The Hammonton Gazette 06/27/18 Digital Edition | Page 2

HMS students graduate
eighth grade
p. 31
A ‘berry’ good time was
had by all at Festival
p. 33-44
Last week to vote for
the Hammy Awards!
p. 22
KRAMER SUBDIVISION OK’D
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Volume 22 • Issue 26
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—During its
meeting on June 20, the
Hammonton Planning Board
unanimously
approved
a
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Bucknam: Kramer Beverage Co. is planning an expansion
subdivision in relation to a land
swap between Kramer Beverage
Company and the Town of
Hammonton, which was recently
finalized by town council.
313 graduates in
HHS Class of 2018
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—Three-hun-
dred thirteen seniors comprised
Hammonton High School’s (HHS)
graduating class of 2018, which
was officially introduced during
HHS’s graduation ceremony on
The subdivision was requested
by Kramer Beverage Real Estate
LLC and proposes to consolidate
Lot 46 and 54 of Block 1201 on
the town tax map into a lot that
will be known as Lot 46, and
subdivide a portion of Lots 44 and
45 that will be owned by the town
in accordance with the terms of
the land swap.
Kramer Beverage Real Estate
LLC was represented during the
meeting by Kramer Beverage
Company President Mark Kramer,
See PLANNING, Page 4
June 19.
The Class of 2018, which was
HHS’s 122nd graduating class,
was organized into alternating
rows of blue and white gowns as
graduates filed onto Robert Capo-
ferri Football Field to begin the
ceremony while friends and family
members who were cheering, ap-
27-ct. indictment
for man from town
See SCHOOL, Page 3
by Gabe Donio
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
MAYS LANDING—An Atlantic County Grand Jury handed up a 27-
count indictment against a Hammonton man for multiple drug charges,
following the execution of a search warrant in March at his residence, At-
lantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced on June 12 in a
press release.
On March 29, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns
Starting the day with blueberries Bike path extension
See INDICTMENT Page 2
THG/Joseph Bruno. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call [phone].
Peyton LeMunyon gives the camera a “thumbs up” during Hammonton High School graduation on June 19.
project is stalled
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—During the
past two years, the town has been
working towards a bicycle path
extension project that will
ultimately connect the existing path
that runs parallel to Egg Harbor
Road near Hammonton Lake Park
with the New Jersey Transit station
on Front Street.
The town originally received
about $230,000 from the New
Jersey
Department
of
Transportation (NJDOT) to fund
the cost of the project, according to
town clerk Frank Zuber. The town
CASA program
aids foster children
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call [phone].
Hammonton Kiwanis Club members (l-r) Michael Ryan, A.J. Mento, Michael Pasquarello and Jimmy Italiano prepared
blueberry pancakes to begin the Red, White & Blueberry Festival on June 24. The annual event organized by the Greater
Hammonton Chamber of Commerce was held on the grounds of Hammonton High School. Thousands of people
packed the site for the 32nd annual festival. See Pages 33-44 for more photos and an article on the event.
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HAMMONTON—There are
more than 1,000 children currently
in foster care in Atlantic and Cape
May counties, according to
research conducted by the non-
profit
organization
Court
Appointed Special Advocates
See BIKE, Page 8
(CASA) for Children of Atlantic
and Cape Many Counties Inc.
Many of these children suffer
from neglect and abuse, and many
remain in the foster care system
for more than a year without a
stable living situation.
Fortunately, the National CASA
Association
oversees
951
community-based
programs
Gazette • $20 FOR 52 WEEKS • CALL 609-704-1939
See CASA, Page 10