Volume 26 • Issue 1

THG / Joseph F . Berenato . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .

On January 3 , Judge Frank Raso ( right ) administered the oath of office for Luke Coia , who was

joined by his wife , Angel , and their children , L . J ., Katie and Gia .

by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

HAMMONTON — The Hammonton Board of Education held their annual reorganization meeting on January 3 at the

Samuel A . Donio Memorial Library in Hammonton High School .

Board solicitor William Donio called the meeting to order in place of board secretary Barbara Prettyman , who was unable to attend the meeting due to inclement weather .

ing years . by Joseph F . Berenato “ We just had a meeting with the

GAZETTE STAFF WRITER airport ; every year , we have to do a meeting with them . We usually

HAMMONTON — Town Business Administrator / Clerk Frank do it remotely . We have to do our

go up there , but , since COVID , we

Zuber said that there are a number Annual Capital Improvement Plan of projects in the works in the com-

( ACIP ), which we just had on Oc-

by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

HAMMONTON — During the December 20 meeting of council , town engineer Kathryn Cornforth of Adams , Rehmann and Heggan Associates ( ARH ) discussed the proposed water main extension on First Road . Cornforth began by discussing the replacement of existing water main along South First Road , from 11th Street to the end of the main , just past Birch Drive .

“ What we would actually do is , in a previous project the town did , they made some provisions outside of the roadway . They put in some 12-inch dry main anticipating a future replacement ; they did that in the 10th Street intersection , we ’ ll go a couple hundred extra more feet to at least get to that dry connection ,” Cornforth said .

Cornforth said that there have been discussions with some of the residents in the proposed area who are on POET ( Point-of-Entry Treatment ) systems to see if there is interest in hooking up to town water , should the town decide to run the water main . Cornforth noted that the database of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ( NJDEP ) indicates no known contamination or delineated contamination zones in those areas .

“ What that ends up meaning is , yes , you have a POET system ; you may have a POET system for a va-

See TOWN , Page 10

See SCHOOL , Page 3

by Gabe Donio

GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

H A M M O N T O N — A would-be burglar who had allegedly broken into a retail

by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

HAMMONTON — On November 11 , 2021 , the Hammonton Board of Education voted to approve the submission of a grant

establishment on Route 206 was caught in the act by police at 5:49 a . m . on December 31 , Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said .

Friel said police responded to a burglary alarm

“ Upon arriving and investigating the alarm , patrol observed the rear gate of the property open , as it appeared

See POLICE , Page 2

application to provide full-day pre-K to students in the district . At that meeting , Superintendent of Schools Robin Chieco said that the district would know by December 17 , 2021 if it could move forward . On December 17 , 2021 , Governor Phil

See PRE-K , Page 14

THG / Gina Rullo . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .

On January 1 , Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Bernard E . Delury Jr . administered the oath of office to new Atlantic County Court Clerk Joseph Giralo ( center ). Giralo is pictured with his wife Gina ( far right ) and daughters Gianna and Gemma . Giralo ’ s swearing-in ceremony was held in Hammonton Town Hall which was filled with relatives , friends and elected officials from the region .

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