Local churches Easter
services & special events
Is your lawn ready for
Go inside the human brain
spring? Also, Ron’s
at the Franklin Institute
Gardens moves! p. 25-36
p. 45
JUSTICE FOR RYAN
p. 21
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Volume 19 • Issue 12
by Gina Rullo
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
www.hammontongazette.com
Liepe found guilty for crash that killed Schleyer, injured Guzmans
Landing was convicted on all
seven criminal counts in connection with a 2011 fatal three-car
collision that left nine-year-old
Hammonton
resident
Ryan
Schleyer dead, and a father and
son seriously injured, Atlantic
County Prosecutor Jim McClain
announced.
On April 10, 2011, at 12:58
p.m., the Hamilton Township Police responded to Cologne Avenue, Mays Landing, for a
reported three-car motor vehicle
collision. The Atlantic County
Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Collision Unit responded as well.
Investigation determined that
Liepe was operating a motor vehi-
Town passes $255 Makers Day comes to the library
sewer, water hike
MAYS LANDING—On March
18, William Liepe, 62, of the 3000
block of Cologne Avenue in Mays
by Brittany Mauro
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—Several local
residents addressed the Hammonton Town Council about water and
sewer rate increases – a $255 annual increase for residential sewer
and water users — during their regular meeting on March 23 at town
hall.
See JUSTICE, Page 12
Following public comments,
town council unanimously approved the increase on the annual
sewer rates.
Sewer usage with the first 2,000
cubic feet or less will have an annual fee of $595. Consumption
from 2,001 to 4,000 cubic feet will
cost $72.50 per 1,000 cubic feet.
All usage over 4,000 cubic feet will
Town explores digital
water, sewer mapping
by Paul J. Macrie IV
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—On March
19, the Public Works and Transportation and Water and Sewer
Committees of the town met to
discuss several topics in advance
of the council meeting, which
See COUNCIL, Page 14
took place on March 23. The
PWTC/WS meeting was held at
Civil Solutions on North Second
Street, a division of Adams,
Rehmann and Heggan (ARH).
Richard Rehmann of ARH
made a presentation to the committee about a proposal to assist
Rodi retires, but more work ahead 150 comm. gearing
See PWTC, Page 10
THG/Paul J. Macrie IV. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Atlantic County Library Systems, Hammonton Branch, Librarian Michael Bleming demonstrates the function of the
3-D Printer to the public on March 21 as part of the First Annual New Jersey Makers Day. See article on Page 19.
up for 2016 events
by Paul J. Macrie IV
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—On March
18, the Hammonton Sesquicentennial Planning Committee continued its organized meetings
which take place during the third
Wednesday of each month at the
Hammonton Canoe Club. The
planning process has been ongoing since the beginning of 2014.
Committee chairman Harry
Stafford (representing the Historical Society of Hammonton), Dan
Bachalis (committee liaison),
Elsie Baez (representing the Pentecostal Assembly of God), John
Field use debated by
soccer and baseball
by Brittany Mauro
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
THG/Gabe Donio. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Dr. Alexander Rodi at the open house event on March 20 celebrating his retirement after 55 years of practicing medicine. He said he plans to continue practicing part-time. See article on Page 20.
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HAMMONTON—The Hammonton Parks and Recreation
Commission met on March 17 to
discuss usage of the recreational
field for spring sports. Mark Bianchini, the Hammonton Little
League coordinator, and Paul
Massey, Hammonton Youth Soccer
See 150, Page 3
coordinator, met with the commission to discuss their frustration
with the field schedule.
“As you know, the Little League
and the Hawks are already here 99
percent of the time. When men’s
softball starts, they’re here …
Communication does need to be
here, but communication is here
with a majority of the sports except
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