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ST. JOSEPH HIGH GRADUATES
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Volume 18 • Issue 24
by Paul J. Macrie IV
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—On June 5,
St. Joseph High School had its
75th commencement exercises at
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish’s St.
Joseph Church on french Street.
the 2014 graduating class consisted of 100 students, 37 of which
were in the National Honor Soci-
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Class of 2014 attends 75th commencement exercises
ety. rev. Christopher Markellos,
director of Catholic identity at the
high school, opened the ceremony
with the invocation and “the StarSpangled Banner” was sung by
Colleen McPeak.
Dean of Students at St. Joseph
High School robert McCluskey
introduced the class of 2014 salu-
Rodriguez, 21,
dies at Polyvel
by Gabe Donio
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—During an interview with The Gazette, Hammonton Police Chief robert Jones
provided details of a June 4 accident at local manufacturer Polyvel
tatorian speaker anthony Breitzman Jr. Breitzman was a member
of the National Honor Society and
will be attending the University of
Maryland in the fall, majoring in
computer engineering.
Breitzman looked back at his
four years at St. Joseph High
School, starting with when the
graduating class all met for the first
time at freshmen orientation in august 2010, and continued by talking about the benefits of a small
school.
“One of the unique aspects of St.
Joseph High School is its small
size, as we are a class of 100. there
are some public schools with thou-
sands of students. We all rally
around each other at a sporting
event and other achievements. We
have grown into a close-knit community. it is a surreal thing that
these last four years of our lives are
already behind us. in either case, i
think it is safe to say these years
See SJHS, Page 2
Police: Death
ruled an accident
that claimed the life of Julio rodriguez, 21, of Hammonton. rodriguez became caught in
Chief: watch for
gas, electric scam
by Gabe Donio
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—Hammonton
Police Chief robert Jones said
businesses should be on the lookout
for a scam asking people for money
See RODRIGUEZ, Page 10
or their electric and/or gas service
would be shut off within a few
hours.
“People will contact businesses
and say they will have to Western
Union a partial gas payment or partial electric payment or they will be
turned off in the next few hours,”
Theater holds anniversary gala Joe Gatto drafted
by the L.A. Angels
See SCAM, Page 10
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St. Joseph High School’s 75th Commencement concluded with the graduates tossing their caps in the air on Third
Street in front of the church.
by Paul J. Macrie IV
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—a dream has
come true for a local baseball
standout. Hammonton resident Joe
Gatto, who played his four years
of high school baseball at St. augustine Prep and ascended as a
pitcher, was drafted by the Los
angeles angels of anaheim in the
second round, the 53rd overall
pick in the Major League Baseball
Draft on June 5.
at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds,
Gatto has the elite size for a
pitcher and MLB scouts started to
notice his immense potential dur-
Board of education
outlines its conflicts
by Gabe Donio
Gazette Staff Writer
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The Eagle Theatre held a 100 Year Anniversary Gala on June 7. The Eagle Theatre opened its doors in 1914 as a silent
movie theater. The building reopened as a theater in 2009 after decades of use as a warehouse, church and more. Atlantic
County Fifth District Freeholder James Bertino and local artist Charles Arsenault both attended the Vine Street event which
featured catering by Kitchen 19. The 2015 season for the theater was also announced that night.
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HaMMONtON—During
a
special meeting of the Hammonton
Board of education held on June 5,
board solicitor William Donio read
a resolution asking the board to approve the “Doctrine of Necessity”
into the record, outlining the conflicts of board members regarding
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See GATTO, Page 4
a vote on health insurance coverage for the staff of the school district. the “Doctrine of Necessity”
was unanimously approved by a
vote of 9 to 0. Board member
Manny Bermudez was absent.
following the approval of the
“Doctrine of Necessity,” board
members voted unanimously in
favor of approving a contract with
See BOARD, Page 12