Recipes from our 2nd
Pepperoni Bread Contest
p. 16-20
Youth art show at
Casciano Coffee Bar
p. 29
Looking at the
politicization of Broadway
p. 45
MORE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Volume 23 • Issue 14
by Gabe Donio
www.hammontongazette.com
District receives 8.4% increase in state aid
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
with funding and hiring, Ham-
monton Board of Education Pres-
ident Sam Mento told The Gazette
in an interview. New construction
projects that will enhance athlet-
ics, such as turf fields, a new field-
house at Hammonton High School
and a track around William T.
Capella Field at Hammonton Mid-
dle School are also moving for-
ward, he said.
“After all these years being—by
the state’s own admission—we
were $11 million underfunded, it
was nice to get a significant por-
tion of the funding this year. From
what I understand, they will con-
tinue to fund the district until we
reach adequacy. This will allow us
Drunken man on A big push to clean lake park
White
Horse
Pike
Police say he was trying to stop passing cars
HAMMONTON—State aid in-
creased by 8.4 percent this year,
allowing the school district to con-
tinue to expand academic, extra-
curricular and athletic programs
by Gabe Donio
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See SCHOOL, Page 8
the intersection of S. White Horse
Pike and Woodlawn Avenue po-
lice responded to a call and found
a male subject standing in the
roadway trying to stop cars that
were passing by, Hammonton Po-
lice Lt. Kevin Friel said.
Tacos Al Carbon
receives 1-year
license renewal
HAMMONTON—Police made
several arrests last week, includ-
ing the following:
• On March 28 at 3:40 p.m. at
See POLICE, Page 2
by Stephen Pistone
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HAMMONTON—Hammonton Town Council unanimously approved
a one-year license renewal for local food truck Tacos Al Carbon during
its meeting on March 25.
The Mexican food truck has been in business for the past 20 years and
See COUNCIL, Page 10
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Hamm. Health
Coalition meets
More than 100 volunteers registered to participate in the 11th Annual Hammonton Lake Cleanup on March 30. Res-
ident Tim Buckley volunteered during the lake cleanup with his daughter and Hammonton Middle School student,
Justyce Buckley. Article on Page 12.
by Stephen Pistone
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HAMMONTON—The Ham-
monton Health Coalition (HHC)
moved another step closer to-
wards reaching its goal of creating
a culture of health and inclusion
on March 22 during a community
mixer it hosted at the Hammonton
Family Success Center.
A large crowd of coalition
members and local business rep-
resentatives gathered during the
event to exchange ideas and make
connections in order to promote a
multi-sector community partner-
ship to improve public health.
New Noyes exhibit
‘Driving While Black’
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Allies in Caring Founder Ivette Guillermo-McGahee, New Jersey Health Initiatives Community Health Strategist Toni
Lewis and New Jersey Health Initiatives Deputy Director of Programs Diane Hagerman at the Hammonton Health Coali-
tion meeting on March 22.
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HAMMONTON—On March
21, the Noyes Museum of Art of
Stockton University held an
opening gallery reception at
Kramer Hall for its “Driving
While Black” exhibition, which
explores African American history
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through the lens of the freedom of
movement.
Through an eclectic display of
powerful multimedia artifacts
created by local artists, the
“Driving While Black” exhibition
depicts the prejudices experienced
by African Americans throughout
U.S. history.
A principal theme of the
See NOYES, Page 4
by Stephen Pistone
See HEALTH, Page 3