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WATER BLDG. DEMOLISHED
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Volume 20 • Issue 18
by Gabe Donio
GAzette StAFF Writer
HAMMONtON—As the work
by South Jersey Gas (SJG) to
clean up contamination from a
spill from a former manufactured
gas plant (MGP) located beneath
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the ground at the Hammonton
Water Department and Wawa on
12th Street continues, a garage
building at the water department
was completely demolished last
week to make way for the remediation effort by the utility. A large
Council awards
$2.5M project bid
by Tania Rivera
GAzette StAFF Writer
See WATER, Page 12
South Jersey Gas’
‘Big Dig’ cleanup
project continues
For Valley Ave.;
to begin in July
HAMMONtON—Mathis Construction was awarded a bid contract for the Valley Avenue Project
during the special meeting of town
council on May 2. the 150-day
project is slated to start early- to
mid-July.
“the Valley Avenue Project is
water, sewer, roadway, curb to be
considered from Bellevue through
by Kevin Troilo
Stockton’s campus
opened in 2013
Kramer Hall’s
impact on town
GAzette StAFF Writer
HAMMONtON—Stockton
University’s Kramer Hall officially
opened in downtown Hammonton
during January of 2013.
Prior to opening Kramer Hall,
See COUNCIL, Page 12
Stockton utilized classroom space
within St. Joseph High School.
Having such a prestigious and recognizable name house one of its
All smiles at the St. Joe Prom Electronic sign
See STOCKTON, Page 14
THG/Gabe Donio. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
There is now a large crane set up in the Wawa parking lot adjacent to the Hammonton Water Department. It is part
of the South Jersey Gas remediation project. A water department building was demolished last week.
OK’d by board
by Kevin Troilo
GAzette StAFF Writer
HAMMONtON—the Hammonton zoning Board of Adjustment met on April 28 at town hall
to listen to two separate requests
for use variance. the meeting was
led by board chairman Michael
Messina.
the first request was made by
Marzilli Construction LLC, who
was seeking a use variance to
change existing signage to an
electronic LeD message board for
Block 4402, Lot 43.01, zone HB
at 575 North White Horse Pike.
Blue Mass honoring
police, fire and EMS
by Kevin Troilo
GAzette StAFF Writer
THG/Joseph Bruno. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Jack Gibison and Lucia Gardiner pose for a picture at the St. Joseph High School promenade before heading to their
prom at The Palace in Blackwood. For more pictures, see Page 27 and 30.
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HAMMONtON—On Sunday,
May 15 at 2 p.m., St. Joseph
Church will host its first ever Blue
Mass. the service will honor all
local law enforcement officers,
firefighters and members of emergency response teams for their
See ZONING, Page 4
continued service. the idea to
host the Blue Mass came from St.
Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish Director of religious education Lori
ScottoDiVetta.
“Hammonton has never had a
Blue Mass before. the only time
we … i know that St. Nicholas in
Atlantic City has one every year.
My son used to go to one when he
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