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28-Page ‘A Week at the Feast
of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel’
‘Who ya gonna call?’
Ghostbusters!
DR. BLACHFORD LEAVING
p. 9
p. 23-50
p. 57
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Volume 20 • Issue 29
by Tania Rivera
www.hammontongazette.com
John Lyons was excused from the
meeting and Lisa O’toole, folsom
representative, was absent.
the board approved a letter of
retirement from Dr. Dan Blachford, superintendent, effective July
1, 2017.
“Being a superintendent myself,
i wanted to wish Dan a very
smooth last year here in Hammonton and just thank you for everything,” board member thomas
attanasi said.
“i’m not the type of person that
does nothing well. So, i am going
to try to work maybe at college or
university part-time, so i’ll keep
busy that’s for sure,” Blachford
said.
a letter of resignation from
Hammonton High School assis-
tant Principal Gregory Brandis, effective July 7, 2016, was approved
by the board.
effective July 29, 2016, Jeffrey
Hinson will replace Gregory Brandis as the high school assistant
Two homes Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
spraypainted
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—On July 14,
the Hammonton Board of education held their regular meeting.
by Gabe Donio
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—two homes
were spraypainted with the words
“W BrOS” during the weekend of
July 16 and 17, Hammonton Police
Chief robert Jones said. Police are
See SCHOOL, Page 10
Chief Jones: Gang
‘tag’ suspected
investigating the incident, Jones
said.
“We believe that it is the tag of a
gang that is currently in our area.
Plenty of traditions
on the ‘Feast Day’
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—July
16
marked the end of the141st feast
of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and
the annual procession of images,
See POLICE, Page 12
Hammonton’s most famous traditions.
it is truly a day unlike any other,
where people come together to
commemorate the Blessed Mother
and express their faith during a
procession through the streets of
DJ Nicky ‘G’ Giorno’s long, fun radio career
See FEAST, Page 14
THG/Kelly Hunt. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
The faithful gather outside of St. Joseph’s Church to watch the statue of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel emerge from the
church on July 16 for the annual procession. Read “A Week at the Feast” on pages 23-50.
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—Long before
Nicky “G” Giorno was hosting
radio shows on Philadelphia and
atlantic City’s most popular stations, he was in Hammonton building his career as an on-air
personality. Giorno started thinking
of his goal at the age of 15 in his
grandmother’s basement. He
would spend hours at a time at her
home on tilton Street, spinning
records and honing his skills in
what would one day become his
career.
“i would make believe i was on
WfiL, which was the number one
station in Philly at the time. for
two years, i would collect records.
When my grandfather passed
away, i made his tailoring shop into
a radio studio. i would practice and
make believe i was on the air, basically doing fake radio shows,”
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dog park, lake park
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
THG/Sara Peretti. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
DJ Nicky G with a local fan while playing music at the Sons of Italy lodge on July 16.
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HaMMONtON—the Hammonton environmental Commission met on July 13 for their
monthly meeting. after approving
the minutes from the June meeting, Chairman robert reitmeyer
gave a brief update on the Ham-
See GIORNO, Page 12
monton Lake Water Quality Committee.
reitmeyer said that he has spoken with Councilman Michael
Pullia about redoing the town’s
lake management plan. Pullia told
him that the funds aren’t available
this year but that it will be discussed among council members in
the near future. He also spoke
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