Raise a glass with a
local wine or beer
The Platters are
coming to Kathedral
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Summer camp fun
at the theater
p. 27
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
STANDOFF ENDS WITH ARREST
Volume 21 • Issue 31
by Gabe Donio
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
H A M M O N TO N — E d w a r d
Scott, 50, of the 400 block of First
Road in Hammonton, was ar-
rested after a lengthy standoff
with police beginning at 12:18
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a.m. on July 26, Hammonton Po-
lice Chief Robert Jones said. Scott
had barricaded himself in his
house, Jones said.
“We responded to a domestic
dispute on the 400 block of First
Road. The accused had barricaded
himself in a small front room of
the residence and was threatening
School tax hike
now 1.87 cents
by Gabe Donio
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—At a special
meeting held on July 31, the
Hammonton Board of Education
voted 8 to 1, with Hammonton
Board of Education Vice President
to ‘kill and chop up’ police,” Jones
said.
After attempting a peaceful res-
olution for more than six hours,
police executed entry into the
house at daybreak on July 26 by
smashing the front window and
spraying the accused with a fire-
hose from the Hammonton Volun-
teer Fire Department, which was
also at the scene, Jones said.
“The subject left the home with-
out incident,” Jones said.
When the police prepared to
enter the house through a window,
they had to remove a tree from in
front of that window, Jones said.
According to Jones, while police
were removing the tree, the sub-
ject swung an axe at one police of-
ficer through the window, which
was already broken out by police,
Jones said.
Scott was charged with two
counts of terroristic threats and
one count of aggravated assault
Firefighters help with Tour de Shore
See ARREST, Page 14
John Lyons as the lone “no” vote,
in favor of lowering the school tax
rate from 3.95 cents to 1.87 cents.
After the meeting, Hammonton
Board of Education Business
Administrator Barbara Prettyman
confirmed that $282,635 from the
additional $875,000 in state aid the
Sect’y of ag. visits
Ron’s Gardens
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—Living in
the Garden State means there are
likely to be ample roadside farm-
ers markets and produce stands
along almost any major highway,
even the Atlantic City Express-
See SCHOOL, Page 10
way, where Ron’s Gardens garden
center and farmers market is lo-
cated within the Frank S. Farley
Service Plaza. Ron’s Gardens’
varied selection of vibrant plants
and fresh produce was recognized
during a visit from New Jersey
Secretary of Agriculture Douglas
Courtesy Photo
For the second year in a row, the Hammonton Volunteer Fire Department assisted with the Irish Pub Children’s Foun-
dation Tour de Shore. The foundation raises money for children in need and the families of fallen police officers and
firefighters in the greater Philadelphia and southern New Jersey area. In the last 30 years, the Irish Pub has raised
more than$6,000,000. Pictured are apparatus and members of Hammonton Independent Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2
Lt. Joe Lizza, Vice President Tom Hutchinson, Captain Jim Day, Trustee Tom Brown and Lt. Tim Kelly with Hammonton
Engine 95.
Having fun when they walk, run Financial advisors’
See RON’S, Page 3
tips for post-grads
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—This time of
year, waves of new college grad-
uates come pouring into the work-
force fresh off of their graduation
as they attempt to find their way
in “the real world.” Financial sta-
bility is the top priority for these
young men and women, but un-
fortunately, this can be difficult to
achieve without the years of fi-
nancial experience and livable
salary that come with multiple
years of being a full-time, work-
ing adult. Add tens of thousands
of dollars of student loan debt to
the equation and the early post-
college years can quickly become
Walk/Run Group
builds community
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Members of the Hammonton Walk/Run Community group Lisa Colatrella, Lisa Tucker and Robert Barbieri walk down
South Washington Street on July 22. Tucker formed the group in 2015 as a way to provide the community with a plat-
form to organize walking and running as a group activity.
SUBSCRIBE TO The
HAMMONTON—The
Walk/Run Community Group has
been supporting an active com-
munity initiative to walk and run
with fellow fitness enthusiasts
since its inception two years ago.
See FINANCE, Page 4
The group’s Facebook page
contains approximately 115 mem-
bers who coordinate their walks
and runs with one another each
weekend, usually meeting at the
parking lot between the Hammon-
ton Community Garden and the
New Jersey Transit station at the
intersection of 11th and S. Wash-
Gazette • $20 FOR 52 WEEKS • CALL 609-704-1939
See WALK, Page 12