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CAR BURGLAR ARRESTED
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Volume 21 • Issue 17
by Gabe Donio
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Police: Man admitted role in vehicle break-ins
the east side of Hammonton and
stealing items from those vehicles,
Hammonton Police Det. Sgt. Ed-
ward Slimm said.
Police were called to Alby Lane
Bucci honored
by Lions Club
HAMMONTON—Luis Rueda,
20, who was arrested by police at
4:24 a.m. on April 24, admitted to
breaking into a number of cars on
by Stephen Pistone
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HAMMONTON––Linda Bucci
could not be described as some-
body who enjoys a “fuss” being
made over her community contri-
butions and accomplishments, but
all eyes were on her as the Ham-
(located off of Oakwood Drive)
because residents noticed someone
in the neighborhood acting suspi-
ciously, according to Slimm.
“We had a call of a suspicious
suspect pulling on car doors,”
Slimm said.
Slimm said the suspect had fled
when police arrived. Officer David
Reustle and other officers took up
positions in the area and waited for
the suspect, Slimm said.
Rueda, the suspect, eventually
appeared and began to run from
See POLICE, Page 14
monton Lions Club named Bucci
as its “2017 Citizen of the Year”
during a banquet at Tomasello
Winery on April 20.
For the past 27 years, the Ham-
monton Lions Club has honored
between one and three citizens per
year who have impacted the com-
munity in a significant, multi-
Plan. bd. reviews
hospital ordinance
by Stephen Pistone
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HAMMONTON —The plan-
ning board reviewed Ordinance
10-2017 per request from town
council during its meeting on
April 19. The ordinance pertained
to an amendment of the general
See LIONS, Page 10
ordinances of the town of Ham-
monton that would redefine what
a hospital is in terms of permitted
land use.
The review came after council
pulled the ordinance back after it
“didn’t meet the means of what
they wanted to do,” according to
Service clubs unite to support Hawks
See PLANNING, Page 4
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call [phone].
Hammonton Lions Club President Lisa DeKlerk (left) and Loretta Rehmann (right) present Linda Bucci with the “Citizen
of the Year” plaque during the club’s 28th annual Citizen of the Year Banquet at Tomasello Winery on April 20.
by Stephen Pistone
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HAMMONTON—Prospective
volunteers can choose from sev-
eral active service organizations
and clubs throughout town. They
all have different mission state-
ments and host different events,
but they all share a common goal:
to support their community and its
residents.
This mindset was prevalent on
April 22 as 11 Hammonton service
organizations—Exchange Club,
Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, Rotary
Club, Puerto Rican Civic Associa-
tion, Soroptimists, Woman’s Civic
Club, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel So-
ciety, Sons of Italy, Hammonton
Hawks and the Blue and White
Gridiron Club — joined forces for
a Hammonton USA (United Serv-
ice Associations) Pork and Beer
Attendant, police
for lake park?
by Stephen Pistone
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(Left to right): Stephen Andrescavage, Philip Salvatore and Dominic Salvatore attended a Pork and Beer fundraiser
for the Hammonton Hawks junior football program at Kerri Brooke Caterers on April 22.
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HAMMONTON—The Ham-
monton Parks and Recreation
Commission discussed the ongoing
issues associated with parking at
the lake park during its meeting on
April
18.
Public
Works
Manager/Business Administrator
See HUSA, Page 3
Jerome Barberio told the commis-
sion he had spoken with Hammon-
ton Police Chief Robert Jones on
April 12 regarding the logistics of
implementing an attendant at the
lake park who would be responsi-
ble for monitoring whether or not
cars are parked where they are al-
lowed.
Barberio said Jones is looking
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