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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
TRUMP: CONWAY CAMPAIGN MGR.
Volume 20 • Issue 34
by Gabe Donio
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
NEW
YORK—Kellyanne
Fitzpatrick Conway, 49, who grew
up in Atco (Waterford Twp.) and is
both a 1985 graduate of St. Joseph
High School and a current member
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First woman to hold position for GOP
of the school’s board of trustees,
became the first female campaign
manager of a Republican
presidential campaign in the history
of the United States on August 17,
according to a press release issued
HPD: Gang tags at
church, fieldhouse
by Gabe Donio
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON – Police have
contacted the Atlantic County
Prosecutor’s Office about alleged
Latino gang tags that were discovered between August 16 and August 17 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel
Parish – St. Joseph Church on
by
Republican
presidential
candidate Donald J. Trump.
In a major shift in the leadership
of the Trump campaign, Conway
was named campaign manager and
Breitbart
News
Executive
Chairman Stephen K. Bannon was
appointed CEO of the campaign,
the release from Trump said.
“I have known Steve and
Kellyanne both for many years.
They are extremely capable, highly
qualified people who love to win
and know how to win. I believe
we’re adding some of the best
talents in politics, with the expertise
needed to defeat Hillary Clinton in
November and continue to share
my message and vision to Make
America Great Again. I am
committed to doing whatever it
See CONWAY, Page 10
Third Street and the St. Joseph
High School Fieldhouse on Peach
Street, Hammonton Police Chief
Robert Jones said.
Jones said the vandalism/graffiti
most likely occurred during the
hours between 6:30 p.m. on August
16 and 7:30 a.m. on August 17. Police were contacted about the fieldhouse vandalism at 9:45 a.m. on
‘One Book’ authors
coming to schools
by Kevin Troilo
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—Hammonton
Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) and Warren E. Sooy
Jr. Elementary (WES) Teacher of
See POLICE, Page 14
Media Jennifer Brittin is once
again leading this year’s One
Book program for children grades
Kindergarten through five. Brittin
also led the program during the
2015-2016 school year, when students read A Handful of Stars by
The new faces of St. Joe Fence variance for
See BOOK, Page 10
Photo by Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images
Kellyanne Conway (left) was named campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump last
week. In May, she was a guest on “Good Morning America.” Conway is pictured with George Stephanopoulos.
Tractor Supply
by Kevin Troilo
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON—The Hammonton Planning Board met on
August 17 to hear two requests.
The first was submitted by Primax
Properties, who will soon be
building a Tractor Supply Company store on Route 206. Repre-
senting Primax Properties was attorney Josh Broderson. The company was seeking a variance for
fence height for Block 4602, Lot
9, Zone HB at 70 Route 206. The
final major site plan for this project was first approved on January
20, 2016.
The original major site plan
stated that the fence shall not ex-
Dog park funds
are being raised
by Kevin Troilo
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
THG/Gabe Donio. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
The Rev. Allain Caparas (left) and Anne Marie Mercado in a hallway of St. Joseph High School. Caparas is the new
principal of the school, and Mercado is serving as Assistant Principal for Student Affairs/Athletic Director. See related article, Page 3.
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HAMMONTON—The Hammonton Parks and Recreation
Committee gathered at town hall
on August 16 for their monthly
meeting. They approved the minutes from their July meeting before moving into the evening’s
See PLANNING, Page 2
agenda.
Councilman Michael Pullia updated members about the status of
the ongoing dog park project.
Hammonton Dog Park Volunteers
recently received positive news.
The dog food company Beneful
will be featuring Hammonton on
their website as part of their
Dream Dog Park Project. This
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