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TOWN SPLITS BA/PWM JOB
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Volume 23 • Issue 19
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—During the
town council meeting on April 29,
Councilman Thomas Gribbin rec-
ommended that council appoint
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Frank Zuber, Robert Vettese will assume duties
town accountant/clerk Frank
Zuber as the town’s next business
administrator, and also appoint
town engineer Robert Vettese as
its next public works manager.
Both positions were previously
held by Jerome Barberio, who re-
signed earlier this year. Gribbin
said that council met during a spe-
cial executive session meeting on
April 4 to interview the remaining
candidates for the position of town
public works manager/business
administrator. Twelve days later,
Gribbin and the rest of council’s
Ring reported Teen Arts Festival downtown
stolen to HPD
by Gabe Donio
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—Police were
contacted by a resident of the 800
block of Applefield Loop on May
5 at approximately 7:04 p.m.
See COUNCIL, Page 8
about a ring that was allegedly
stolen from her residence, Ham-
monton Police Lt. Kevin Friel
said.
“The complainant stated that a
ring was taken from her residence.
She said the ring was reportedly
School board
awards contract
for traffic study
See POLICE, Page 2
by Franki Rudnesky
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—On May 2, the Hammonton Board of Education
held their monthly meeting, where they approved the 2019-2020 budget,
awarded a contract to an engineering company for a district traffic study
and authorized the award of a power purchase agreement which would
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
They’ve got the horse right here Atl. Cty. Teen Arts
See SCHOOL, Page 10
(L-r) Hammonton High School seniors and chorus members Katie Weikle, Emily DeRose and Mariah Adams sung a
medley of famous songs from Disney movies in front of two professional adjudicators inside First United Methodist
Church during the Teen Arts Festival on May 3.
attracts 1300 teens
Students from 19 different schools
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—On May 3,
approximately 1,300 students
from 19 different Atlantic County
high schools gathered in down-
town Hammonton’s Art District
for the 2019 Atlantic County Teen
Arts Festival.
For the past 50 years, the sin-
gle-day festival, organized by the
Atlantic County Office of Cultural
and Heritage Affairs (ACOCHA),
has provided a multidisciplinary
platform for area teens that are ac-
Classic cars coming
for Cruisin’ MainSt.
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THG/Kelly Hunt. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
“Fugue for Tinhorns” – Rusty Charlie (Eric Yang), Nicely-Nicely Johnson (Marchello Barile), Benny Southstreet (Noah
Perri) in St. Joseph High School’s production of Guys and Dolls performed last week at St. Joseph Regional Elementary
School. More pics inside.
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HAMMONTON—Following a
year-long hiatus due to some un-
timely inclement weather, Cruisin’
MainStreet will return for its 26th
year on Friday, March 17 from
5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
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Originally conceived as a way
to encourage residents to gather in
downtown Hammonton prior to its
drastic revitalization, the 1950s-
themed celebration and classic car
show now serves as a celebration
of the now-booming Bellevue Av-
enue while paying homage to a
time period when Hammontonians
See CRUISIN’, Page 4
by Stephen Pistone
See ARTS, Page 3