Vaccarella graduates from
Air Force Academy
Businesses show their
support for RW&B Fest
p. 3
p. 25-35
It’s Hammy voting time!
Ballot inside.
p. 36
ARREST MADE AT RITE AID
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Volume 22 • Issue 24
www.hammontongazette.com
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W RiteR
HaMMONtON—Giovanna arellano, 26, of Hammon-
ton was arrested for shoplifting at 12:08 p.m. on June 6 at
the Rite aid on the White Horse Pike (Route 30), Hammon-
ton Police Detective edward Slimm said.
Slimm said arellano allegedly stole a bottle of lotion val-
ued at $13.49.
in addition, arellano was found to have a warrant for $500
from Hammonton.
Sgt. thomas Percodani was the arresting officer, Slimm
said.
Class of 2018
graduates St. Joe
arellano was released on her own recognizance, Slimm
said.
in other police news, John Wynetti iii, 46, of Malaga was
the subject of a motor vehicle stop at advance auto Parts on
the White Horse Pike at 7 p.m. on June 4. Wynetti was found
to have a “take into custody” warrant from the Gloucester
See POLICE, Page 2
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W RiteR
HaMMONtON—St. Joseph High School (SJHS) officially intro-
duced the graduating class of 2018 during its 79th annual Baccalaureate
Mass and Commencement exercises on June 7 at St.
Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish—St. Joseph Church.
Seventy-five SJHS seniors filled the church’s first few rows of pews
during the ceremony as they awaited their names to be called for the re-
School bd. honors
athletes, Velardi
See GRADUATION, Page 4
by Lauren Bucci
G azette S taff W RiteR
HaMMONtON—the Ham-
monton Board of education held
its regular meeting on June 7 at
which two presentations were
made including one from Ham-
monton athletic Director Marni
Parks who recognized the athletic
achievements of several high
school teams as well as individual
athletes.
the team sports recognized in-
cluded: the boys bowling, girls
basketball and girls tennis teams
who all finished their seasons as
tri-County Conference Royal Di-
Remembering the late Sal Velardi
See SCHOOL, Page 15
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Theresa Brida holding her diploma aloft and Jake Brennan leave St. Joseph Church on June 7 following St. Joseph High
School’s graduation ceremony.
Rocco
Zuc-
carello, son of
Kimberly Velardi
Zuccarello and
Matt Zuccarello,
recently sat on a
new bench in Leo
Club Park. The
bench
was
placed in mem-
ory of his grand-
father Sal Velardi
by the Hammon-
ton Lions Club.
Velardi was a
longtime mem-
ber of the club.
Velardi died in
March of this
year.
Velardi’s contri-
butions to the
Hammonton
Board of Educa-
tion and the
school district
were remem-
bered on June 7
at the board
meeting.
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W RiteR
HaMMONtON—Dozens of
unique food and drink options
were available during MainStreet
Hammonton’s fourth annual
food truck festival on June 9.
More than 25 food trucks lined
each side of Bellevue avenue,
Horton Street, Central avenue and
South Second Street during the
festival, serving up an eclectic
range of offerings, such as thai-
style rolled ice cream courtesy of
Sweet Creations in Hammonton,
the innovative Spurrito (spring roll
burrito) from the Philadelphia-
Mayor, Howell:
settlement reached
See FOOD, Page 12
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W RiteR
HaMMONtON—Mayor
Stephen DiDonato released docu-
ments to The Gazette that stated
the town had come to a settlement
with fair Share Housing Center on
June 1 regarding the town’s com-
pliance with the New Jersey fair
Regarding
affordable
housing
Housing act, which deals with fair
housing obligations. according to
the mayor, the town’s required
number of affordable housing
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