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FATAL ACCIDENT ON WHP
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Volume 20 • Issue 19
by Gabe Donio
Gazette StaFF Writer
HaMMONtON—a Hammonton man was killed in a two-car
accident at 8:45 p.m. on May 14
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Hammonton man killed in two-car collision
on the N. White Horse Pike
(route 30), near the intersection
of Old Forks road, Hammonton
Police Chief robert Jones said.
Jose roman-Flores, of Hammonton, was driving a 2003 Volkswagen Jetta eastbound on the
White Horse Pike when he drove
into the lane of oncoming traffic,
Jones said.
“the preliminary investigation
of the crash is that roman-Flores
lost control of his vehicle, crossed
the double yellow line into the
westbound lanes and collided with
James Porter, 60, of Mount Holly
who was driving a 2011 Ford,”
Jones said.
Affordable housing First responders attend Blue Mass
ordinance passes
First reading;
on 12th Street
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette StaFF Writer
HaMMONtON—During the
May 16 regular meeting of council,
the council unanimously approved
the first reading of the introduction
of Ordinance 12-2016, which
would create an inclusionary Development zone (iDz) on 12th
See POLICE, Page 12
Street. the ordinance would add 84
rental units to an existing 54 units
on 12th Street. according to the ordinance, the property impacted by
the iDz is “Block 12.01, Lots 5 &
5.01.”
Funeral planning
is encouraged
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette StaFF Writer
HaMMONtON—Coping with
the loss of a loved one is a very upsetting experience for both families
and friends of the deceased.
Making the grieving process
See COUNCIL, Page 14
even more difficult is the daunting
task of planning a funeral, especially if the death was unexpected.
Pre-planning a funeral can be
beneficial, funeral professionals
told The Gazette.
Hammonton has three funeral
homes: Landolfi Funeral Home,
Bauers return from long trip A look at the local
beauty industry
See FUNERAL, Page 4
THG/Joseph Bruno. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
First responders, including members of the Hammonton Police Department and Hammonton Fire Department attended the first
Blue Mass honoring first responders on May 14 at St. Joseph Church. For more photos, see Page 10.
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette StaFF Writer
HaMMONtON—the beauty
industry is a staple in the evergrowing Hammonton marketplace.
there are few towns that can stake
claim to having a section known as
“Hair and Beauty row,” but Hammonton is one of them.
“Hair and Beauty row” is located on the ronald reagan Drive
portion of Central avenue and is
comprised of JNr Beauty Supply,
the Hair Lounge, Studio 21
Beauty Bar, Julie’s Carousel of
Beauty and ray’s Xtreme Barber-
Bauers boat trip:
along ‘Great Loop’
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette StaFF Writer
Courtesy Photo
Bob and Linda Bauers spent months aboard their boat traveling “America’s Great Loop.” They returned March 16.
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HaMMONtON—Longtime
Hammontonians Bob and Linda
Bauers recently returned from the
trip of a lifetime. On June 1, 2015,
they set out on their Mainship 400
trawler boat and began their 5,300
mile journey on “america’s Great
Loop.”
See BEAUTY, Page 3
What exactly is “america’s
Great Loop?” according to their
website, it’s the continuous waterway that encompasses the eastern
portion of North america including the atlantic and Gulf intracoastal Waterways, the Great
Lakes, the Canadian Heritage
Canals and the inland rivers of
america’s heartland. “Loopers” (as
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See BAUERS, Page 12