The Hammonton Gazette 03/27/19 Edition | Page 4

Planning board grants second 7-year extension to NJM Wednesday, March 27, 2019 • The Hammonton Gazette • Page 3 by Stephen Pistone G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER HAMMONTON—During its meeting on March 20, the Ham- monton Planning Board unani- mously approved a second seven-year extension of prelimi- nary major site plan approval for Phase 2 of an expansion to the fa- cilities at New Jersey Manufactur- ers (NJM) Insurance Co., located at 840 12th St. (Block 1202, Lot 11, M1 and HB zoning districts on the town tax map). Attorney Robert Bucknam, of Archer and Greiner, attended the meeting to represent NJM, which initially received the board’s ap- proval to commence the develop- ment of a 147,360-square-foot expansion that was divided into two phases. Phase 1, which has since been Pastore Orchards honored completed, according to Buck- nam, included the construction of a pedestrian walkway, additional parking areas with 631 total spaces, an employee café, 631 parking spaces and “various other site improvements” that are cur- See PLANNING, Page 10 Courtesy Photo At the New Jersey Agricultural Society Annual Dinner Benefit Gala “A Taste of New Jersey,” Pastore Orchards was pre- sented with the Century Farm Award. Pastore Orchards, based in Camden County, is comprised of more than 400 acres, more than 100 acres dedicated to blueberries, 255 acres to vegetables, 12 acres to blackberries and 30 acres for peaches, for which the farm has always been known for by local and area residents. The farm also features an ex- pansive roadside market in Elm. The event was held on March 23 at The Boathouse on Mercer Lake in West Windsor Twp. Pictured above is Neil Pastore III, Dawn Pastore, Bonnie Pastore and Jennifer Pastore. Now carrying Blush by Hayley Paige and Maggie Sottero We carry gorgeous dresses by: One Sindoni Lane, Suite C, Hammonton (609) 270-7886 • www.meadowsbridalshop.com Hayley Paige, Maggie Sottero Casablanca, Mori Lee, and so much more! DiMeglio Septic , Est. 1975 ~ DEP 03261 ~ Paul DiMeglio Inc. 1 (800) 427-4617 ~ 561-1007 ~ 561-3597 491 White Horse Pike • Ancora, NJ • Grease Trap Cleaning • Portable Toilets • Septic Certifications • Jetting Service