Hammonton
Trivia Questions from the Town Sesquicentennial Committee
Page 4 • Wednesday , August 3 , 2016 • The Hammonton Gazette
Zoning board hears request for another solar array
ZONING , from Page 1
“ We would like to propose a solar ground mount in the rear property . The distance from the right side , if you ’ re looking from the front of the property , would be 32 feet to the corner and 140 feet from the left side of the property . The depth in the back from the corner is 474 feet . The ground mount ’ s dimensions are 47 feet long and will run north to south by 18 feet , so 47 by 18 overall ,” Appolonia said . zoning board solicitor Charles Woolson asked why the solar panels needed to be installed on the ground , rather than the roof .
“ The orientation of the roof and the number of solar panels really isn ’ t conducive to the application . The production would be optimal where we ’ re locating it , rather than
Police make local arrests
by Gabe Donio
GAzeTTe STAff WriTer
HAMMONTON — Police made several arrests recently , including the following , Hammonton Police Chief robert Jones said .
• On July 19 at 2:17 p . m . on Orchard Street , zachary Collins , 23 , of Hammonton , was arrested on an outstanding warrant from folsom Borough in the amount of $ 776 for failure to appear in court , Jones said . Jones said Hammonton Municipal Court Judge frank raso was the judge . Collins was unable to post bail and was transferred to the Atlantic County Jail , Jones said .
Class ii Officer Nick rojs made the arrest , Jones said .
• On July 18 at 8:59 p . m ., Samantha Parzenese , 27 , of Hammonton , was arrested on the White Horse Pike ( route 30 ), Jones said . She was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Hammonton for $ 1,000 and one from Monroe Twp . in the amount of $ 752 , Jones said .
She was transported to the Atlantic County Jail , Jones said .
• On July 22 at 3:40 p . m ., ricky Kaufmann , 30 , of Winslow Twp ., was arrested on the 100 block of 12th Street , Jones said .
K-9 Officer robert zbikowski was checking a suspicious persons complaint when he found Kaufmann to be under the influence of controlled dangerous substance ( cds ) heroin , possession of cds heroin , being under the influence of cds and interfering with public activity , Jones said . zbikowski was the arresting officer , Jones said .
the roof . When we can install a ground mount on the property and install a ground mount 180 degrees , which is optimal for solar ,” Appolonia said .
Benjamin Ott asked how close the solar array would be located to Mazza ’ s neighbors ’ homes . Mazza responded by saying that there are no neighbors except rocky Colasurdo , who is located behind the mount . Mazza also cited that no trees will need to be removed for the installation of the solar array . Appolonia explained how the power from the array will be transferred to the house .
“ There will be a trench that will be on the left hand side of the property line , about 20 feet off that line . it would come all the way up to where the service entry of the property is . it will be buried ,” Appolonia said .
When asked if the open array will present any type of safety hazard , Appolonia told members of the board that will not be an issue .
“ The ground mount itself will be fenced in with a chain link fence as well as six inches of crushed stone underneath the concrete ,” Appolonia said . everyone within 200 feet of the array will be notified of the installation and welcome to come to the
St . Joseph locker room vandalized
by Gabe Donio
GAzeTTe STAff WriTer
HAMMONTON — On July 27 at 6:35 p . m ., Hammonton Police received a report that the St . Joseph football locker room at Bill Bendig field on Wood Street was vandalized , Hammonton Police Lt . Kevin friel said .
“ They broke into the locker room by prying open the door and did criminal mischief within ,” friel said . The damage was reported by St . Joseph athletic personnel , friel said . K-9 Officer robert zbikowski was the investigating officer , friel said . Anyone with any information about the vandalism should contact the
Hammonton Police Department at 561-4000 , friel said . board ’ s next meeting to give their opinion . Prior to voting on the use variance , Woolson asked whether or not cars driving on Boyer Avenue would be able to see the array , to which Mazza responded no .
POLICE , from Page 1 sustained when he was jumping the fence , friel said .
There were a total of four arrests made in connection with the attempted burglary , friel said .
“ The subject cut a hole in the fence and moved storage crates to enable them to move ATVs from the storage area and get them out the hole they cut in the fence ,” friel said .
The four suspects , including Bediako and Walker and two other suspects who are still at large but have been charged , were charged with burglary , theft , criminal mischief , possession of burglary tools and conspiracy to commit the four aforementioned charges , friel said . friel said Bediako and Walker were released on their own recognizance , and warrants were issued for the other suspects at large .
“ You can ’ t even see my house from Boyer Avenue ,” Mazza said .
The board unanimously approved the request , pending a linear measurement from the corner of the array to Colasurdo ’ s house in the rear .
2 AC Cycle suspects caught
in another incident related to Atlantic City Cycle Center , friel said two vehicles were discovered as stolen and reported to police on at 9:02 a . m . on July 27 . Police were told the two stolen vehicles were worth a total of $ 40,000 , friel said .
Officer Mark Santora and Detective Peter Hagerty responded to the call about the theft .
“ it was discovered that unknown actors has disassembled a portion of the fence at the AC Cycle Center on the White Horse Pike and removed from within two off-road vehicles valued at $ 20,000 each ,” friel said .
A Can-Am Maverick and a Polaris off-road vehicle were both reported as stolen , friel said .
Anyone with any information about the thefts should contact Hagerty , who is investigating , at the Hammonton Detective Bureau at 561-4000 .
Hammonton
Trivia Questions from the Town Sesquicentennial Committee
Q : Hammonton now sports two microbreweries , Tomfoolery and Three 3 ’ s . What was the name of the major brewer that operated in Hammonton before them ?
A : Eastern Brewing , later called Eastern Brewing Corporation , located at West End and 13th Street ( the current location of Tomfoolery ), was the brewer of “ Old Milwaukee ” and many other brands of beer , including the notorious “ Nude ” beer . Eastern ’ s former brew master , Robert Penza , has written a memoir of the brewing company , “ Reflections of a Brewmaster ”, available on Amazon . com .