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MENTO , from Page 1 administrators and the ECEC for their efforts and dedication to the program , saying they handled different challenges during the transition well . He thanked the staff for their efforts during the time period , and said he hopes to look toward other expansions .
“ I recently read an article and it said working families says they spend about 25 percent of their annual income on daycare . So to
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help out with full-day pre-K , I think it was a big win for the taxpayers and a great success for the school district to provide this service for no additional charge ,” Mento said .
Mento said he hopes to break ground on the expansion of the ECEC in the 2022-2023 school year , explaining that a plan is in place .
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Mento said September 2024 is an important date as that is the deadline for use of the federal ESSER funds .
With the efforts of the Hammonton Board of Education and the new architect of records , the plan to expand the ECEC is under way . As for accomplishments for the school year currently , Mento added that the anticipated
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enrollment had increased .
“ We did increase our anticipated student body by 10 percent ,” Mento said .
The plan according to Mento is to keep the trend rising upwards , hopefully increasing in numbers while having to deal with the grant restrictions .
“ There is a five-year plan on where our numbers would be at the end of five years , increasing them up to maximum capacity . In order to comply with this grant , the classroom size will have to stay at 15 or less ,” Mento said .
With the full-day pre-K underway , Mento is happy with the outcome of the program and the return to a normal school day .
“ I ’ m very happy about the return to normalcy , and I hope that we ’ re able to continue and keep it going . I ’ m hopeful that we ’ ve definitely turned the page on restrictions due to COVID , and I hope that moving forward all the children can experience all those time honored traditions and have a wonderful inperson learning experience ,” Mento said .
Gina Rullo contributed to this report .

Warrant arrest made

by Gabe Donio
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — A warrant arrest on the 300 block of Bellevue Avenue was made at 11:54 p . m . on April 25 , Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said .
Officer Dalton Scola observed Destiny Fatcher , 24 , of Buena , who was found to have an active warrant from Stratford Borough in the amount of $ 1,500 , Friel said .
Upon arrest , Fatcher was found to have some controlled dangerous substance wax folds on her person , including one of the folds which contained a white powdery substance believed to be heroin , Friel said .
She was transported to police headquarters for processing , charged with possession of cds heroin and released with a new court date on the Stratford Borough warrant , Friel said .
Friel said Fatcher will have a pending court date in Atlantic County Superior Court on the new charges .
Scola was the arresting and charging officer , Friel said .
This report is comprised of arrests and investigations made by the men and women of local enforcement . All suspects and arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law .

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