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47 BAGS OF SHRIMP STOLEN
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Volume 20 • Issue 22
by Gabe Donio
Gazette Staff WRiteR
HaMMONtON—Police are
looking for a white male and a
white female in connection with
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taken from Hammonton ShopRite; valued at $1,355
the theft of 47 bags of shrimp valued at approximately $1,355 that
were stolen on the evening of May
23 from the ShopRite at 80 S.
White Horse Pike (Route 30),
Hammonton First
announces slate
by Gina Rullo
Gazette Staff WRiteR
HaMMONtON—On May 25,
Hammonton first announced its
council candidates for the November election.
incumbent Councilman Sam
Rodio will be running along with
former
councilman
Daniel
Hammonton Police Chief Robert
Jones said.
the first theft occurred on May
23 at 6:01 p.m. a white female
stole 20 bags of shrimp valued at
approximately $580 and other
items and took the cart toward the
front of the store when a male
took the cart and left the store with
it, Jones said.
the second theft also occurred
on May 23, at 7:41 p.m., Jones
said.
“a white male, believed to be
the same male from earlier, put 27
bags of shrimp valued at approxi-
Memorial Day Ceremony held at HMS
See POLICE, Page 12
Rodio, Bachalis
& Sacco on ticket
Bachalis and downtown business
owner Brooke Sacco.
Rodio was first elected in 2008.
if elected in November, he would
begin his fifth term in January,
2017.
New owners for
R.E.A.D. Preschool
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff WRiteR
HaMMONtON—a staple for
children and their families throughout Hammonton, R.e.a.D Preschool has been under the direction
See COUNCIL, Page 10
of Dina DeLaurentis Moorhead for
33 years. Her father, Vincent, and
her mother, Marie, founded the
school in 1980. Since then, they
and their dedicated staff have provided a safe and nurturing environment for children to learn and grow
See READ, Page 12
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The annual Memorial Day Ceremony was moved to Hammonton Middle School due to inclement weather. Above: Those in attendance stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. For more pictures, see Page 14.
consider it a privilege and honor to
lead again the ceremonies comby Lauren Bucci
memorating this day to honor those
Gazette CONtRiButiNG WRiteR
who have served in all wars and
HaMMONtON—Despite gray have made the ultimate sacrifice
skies and a rainy forecast, a de- for their country,” DeLucca said.
voted crowd gathered in the HamCongressman frank a. Lomonton Middle School auditorium Biondo (R-2nd) spoke to the
on the morning of May 30 to honor crowd about the true meaning of
our nation’s fallen servicemen and Memorial Day.
women on the 150th anniversary of
“So Memorial Day, it comes
Memorial Day.
around each year, what does it rethe triVets of Hammonton ally mean? You hear a lot of differhosted its annual Memorial Day ent meanings. i think it can be
Ceremony led by Masters of Cere- summed up in four words: freedom
monies John Griffee and John f. is not free,” LoBiondo said.
DeLucca.
though it may have been a sen“the triVets of Hammonton
See MEMORIAL, Page 2
Green infrastructure
workshop at NJM
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff WRiteR
THG/Kevin Troilo. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
R.E.A.D. Preschool and Camp Tuscaloosa have new owners, Lisa and Sam Seitles.
SUBSCRIBE TO The
HaMMONtON—engineers
and designers from across the
state gathered at New Jersey Manufacturing on the morning of May
24 for a green infrastructure workshop. among the groups on hand
were New Jersey future,
Pinelands Preservation alliance
and Princeton Hydro. each of
these organizations is dedicated to
the development and sustainability of environmental life throughout New Jersey, specifically
through the use of green infrastructure.
What exactly is green infrastructure? By definition, it is the
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