Fun had at Easter
Eggstravaganza
Tips for living a
greener lifestyle
See Noises Off at
Walnut Street Theatre
FOOD TRUCK DEBATED
p. 21
p. 25-32
p. 41
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Volume 22 • Issue 13
www.hammontongazette.com
by Stephen Pistone
ordinance that prohibits food trucks in the
HB, Dt-1, Dt-2, Dt-3, Dt-4, GW-1, GW-
2 and GW-3 zones.
Dominga and Lorenzo Garcia, owners of
local Mexican food truck, tacos al Carbon,
located at 107 Peach St., appeared before
council to request a variance from the ordi-
Police make
DWI arrest
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HaMMONtON—at its March 26 meet-
ing, council heard the first appeal of a food
truck owner seeking relief from the town’s
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—Police made
several arrests last week, includ-
ing the following, Hammonton
Police Det. Sgt. edward Slimm
nancet.
No council members opposed tacos al
Carbon’s general operation on the family-
owned lot at the intersection of South egg
Harbor road and Peach Street, but multiple
members expressed concerns about the lack
of definitive guidelines in the ordinance.
“i think we need to be clearer and provide
direction to the food truck owner and what
they have to do, what hoops they have to
make. Otherwise, honestly ... it’s a convo-
luted mess,” Mayor Stephen DiDonato said.
Councilman thomas Gribbin said the
See COUNCIL, Page 12
Living Stations of the Cross
said.
• On March 26 at 7:17 a.m.,
Sergio trinidad, 30, of Hammon-
ton was involved in a hit and run
motor vehicle crash and found to
be driving while under the influ-
ence (DWi), a report by Slimm
Massive facelift
at WHP center
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—Hammon-
ton’s only post-acute rehabilitation
center is in the process of receiving
a massive facelift.
approximately two years ago,
the Hammonton Center for reha-
See POLICE, Page 8
bilitation and Healthcare, located
at 43 N. White Horse Pike, com-
menced a property-wide renova-
tion project that is the most
intensive upgrade to the 240-bed
rehabilitation facility since it
opened in 1984.
“i don’t think it’s been touched
See CENTER, Page 10
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St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish and the missionaries of Mary the Formator performed a living Stations of the Cross on
March 30. The dramatic re-enactment of the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday included a procession through the
streets, led by Christ carrying the cross on which he was crucified.
Landolfi renovates,
reinvests downtown
by Stephen Pistone
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HaMMONtON—the
downtown business area has
experienced decades of growth
and
productivity
since
revitalization efforts intensified in
the 1980s. at that time, the
Hammonton
revitalization
Corporation
(HrC),
a
subcommittee established by the
Greater Hammonton Chamber of
Commerce that later became a
501(c)(3) non-profit corporation
and the parent organization of
MainStreet Hammonton, began to
address the dilapidated conditions
of Hammonton’s downtown.
throughout the ups and downs,
vacancies and occupancies,
Landolfi funeral Home, located at
‘One Book’ program
returns to schools
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The Hammonton Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is currently undergoing a widescale renovation, including
the construction of a new therapy gym. Pictured (l-r) within the gym’s future location are Director of Nursing, Ginny
Trickett; Admissions Coordinator Susie Fuhrmann; Speech Therapist Jamie Argiropoulos; Admissions Director Kim
Richardson; Regional Administrator Mili Gewirtzman; Physical Therapist Trisha Jarrell; Regional Sales and Marketing
Director Mindy Brodie and Community Liaison Lindsey Petrosh.
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by Stephen Pistone
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HaMMONtON— for the past
three years, the Hammonton
School District has brought fac-
ulty and students together with a
See LANDOLFI, Page 4
shared reading experience during
its One School, One Book pro-
gram. Certain aspects of the pro-
gram have changed since its
inception, and during the 2017-
2018 school year, the One School,
One Book program expanded far
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