Stay healthy physically &
mentally this summer
p. 18-27
Which saint will you walk
behind on July 16?
p. 31-46
Go see a summer movie
this week
p. 61
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
HPD: WOMAN RESISTED ARREST
Volume 22 • Issue 28
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—Police made
several local arrests last week, in-
cluding the following, Hammonton
Police Det. Sgt. edward Slimm
www.hammontongazette.com
Charged with possession of knife
said.
• On June 30 at 2:02 a.m. at the
intersection of Vine Street and egg
Harbor road, Brenda Luker, 38, of
atlantic City was found to have a
warrant for $1,000 from Hammon-
ton, Slimm said. She was arrested
for the warrant and while in cus-
tody, she resisted arrest and was
charged with resisting arrest, disor-
derly conduct and unlawful posses-
sion of a weapon (knife), Slimm
said.
Sgt. Donald Kunen was the ar-
resting officer for the warrant, and
Officer Kyle ambrozaitis was the
arresting officer for the three addi-
tional charges, Slimm said.
Luker was remanded to the at-
lantic County Jail, Slimm said.
• On June 29 at 9:23 p.m., Bha-
vani Bee, 41, of Hammonton was
Mailbox effort A star-spangled Fourth of July
gains momentum
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—after chan-
neling her grief into safety advo-
cacy, resident Mary anne Sacco is
making progress toward having
the town’s mailboxes moved to the
side of the road closest to their re-
See POLICE, Page 2
spective homes.
On april 26, Sacco’s nine-year-
old son, Christopher, was struck
and killed by a vehicle on Moss
Mill road after coming back from
his home’s mailbox on the oppo-
site side of the street.
With the support of several
members of the community, who
Council could vote
on noise ordinance
See MAIL, Page 12
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—for the first time since 2005, town council is ex-
ploring the possibility of introducing a noise ordinance (Ordinance No.
027-2018) to establish a standard for noise levels emitted throughout town.
the ordinance is expected to receive a second first reading during coun-
cil’s next meeting on Monday, July 23, after being tabled during the June
25 meeting. if the ordinance is approved on a first and second reading and
See NOISE, Page 16
‘Strange’
encounter
at the
Wawa
Courtesy Photo
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Freddy was the winner in the baby category in the July 4 MainStreet Hammonton Independence Day Parade in down-
town. For more pictures, see Page 51.
Coach Paul Rodio re-
cently
ran
into
“Stranger Things” star
Gaten Matarazzo at the
12th Street Wawa. Ac-
cording to St. Joseph
High School, Matarazzo
said “Go Wildcats!” to
the boys basketball
coach. Matarazzo, who
plays Dustin on the Net-
flix series, lives in south-
ern New Jersey.
“Stranger Things” is ex-
pected to release sea-
son three in 2019. On
mainstream television,
Matarazzo, 15, can be
seen in the Verizon
FIOS commercials. He
appeared in an episode
of “The Blacklist” and
has been on Broadway.
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—advocare
has a significant presence in Ham-
monton, which is fitting because in
1998, when advocare was created
by 33 pediatricians from 10 prac-
tices, one of those practices was
Children’s Health associates,
which is still located in the augusta
Professional Center at 856 S. White
Horse Pike (route 30) and now
called advocare Hammonton Pedi-
atrics. the practice remains a part
of advocare 20 years later. advo-
care advanced Primary Care at 111
Vine Street has also been with the
Fresh food & fun:
Farmers markets
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—if you’re
driving around southern New Jer-
sey during the summer months,
you can’t go too far without pass-
ing a roadside farmers market or
garden center, especially not in the
Hammonton area, where there is a
See ADVOCARE, Page 8
diverse range of these “agritourist-
friendly” destinations—all within
a few miles of one another.
each local farmers market and
garden center has unique charac-
teristics and key differences, but
they all share a devotion to pro-
viding customers with fresh, lo-
cally-sourced produce and garden
supplies, and a high standard of
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See MARKET, Page 4