Volume 25 • Issue 32 www . hammontongazette . com

GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

HAMMONTON — Police are investigating three recent separate but unrelated car thefts , two of which occurred in July at two

HAMMONTON — Stockton University ’ s Kramer Hall is gearing up for its fall semester .

Kramer Hall ’ s director , Christina Birchler , said that 20 courses will be meeting in the building when classes begin on

by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER different convenience stores on Route 54 , and one of which occurred at a commercial business on August 7 , Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said .

THG / Joseph F . Berenato . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .

Left : Mary Young , of the Hammonton Drug Alliance , Capt . Mark Fiorentino , of the Hammonton Police Department , and Tricia Donio , of the Hammonton Family Success Center , were the organizers of Hammonton ’ s National Night on August 6 . Right : Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders Emily Rae , Christine and Tamia made an appearance at National Night Out . Story and pics on Page 22 .

by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

September 7 .

“ We ’ re welcoming back our graduate students in the masters of counseling program , as well as the masters in data science and strategic analytics . We have a brand new cohort starting in the counseling program in September , so they ’ ll start their first of two years — because we just recently ,

See STOCKTON , Page 4

HAMMONTON — Town council held their regular meeting at 7 p . m . on July 26 in town hall .

Mayor Stephen DiDonato asked everyone to remain standing following the Pledge of Allegiance .

“ I want to have a moment of silence for Frank Domenico , a longtime employee of the town of Hammonton who passed ,” DiDonato said .

Council was set to hold a public hearing for Ordinance No . 005- 2021 , establishing a single joint municipal court with Mullica Twp . and amending Chapter 14 , Article I of the general ordinances

See MEETING , Page 10

Friel said a vehicle was reported stolen at 10:16 a . m . on August 7 on the prime block of S . White Horse Pike ( Route 30 ).

A 2005 Dodge Ram was taken from the

by Kristin Guglietti GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

HAMMONTON — The Hammonton Board of Education approved St . Joseph Academy ’ s requests to use the Hammonton Middle School ’ s gym and football

by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

HAMMONTON — St . Joseph Academy is gearing up for classes to begin .

Nicola Howard , the school ’ s president , said that the school will

parking lot of a commercial business , Friel said .

“ The vehicle was left running and un-

See POLICE , Page 2

field during the August 5 meeting . Board President Sam Mento III

See BOE , Page 3

begin its second year with a new principal : former Hammonton High School history teacher and assistant principal Nick LoSasso , who started as St . Joseph Academy ’ s principal on August 9 .

“ That ’ s an amazing accomplishment for us . I ’ m so excited to have

See SJA , Page 8

THG / Joseph F . Berenato . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .

M . J . Wynne and Ash Hovis took part in the community painting of a mannequin at the Hammonton Arts and Music

Festival on August 7 on Horton Street . Story and pics on Page 21 .

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