COuNCiL , from Page 1 man Tom Gribbin shared his thoughts about Esposito .
“ He was a very close friend of me and my family . Paul served on council for a number of years , and I know that it was an honor for him to serve the town , his hometown ; he grew up and spent his whole life here . It was an honor for me to ask him to run for council , and Paul took great pride in representing the
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residents of the town of Hammonton . He did an excellent job as a councilman . He was a great man , a good family man , and I know that my thoughts and prayers are with his wife Susan and his daughter Devon , who is very close to my wife Sara and I . I know that anyone who knew Paul knew what a good man he was , and he will be missed ,” Gribbin said . The second moment of silence
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was for Robert Frankenfield .
“ He was the chairman of the zoning board for years . He passed and was buried today ,” DiDonato said .
Before resuming the regular order of business , Councilman Jonathan Oliva held a small presentation .
“ In the audience we have a tremendous group of student athletes . Joining us tonight are the 2021 South Jersey Group 3 Champion Hammonton High School Varsity Softball team ,” Oliva said .
Oliva gave a brief overview of the team ’ s season , noting that it “ could have shaken out a couple different ways .”
“ With a very young team and a challenging schedule — and rigorous COVID guidelines and policies — there were a lot of possible outcomes , but that didn ’ t stop this team from coming out of the gate
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Oliva said that , at the championship game held on June 12 , Hammonton was matched with the No . 1 seed , Central Regional High School .
“ They pulled away a victory with one run at the top of the seventh inning to beat home team Central Regional one to nothing . That game capped what was an incredible season , and saw Hammonton capture a South Jersey Group 3 title . Also , that was on their way to a 20-2 overall record , a 13-1 Cape Atlantic record and a 12-0 perfect division record . This team worked really hard this year to achieve something special , and their accolades have brought a lot of pride to their school , to them , their parents , their program and , most certainly , this community ,” Oliva said .
Oliva then called up Coach Eric Shulman and several staff and team members who were in attendance and presented them with a proclamation stating that “ the town of Hammonton values hard work , dedication and sportsmanship .”
“ Be it resolved that the mayor and council of the town of Hammonton , county of Atlantic , in the state of New Jersey , do hereby recognize and express their congratulations to the Hammonton High School Varsity Softball team ,” the proclamation stated .
In another sports-related matter , during his report , Town Solicitor Michael Malinsky discussed a lease for the Boyer Avenue Recreation Complex .
“ If council is so inclined , I need a motion to authorize the mayor to execute the lease for the Boyer Avenue Athletic Fields pending the final approval of the agreement — we ’ ve all seen a draft — but pending the final approval of the agreement by Chairman Furgione , by Mayor DiDonato and also by myself ,” Malinsky said .
Councilman Steven Furgione made the motion , which Gribbin seconded .
“ This will give us the ability to negotiate with an entity to convert one of the existing soccer fields at Boyer Avenue into a synthetic turf surface . We have a little bit more to do before we formally present it , but it gives us the ability to finalize negotiations and present a complete plan here for September .
Furgione said that the plan was to “ have an agreement adopted this
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