S.J. 8th grade
students graduate
p. 43
Businesses support
Blueberry Festival
Hammy Award
voting time!
p. 31-42
p. 51
FIGHT LEADS TO ARRESTS
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Volume 20 • Issue 24
by Gabe Donio
Gazette Staff Writer
www.hammontongazette.com
Chief: two women charged after altercation on 12th Street
on the 400 block of 12th Street at
7:14 a.m. on June 13, Hammonton
Police Chief robert Jones said.
Linda Saez, 29, of Hammonton,
was arrested for simple assault
along with Jacqueline Kane, 20,
of Hammonton, who was also arrested for simple assault following
the altercation, Jones said.
Both women were charged and
released on their own recognizance, Jones said.
Officer Kenneth O’Neil was the
arresting officer, Jones said.
in other police news, several
driving while under the influence
of alcohol (DWi) arrests were
BOE approves Fun at food truck festival
several contracts
HaMMONtON—two women
are each facing simple assault
charges following an altercation
by Tania Rivera
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—the Hammonton Board of education held its
regular meeting on June 9. Lisa
O’toole, folsom representative,
and terri Chiddenton, Waterford
twp. representative, were both absent.
See POLICE, Page 12
Members OK
insurance, purchases
the board unanimously approved the Doctrine of Necessity as
four board members (attanasi,
Berenato, Lyons and Velardi) have
immediate family members working in various positions in the
Blueberry Festival
is Sunday, June 26
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—the 30th annual Greater Hammonton Chamber of Commerce red, White and
Blueberry festival will take place
on June 26 at Hammonton High
See JULY, Page 10
School. it promises to be a day
filled with crafts, live entertainment and plenty of blueberries.
Continuing with the yearlong
celebration of the Hammonton
Sesquicentennial in 2016, this
year’s festival will feature a num-
THG/Kevin Troilo. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Sunday in Leo Park: Good times Town officials meet
re: Valley, Broadway
See BLUEBERRY, Page 12
Bruce and Sandy Russell inside Russell’s Pic II Wing Wagon during the Hammonton Food Truck Festival on June 11.
For an article about the event, see Page 2. For more photos, see Pages 16 and 17.
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—town and
county officials gathered at town
hall on the morning of June 9 to
discuss the Valley avenue and
Broadway Utility improvement
Project that they said is scheduled
to begin in the next few weeks.
the project will include the design, permitting, construction
management and administration
of improvements to water, sewer,
sanitary and storm water, curbing
replacements, handicap ramps and
roadway improvements. a bond
ordinance that was passed at the
Lake spraying topic
of comm. meeting
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
THG/Kevin Troilo. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
A crowd gathered at Leo Park on June 12 for the first-ever “Sunday in the Park.” The event was sponsored by the
Hammonton Lions Club, the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society and the Historical Society of Hammonton.
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HaMMONtON—the Hammonton environmental Commission gathered on June 8 at town hall
for their monthly meeting. after approving the minutes from their previous meeting, Councilman Joseph
Giralo began by giving an update
See VALLEY, Page 3
about the latest happenings with
town council.
“the lake spraying is now complete, all 30 acres. [Public Works
Manager/Business administrator]
Jerry [Barberio] continues to monitor it. He’s going to see if there
needs to be any spot spraying, but
it seems like it truly worked. the
water temperature the other day
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