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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Volume 19 • Issue 32
by Brittany Mauro
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—Town council met for a special meeting August 10 to discuss various capital
improvements for the town utilities.
The town will be appropriating
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Town authorizes purchase of 2 new trash trucks; hires Sbarra
$600,000 and authorizing the issuance of $570,000 in bonds. As
stated on the agenda, the purchase
prices are as follows:
• two trash trucks: appropriation
and estimated cost, $503,000; estimated maximum amount of bonds
and notes, $477,850; period of usefulness, five years.
• hot box for patch: appropriation and estimated cost, $40,000;
estimated maximum amount of
bonds and notes, $38,000; period
of usefulness, five years.
• plow truck: appropriation and
estimated cost, $57,000; estimated
maximum amount of bonds and
notes, $54,150; period of usefulness, five years.
Council approved the full-time
hire of police officer Charles
Sbarra with a salary of $40,000
with benefits effective September
6, as stated on the agenda. Sbarra
will be replacing Officer Kevin
Sloan. Sbarra has been working
for the Hammonton Police Depart-
Professional insights Fire destroys First Road home
from local lawyers
by Paul J. Macrie IV
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—Several attorneys in Hammonton spoke to
The Gazette recently about their
type of practice and what they
enjoy the most about their work as
See COUNCIL, Page 12
well as the challenges they encounter on a daily basis. Six local
lawyers provided a very detailed
description of what their everyday
job entails.
Timothy Buckley of Timothy J.
Buckley Attorney-At-Law, located
on the White Horse Pike (Route
National Night Out
draws large crowd
by Paul J. Macrie IV
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—On August
7, the Third Annual Hammonton
National Night Out was a great
success, as the family-oriented
community event drew hundreds
to the Hammonton High School
parking lot and surrounding
grounds. On a picture perfect
See ATTORNEY, Page 3
summer evening, attendees had
the opportunity to support the
Hammonton Police Department,
getting a chance to interact with
the local policemen, volunteer
firemen county sheriff department
personnel, and others. Community
members also enjoyed various activities, such as hamster ball for
the kids, two local bands, Maple-
National Night Out’s big ‘war’ School construction
continuing along
See NIGHT, Page 10
Photo Courtesy of Hammonton Police Chief Robert Jones
A home at 344 S. First Road was destroyed by fire on August 7. For an article and more photos, see Page 15.
by Paul J. Macrie IV
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—At Hammonton Middle School, there has
been a lot of working activity taking place this summer. Since the
final day of school in June, con-
tractors, representing different
companies in the area, began work
to construct a new-and-improved
HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and
Air Conditioning) system in the
school on Liberty Street.
Hammonton High School Industrial Arts Teacher Rick Cote
Hazard Mitigation
Plan under review
by Paul J. Macrie IV
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
THG/Paul J. Macrie IV. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Members of the Hammonton Volunteer Fire Department pose with a trophy after they won the first annual “Shoots
N Ladders”Tug of War between the local police and fire departments on August 7. Pictured (not in order): Mike Rodio,
Anthony Parzanese, Paul Parzanese, Isarel Mercado, Joe Perna, Sal Giorno and Eric Adkisson.
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HAMMONTON—The town of
Hammonton is in the midst of reviewing and revising the TOH
[Types Of Hazards] Emergency
Management Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for Atlantic County.
This plan for the county was orig-
See HMS, Page 14
inally prepared between 2008 and
2010 to meet the requirements of
the Disaster Mitigation Act of
2000, passed by then-President
Bill Clinton.
Hammonton Public Works
Manager/Business Administrator
Jerome
Barberio
provided
specifics on what the Hazard Mitigation Plan entails, something he
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