• 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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 — 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

Middle officials to speak at Rotary Club meeting

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Last Updated on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 05:28 pm Written by Staff Reports Sunday, April 28, 2013 12:00 am

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Middle Township Planner Elizabeth Terenik, Middle Township Committeeman Tim Donohue and Economic Development chairwoman Carol Struett will speak at the Rotary Club of Mid Jersey Cape on Tuesday, April 30.

The meeting will focus on economic development and will start at 12:15 p.m. at the Wildwood Golf and Country Club, at 1170 Golf Club Road in the township.

For more information, or to attend one of the meetings, contact Rotary Club President Francey Burke at 463-5757, or see www.midjerseycaperotary.org.

 

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Boston Marathon victims honored

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Last Updated on Saturday, April 27, 2013 08:51 am Written by Staff Reports Saturday, April 27, 2013 08:43 am

Alicia Woodrow of Yard Fx Landscaping, Peter Lomax of The Lomax Consulting Group, Township Committeeman Tim Donohue and township recreation leader Tammy Devitt plant three American elm trees on Arbor Day in honor of the Boston Marathon bombing victims. Alicia Woodrow of Yard Fx Landscaping, Peter Lomax of The Lomax Consulting Group, Township Committeeman Tim Donohue and township recreation leader Tammy Devitt plant three American elm trees on Arbor Day in honor of the Boston Marathon bombing victims.

MIDDLE TOWNSHP — American elms planted in Middle Township on Friday honor those killed in the Boston Marathon bombings.

The Arbor Day observance took place at the Davies Sports Complex’s “Memory Lane” that offers residents the opportunity to dedicate a tree in honor of a loved one.

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Police get new medical bags

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Last Updated on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 06:07 pm Written by Staff Reports Saturday, April 27, 2013 05:00 am

STONE HARBOR — The Stone Harbor Police Department has new first-responder medical bags in patrol vehicles.

“Mayor, council, and the Stone Harbor Safety Committee worked hard to secure these bags that will help us manage a patient until paramedics arrive at the scene. We certainly appreciate the arrival of the new bags before the start of the busy summer tourism season,” Police Chief Paul Reynolds.

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‘World Renew’ to help with Sandy recovery

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Written by Staff Reports Friday, April 26, 2013 05:22 pm

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — An international Christian relief group has been called in to conduct an unmet needs assessment in areas of the county where primary homes were damaged and Sandy victims may need additional assistance. 

The Cape May County Long Term Recovery Group has engaged the services of World Renew. The long term recovery group is a coalition of community volunteers, religious organizations, private non-profit agencies and local governments that assembled after Hurricane Sandy to maximize resources available to those in need. 

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Two named to English honor society

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Last Updated on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 08:01 pm Written by Staff Reports Friday, April 26, 2013 04:00 am

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Pamela Brannon and Richard Tyndall, both of Cape May Court House, were inducted into Sigma Kappa Delta, an English honor society, at Atlantic Cape Community College on April 16.

Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours, a 3.5 average in at least two college-level English courses, and a 3.5 overall grade point average.

   

Food pantry named in honor of Sister McDonagh

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Written by Staff Reports Thursday, April 25, 2013 05:21 pm

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — Holy Redeemer has renamed its Jersey Shore Food Pantry in honor of Sister Mary Anne McDonagh, who died about a year ago.

Community members were encouraged to bring canned goods to a dedication ceremony Wednesday, April 24.

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Police report stolen front loader

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Written by Staff Reports Thursday, April 25, 2013 01:52 pm

Middle Township Police are looking for a front end loader worth $75,000.

According to police, the vehicle, a Case 621D, was taken from a construction yard on Route 9 in Edgewood sometime between April 10 and April 24.

Anyone with information is asked to call Middle Township Major Crime Unit at 465-8700 or Cape May County Crime Stoppers at 465-2800.

   

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