Tuckahoe Road Extension (County Road No. 662), locally referred to as “Old Tuckahoe Road”, in the Marmora section of Upper Township will be closed from August 4th to August 6th for resurfacing improvements. The roadway will be closed from Tuckahoe Road near Burning Tree Lane to Stagecoach Road and from Roosevelt Boulevard to US Route…
A single family home was completely destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning in Tuckahoe. The fire broke out at a home located at 120 Popular Avenue and the structure was fully involved when fire crews arrived. Fire crews from Tuckahoe, Marmora, and Seaville responded to the blaze, which was brought under control about an hour…
The Board of Public Utilities finally approved plans for a 22-mile natural gas pipeline to run through the Pinelands to the B.L. England Generating Station in Upper Township. Environmentalists have fought the construction of a pipeline through the Pinelands, claiming it would damage the land and cause serious problems in the event of a rupture.…
The beach fill has started, again, in Strathmere. A dredge that pumped 700,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach in Avalon has moved back to Strathmere to finish a job there. It will take about ten days to complete the beach fill in Strathmere before the dredge moves to Sea Isle City. This latest…
Upper Township shut out Northfield and the Little League team from there won the District 16 championship. Upper Township was combined with Ocean City last year and that team also won District 16 and eventually Section 4 before falling in the state final. Upper Township this year had more players and is split from Ocean…
Upper Township did not get approvals from the Pinelands Commission for projects at its public works complex, and that may slow down the application for a new gas pipeline to the B.L. England Generating Station. The Press of Atlantic City reports that violations were found when the Commission reviewed some ariel photographs and that means…
A public hearing was held this week on a controversial pipeline project that could run to Upper Township. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities held a hearing on a proposal by South Jersey Gas to construct a pipeline that would run through the Pinelands. The Pinelands Commission cast a vote last year with a…
Former Cape May County Consumer Affairs Director Eugene “Rob” Spiegel has pleaded guilty to charges that he stole money from the Seaville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced that Spiegel, the former chief of the company, received payments of $46,000 in fraudulent invoices that he submitted for reimbursement. Spiegel pleaded…
Former Upper Township committeeman Curtis Corson Jr. has issued an apology to New Jersey State Police regarding the recent theft of some campaign signs in the community. The Upper Township Gazette reports that Corson Jr. apologized for stating publically that the State Police exercised an “abuse of power” regarding Corson’s removal of some campaign signs…
An ethics complaint regarding the use of public recreational facilities has been filed against Upper Township Committeeman Hobie Young. The Upper Township Gazette reports that the anonymous complaint alleges a conflict of interest in Young’s duties overseeing sports and recreation for Upper Township. The complaint alleges that Young reserved a field for his own semi-professional…