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Summer edition of The Hammontonian
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Chinese Lantern Fest in Philly
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Wednesday , July 27 , 2022 |
Volume 26 • Issue 30
Schools plan $ 4.7M proj .
by Kristin Guglietti GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — According to comments made by Hammonton Board of Education President Sam Mento III at the July 14
Additional classrooms to be added to ECEC
meeting of the Hammonton Board of Education , the board is planning to use $ 4.7 million in federal dollars rather than have a bond referendum for a project that would add additional classrooms at the Early Childhood Education Center
See SCHOOL , Page 8
The Hammontonian , summer edition by Gabe Donio
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — A woman who interacted with a homeowner on an ADT camera at a home on the prime block of Alexander Drive was arrested at 8:46 p . m . on July 23 , Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said .
Police received a call of two suspicious persons who were observed outside of a www . hammontongazette . com
HOME CAMERA LEADS TO ARREST
Woman at door arrested on warrants
residence on an ADT camera , Friel said . The homeowner was speaking to the subjects about what they were doing on the
See POLICE , Page 2
THG / Jennifer Bailey . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .
The summer edition of The Hammontonian is here — models Chloe Bailey , Danica Rudnesky , Brayden Attard and Franki Rudnesky are pictured at Royale Crown .
National Night Out coming on Friday , Aug . 5 |
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by Sean Friel
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — On August 5 , National Night Out will be taking
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p . m . to 9 p . m ., and will be held in support of local police departments across the nation . Fireworks will end the event . The Gazette had the opportunity to talk with Mary Young , Tricia |
year in Hammonton . The three coordinators are passionate about the event , and want to help bring the community together with National Night Out .
“ You ’ re going to see a lot of the
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of event with different flair here and there ,” Fiorentino said .
Fiorentino was the one who originally brought National Night Out to Hammonton , and saw it as an opportunity for the community
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with me . They made it into reality … they took it and made it what it is today ,” Fiorentino said .
Now , nine years later , the National Night Out is an evening that Hammontonians look forward
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Sidewalks to schools project discussed
by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — Public Works Manager Robert Vettese and representatives from Greenman-Pedersen , Inc . ( GPI ) held a public information center on July 21 at 6 p . m . at town hall regarding the proposed Safe Routes to Schools project .
GPI Project Manager Dale Foster said that Safe Routes to Schools is a federal program designed to “ get kids out walking .”
“ We ’ re too much behind our phones and on video games and stuff like that , so part of the Safe Routes to Schools is to get kids active . It ’ s also to get adults active , and it ’ s to increase awareness for drivers about pedestrians ,” Foster said . Vettese explained further . “ The purpose of the program is
to make it safer for kids . When I used to go to school , I either took my bike or walked , and it ’ s good for you . It ’ s healthy for you . I was
See SRTS , Page 3
Town turf field is ‘ stalled ’
by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — At the July 19 meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission , Councilman Steven Furgione said that the proposed turf field at Field No . 4 of the Boyer Avenue Athletic Fields has
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More contaminated wells on Cypress Court
Works Manager Robert Vettese said at the by Joseph F . Berenato
July 21 meeting of the Public Works and
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Transportation Committee ( PWTC ). Vettese said that , thus far , the town has received results for nine tested wells . Of those ,
HAMMONTON — More contaminated wells have been discovered in the Lakeview Gardens section of Hammonton , Public
THG / Joseph F . Berenato . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .
Project manager Dale Foster ( right ) explains the project to Hammonton Environmental Commission chair Dan Bachalis ( left ) and Hammonton Board of Education member Barbara Berenato ( center ).
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See PWTC , Page 10
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