Local teenager receives
Eagle Scout award
p. 19
Fall home improvement
& lawn cleanup season
Fiddler on the Roof
coming to Philadelphia
BURGLARY ON PEACH ST.
p. 25-36
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Volume 22 • Issue 38
by Gabe Donio
G AzeTTe S TAff W riTer
HAMMONTON—Police are
investigating a burglary on the
100 block of Peach Street during
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$1,640 in items stolen on two separate nights; Police investigating
two separate afternoons that re-
sulted in about $1,640 in items
being stolen from a residence,
Hammonton Police Lt. Kevin
friel said.
Police were called to the resi-
dence by the landlord of the prop-
erty about the thefts at 5:23 p.m.
on September 13, friel said.
“At approximately 4 p.m. on the
evening of September 12, an un-
known subject or subjects gained
entry to the rear entrance to the
residence and stole clothing, at ap-
proximately 4 p.m. on the evening
Board of Ed. hears A walkway that’s making history
about PARCC
by Stephen Pistone
G AzeTTe S TAff W riTer
HAMMONTON—During the
Hammonton Board of education’s
meeting on September 13, School
District Assistant Superintendent
Tammy Leonard gave a presenta-
tion that analyzed the results of the
See POLICE, Page 2
district’s Partnership for Assess-
ment of readiness for College and
Career (PArCC) testing for spring
2018.
for the past four years, New
Jersey students have taken the
statewide assessment, which is
based on the Common Core State
Standards initiative and focuses
Green Weekend
September 22-23
See SCHOOL, Page 10
by Stephen Pistone
G AzeTTe S TAff W riTer
HAMMONTON—People throughout Hammonton will gather this
weekend for a collection of community events that each represent the en-
vironmentally friendly and ecologically responsible decisions that comprise
a “green” lifestyle.
Whether the goal is to jettison some old clutter in eco-friendly fashion,
find treasure in someone else’s jettisoned clutter, or enjoy an afternoon
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Louis Cappuccio, Historical Society of Hammonton (HSH) President Anne Marie DeCicco, HSH Secretary Denise Saia
and Tommy Mature, of Mature Concrete, stand in the middle of the new brick paver walkway in front of the HSH mu-
seum. Cappuccio was responsible for placing the brick pavers, while Mature poured the concrete. The walkway was
unveiled during an open house at the HSH’s museum on September 16. See related article on Page 2.
Car show held at Kathedral Flood ordinance
passed by council
See GREEN, Page 4
by Stephen Pistone
G AzeTTe S TAff W riTer
HAMMONTON—Town coun-
cil held a special meeting on Sep-
tember 10, during which it
introduced an ordinance (No. 040-
2018) that proposed to amend var-
ious sections of Chapter 147 of the
town’s general ordinances regard-
ing flood hazard areas.
According to Mayor Stephen
DiDonato, if council is able to
adopt and publish the ordinance
by its next regular meeting on
Monday, September 24 the town
will receive a future cost savings
on its flood insurance with the
Town: Lake fecal
counts high in ‘18
G AzeTTe S TAff W riTer
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Kathedral Event Center, the South Jersey Chapter of Cadillac Kings and car detailing equipment company Adam's Pol-
ishes co-hosted and sponsored a classic car show titled Kustoms at Kathedral on September 16. Proceeds from the in-
augural event went to the Hammonton Cancer Foundation. The outfits of (l-r) Andrea Vernon, Alyssa Marie and Brenda
Burns (aka Trixie Cherrybomb) matched with the era of Vernon's 1957 Plymouth Belvedere. More photos inside.
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HAMMONTON—During the
Hammonton environmental Com-
mission’s meeting on September
12, Commission Chairman Daniel
Bachalis discussed some of the re-
sults of the 2018 lake water test-
ing, which included what he said
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were the highest fecal coliform
bacteria count since yearly testing
began in 2014.
The testing was conducted this
past summer by town intern Gar-
rison ein, whose results also in-
cluded a heightened dissolved
oxygen level, which is a positive,
and pH levels similar to last
year’s. However, Bachalis said the
See COMMISSION, Page 8
by Stephen Pistone
See FLOOD, Page 3