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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Volume 22 • Issue 16
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by Gabe Donio
Chief Jones: Joint investigation by NJ, PA, DE
Lions Club honors Italiano, Mauriello
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HAMMONtON—According to Ham-
monton Police Chief robert Jones, on
March 29, New Jersey State Police (NJSP)
by Stephen Pistone
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HAMMONtON––David Mau-
riello and frank italiano Jr., two
longtime friends and partners in
giving back to the community,
were recognized as the Hammon-
ton Lions Club’s 2018 “Citizens
of the Year” during the club’s 29th
Annual “Citizen of the Year” Din-
Buena Barracks route 54 troopers re-
sponded to a North river Drive address in
folsom and made contact with a 36-year-
old folsom resident, James Williamson.
Williamson was arrested at his residence on
an outstanding warrant out of Pennsylvania,
Jones said.
“it was a crime ring, and he had ties to an
outlaw motorcycle gang,” Jones said.
While at the property NJSP located sev-
eral stolen vehicles, one of which had been
See POLICE, Page 2
ner at tomasello Winery on April
12.
the annual ceremony is dedi-
cated to honoring the individuals
who unselfishly devote their time
and talents to help make Ham-
monton a better place.
this year’s “Citizen of the
Year” honor was awarded to a pair
of citizens, which marks the sixth
time the Hammonton Lions Club
District building 4
security vestibules
by Lauren Bucci
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HAMMONtON—As part of an
ongoing discussion about improv-
ing safety and security within the
district, the Hammonton Board of
Education approved several items
relating to improved and continued
See CITIZEN, Page 18
security at its meeting on April 12,
2018.
One such measure was the ap-
proval of a professional service
contract with Wayne Neville, AiA
for the design and bidding of new
security vestibules in all four
school buildings in the amount of
See SCHOOL, Page 14
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Frank Italiano Jr. (left) and David Mauriello (right) were honored as the Hammonton Lions Club’s “Citizens of the Year”
during the club’s 29th Annual “Citizen of the Year” Dinner at Tomasello Winery on April 12. Italiano Jr. and Mauriello
are pictured with Hammonton Lions Club President Michael Villani (center).
Students, faculty
meet with author
by Stephen Pistone
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HAMMONtON—the 2017-
2018 “One School, One Book”
group reading program at Ham-
monton’s Warren E. Sooy Jr. Ele-
mentary School and Early
Childhood Education Center
(ECEC) concluded on April 12
with a visit from New York Times
bestselling author/illustrator Jarrett
J. Krosoczka.
for the past several months,
teachers and students at both
schools have immersed themselves
in Krosoczka’s vast collection of
children’s books, chapter books and
graphic novels during an author
study in which classrooms were
reading nine of his books, which in-
clude the Lunch Lady graphic novel
Env. Comm. talks
renewable energy
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
New York Times Bestselling Author/Illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka (center) visited the students of Warren E. Sooy Jr.
(WES) Elementary School and the Hammonton Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) on April 12 as part of the
school district’s One School, One Book group reading program. Also pictured (l-r) are Hammonton Home and School
Association President Aimee Barts, WES Principal Dr. Kristina Erman, ECEC Principal Darla Salay and WES Teacher
of Media Jennifer Brittin.
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by Stephen Pistone
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HAMMONtON—During the
Hammonton Environmental Com-
mission meeting on April 11,
Hammonton resident Heather
See AUTHOR, Page 4
Warburton sat in on the proceed-
ings to inform the commission of
a resolution recently passed in
Gloucester twp. that will urge
New Jersey state government to
establish a goal of 100 percent
clean and renewable energy to be
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