Officials in Cape May County are urging Upper Township residents to check their financial accounts after an investigation confirmed a data breach occurred last October. The cyber incident exposed sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, and financial details, though officials say they are currently unaware of any misuse of the data. In…
Firefighters from three South Jersey departments responded to a house fire late Christmas Eve in Upper Township that displaced residents and killed a family pet. The Seaville Fire Company reports the blaze started in the kitchen of the Route 9 home, allowing the family to evacuate safely, though the structure was heavily damaged. While no…
Upper Township is taking action against nuisance properties by hiring contractors to clean up overgrown grass and debris when owners fail to respond to violation notices. The cost for the abatement, plus administrative fees, is then charged to the homeowner by placing a lien on their property’s tax assessment. Code enforcement officials say this measure…
The Upper Township Library, located at 2050 Tuckahoe Road in Woodbine, will be closed all day Friday, July 25, 2025, due to a water outage. All other branches of the Cape May County Library system will operate under their normal hours.
In Upper Township along Route 50 on Tuesday, a man in a black Cadillac got into an altercation with a US Postal Worker where the man showed a firearm and then fled the scene. The driver of the Cadillac is described as a white man, aged 40 to 50 with a beard and dirty blond…
35-year old Jonathan E. Perez of Woodbine will spend the next three decades of his life behind bars for sexual abusing a juvenile. Perez previously worked as a Cape May County Corrections officer. A jury returned a guilty verdict against Perez in April, 2024.
The Upper Township Committee will not change the title of administrator Gary DeMarzo to “Keyboarding Clerk 1”. The Press of Atlantic City reports the Committee failed to make the change and the assumption of residents gathered at Township Hall was the change was considered to give DeMarzo job protection. The Township Committee will have two…
Rescue crews from Seaville and Marmora were called to a limousine fire on the Garden State Parkway in Upper Township Thursday afternoon. The limousine burst into flames at milepost 22.5 southbound on the Parkway and was completely destroyed. There were no reports of any injuries. Information and photo courtesy Seaville Fire Rescue social media.
The Upper Township Board of Education met last night and decided to increase school taxes by eight percent this year in order to maintain programs. The Press of Atlantic City reports today that some lost state aid is being returned and this increase would keep sports programs, staff, and courtesy bussing. A final vote on…
16 positions, including nine teachers, are being cut from the Upper Township School District. NJ.com reports the other cuts include six aids and one custodian. School districts are cutting positions due to a reduction in state aid and increased costs.