Noticias en español
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Club welcomes guest speaker
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A look back at the school plays
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Fun times in Brighton
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Wednesday , March 8 , 2023 |
Volume 27 • Issue 10
‘ Incident ’ with water supply
by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — An “ incident ” with the town ’ s water supply in October of 2022 has required a public notice to be sent to all users of town water , Councilman
Furgione : Bacteria found ; ‘ no defects in our water supply ’
Steven Furgione said at the February 27 meeting of town council .
“ On October 4 , we had our routine testing of five locations throughout the town for bacteria . We were notified on October 5 — the next day — that three of the five tests had bacteria in it ; not E . Coli , but bacteria ,” See COUNCIL , Page 12
Town cleanup held March 4 www . hammontongazette . com
ARREST MADE OUTSIDE HMS
by Gabe Donio
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
In lobby of school bldg . the Hammonton Middle inside the lobby , Friel said .
HAMMONTON — According to Hammonton Po- of N . Liberty Street at 2:34 Berlin was yelling at of-
School in the prime block “ Daniel Murphy , 52 , of
lice Chief Kevin Friel , p . m . on March 2 in reference to a disorderly parent See POLICE , Page 18
ficers and school staff in an police were dispatched to
Sooy Elem . hosts 21st
THG / Mohammed Fuad . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .
Chris Fields , Nathan Goblirsch , P . J . Hroncich helped cleanup the Hammonton Lake Park on March . See related story on bottom of the page .
HAMMONTON — The 21st annual Family Reading Night took place on March
See READ , Page 10
HEF ’ s 20th Taste of the Town April 1 to May 31
by Mohammed Fuad GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — The Hammonton Education Foundation ( HEF ) will be having their 20th Taste of the Town fundraiser . Tickets for the
by Mohammed Fuad GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — The 2023 Philadelphia Flower Show is being held at the Philadelphia Convention Center through March 12 . Former Hammonton resident and HHS graduate Franco ( Franchina ) Urban and his husband , Christopher Urban , are participating in the event , with their Studio Exotica flower exhibit .
The theme for this year ’ s flower show is “ The Garden Electric ”, where guests can see a neverending pallete of color and vibrant floral life to create a more mystical feel , according to the Honey Buz press release . In Franco Urban ’ s own words of the theme , it ’ s about “ the moment when somebody is out in nature and they feel really grounded and that moment is electric .” This allowed the Urbans fundraiser will be on sale for the month of March and are $ 25 and can be purchased by any HEF member .
The tickets will be valid from April 1 to May 31 , 2023 and the discount card can be used any time throughout that span with a
Urbans showing in Philly flower show
to hypothesize that idea of feeling electric to being in the nightlife .
“ We have kind of extrapolated that idea to also the feeling of that
See URBAN , Page 8
March 4 town-wide cleanup a success
by Mohammed Fuad GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — The 2023 Hammonton Community Cleanup was held on March 4 at Hammonton Lake Park and targeted points
See LAKE , Page 3 list of vendors and restaurants that the ticket can be used for . The options in the ticket include different specials and discounted purchases such as discounted meals , free appetizers and wine tastings and a few breweries offering $ 1 off a pour . The
Family Reading Night
2 at Warren E . Sooy Jr . ( Sooy ) Elementary by Mohammed Fuad
School in conjunction with Read Across
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
America Week . Families gathered inside Sooy Elementary School to participate in
proceeds raised from the fundraiser will go to the HEF to help fund grants for the classrooms of the Hammonton Public Schools .
This is the second year in a row that the HEF will be using the discount card format . Due to
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COVID-19 , the two-month ticket format replaced the one-day event format that the Taste of the Town event had used in previous years prior to COVID-19 .
HEF trustee Amy M . Heggan said that as a result of last year ’ s
See HEF , Page 4
The Gazette goes to Disney World
THG / MarySusan Hoffman . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .
Brayden Attard in Walt Disney Worl in Orlando , Fla . in front of the Grand Floridian Hotel . Attard is the son of Brian and MarySusan Attard . MarySusan is The Gazette ’ s Lead Graphic Designer .
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