Alloy Silverstein holds
event at Kramer Hall
Salute to the nurses
who care for us all
p. 17
p. 25-32
Chinese Lantern Festival
returns to Philadelphia
p. 41
CONCESSION STAND THEFT
Volume 23 • Issue 21
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—Police are
investigating the theft of cash from
the concession stand at Hammon-
ton Lake Park during the overnight
Cash stolen from stand at Hammonton Lake Park
hours between May 17 and May
18, Hammonton Police Lt. Kevin
friel said.
the stand is located at Ham-
monton Lake Park, off of 100
Sports Drive, friel said.
Town: 4 miles of
roads paved by fall
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—town coun-
cil recently announced the param-
eters of a roadway resurfacing
program that town officials said is
“Police responded to a theft
from the concession stand. Officer
John amendolia met with one of
the volunteers responsible for the
concession stand. the volunteer
said she worked on May 17 and
secured the stand at 8 p.m., and
when she was leaving she noticed
two males on bicycles in the area,
friel said.
friel said one of the caretakers
for the field was working and no-
ticed one of the windows at the
concession stand was open at ap-
proximately 10:45 p.m. on May
17.
He went to the concession stand
Classic cars, vintage style on Bellevue
See POLICE, Page 2
projected to resurface about four
miles of town roadways by the fall
of 2019.
according to Mayor Stephen Di-
Donato, the program will consist of
resurfacing the paved surface and
laying new asphalt on sections of
Changes come
with new PWM,
BA split position
See COUNCIL, Page 12
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—in the weeks following the resignation of former
town public works manager/business administrator Jerome Barberio,
town council announced that it would be splitting Barberio’s vacated po-
sition into two separate positions.
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Warm
night,
cars,
fun
Culinary, visual arts at Rocco’s make Cruisin’ a hit
See TOWN, Page 10
Hammonton residents Hannah Parker, Nicole Towne and Emily DeCicco in a 1966 Ford Mustang at Cruisin’ MainStreet
on May 17. Hundreds of classic cars and thousands of people packed the downtown during the annual event. More
pics inside.
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—the sun was
out and shining bright on May 17,
as were the countless classic cars
that were assembled along the
streets of downtown Hammonton
during the 26th annual Cruisin’
MainStreet presented by Main-
Street Hammonton and the
Cruisin’ Classics auto Club.
Multiple generations of area
residents gathered downtown to
partake in the 1950s-themed fes-
tivities, which included a live DJ
playing all the rock ’n’ roll hits of
the ‘50s, as well as a hula hoop
contest and a bubble gum-blow-
ing contest.
However, the highlight of at-
tending Cruisin’ MainStreet each
Lattanzi brings
his artistry to life
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THG/Kelly Hunt. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Hammonton resident Bill Lattanzi is a baker, line cook and the in-house artist at Rocco’s Town House. Throughout the
year, Lattanzi’s hand-drawn chalk murals (top right, bottom right) can be seen on the chalkboards at Rocco’s Town
House.
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biance can be as important to the
guest experience as the taste and
quality of the food it serves. at
rocco’s town House, located at 21
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N. third St., in-house artist, baker
and line cook Bill Lattanzi plays a
key role in each of these processes.
for the past 20 years, the Ham-
monton resident has served as a
“jack of all trades” for rocco’s
town House owners David and
Steven ruberton, starting as a line
cook before branching out to de-
sign the artwork depicted on the
See ROCCO’S, Page 4
by Stephen Pistone
See CRUISIN’, Page 8