Upper Township Harbor Road boat ramp closed until July
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel BEESLEYS POINT – The boat ramp on Harbor Road will not be accessible until the end of June at the earliest. Plans call for work on the ramp, and to dredge out around it. One boater, who declined to be identified, complained to the Sentinel that the work comes […]
Upper Township moves to ban weed biz, talks Tuckahoe traffic
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Upper Township Committee moved to ban all cannabis businesses with a zoning ordinance introduced Monday, April 12. Committee members were unanimous for the zoning amendment, which will need to be reviewed by the township Planning Board before returning for a public hearing and final vote May […]
Upper Township GOP adjusts as Palombo declines to run again
Three committee seats on ballot: Dems seek candidates, incumbents make plans By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – With three for the five seats on Upper Township Committee set to be on the ballot, this year’s municipal election has the potential to bring major change to the local governing body; all the more […]
Upper Township budget requests need deep cuts to stay under cap
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Township Committee faces the unenviable task of trimming about $400,000 from budget proposals submitted by department heads in order to come within state budget limits this year, Committeeman John Coggins reported to Township Committee on Jan. 25. Speaking at the first of a planned series of […]
Upper Township declares BL England area in need of redevelopment
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — Township Committee moved forward on declaring the sprawling site of the BL England power plant an area in need of redevelopment Monday, Jan. 11. That included a resolution making the declaration and the introduction of an ordinance adopting a redevelopment plan. The ordinance makes no changes […]
Pandemic dominates discussion at Upper school board meeting
By BILL BARLOW /Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — Budgets, standardized testing, school lunches and transportation issues were discussed during the Upper Township Board of Education meeting Dec. 21, but as with so much in 2020, the pandemic and its impact were center stage at the meeting. Schools are scheduled to reopen after the winter […]
Hazards: Upper Township preps for the worst to protect life, property
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – With a rare tornado, and an even rarer pandemic, 2020 has offered more than its share of emergencies. But it didn’t cover everything that could possibly go wrong. A draft of Upper Township’s portions of the Cape May County Hazard Mitigation Plan tries to do so, […]
Critics take on Strathmere hotel plans; board goes into overtime
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel STRATHMERE – After a second grueling three-hour virtual meeting, the Upper Township Zoning Board again adjourned without reaching a decision on a proposal to demolish and replace the Strathmere Motel. More than 100 people signed up to speak to the board at the meeting Nov. 5. As with the […]
Young defiant, to fight for seat
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP — Despite Hobie Young’s assertion that he never resigned, Upper Township Committee filled his seat Monday, Nov. 9, after hearing from three applicants for the position. Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution naming Kim Hayes to replace Young. She was sworn in immediately. According to Committeeman Curtis […]
Controversial U.T. committeeman tries to withdraw his resignation
Hobie Young, who posted vile doctored images on Facebook, vows to go to court Normally sedate U.T. Committee meeting was anything but that Monday night By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Just over a week after stating he would resign from the Upper Township Committee “effective immediately,” a newly defiant Hobie Young […]