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CRASH LEADS TO ARREST
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Volume 24 • Issue 20 www.hammontongazette.com
by Gabe Donio Man and woman face charges following accident
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—According to Ham-
monton Police Chief Kevin Friel, a man
and a woman are both facing charges fol-
lowing an accident that was reported to po-
lice at 5:08 p.m. on May 6. Friel said the
one-vehicle accident occurred on the 600
block of Pleasant Mills Road.
“Police were called in reference to a hit
and run crash near the area of the 600 block
of Pleasant Mills Road. Dispatch was in-
formed that a woman was walking south on
Pleasant Mills Road away from the crash,”
Friel said.
The responding officer observed a utility
Celebrating teachers, staff
pole dislodged from its base and a white
Chevrolet Traverse facing westbound
lodged in a tree, Friel said.
“The road had unsafe wires. There was a
Civic clubs find
ways to keep going
by Joseph F. Berenato
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—When re-
strictions went into effect in re-
sponse to the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) limiting the size of
gatherings and effectively cancel-
ing all gatherings, civic organiza-
See POLICE, Page 14
Still doing good
for the community
tions were immediately impacted.
“We’re not meeting at all,” Bob
Schenk, immediate past president
of Hammonton Kiwanis Club,
said.
Contractors continue
despite restrictions
by Joseph F. Berenato
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
THG/Joseph F. Berenato. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Administrators for the Early Childhood Education Center and the Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School provided a
grab-and-go lunch for their staff members as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. (left to right) Shannon Aumenta, Amy
Heggan, Dr. Kristina Erman, Joe Martino (with Joey Martino on his shoulders), Dr. Darla Salay and Ingrid Chaney.
HAMMONTON—Many local
contractors are working to adapt
to Executive Order No. 122
(2020), signed by Governor Phil
Murphy on April 8, which further
See CIVIC, Page 10
tightened restrictions as initially
set forth in Executive Order No.
104 (2020) in response to the
novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Among these restrictions was an
immediate cessation on the physi-
cal operations of all construction
projects deemed non-essential, ef-
Frontline, healthcare Wearing masks at AtlantiCare SED
workers endure
by Joseph F. Berenato
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—As area res-
idents continue to adjust to
changes brought about in response
to the novel coronavirus (COVID-
19), so too must first responders
and healthcare workers, whose
jobs, by their very nature, place
See CONTRACTORS, Page 8
them at risk of contagion.
Area officials spoke with The
Gazette regarding how their de-
partments are adapting to the pre-
cautions and concerns that have
arisen as a result of COVID-19.
Hammonton Police Chief Kevin
Friel noted that it is a different
time and a different kind of polic-
ing.
Parks: What’s open
and what’s closed
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—On April 7,
Governor Phil Murphy signed an
executive order mandating that all
state and county parks close until
further notice—a mandate that was
lifted as of May 2. The closure of
local parks was left up to each mu-
nicipality, and Hammonton Lake
Park remained open.
However, as of March 17, the
playground at that park is closed.
The dog park is open with limita-
tions.
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See PARKS, Page 12
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Healthcare workers at AtlantiCare’s Hammonton Health Park Emergency Department wear masks at all times, as
well as other necessary equipment.
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by Joseph F. Berenato
See HEALTHCARE, Page 3