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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Volume 24 • Issue 18
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$10,000 HPD: Taken
IN ITEMS
STOLEN
from 12th St. storage unit
by Gabe Donio
G azeTTe S Taff W riTer
HaMMONTON—Police are searching
for a thief who has stolen $10,000 in items
from a storage unit located on the 800 block
of 12th Street, Hammonton Police Chief
Kevin friel said. The items were reported
as stolen from the storage unit in a call to
police at 3:57 p.m. on april 22, friel said.
“it appears an unknown subject or sub-
jects broke the lock on the outside of the
storage unit. Taken from within the unit was
an antique sewing machine and a container
with antique dolls. The estimated value of
said items was $10,000,” friel said.
The storage unit was believed to have
been burglarized between april 3 and april
7, friel said.
Officer Christopher Henshaw is the in-
vestigating officer. anyone with any infor-
Pursuing her retail dreams Alumni express
See POLICE, Page 18
support for St. Joe
by Joseph F. Berenato
G azeTTe S Taff W riTer
HaMMONTON—On april 17,
the Diocese of Camden an-
nounced that, along with three
other schools in the region, both
St. Joseph regional elementary
School (except for its pre-K oper-
ations) and St. Joseph High
School (SJHS) would be closing
on June 30.
residents of Hammonton and
beyond reacted to the news with a
strong showing of support by way
of a caravan past the schools on
april 19, as well as through efforts
to keep the schools going as pri-
Hadwin House:
See ST. JOE, Page 10
Making retail work
by Gabe Donio
G azeTTe S Taff W riTer
Home gardening
embraced locally
Hadwin House owner Stephanie Hadwin stands inside her newly-expanded store.
by Joseph F. Berenato
G azeTTe S Taff W riTer
HaMMONTON—With spring
in full swing, many home garden-
ers are once again beginning to
plant their crops.
amy Menzel, communications
manager for the atlantic County
Utilities authority (aCUa) and a
Courtesy Photo
HaMMONTON—even while
the coronavirus (COViD-19) pan-
demic is continuing, business own-
ers—including those in retail—are
continuing to expand their online
efforts and foster expansion in their
brick-and-mortar retail stores
(which remain closed due to the
precautions put in place by the
state government). Stephanie Had-
win, owner of Hadwin House, is
one of those business owners. She
spoke with The Gazette on april
See HADWIN, Page 8
commissioner with the Hammon-
ton environmental Commission,
noted that more and more people
are creating their own gardens this
year.
“in this time of uncertainty,
there is a real resurgence in peo-
ple’s interest in gardening. for
many people, the coronavirus has
imposed a new routine with more
Goodwill Comm.
holds webinar
G azeTTe S Taff W riTer
HaMMONTON—On april 24,
the Hammonton Coronavirus Task
force Community Goodwill Com-
mittee held a webinar to give an
overview of its services and answer
any questions that residents of
Hammonton may have had regard-
ing how the committee can offer
assistance.
The committee, co-chaired by
Councilman Thomas Gribbin and
Lisa Maiale-Howell, sought to link
essential resources to those in need.
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See WEBINAR, Page 12
Linda Esposito stands in front of the hay bales she uses for gardening.
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Courtesy Photo
by Joseph F. Berenato
See GARDENS, Page 3