When Simon Davies was in kindergarten, his teacher gave him a M-1 metal Army helmet, more commonly known as a “steel pot.” That, perhaps, sealed his future as a military enthusiast with ambitions of becoming a U.S. Marine Corps officer.
On the same day the New Jersey Office of Attorney General (OAG) was issuing guidelines for all-terrain (ATV) and off-road vehicles (ORV), May 22, Upper Township Committee was hearing complaints from residents about ATVs and ORVs.
Township Engineer Paul Dietrich told the Upper Township Planning Board, May 18, that he had only one more meeting as the township’s engineer before he leaves to take a similar position in Cape May.
The defendant in a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed an 80-year-old pedestrian pleaded guilty in court May 17.
Upper Township Engineer Paul Dietrich is heading to the City of Cape May to become the city’s director of land use, a new position that places him over the construction office, planning and zoning, and other areas of engineering, Cape May Mayor Zach Mullock confirmed.
A group of Upper Township residents quietly presented their concerns, May 8, to the governing body regarding a proposed bike trail connection project that might result in more bike, foot, and vehicular traffic traveling past their homes.
The status of a dispute between the Upper Township Board of Education and the state’s Department of the Treasury remains unclear, after the state told the district it was liable for over $1 million due to an alleged unauthorized early retirement incentive set up in the 2000s.
Dennis Township Mayor Zeth Matalucci raised the issue of regulating door-to-door sales in the township, as reports of people selling home improvement services were becoming more frequent.
When Upper Township engineer Paul Dietrich mentioned the reshaping of some beach areas where cliffing has occurred, Upper Township Committeeman Curtis Corson held up his phone and said he had a picture of a child on the dunes, adding that parents ought to control such situations.
About 16 people attended a community engagement meeting in Upper Township, April 19, to hear about plans to fill in a missing piece of the bike trail in Cape May County and finish what will be a 105-mile trail running from Philadelphia to Cape May.
