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Volume 28 • Issue 36 hammontongazette . com Wednesday , September 4 , 2024
New year begins for Hammonton School District
Kristin Guglietti , MarySusan Hoffman and Dan Russoman / THG
Hammonton School District students began the 2024-25 school year on August 29 . Pictured are Warren E . Sooy Jr . Elementary School students with Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel and his dog , Storm ( above , left ); students from Hammonton Middle School ( above , right ), Hammonton High School ( left ) and Hammonton Early Childhood Education Center ( right ). See inside for more photos from Hammonton ’ s first day .
Ribbon cut on ECEC new addition
Kristin Guglietti / THG
Hammonton Board of Education members Linda Byrnes , Kelly Donio and Kelli Fallon , Board of Education Vice President Luke Coia , Board of Education President John Lyons , Early Childhood Education Center Principal Dr . Darla Salay , Superintendent of Schools Thomas Ramsay , Hammonton Board of Education members Michael Pullia and Barbara Berenato and Business Administrator Barbara Prettyman attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Early Childhood Education Center addition on August 28 at 601 C N . Fourth Street .
Donate , discard , dispose Sept . 7
BY KRISTIN GUGLIETTI GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
STAFF REPORT THE HAMMONTON GAZETTE
HAMMONTON — A woman was arrested for shoplifting $ 10 worth of items after yelling and harassing employees .
On September 1 at 7:49 p . m ., police were dispatched to the prime block of S . White Horse Pike in reference to a report of a woman screaming and yelling
HAMMONTON — Residents will be able to shred paper , drop off unused prescriptions and donate clothing during Collection Central , which will be on September 7 from 9 a . m . to 12 p . m . noon at the Mt . Carmel Grounds .
Event organizer Melanie Sole said the event will be similar to years past .
“ Similar to years past , the event will feature document shredding and donation stations for local non-profit organizations ,” Sole said .
For the mobile paper shredding , only paper , newspapers and magazines are accepted .
Residents can make a $ 20 donation for three 33-gallon bags of paper .
For businesses , it will be per pound on a sliding scale ranging from $ 50 for up to 150 pounds and $ 250 for up to 1,000 pounds .
Hard drives can be destroyed for $ 10 each .
The event used to be called Recycling Central , however ,
See COLLECTION , Page 4
Woman arrested for intimidation , shoplifting
at staff members , Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said .
Upon arrival , Officer Matthew Heiser made contact with the woman who was identified as Sarah Groome , 42 , of Hammonton .
She was found to shoplifted several articles of merchandise from the store with the total
See HPD , Page 2
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