Upper Township mayor looks back on 24 years serving township
Editor’s note: Sentinel editor David Nahan interviewed Upper Township Mayor Richard Palombo in early December, just before he finished his 24-year career on the Upper Township Committee, including the last 22 years as mayor. Asked a range of questions, he reflected on his long tenure of public service, issues in the township and with neighboring […]
Upper Township Committee honors outgoing Palombo, Barr
Mayor, deputy mayor served the township UPPER TOWNSHIP – On Monday evening Upper Township Committee honored Mayor Richard Palombo and Deputy Mayor Edward Barr, two public servants who will leave their posts at the end of the year. In turn, they had the honor of presenting the resolutions commending each other for their years of […]
B.L. England site sold to developer
Upper Township Mayor Rich Palombo makes announcement at Monday night’s committee meeting UPPER TOWNSHIP – Mayor Rich Palombo announced the sale of the B.L. England site at Monday evening’s Township Committee meeting. “It’s a great opportunity for the township,” he said about the more than 350 acres on which the defunct plant sits. “It’s thanks […]
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, […]