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TEACHER CONTRACTS OK’D
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Volume 18 • Issue 27
by Lauren Bucci
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HAMMONtON—the Hammonton Board of education approved teacher, supervisor and
non-professional staff contracts at
its June 26 meeting. the board
also voted to accept the resignation
of teacher Kevin Arena, a former
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Board approves resignation of Kevin Arena
band director at Hammonton High
School.
the board voted to invoke the
“Doctrine of Necessity” in order to
vote on teacher, supervisor and
non-professional and administrative staff contracts as conflicts of
interest held by more than half the
board prevent it from reaching a
quorum under the School ethics
Act.
the teachers’, administrative
staff and non-professional staff
contract was passed on a 7 to 2
vote with Hammonton Board President Joseph Giralo and board
member Barbara Berenato voting
no on the measure.
Board member John Lyons was
not present during the vote, but
was present later in the meeting.
According to Mento, the contract was ratified by the teachers’
association prior to the June 26
meeting.
Under this contract, teachers
will see a salary rate increase during the next three years.
“Over the next three years the
percentages will be 2.6, 2.8, 2.8,”
board member and head of the ne-
Jamestown Blvd. Red, White & Blue and Booker, too
site of tragedy
See CONTRACTS, Page 10
Joseph Continisio III dies; was 29
by Gabe Donio
Joseph Continisio Builders where
he was a master craftsman, who
was also an avid golfer who enjoyed snowboarding, skiing and
most especially playing with his
Time for town’s
property reval
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HAMMONtON—Joseph Continisio III, 29, the vice president of
by Paul J. Macrie IV
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HAMMONtON—In a letter
scheduled to be sent out to all
property owners and taxpayers in
the town of Hammonton on July 1
by Professional Property Appraisers Inc. in Delran, it stated that a
See TRAGEDY, Page 12
revaluation of all properties located in the municipality is underway. It is part of a program,
ordered by the Atlantic County
Board of taxation and approved
by the State of New Jersey Division of taxation, which will be put
into place for the tax year 2015.
Pop-Up store on Horton Street
See REVAL, Page 3
THG/Lauren Crescenzo. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
United States Senator Cory Booker attended the June 29 Red, White & Blueberry Festival. He is pictured selling
blueberry merchandise with the staff of Sassy Sweets. For more pictures, please see Pages 20-28.
for spectators.
by Paul J. Macrie IV
In fact, it didn’t deter dignitaries
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from attending the popular Hammonton festival either. CongressHAMMONtON—On June 29,
man frank LoBiondo, Atlantic
the 28th Annual red, White and
County freeholders Alex Marino
Blueberry festival, hosted by the
and James Bertino, along with
Greater Hammonton Chamber of
United States Senator Cory
Commerce drew a large, steady
Booker were present at the event.
crowd of thousands to the HamBooker took in the sights and
monton High School grounds on
sounds of the red, White and
Old forks road despite detours
Blueberry festival for about an
from the route 30, 54 and 206
hour, as he was greeted and guided
corridors and select intersections
through the event grounds by
in the area due to the Challenge
Councilman thomas Gribbin.
Atlantic City triathlon occurring
Booker sampled some of the blueduring the day as well. the very
berry-themed items and was imwarm, but low humidity summer
weather was too good to pass up
See BLUEBERRY, Page 16
Council calls on county
for help with repairs
by Lauren Bucci
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THG/MarySusan Hoffman. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
June Wrobleski reads one of the books for sale at the NJ350 Pop-Up Store on June 27. The store was open for three
days last week on Horton Street and featured Hammonton-themed items and New Jersey-themed items.
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HAMMONtON—the town
council discussed the drainage
issue at Weymouth road and
reading Avenue at the June 23
meeting. town officials and public works department members
met with members from the
county in May to discuss the
issue.
“We had met with, I guess back
on May 9, the county and the
town public works department
and some town officials, the goal
of that time was to discuss in con-
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