The Mad Circus reuniting
for benefit concert
p. 21
A look at a few Historic
Hammontonians
p. 25-32
Catch Megan Knight at
Kathedral on February 9
p. 39
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
WEAPONS CHARGES FOR MAN
Volume 22 • Issue 4
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
MaYS LaNDiNG—a Marlton
man has been arrested and
charged with multiple weapons
charges, following a multi-agency
distribution of firearms investiga-
tion, atlantic County Prosecutor
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30 firearms recovered by officers
Damon G. tyner announced in a
press release from the atlantic
County Prosecutor’s Office.
On January 17, members of the
atlantic County Prosecutor’s Of-
fice Gangs, Guns and Narcotics
Unit, with assistance from the
Burlington County Prosecutor’s
Office, the Bureau of alcohol to-
bacco and firearms, and Ham-
monton Police Department,
arrested Gregory Carleton, 56, in
Hammonton, the release said.
after the arrest, a search war-
rant was executed at Carleton’s
residence coordinated by the at-
lantic County Prosecutor’s Office
– Gangs, Guns and Narcotics
Unit, New Jersey State Police
teaMS Unit, Burlington County
Prosecutor’s Office, the Bureau
of alcohol tobacco and firearms,
Hammonton Police Department
and evesham township Police
Department in Marlton, the re-
lease said.
according to the release, Car-
leton was charged with the follow-
ing offenses:
• Second degree Unlawful Pos-
Council votes 5-2 The Mad Circus returns Feb. 24
to drop zoning bd.
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—During its
regular meeting on January 22,
council held a second reading on
Ordinance #001-2018, which es-
tablished a single, nine-member
board to exercise the duties of both
the planning board and the zoning
See WEAPONS, Page 10
board of adjustment.
the ordinance, which amends
Chapter 175 (“Land Develop-
ment”), articles iV and V of the
municipal code, authorizes the dis-
solution of the zoning board.
a motion to approve the second
reading of Ordinance #001-2018
was made by Councilman Sam
Waterford’s Pangia
joins school board
by Tania Rivera
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—at the Janu-
ary 18 meeting, the Hammonton
Board of education welcomed
newly-elected
Waterford twp.
representative al Pangia. Pangia
was sworn in during the meeting
See COUNCIL, Page 10
Sworn in as new
board member
by board solicitor William Donio.
“this is really one of the true
privileges of being a board of edu-
cation solicitor is the chance to
See SCHOOL, Page 13
New tax law forum
held at Tomasello
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
St. Joseph High School classmates Louis Pantalone, brother Joseph and Charles Berenato of The Mad Circus practice
for their February 24 benefit concert. Bandmate Joseph Amedio is not pictured. See article, Page 21.
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—the
tax
Cuts and Jobs act (tCJa) of 2017
was created in the hopes of simpli-
fying the tax code and making it
easier for people to file their taxes,
but unfortunately, the law’s nu-
merous complex provisions and
changes have left many confused
with a long list of questions.
Southern New Jersey account-
ing and advisory firm alloy Sil-
verstein attempted to answer as
many of those questions as possi-
ble during a tax reform forum
hosted at tomasello Winery on
January 18. the forum was the
Canoe Club usage
requests approved
by Michael Rizzotte
G azette S taff W riter
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
(Left to right): Alloy Silverstein Associate Partners Kelly Raso, CPA; Julie M. Strohlein, CPA; Ren Cicalese III, CPA, MST,
and Cooper Levenson P.A. Partner Michael L. Salad, Esq., LL.M., spoke at a Tax Reform Forum at Tomasello Winery on
January 18. The event explored the provisions and repercussions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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HaMMONtON—the Ham-
monton Parks and recreation
Commission met at town hall on
January 16 and welcomed two new
members in Councilwoman
Brooke Sacco and tino Catania.
See TAX, Page 4
Catania will also act as liaison be-
tween Parks and rec. and the
Hammonton Lake Water Quality
advisory Committee.
the committee made a motion to
appoint their chairman for the new
year, which will continue to be Lou
Cappucio. Cappucio left the nomi-
nation of his co-chairman up to the
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