• Fresh expansion set for bike path

    Bill Arena of Cape May Court House runs along the bike path Wednesday morning.

    MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — The township’s recreational path for runners, walkers and others is being expanded again.

    Officials recently announced that a $300,000 state grant will help pay for phase IV of the bike path.

  • Some see a hike in sewer bills

    MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Some people are upset with an increase in their sewer bills and have called on township officials for a change.

    In January, township employees discovered sewer billing errors after the sewer department moved to the tax collection office. They found that some people have never been billed, and others that were supposed to be hooked up to the sewer never were.

  • Democrats have a race for committee in the primary

    Voters to decide June 4 who will face Melanie Collins in the fall

    MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — The race is on for the Democrats in Middle Township.

    This year, Salvatore “Sal” DeSimone and Michael Clark are running as Democrats and one of them will face Republican Melanie Collins in the fall election. The Middle Democratic party is backing Clark.

  • Cheap, pure, and deadly

    Heroin a growing concern in county

    CAPE MAY COUNTY – A generation ago, heroin was all but unheard of in Cape May County.

    Veteran officers say there were other illicit drugs sold throughout the Jersey Cape, but heroin, considered a scourge of urban areas, was rarely seen. During the 1970s, according to several sources, the heroin bought at the street level was usually less than 5 percent pure, the rest made up of anything the dealer had handy, from powder to brick dust. Starting in the 1990s, the highly addictive narcotic began…

  • School board OKs $1.77M contract for HVAC installation

    MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — School board member Dennis Roberts said he is concerned that an HVAC project at the middle school and high school would be disrupted by the ongoing installation of wireless Internet.

    On Thursday, the Board of Education approved a $1.77 million contract with a company to handle heating, ventilation and air conditioning work for the school district.

  • Stone Harbor beachfront to be restored

    STONE HARBOR — The beach nourishment project will now involve the entire beachfront, officials announced this week.

    The borough has negotiated a new agreement that will result in a restored beach along the entire community at no cost to the municipality.

Middle Township Gazette

Dennis approves budget

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Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, May 08, 2013 07:27 pm

DENNISVILLE — The Township Committee of Dennis Township this week approved a $4.38 million budget with a local purpose tax rate increase of less than one cent per $100 of assessed value.

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June 20 is the first of four big trash days

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Written by Alex Davis Wednesday, May 08, 2013 05:11 pm

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Residents will be able to set out tables, couches, appliances and other large items for pick up at no cost on four days this year.

Middle Township business administrator Connie Mahon said the Cape May County Litter Abatement Partnership Program had gone unnoticed before by township officials.

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American Legion Auxiliary No. 198 presentation at Middle meeting

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Written by Alex Davis Wednesday, May 08, 2013 02:05 pm

 

Township promises to straighten out sewer billing issue

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Written by Alex Davis Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:05 pm

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Motel owners in Rio Grande are upset over seeing an increase in their sewer bills, but township officials say things are being straightened out.

In the end, Mayor Dan Lockwood said that could mean paying less for sewer, but he said he’s not guaranteeing that.

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Young people to work in Woodbine

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Last Updated on Wednesday, May 08, 2013 04:35 pm Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:00 am

 WOODBINE — Borough will again be a participating worksite in the summer youth program sponsored by the Atlantic Cape May Office of Workforce Development, Training and New Jersey Youth Corps.

The program is open to economically disadvantaged youth who are 16 to 21 and runs from May 1 to Sept. 30.

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Middle hires spokesman

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Written by Alex Davis Tuesday, May 07, 2013 09:54 pm

Scott Wahl also works for Avalon, Stone Harbor

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — The township now has a public information officer.

On Monday, Middle Township Committee approved contracting with Scott Wahl, who also handles communications for Stone Harbor and Avalon. He will receive no more than $6,667 in the part-time role.

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Local teen accepted at West Point

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Last Updated on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 04:42 pm Written by Alex Davis Tuesday, May 07, 2013 06:36 pm

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — The only family connection Josh Greenberg of Middle Township has to the military is two cousins serving in the U.S. Army.

Even so, it’s been his dream of attending the U.S. Military Academy since he was a child.

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Taxes up in Middle

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Last Updated on Monday, May 06, 2013 09:23 pm Written by Staff Reports Monday, May 06, 2013 09:12 pm

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — The average property owner will pay about $25 more in municipal taxes this year.

Middle Township Committee on Monday unanimously approved a $20.39 million budget.

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