News and notes from uptown Hammonton
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Oh Canada ! Northern country turning 150
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Roy Orbinson concert being remastered p . 39
Wednesday , January 25 , 2017
Volume 21 • Issue 4 www . hammontongazette . com
FOOD TRUCK CRACKDOWN
by Stephen Pistone
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER Council unanimously OKs new , stronger vendor regulations
HAMMONTON — Town council unanimously agreed to strengthen regulations , including those on food trucks , during its meeting on January 23 . Ordinance
by Stephen Pistone
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — Parts of the recently laid asphalt base coat on Valley Avenue may once again have to be dug into next month .
During the Public Works & Transportation Committee and Water & Sewer Committee ’ s
by Tania Rivera
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — On January 19 , the Hammonton Board of Education held their regular meeting at the Hammonton High School Library .
# 001-2017 was passed , amending Chapter 204 of the town code titled , “ Peddlers , Solicitor and Transient Merchants .” Under the amended code , food
Gas main needed on Valley Avenue
Base coat to be opened
( PWTC / WSC ) meeting on January 19 , Robert Vettese , of town engineering firm Adams , Rehmann and Heggan ( ARH ) Associates , reported to the commit-
See PWTC , Page 4
Board authorizes several payments
As stated in the agenda , the board approved the following amounts :
• ratify the purchase order lists for November and December 2016 in the amount of $ 450,585.89
• approve the bill list for January 2017 in the amount of
See SCHOOL , Page 10
truck vendors will be prohibited in the HB , DT1 , DT3 , DT4 , GW1 , GW2 and GW3 zones at all times . In the permitted zones , no vending |
therefore must be off the streets and sidewalks , during the hours of 9 p . m . and 7 a . m . daily . The ordinance also now states that “ applicants |
of the food truck , cart , vehicle or other conveyance , the person named on Tax ID , the person named on the certificate of insurunit |
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must be the registered owner is allowed to be in use , and
See COUNCIL , Page 14
Highlighting local talent
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THG / Kelly Hunt . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .
The Hammonton Education Foundation held a talent show on January 20 at Hammonton High School . Students from the Hammonton Early Childhood Education Center and Warren E . Sooy Jr . Elementary School participated in the event . Jacob Scarpato and Madelena Erman were two of the participants . For more pictures , see Page 35 .
Bambrick attends inauguration Police make arrests around the town
Courtesy Photo
Andrew Bambrick , a former volunteer with Hammonton First , attended the inauguration of President Donald J . Trump on January 20 in Washington , D . C . Bambrick attended the Freedom Ball as well . Bambrick is a sophomore at Patrick Henry College , majoring in government and minoring in history . by Gabe Donio
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
by Stephen Pistone
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — The Planning Board reorganized for 2017 during its meeting on January 18 . Several appointments were made during the meeting , including the nomination for Edward Marinelli to return as board chairman for a
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HAMMONTON — Police made a number of arrests last week , including the following , according to Hammonton Police Det . Sgt . Edward Slimm .
• On January 11 at 12:04 p . m ., Nicholas Mannery , 25 , of Hammonton , was arrested in the area of Colonial Court Apartments on warrants from the Hammonton Municipal Court in the amount of $ 1,000 and Atlantic City for $ 100 , Slimm said . Mannery was unable to post bail and was taken to the Atlantic County Justice Facility , Slimm said .
Sgt . Sean Grasso was the arresting officer , Slimm said .
See POLICE , Page 3
Marinella named plan . board chair
term of one year ( He was reappointed to the board by council for a four-year term ).
The motion to reappoint Marinelli was made by board member Michael Hozik , seconded by board member Philip DeMarco and approved unanimously .
“[ Being chairman ] gives me the
See PLANNING , Page 2