Upper Township honors champion sports teams
PETERSBURG — Township Committee presented special proclamations to three youth sports teams May 11, honoring their successful seasons. The Upper Township Basketball Association girls and boys third- and fourth-grade teams each won the championship this season in the South Shore League, while the Upper Township Green Hornets Wrestling Program won the South Jersey Youth Wrestling […]
Upper Township dedicates August as Military Appreciation Month
PETERSBURG — Ed Dixon feels that military veterans deserve more appreciation than the two days designated by the federal government each year — Memorial Day, which pays tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice amid war, and Veterans Day, which honors all who have served. The 82-year-old has been visiting city halls across southern […]
Upper Township to ‘endure’ beach replenishment this summer
Project will close 1,000 feet of beach at a time, late June to early August PETERSBURG — “Bear with us as we endure the beach replenishment of 2026,” Upper Township Administrator Jimmy Van Zlike said May 11, noting the work is expected to last through early August. “This is the process it takes to get […]
Corsons Inlet, Townsend Inlet bridge replacements would be very expensive
STRATHMERE — Efforts to replace the Corsons Inlet and Townsends Inlet bridges is nearing the top of the span and soon will be heading down the other side. Bruce Riegel of Hardesty & Hanover presented plans for the replacement of two aging bridges to the Cape May County Board of Commissioners on April 28. The […]
Sea&Do: Upcoming events
Annual plant sale at St. Peter’s OCEAN CITY – St. Peter’s United Methodist Church will have its annual plant sale 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 9. The sale will be outside in front of the church on Central Avenue at the corner of Central Avenue and Eighth Street in Ocean City. Choose from a variety […]
Former Upper Township Hornet wrestler now a Hornet at Division I Delaware State
Kylee Gaddy says she is proud to wrestle on inaugural team OCEAN CITY — Kylee Gaddy, who started wrestling with the Upper Township Hornets when she was about 7 years old, is a Hornet again. This time she’s a proud Hornet on the Delaware State University wrestling team, a Division I program. Kylee, a pre-nursing […]
Squad 21 Youth Summer Camp is back
Upper Township Rescue Squad is host for local middle-schoolers UPPER TOWNSHIP — The Squad 21 Youth Summer Camp will return in June for its fourth year, and registration is now open to local middle-schoolers. Hosted by the Upper Township Rescue Squad in partnership with Cape Assist and other local first responder agencies, the free program […]
Upper Township creates deputy administrator position, says it will save money
PETERSBURG — Township Committee created the position of deputy administrator via ordinance April 27. According to the measure, the employee will be appointed by Township Committee upon recommendation of the township administrator. It will be a Civil Service position whose duties will include oversight of the personnel system, including recruitment, selection and on-boarding of employees. […]
Upper Township schools ‘scraping by’
School chief paints bleak picture of UTSD finances, talks of cuts made, prevented, and OCHS tuition PETERSBURG — “We’re scraping by at this point,” Superintendent Allison Pessolano said of the Upper Township School District during a public forum April 20. The Upper Township Board of Education introduced its $43,178,687 budget for 2026-27 on March 23, […]
County OKs $1.1 million for Amanda’s Field upgrades in Upper Township
PETERSBURG — Major upgrades including a new skateboard park and bathrooms are in the works for Amanda’s Field after Township Committee secured more than $1 million in open space funds. The Cape May County Board of County Commissioners approved a shared services agreement with Upper Township on April 14, authorizing as much as $1,129,576 in […]