone involved in the budget process.

Upper Township will put a budget before the public next week that includes no increase in the local purpose tax rate.  Township officials met last week and approved slicing nearly $400,000 out of the proposed 2015 budget in order to offer no tax increase this year.  The Township will see …

Four former governors of the State of New Jersey do not want Robert Barr of Cape May County to be approved for participation on the Pinelands Commission.  The Gazette Leader reports that the four governors issued a letter Monday attempting Barr from taking the place of Robert Jackson on the Commission.  The …

The Upper Township Committee has approved a very controversial gas pipeline that would run through the Pinelands.  The Township Committee met Monday night and  unanimously endorsed the pipeline project despite some public opposition.  Mayor Richard Palombo countered by saying a vast majority of the people understand the financial impact the …

The Upper Township Committee will meet Monday evening, but not at Township Hall.  The Upper Township Community Center will host the meeting of the Township Committee due to a broken water pipe at Township Hall.  A budget workshop meeting begins at 6:30pm, followed by the Township Committee meeting one hour …

The company during the reevaluation in Upper Township is sending out notices this week to residential property owners. The notices to businesses will be sent out a short time later. The notice will let taxpayers know their new tax rate. The Revaluation Company, Vital started taking front photos of all …

Fire crews were called to the scene of a two story home in Tuckahoe on Saturday afternoon.  Authorities say three local fire departments responded to a blaze at the home located in the 2300 block of Route 50 shortly after 1pm.  The house was vacant, and there were no injuries. …

A beach fill project to help Strathmere will begin in April. Upper Township Committee discussed the project during their meeting on Monday. The project should only shut down roughly 1,000 feet of beach at a time in order to minimize the impact it will have on the area. This is …

After almost 15 months of preparation, a project to replace the Tuckahoe River Bridge on Route 50 is scheduled to take place from September to May of next year. Representatives from NJDOT and the contractor, South State, Inc., said the span could be completely closed for nine months while repairs …