The Hammonton Gazette 02/14/18 Edition | страница 5

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WAWA ROBBERS CAUGHT
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Volume 22 • Issue 7
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—two men
have been apprehended and
charged in connection with an al-
leged robbery at the Wawa located
at 214 N. White Horse Pike (route
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Police iD truck at court day; 2 arrested week after theft
30) at 3:10 a.m. on January 31,
Hammonton Police Det. Sgt. ed-
ward Slimm said in a report.
Slimm’s report said the two men
were apprehended after being spot-
ted by police at Hammonton town
Reconstituted plan
bd. holds first mtg.
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—On febru-
ary 7, the Hammonton Planning
Board held its first meeting since
inheriting the responsibilities of
the now-dissolved zoning board
of adjustment.
the land use board commenced
Hall on Hammonton Municipal
Court day on february 6.
according to Slimm’s report,
these were the alleged events of the
early morning of January 31: “the
store manager reported two un-
known subjects were involved in
the theft of the cash drawer. the
subjects were described as white
males. One was wearing an eagles
football jersey under a black jacket,
dark colored jeans, a baseball cap
and had a beard. the second sub-
ject was described as wearing a
gray hooded sweatshirt with the
hood pulled up over his head, gray
sweatpants and sunglasses. Both
Tidwell speaks on corporate culture
See POLICE, Page 10
its inaugural meeting with Mayor
and class i board member Stephen
DiDonato calling for the nomina-
tion of a board chairman for
which edward Marinelli was cho-
sen. a motion to nominate
Marinelli as board chairman was
made by board member Dr.
Michael Hozik, seconded by
Tidwell guest spkr
at BEST event
by Tania Rivera
G azette S taff W riter
H a M M O N tO N — G r e a t e r
Hammonton Chamber of Com-
merce Past President and current
trustee Brian tidwell, President
of Polyvel inc., was the guest
speaker for the Chamber’s BeSt
See PLANNING, Page 134
Held at NJM
event (Business education Series
today) on february 8 held at the
NJM insurance Group Complex,
located at 840 12th St.
tidwell’s presentation “Using
Corporate Culture as a Competi-
Locals head to victory parade Mayor DeStefano
See CHAMBER, Page 12
THG/Joseph Bruno. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call [phone].
Polyvel President Brian Tidwell gave a moving presentation on corporate culture where he outlined the importance of
a positive culture during the Greater Hammonton Chamber of Commerce BEST Event on February 8. He outlined
strategies, concepts and more during his presentation at NJM.
discusses Folsom
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
The first in a series of articles on mayors of
neighboring municipalities.
fOLSOM—as a Hammonton native who
moved to folsom Borough in 1994, folsom
Mayor Louis “Skip” DeStefano (r) knows both
Western atlantic County communities well and is
HEF prepping for
Taste of the Town
See FOLSOM, Page 4
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
Courtesy Photo
Members of the Mull and Polito families went to the Philadelphia Eagles Victory Parade in Philadelphia on February
8. For more pictures of locals at the parade, see Page 16.
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HaMMONtON—the diverse
local cuisine will be on full dis-
play during the Hammonton edu-
cation foundation’s (Hef) 15th
annual taste of the town event on
Sunday, March 8 from 3-6 p.m.
Louis DeStefano
the theme this year is “artfully
tasteful” and will feature art-
works by students.
approximately 30 local food
vendors will fill the Hammonton
High School (HHS) gymnasium
during the event, providing fresh
samples of their culinary offer-
ings. Proceeds from the event will
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