• Fundraiser for Upper Township boy's wheelchair van May 18
    Upper Township Gazette

    SOUTH SEAVILLE — A fundraiser for an Upper Township boy who suffers from cerebral palsy and is in need of a wheelchair accessible van is planned Saturday, May 18, in Dennis Township.

  • Part of Beesleys Point Bridge will survive as anglers’ walkway
    Upper Township Gazette

    BEESLEYS POINT – The Beesleys Point Bridge is slated for demolition this summer, but pilings from the span will be used to build a walkway for anglers that have fished the area around Drag Island for years.

    State Sen. Jeff Van Drew said this week that the state plans to set aside usable pilings from the bridge after it is demolished. After construction of a new southbound Garden State Parkway bridge is complete, the pilings will be used to build a walkway from the Somers Point side of the Great Egg Harbor Bay to Drag Island. A short pier from Drag Island into the Great Egg Harbor Bay could also be included.

  • ‘Sweet Taste of Music’ benefits local family
    Upper Township Gazette

    The musical director for the evening, Cricket Brennan, poses with master of ceremonies Jim Birchmeier at the Sweet Taste of Music benefit for the Fayter family.SEAVILLE – The Seaville United Methodist Church hosted a concert on Friday, May 10 to benefit and celebrate the Fayter Family.

    Janet Fayter and her son Charlie escaped from their home when a fire broke out in February, but the flames destroyed all they had. Noley Schenck, a young member of the Seaville church and a friend of Charlie's, asked her parents if there was something they could do to help.

  • Bike race won’t close Commonealth Drive in Strathmere
    Upper Township Gazette

    SEA ISLE CITY – The Tri-For-Our-Veterans Triathlon scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend will not use Commonwealth Avenue for its bike race, meaning the road won’t have to close to vehicle traffic at the unofficial start of summer.

    Business owners here were worried that closing Commonwealth Drive would effectively close down Strathmere. The road is the only main thoroughfare in town.

  • Strathmere Post Office to be closed mornings
    Upper Township Gazette

    STRATHMERE – The post office at 9 Commonwealth Avenue in Strathmere will change its hours of operation starting Monday, May 20.

Upper Township Gazette

Upper Township to host several Memorial Day services

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Written by Staff Reports Saturday, May 18, 2013 09:30 am

Boy Scout Troop 55 served as the Color Guard at Osprey Point's Memorial Day service in 2012. The troop will do so again this year. Boy Scout Troop 55 served as the Color Guard at Osprey Point's Memorial Day service in 2012. The troop will do so again this year.

UPPER TOWNSHIP – Several Memorial Day services will be held in Upper Township on Monday, May 27.

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Troop 95 beef and (root) beer May 17

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Written by Staff Reports Friday, May 17, 2013 11:00 am

MARMORA -Upper Township Boy Scout Troop 95 will hold a beef and (root) beer dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 17 at the Upper Township Primary School.

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Nicholas Zauck to attend Stevenson University

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Written by Staff Reports Friday, May 17, 2013 10:00 am

Nicholas Zauck of Ocean View will attend Stevenson University this fall. He is a graduate of Ocean City High School.

 

 

Mary Baldini graduates from Coastal Carolina University

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Written by Staff Reports Friday, May 17, 2013 09:30 am

Mary Baldini of Sea Isle City has graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a Bachelor of Arts Education in early childhood education on Saturday, May 11.

 

   

Upper Township Committee honors two Eagle Scouts

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Written by Columb Higgins Friday, May 17, 2013 09:00 am

Andrew Giordano, center, with Committeeman Jay Newman, Deputy Mayor Curtis Corson, Jr., and committeemen Tony Inserra and Ed Barr. Andrew Giordano, center, with Committeeman Jay Newman, Deputy Mayor Curtis Corson, Jr., and committeemen Tony Inserra and Ed Barr.

PETERSBURG – Township committee members honored two local Eagle Scouts for recently attaining boy scouting’s highest rank.

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Committee approves $106K in capital purchases

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Written by Columb Higgins Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:15 pm

PETERSBURG – Upper Township Committee Monday approved $106,553 in purchases from its 2013 capital improvement bond.

The purchases include a bucket loader, repairs to the loader, a new vehicle lift, a fuel pump and fuel management system, 25 radios and safety glass in Township Hall.

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Committee OKs pipeline permitting using township land

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Last Updated on Thursday, May 16, 2013 01:05 pm Written by Columb Higgins Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:14 pm

UPPER TOWNSHIP – Township committee has given South Jersey Gas permission to proceed with the permitting process to build a natural gas pipeline from Millville to Beesleys Point using some township-owned lots.

The gas company requested permission to include the lots in its permit applications at township committee’s Monday, May 13 meeting.

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