Hammonton heads
back to school
p. 23
Fall Home Improvement
and Lawncare Section
p. 35-36
Check out Walnut Street
Theatre’s High Society
p. 43
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
MISS NEW JERSEY SHINES
Volume 19 • Issue 37
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Giannini wins Quality of Life Scholarship
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
atLantiC CitY—the lights were shining bright
on Sunday night for the 95th installment of the Miss
america Competition that featured Hammonton’s own
Miss new Jersey 2015 Lindsey Giannini. both men
and women alike were dressed in their finest outfits in
Board gives update
on its fuel station
by Brittany Mauro
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMonton—the Hammonton School board met for its
monthly meeting on September 10
and gave an update on the status
anticipation for the world-famous event held in boardwalk Hall in front of an audience of thousands.
When her name was called, Giannini received the
largest round of applause from the crowd. in Hammonton, viewing parties were held at annata Wine bar and
at DiDonato family fun Center, as well as houses
throughout town.
earlier in the week, Giannini, 21, won the $6,000
Cruisin’ a hit in the downtown
See LINDSEY, Page 10
of its fuel station.
“i just wanted to touch on something that was brought to our attention in our buildings and
ground committee meeting by Mr.
[Joe] Giralo. there has been sev-
Town goes pumpkin
in honor of autumn
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
the changing of the seasons
from summer to fall brings about
a lot of changes. Schools open
See SCHOOL, Page 3
their doors for another year, the
weather starts to cool down after
a few long months of heat and
football season begins. Perhaps,
the most notable symbol of the
fall is the pumpkin. according to
Back to school for Hammonton ScottoDiVetta heads
religious education
See PUMPKIN, Page 12
THG/Kevin Troilo. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Thousands of people and hundreds of classic cars packed downtown on September 11 for the bi-annual Cruisin’
MainStreet including Ed Seidel. For more photos and an article from the event, see Pages 20-22.
by Paul J. Macrie IV
Gazette ContributinG Writer
HaMMonton—Lori ScottoDiVetta is the new coordinator of
religious education for St. Mary
of Mt. Carmel Parish. She officially assumed the role on July 1
after taking online theology
courses for a year at the College
of St. elizabeth in Morristown.
the journey to becoming the head
of the religious education program
for the parish was long and arduous, but in the end, she said it was
well worth it.
Env. Comm.: Fields,
Green Day, lake, trees
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
THG/MarySusan Hoffman. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Students in the Hammonton School District went back to school on September 9. For more photos event, see Page 23.
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HaMMonton—the Hammonton environmental Commission met on September 9 to touch
on some new topics and revisit old
business from the past few
months. the meeting was headed
by commission chairman robert
reitmeyer.
See RELIGIOUS, Page 14
Councilman Steve furgione
gave an update about the progress
at the boyer avenue soccer fields.
“the mains for the drip irrigation are installed, that connects the
fields and the slit trench to the
front of the complex. the drip irrigation on fields one and four are
installed and on test mode. it will
probably need a few days of testing to get all the kinks out and
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