St. Joe students readying
for annual spring play
p. 19
Guided historic
town walking trail
p. 25-40
Marvel exhibit arrives
at Franklin Institute
p. 49
CAESARS NAMES RODIO CEO
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Volume 23 • Issue 17
www.hammontongazette.com
anthony rodio in charge of 53 properties; Las Vegas, a.C., more
by Gabe Donio
tion announced that its Board of
Directors has named anthony
“tony” rodio as Chief executive
Officer (CeO).
rodio, who is currently CeO of
affinity Gaming, will be transi-
tioning to Caesars during the next
30 days. He will join the Com-
pany’s Board of Directors and be
based in Las Vegas. the Board
also announced the creation of a
transaction Committee to oversee
the Company’s evaluation of on-
going efforts in creating additional
shareholder value.
“tony brings to Caesars a track
record of operational excellence,
proven leadership and deep indus-
try knowledge and expertise. tony
is a respected and highly accom-
plished executive who has suc-
cessfully built and grown
businesses in our industry
Advocare Hamm. 20 years of helping children
Pediatrics turns 20
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LaS VeGaS—On april 16,
Caesars entertainment Corpora-
by Gabe Donio
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HaMMONtON—advocare
Hammonton Pediatrics celebrated
its 20th anniversary on april 16
with an event at their offices at
See RODIO, Page 12
856 S. White Horse Pike, inside
Suite 2 at the augusta Profes-
sional Center.
Dr. ed rosof and Dr. John
tedeschi were present along with
staff, patients and their parents to
celebrate the long history of the
practice in Hammonton, which
Firemen honored
for 2018 life-saving
effort with Warren
See ADVOCARE, Page 8
by Stephen Pistone
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eGG HarBOr tWP.—On april 18, Hammonton Police dispatcher,
atlantiCare eMt and firefighter for the Collings Lakes fire Department
ryan finn, Hammonton fire Chief Sean Macri, Capt. Jim Day, Capt.
a.J. Berenato and Lt. tim Kelly were celebrated for their life-saving ef-
A life saved, and an honor received Local man arrested
See FIRE, Page 10
THG/MarySusan Hoffman. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Pictured (l-r): Cindy Tomasello MA, Dr. Edward Rosof, Maryann Buffo PN, Dr. John Tedeschi, office supervisor Sharon
Finnegan, Dawn McCauley MA and office manager Lisa Cesare.
for kilo of heroin
by Gina Rullo
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MaYS LaNDiNG—a 43-year-
old Hammonton man has been in-
dicted on narcotics charges after a
long-term investigation recovered
1 kilogram of heroin and other nar-
cotics when he was arrested on
Saturday, March 9, 2019, atlantic
County Prosecutor Damon G.
tyner announced in a press release
on april 18.
Josue Bonilla, of Hammonton,
was indicted for the following
charges, according to the press re-
lease posted by the atlantic
County Prosecutor’s Office
Stockton’s ‘Lunch
and Learn’ series
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THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Pictured l-r: Hammonton Fire Chief Sean Macri, Hammonton Police dispatcher, AtlantiCare EMT and firefighter for the
Collings Lakes Fire Department Ryan Finn, Capt. A.J. Berenato and Capt. Jim Day (far right) were honored for their life-
saving assistance of Hammonton firefighter John Warren Jr. (second from right) on April 17. Not pictured is Lt. Tim Kelly.
SUBSCRIBE TO The
HaMMONtON—Stockton
University’s Kramer Hall, in con-
junction with atlantiCare’s Health
engagement division, com-
menced a series of Mental Health
Lunch and Learn workshops on
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april 10 with a presentation about
sleep health and how healthy
sleep habits impact the quality of
one’s life.
the presentation, titled “Sleep
Health: Don’t Just rise, Shine!”
was led by Joseph Marino, a reg-
istered nutrition and dietetics
technician and wellness specialist
See STOCKTON, Page 4
by Stephen Pistone
See DRUGS, Page 10