The Hammonton Gazette 08/05/15 Edition | страница 6

Page 6 • Wednesday, August 5, 2015 • The Hammonton Gazette The Hammonton Gazette “The Paper of Record” Gabriel J. donio, Publisher Gina rullo, Editor-in-Chief dan russoman, Sports Editor benny Mendez, Staff Artist Marysusan Hoffman, Paul J. Macrie iv, Michael Hozik, donna brown, Joseph bruno, brittany Mauro, tania rivera, lauren crescenzo, Staff The Hammonton Gazette is located at 233 bellevue ave. to reach a staff member, call 704-1940 or fax at 704-1938. the mailing address is P.o. box 1228, Hammonton, nJ 08037. editorials Maps of the town The Hammonton Gazette is published Wednesdays, by The Hammonton Gazette, Inc. Copyright © 2015. All rights reserved. ISSN 1093-6181 This week, The Gazette is proud to unveil the newest — and one of the best — features in the 18-year history of the newspaper: Illustrated maps of the landmarks of the town’s four commercial districts. The commercial districts are known as downtown, uptown, Little Italy and the business park. The first map, of the downtown area, is on the front page of the Our Town section on page 21. During these four weeks, readers will see the landmarks of the four commercial districts in an entirely new way. These maps have their own signature style, full-color versions of which will be available for purchase. To purchase your color map of each business district after each one appears in the newspaper, contact The Gazette at either 704-1940 or at [email protected]. Full-color images of the maps will also be available online at www.hammontongazette.com under the button “Maps of Hammonton Landmarks.” The details of each of the illustrations of local landmarks, coupled with local streets and backgrounds, make these maps an instant collector’s item. Landmarks were selected that are closely associated with each commercial district. Four special essays on each of the commercial districts will be presented with each of the maps. Hammonton has seen the revitalization of the downtown, a positive effort that has spread to the uptown section (Route 30 and Route 206), Little Italy (bordered by Third Street, French Street, Pratt Street, Tilton Street (Mt. Carmel Lane), Egg Harbor Road and Orchard Street) and the business park. Pride has grown throughout the town, and now, for the first time, there will be maps that show the landmarks in each of the commercial areas. Hammontonians have a right to be proud of their community, and we look forward to seeing these great maps on the walls of businesses and homes throughout the town. Beginning this week with the downtown area, Hammontonians will see their town in an entirely new way. Landmarks of downtown, uptown, Little Italy and the business park will be presented to the community on the front page of the Our Town section each week, beginning this week. The Gazette is proud to present these maps. They are 21st Century views of a town that is on the rise after nearly 150 years. PersPective/Public education How did the Hammonton Schools end up being declared under adequacy by $11,625,884 (New Jersey Department of Education letter dated January 9, 20