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by Kristin Guglietti Gazette Staff Writer

by Joseph F . Berenato Gazette Staff Writer

WaterfOrD tWP .— at 1 p . m . on January 1 , andrew Wade ( i ) was sworn in as the newest mayor of Waterford twp . a lifelong resident of

Waterford twp . and a 1980

by Joseph F . Berenato Gazette Staff Writer

HaMMONtON — if there is one item of culinary fare for which Hammonton is wellknown — and of which there is no short supply — it is pizza . With stiff competition — there are more than a dozen restaurants graduate of the former edgewood regional High School , Wade has taken numerous environmental solid waste management courses from rutgers University — both their Camden and New Brunswick cam-

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

George Cappuccio ( center ) and his wife of 75 years , Agatha ( center , seated ) were surrounded by their family during

the 100th birthday celebration for George .

Andrew Wade See MAYOR , Page 4

HaMMONtON — a group of parents told the Hammonton Board of education that they want the schools to reopen five days a week during the february 18 board of education meeting .

Hammonton Board of education President Sam Mento iii called the meeting to order and all board members were present at the Samuel a . Donio Memorial Library in Hammonton High School except for thomas attanasi , al Pangia and John thomas . attanasi and Pangia were excused because they were at work . Hammonton Superintendent of Schools

by Kristin Guglietti Gazette Staff Writer

HaMMONtON — according to Hammonton Superintendent of Schools robin Chieco , students are opting out of virtual classrooms causing attendance rates to

by Joseph F . Berenato Gazette Staff Writer

HaMMONtON — On february 21 , dozens of vehicles lined the Our Lady of Mt . Carmel carnival grounds to take part in a birthday motorcade to celebrate George

robin Chieco gave a statement regarding the high school ’ s attendance , which Mento said was down 50 percent at the previous board meeting .

See MEETING , Page 2

drop nationwide during a global pandemic . Board President Sam Mento iii said attendance was down 50 percent at the Hammonton High School during the January 21 Board of education meeting . the reasons why high schoolers See SCHOOLS , Page 8

Cappuccio ’ s 100th birthday , which was that day .

“ Celebrating with the COViD virus , of course , is extremely difficult , because we wanted to express his monumental age of 100 , but we can ’ t , so we ’ re attempting to give him a little love and kindness and

See CAPPUCCIO , Page 3

in and around Hammonton that offer that staple — each establishment has found a way to distinguish itself from its competitors , allowing customers throughout the greater Hammonton area a bevy of options to satisfy tastes of all kinds . in the uptown district , for exam- THG / Joseph F . Berenato . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .

See PIZZA , Page 10 Mario Porco and Ramon Aguilar of Nino ’ s Pizzarama . See related article to the left .

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