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FUGITIVE STOLE TRUCK
p. 16-20
p. 21-24
p. 43
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Volume 20 • Issue 19
by Gabe Donio
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
www.hammontongazette.com
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital escapee took pickup on Route 206
who escaped from the facility on
May 3, stole a white 2015 Chevrolet pickup truck from a construction site on Route 206 on the
School tax hike
set at 3.64 cents
HAMMONTON—Arthur
Buckel, an inmate of Ancora Psychiatric Hospital in Winslow Twp.
by Tania Rivera
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—On May 5,
the Hammonton Board of Education held their budget meeting and
approved the adoption of the 20162017 Hammonton School District
budget.
morning of May 4, Hammonton
Police Chief Robert Jones said. Police were notified about the theft at
9:39 a.m. on May 4, Jones said.
“We received a report of a stolen
vehicle from Route 206. The vehicle was left at the construction site
… There is some video surveil-
lance that leads us to believe that
the person who stole the vehicle
was recent Ancora Psychiatric
Hospital escapee Arthur Buckel,”
Teen artists take over downtown
See FUGITIVE, Page 12
Budget passes
unanimously
The school budget is as follows:
Total General Fund is $44,806,613;
Total Special Revenues Fund is
$2,395,618; Total Debt Service
Fund is $2,497,667; totals
$49,699,898.
Cruisin’ MainStreet:
Cars, food and fun
by Gina Rullo
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—Hundreds of
classic cars will fill the streets of
downtown Hammonton on May
20. MainStreet Hammonton is
proud to present the long-held an-
See SCHOOL, Page 14
nual tradition, “Cruisin’ MainStreet ... Remember Friday
Nights” which will be held on Friday, May 20, beginning at 5:30
p.m.
Cruisin’ MainStreet offers a
nostalgic glimpse of yesteryear by
celebrating the 1950s that includes
All smiles at the HHS Prom Teen Arts draws
another big crowd
See CRUISIN’, Page 4
THG/Gabe Donio. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Mike Thiewes (right) shows participants from the Atlantic County Teen Arts Festival the art of screen printing on May
6. Thiewes is the owner of Rodeo Robot Custom Printing on Second Street.
Fourth year
in downtown
by Kevin Troilo
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—May
6
marked one of the most exciting
days of the year for the youth of
Hammonton and its surrounding
communities. The town welcomed
more than 1,400 public and private
high school students to its downtown area to celebrate the Atlantic
County Teen Arts festival. Teens
were invited to share their artistic
Annual Cancer Walk
coming on June 4
by Kevin Troilo
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
THG/Joseph Bruno. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Kaitlyn Sliwecki and Peyton Mortellite walk the promenade together before heading to Hammonton High School’s
prom at the Sheraton in Atlantic City on May 6. See more prom pictures on Page 25 and 28.
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HAMMONTON—The Hammonton Cancer Foundation was
founded in 2007. According to
their website, their goal is to raise
funds to help cancer patients who
are in need of financial assistance.
They donate the funds raised directly to the South Jersey Cancer
See ARTS, Page 3
Fund (SJCF). The SJCF has been
offering financial assistance to
cancer patients throughout Atlantic, Cumberland and Cape May
counties since 1964. Their
fundraising dollars come from
two key events: the walk held in
June and a dinner that takes place
annually in October. Volunteers
donate their time in order to en-
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See WALK, Page 10