Saint Joe students dance
the night away
25th Annual Cruisin’
MainStreet May 18
p. 25
p. 19-24
Maroon 5 coming to
Atlantic City
p. 39
POLICE MAKE 2 ARRESTS
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Volume 22 • Issue 20
by Gabe Donio
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Jones said.
• On May 11 at 6:33 p.m., Gary
Masters, 31, of Winslow Twp. was
arrested on a total of $1,550 in war-
rants, Jones said.
Masters was arrested on Veter-
ans Place on three warrants: One
from Hammonton for $300; one
from Stafford Twp. for $750; and
one from Chesilhurst for $500,
Jones said.
Class II Officer Travis Hoffman
was the arresting officer, Jones
said.
• On May 14 at 12:48 a.m.,
Aaliyah Montague, 21, of Atlantic
City was arrested on Central Av-
enue on warrants in the amount of
$1,500 from the town of Hammon-
ton, Jones said.
Jones said she posted $150 and
was released.
Officer Gordon Ellis was the ar-
resting officer, Jones said.
Lash healing from Berenato a WWE Superstar
West Nile Virus Wrestling
as Sonya
Deville
HAMMONTON—Police made
two warrant arrests last week,
Hammonton Police Chief Robert
by Stephen Pistone
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HAMMONTON—Resident
Daniel Lash is back at his home on
Horton Street with his wife, Mary,
where he is recovering from a seri-
ous case of West Nile Virus (WNV)
that hospitalized him for more than
three months and nearly cost him
his life.
The retired Atlantic City Police
Sgt. of 33 years was in good health
at the time he contracted the illness
from a mosquito bite last summer,
and was very active throughout the
After tragedy,
mailbox relocation
sought by residents
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—Residents
are calling for changes to be made
to the location of the town’s mail-
boxes in the wake of the death of
Christopher Sacco, a nine-year-
old resident who was struck by a
See LASH, Page 4
vehicle on Moss Mill Road on the
evening of April 26 after coming
back from his home’s mailbox on
the opposite side of the street, ac-
cording to a May 2 report by The
Gazette.
Since the incident, Sacco’s fam-
ily and nearby residents have
united in the hopes of having all
by Gabe Donio
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—Viewers
who have been watching World
Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
wrestling shows like “Monday
Night Raw” and “Tuesday Night
Smackdown” and watched the
wrestler Sonya Deville may not re-
alize they are watching a woman
who grew up in Hammonton.
Daria Berenato, a Hammonton-
ian who later lived in Shamong, is
now known as WWE Superstar
Sonya Deville. She called in to
The Gazette for an interview on
May 2, and said she is living her
dream on the road and on national
Looking good at St. Joe Prom
See SACCO, Page 3
See BERENATO, Page 2
Courtesy Photo
Hammonton native Daria Berenato (center) is now a wrestling standout for
the WWE as Sonya Deville. She is pictured at “Monday Night Raw” from
March 19.
Chamber welcomes
ACEA’s Moore
by Stephen Pistone
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THG/Kelly Hunt. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Rakan Almurideef, Aubrey Wittenberger, Manny Mertis Jr., Britney Connerly, Sarina Marone, Nicholas Casalinuovo,
Sara Caban, Tony Sylvester pose for a quick picture before heading to the St. Joseph High School Prom on May 11.
Following the promenade, students went to Paris Caterers. More pictures, Pages 25 and 31.
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