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CHIEF: SHOOTER AT LARGE
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Volume 21 • Issue 14
by Gabe Donio
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—As of
press time April 4, police
were continuing to search for
Lakhyah Flores, 40, who had
a last known address of
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Lakhyah Flores, 40, considered ‘armed and dangerous’
Vineland, in connection with
the shooting of two men at
approximately 7:25 p.m. on
March 28 on the 100 block of
15th Street, Hammonton Po-
lice Chief Robert Jones said.
Jones added that Flores is
“at large and considered
armed and dangerous.”
“The public is asked to
contact police if they
encounter him. They
should not interact
Dog park opens at
Boyer Ave. fields
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—After more
than three years of preparations,
volunteer efforts and fundraising,
the town officially welcomed its
first dog park on April 1.
The 2.5-plus-acre, fenced-in,
with him in any way,” Jones
said.
Jones said Flores is a male,
5 feet 10 inches tall and 270
pounds. A photograph of Flo-
res accompanies this article.
Flores had been at large for
almost a week as of press
time April 4. At approxi-
mately 7:25 p.m. on March
28, Hammonton Police re-
sponded to the 100 block of
15th Street in reference to a
shooting, Jones said.
Upon
arrival,
police
See POLICE, Page 16
Lakhyah Flores
Dozens attend
grand opening
off-leash dog park located at the
Hammonton Recreational Com-
plex opened with a ribbon-cutting
ceremony, giving local dog own-
ers a place to let their pets roam
Historic Comm.
hosts walk & talk
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—The Historic
Preservation Commission (HPC)
took a group of residents on a walk
down memory lane with the debut
of a historic walking tour on April
1.
See DOG, Page 16
The tour coincided with the re-
lease of a revised, Sesquicenten-
nial Edition (1866-2016) of the
Historical Society of Hammon-
ton’s (HSH) Historic Walking Trail
Guide.
HPC chair Angela Donio led 13
residents along the two-hour tour
See WALK, Page 4
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Shelley Weckerly, of the Hammonton Dog Park Volunteers, cuts the ceremonial ribbon during the grand opening of
the Hammonton Dog Park at the Hammonton Recreational Complex on April 1. Dozens of local residents and their
canine companions attended the event. The park is open to all registered local dog owners and dog owners from out
of town who register with the town.
Codario’s long
ride remembered
by Gabe Donio
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—Sam
Diamond Codario sat in Casciano
Coffee Bar and Sweetery on
Bellevue Avenue on a winter day,
dressed head-to-toe in western
clothing. He had a plaque that had
been given to him by Mayor
Rode horse 4,044 miles;
Given ‘Key to Town’
Russell Clark and the Hammonton
Town Council in 1970s. A “Key to
the Town” was on the plaque.
Codario had earned the honor
from the town by travelling 4,044
A local immigrant’s
driver’s license story
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Hammonton Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) chair Angela Donio (second from left) led the first guided
historic walking tour on April 1. The two-hour tour brought residents to more than 50 of the town’s most historic
properties in downtown Hammonton’s commercial and residential districts.
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mother of three children and
works hard to support them. As a
daughter of Italian immigrants,
Giovannone was taught at a young
age the value of hard work. How-
See CODARIO, Page 10
ever, it was Giovannone’s unique
citizenship status that nearly
caused her to be unable to have a
way to drive to work and support
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England. Her father’s military
service brought him there and her
mother traveled from Italy to learn
English. The two eventually got
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