6 people running for three
school board seats
p. 4
Pictures from the 2015
Eagle Theatre Camp
p. 21
A review of Harper Lee’s
Go Set a Watchman
p. 33
NEW TOWN HALL TENANT?
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Volume 19 • Issue 30
by Brittany Mauro
GAzEttE StAFF WritEr
At the monthly meeting on July
27, town solicitor Brian Howell
announced the rental of the unfinished space of the third floor of
Hammonton town Hall to the
South Jersey Cultural Alliance
(SJCA).
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SJ Cultural Alliance to sign 3-year lease for third floor space
Howell informed council of the
rental of a portion of the third floor
of the town hall building. Once the
lease is finalized, South Jersey
Cultural Alliance will be moving
their location from Pleasantville
for a three-year lease with two,
one-year options, Howell said.
According to the SJCA website,
the “South Jersey Cultural Alliance (SJCA) brings the arts, culture and history organizations
together in South Jersey. its membership of over 125 attractions and
destinations.”
the Hammonton Arts Center,
the Eagle theatre, AtlantiCare, the
Noyes Museum and Stockton University are a few of the members
of the SJCA, according to the
website.
Howell said the rental amount is
not finalized and that the SJCA
will reimburse the town for costs
to improve the space. the space
is currently unfinished.
in other council business, the
town approved the first reading of
an ordinance creating a three-way
stop at Grape and Packard Streets.
Kevin J. Dixon, of Dixon Associ-
Obama signs disaster Camp Invention at St. Joseph Elementary
declaration for storm
See COUNCIL, Page 15
FEMA funds for June 23 ‘macroburst’
by Gabe Donio
GAzEttE StAFF WritEr
WASHiNGtON—According
to a press release issued by the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) on July 22, the
U.S. Department of Homeland
Security’s Federal Emergency
Management Agency announced
that federal disaster aid has been
made available to the State of
New Jersey to supplement state
and local recovery efforts in the
National Night Out
planned for August 7
by Paul J. Macrie IV
GAzEttE StAFF WritEr
HAMMONtON—On Friday,
August 7, the third Annual Hammonton’s National Night Out will
be taking place at the Hammonton
High School grounds from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m. the rain date for the
event is on Saturday, August 8.
People are invited to come out to
See FEMA, Page 4
support the Hammonton Police
Department, learn more about
what they do each day and have
some fun. it is sponsored by the
Hammonton Police Department,
the Hammonton Drug Alliance
and the Hammonton Family Success Center.
Event committee member tricia Donio-Mento said there will
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St. Joseph Regional Elementary School hosted Camp Invention July 20 through July 24. Students learned to make
interesting things by taking everyday items and using creativity, science and math. Above: Mike McKeown shows
sister Melina (right) and Catie Degnan his video game prototype. For more photos, see Page 29.
Town’s public schools promoting summer reading
See NIGHT, Page 12
by Paul J. Macrie IV
GAzEttE StAFF WritEr
HAMMONtON—the Hammonton School District continues
to put an emphasis on students
reading novels and other books of
interest during the summer
months. Hammonton Middle
School Principal Michael Nolan
and Hammonton High School
Principal thomas ramsay spoke
about the summer reading material
that has been assigned to students
during the next few months, while
Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary
School teacher of Media, Jennifer
Brittin, offered tips and reasons for
summer reading and how the
school continues to encourage students to read during the summer.
Brittin, along with Warren E.
PWTC/WS discusses
hangar, cleanup
by Paul J. Macrie IV
GAzEttE StAFF WritEr
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Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School Teacher of Media Jennifer Brittin is pictured in the library with a new selection
of books.
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HAMMONtON—On July 23,
the Public Works and transportation and Water and Sewer Committees
(PWtC/WS)
of
Hammonton town Council met to
discuss topics in preparation for
the town council meeting that
See BOOKS, Page 12
took place on July 27. this particular public session took place at
the Civil Solutions building on
North Second Street, a division of
Adams, rehmann and Heggan
(ArH).
Hammonton
Public
Works/Business Administrator
Jerome Barberio discussed an
email he received in regard to a
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