Fun times at Hammonton
Skating Center Camp!
p. 41
National Night
Out fun!
It’s almost time to
return to the classroom
p. 25-36
p. 8, 16, 17, 18
UMOSELLAS DONATE $100K
Volume 23 • Issue 33
new atlantiCare expansion to be named for Joseph umosella
by Gabe Donio & Franki Rudnesky
G azette S taff W riterS
lantiCare Health Park at Hammonton’s new
expansion to announce a $100,000 naming
gift by the foundation for the Joseph f.
umosella Pavilion. Jeff umosella and his
wife angela umosella, Joseph umosella
HaMMonton—Members of the
Joseph f. umosella family foundation, in-
cluding three of the late local businessman
and philanthropist’s sons, gathered at at-
Railroad Bar &
Grill burglarized
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMonton—an arrest of
a man found kneeling in the mid-
dle of the roadway on S. egg Har-
bor road at 3:23 a.m. on august
and John umosella were present and joined
with atlantiCare representatives in touring
the nearly complete facility. foundation
member Sheila Presti, who is umosella’s
daughter, was unable to attend the event,
universal Supply Company President Jeff
umosella told The Gazette in an interview.
Plans call for Joseph f. umosella’s name
to be placed on both the exterior and interior
See UMOSELLA, Page 4
10 led to the same man’s arrest in
connection with a burglary at the
railroad bar and Grill on rail-
road avenue as well as other
charges, Hammonton Police Lt.
Kevin friel said.
Plan bd. talks
Econo Lodge
redevelopment
See POLICE, Page 2
by Joseph F. Berenato
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMonton—Plans for the redevelopment of the econo Lodge
at 308 S. White Horse Pike into an assisted living facility were dis-
cussed before the Hammonton Planning board on august 7, 2019.
under application #12-19Pb, White Horse HMt urban renewal,
THG/Kelly Hunt. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Fun times at Nat’l Night Out The Rev. Rivera is
new administrator
See PLANNING, Page 12
John, Jeff, Angela (Jeff’s wife) and Joe Umosella with AtlantiCare’s Hammonton site director Donna Sutts, AtlantiCare
Market Development Administrator Cynthia Meli and AtlantiCare Major Gifts Consultant Gabe Staino inside the new
pavilion being named in memory of the Umosellas’ father.
by Stephen Pistone
G azette C ontributinG W riter
HaMMonton—St. Mary of
Mt. Carmel Parish administrator,
the rev. David rivera’s career in
Catholic ministry has led him to
many different places since he first
partook in a vocational discern-
ment retreat at the roman Catholic
archdiocese of Philadelphia’s St.
Charles borromeo Seminary about
20 years ago.
During the evening prayer (ves-
pers) on the last night of the brief
retreat, rivera, surrounded by his
fellow seminarians, had an
epiphany and decided that he had
found his calling.
“i just remember one of the sem-
inarians walked in; he was wearing
Bus. marketing
at Kramer Hall
G azette C ontributinG W riter
THG/Franki Rudnesky. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Members of the Hammonton Police Department pose for a photo at the start of Hammonton’s National Night Out on
August 9 at Hammonton High School. Article begins on Page 8 and photos on Page 16-18.
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held an informative workshop
about the essentials of small busi-
ness marketing on august 2 at
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the presentation, led by
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berti, was the follow-up to a June
workshop at Kramer Hall that ex-
See BUSINESS, Page 3
by Stephen Pistone
See RIVERA, Page 13