Tractor Supply now
open on Route 206
p. 9
100 years since
America in WWI
p. 25-36
Review of the movie
The Fate of the Furious
p. 43
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
U.S. MARSHALS NAB SHOOTER
Volume 21 • Issue 16
by Gabe Donio
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—United
States Marshals caught Lakhyah
Flores, 40, who had a last known
address of Vineland, in Bridgeton
on April 13, Hammonton Police
Det. Sgt. Edward Slimm told The
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Suspect Lakhyah Flores caught in Bridgeton; in county jail
Gazette. Flores was wanted in
connection with the shooting of
two men at approximately 7:25
p.m. on March 28 on the 100
block of 15th Street and was con-
sidered “armed and dangerous,”
Details on new
tax abatement
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—Because of a
recently-passed ordinance, home
and business owners seeking to ex-
pand and improve their properties
may be eligible for a tax break to
offset their expenses.
according to Hammonton Police
Chief Robert Jones.
“He was caught Thursday, April
13 in Bridgeton between 8 p.m.
and 8:30 p.m. by the United States
Marshals,” Slimm told The
Gazette.
Slimm said Flores was booked
at the Hammonton Police Depart-
ment for his alleged role in the
shooting of the two men.
“He was brought to the
Vineland Police Department, and
then we went and picked him up
and brought him to Hammonton
for booking,” Slimm said.
Slimm said Captain Mark
Easter Eggstravaganza fun downtown
See POLICE, Page 16
Ordinance #009 was unani-
mously passed during the March
20 town council meeting, amend-
ing Chapter 254, Article I, Section
254-1 of the general ordinances of
the town of Hammonton to change
the definition of “improvement,”
and will allow for a potential tax
exemption or abatement for certain
House of Reps. job
for Berenato-Tell
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—Resident
Regina Berenato-Tell is a proud
mother of four and grandmother
of one, a loving wife and has bal-
anced a successful career as a
court reporter since 1987.
See ORDINANCE, Page 10
Now, with each of her children
soon to have graduated college,
Berenato-Tell is taking the next
step in her career path, having re-
cently found out she was hired as
a court reporter for the House of
Representatives in Washington,
D.C. Berenato-Tell said she is ex-
See COURT, Page 4
Env. Comm. talks
water conservation
THG/MarySusan Hoffman. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Norma Percodani, from Chroma Beauty Bar, painted bunny faces on kids during MainStreet Hammonton’s Downtown
Easter Eggstravaganza on April 14.
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—The Envi-
ronmental Commission received
updates from organizations who
have been collaboratively working
with the Delaware River Water-
shed Initiative during its meeting
on April 12.
The Delaware River Watershed
Initiative is a program consisting
of more than 50 non-profit organ-
izations who develop shared ac-
tion plans to reduce threats to
water quality within the Delaware
River Watershed’s eight sub-wa-
tershed clusters.
The Pinelands Preservation Al-
liance (PPA), the Association of
Town road opening
ordinance amended
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Hammontonian Regina Berenato-Tell was recently hired as a court reporter for the House of Representatives in
Washington, D.C. She has 30 years of experience.
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HAMMONTON—At the April
10 council meeting, under new
business, town council introduced
Ordinance #12-2017, which
amends the previous road opening
ordinance. According to Pullia, the
See ENVIRONMENT, Page 3
ordinance will help alleviate the
impact residents have faced as a re-
sult from insufficient notice from
work crews performing roadway
and underground utility work.
“There are still some ongoing
problems with road openings in
our town, and I think this will clean
it up once [town solicitor Michael
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