An Upper Township woman pleaded not guilty in court Thursday on charges she killed a local man during a texting while driving accident. Milheala Reilly pleaded not guilty in connection with accusations that she was texting and driving when her vehicle struck and killed David Loder who was walking across Route 9 back in 2014.…
Jeff Pierson is off the Upper Township Committee and now on the Board of Chosen Freeholders. Pierson submitted his resignation during the Committee meeting on Monday night. The Township now has 15 days for three names to be moved forward for a replacement, and 30 days for the Committee to select that individual. Pierson will…
Two vehicles collided in Upper Township Tuesday afternoon resulting in two people being ejected from one of the vehicles. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. at Church Road and Route 9 in Marmora. The report stated that two crash victims were medivaced from the scene. More information will be…
“Finders Keepers” should never apply to a lost memory card containing precious photos. Tammy Tozer of Ocean View recently found a SIM card on the ground during a visit to New York City, containing nearly 2,000 pictures, including wedding photos. Tozer is trying to find the owner of the memory card through Facebook and news…
An Atlantic County man has been fined for running over seagulls with his car in Upper Township. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Warren Colwell Jr. will have to pay about $1500 in fines for striking the seagulls with his car last month in a parking lot. The New Jersey SPCA brought the charges…
The bridge that connects Upper Township to Ocean City will be closed Wednesday night, into early Thursday morning. The Roosevelt Boulevard Bridge will be closed for about seven hours so crews can install concrete barriers on the bridge. South State Construction was awarded a $6.4 million construction contract to perform work on the bridge.
A Upper Township woman was indicted a second time in a July 2014 death-by-auto case, for allegedly texting-while-driving. Mihaela Reilly is accused of striking and killing 76 year-old David Loder on a clear day along Route 9 while he was taking his evening walk. Last year the first indictment against Reilly was dropped by Judge…
Upper Township Committeeman Jeff Pierson will be joining the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Republicans met Wednesday evening and selected Pierson to replace Kristine Gabor, who resigned from the Board on September 16th. Pierson outpolled fellow republicans Barbara Tomalino, Ed Beck, and Gary Playford for the nomination. Pierson will serve until December, 2017.
Members of the Cape May County GOP are expected to make a freeholder selection on Wednesday night. Four candidates are seeking the nomination: Upper Township Committeeman Jeff Pierson, Barbara Tomalino, Ed Beck, and Gary Playford. The selected candidate will fill the unexpired term of Kristine Gabor, who resigned the board last month.
Don’t be alarmed on Friday when you see police and emergency vehicles surrounding the Upper Township Elementary School. Emergency management officials in Upper Township are conducting a full-scale, active shooter drill that includes sirens and a change in traffic patterns at the school and the surrounding neighborhood. The 3 1/2 hour drill will include the…