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 […]
U.T. Committee’s Hobie Young resigns after vile Facebook post
Post about VP candidate Kamala Harris drew outrage in Upper Township, beyond By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – Facing a firestorm of criticism after reposting sexually explicit memes depicting vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, Upper Township Committeeman Hobie Young has resigned, effective immediately. Critics lambasted the images as deeply misogynistic. Calls for […]
Ocean City, Upper Township, Sea Isle haven’t decided on trick or treat
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel Like the Great Pumpkin, the full moon is set to rise from the Atlantic on Halloween night. The second full moon of October, the Hunter’s Moon for 2020 on Oct. 31 will be a blue moon, meaning the second full moon in a calendar month. All of this will […]