It’s Hammy voting time!
Ballot inside.
p. 40
A look back at the
2017-2018 sports season
p. 25-39
Spend a summer day in
Historic Philadelphia
p. 49
SHED THEFTS CONTINUE
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Volume 22 • Issue 23
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
www.hammontongazette.com
tool thefts from two separate
sheds, Hammonton Police Lt.
Kevin friel said.
• On May 25 at 8:09 a.m., on
the prime block of Carriage Way,
a caller reported that someone en-
tered a shed building and removed
three items: a Stihl trimmer, a
backpack blower and a chainsaw,
friel said.
the total value of all three items
was $1,289.83, friel said.
“the theft occurred between
thursday, the 24th at 5 p.m. and
friday at 8 a.m. when it was dis-
covered,” friel said.
Officer Charles Sbarra iii was
the investigating officer, friel
said.
• On May 28 at 9:41 a.m., on
the 500 block of N. Second road,
a caller contacted police regarding
the burglary of the contents within
Blueberry Festival Walking in memory of others
coming June 24
HaMMONtON—Police re-
ceived calls about two separate
See POLICE, Page 2
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—the
Greater
Hammonton Chamber of Commerce is
currently concluding its preparation for
the 32nd annual red, White and
Blueberry festival, which will return to
the Hammonton High School (HHS)
‘Pen friends’ meet,
after 65 years
See FESTIVAL, Page 4
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—resident
Peggy ingemi (nee Porter) recently
regrouped with her longtime friend,
ann Levy—a British native—for a
trip to Delaware, Pennsylvania and
parts of southern New Jersey.
although the two women share a
strong bond and first connected via
letters in 1953, approximately 65
years ago, last month’s meeting
was just the second time they have
met face-to-face.
Levy is a lifelong resident of
Hitchin, a market town in
Hertfordshire’s
North
Where there’s smoke, there’s chicken
See INGEMI, Page 13
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
The Hammonton Cancer Foundation held its annual “Walk for Our Neighbors” on June 2. Due to the weather, the event
was moved to inside the Hammonton Middle School. Members of the Hammonton Lions Club walked during the event
in memory of the late Sharon LaSasso. Several members pictured are survivors themselves. More pictures, inside.
Cancer walk unites
people with cause
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—Several
community members whose lives
have been affected by cancer
walked together in solidarity to
recall the lives the disease has
claimed locally while raising
money to benefit those who are
currently fighting the disease
during the Hammonton Cancer
foundation’s (HCf) “Walk for
Our Neighbors” on June 2
Heavy rains couldn’t stop the
HCf’s fundraising efforts as the
evening’s festivities were moved
Council approves
local liquor licenses
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Tony Smilski, owner of Joe Smilski Inc. manned the barbecue station during St. Mary of Mt. Carmel parish’s annual
Chicken Barbecue at St. Anthony of Padua Church on June 3. For more pictures, see inside.
SUBSCRIBE TO The
HaMMONtON—at the May
21 council meeting, the following
resolutions were adopted during
the meeting. Councilman thomas
Gribbin sat in for Mayor Stephen
DiDonato during the vote for res-
olution No. 066-2018 because of a
See WALK, Page 3
conflict of interest between DiDo-
nato and one of the proprietors ap-
plying for a license.
• resolution No. 066-2018—
authorization of the issuance of
alcoholic Beverage Control Li-
censes for various establishments.
the licenses go into effect on Sun-
day, July 1 and remain in effect
until Saturday, June 30, 2019. a
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See COUNCIL, Page 8