Columnist lacks
patience as a patient
p. 19
The Gazette’s 20-page
Business Forecast
Thrilling new novel
released for the fall
DRUG-RELATED ARRESTS
p. 23-42
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Volume 22 • Issue 39
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
p. 49
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Charges include drug paraphernalia, possession
Dollar tree in the Hammonton
Square Shopping Plaza in refer-
ence to subjects who may have
shoplifted, Hammonton Police Lt.
Kevin friel said. Police observed
four people and three of them were
found to have outstanding war-
rants, friel said.
three of the people also had
drug paraphernalia in their posses-
sion and one of them had drugs,
specifically heroin, in their posses-
sion, friel said.
friel said the store gave a de-
scription of a black ford focus.
Planning bd. OK’s Rain doesn’t dampen Green Day
sidewalk variance
HaMMONtON—the police
department received a call on Sep-
tember 22 at 12:50 p.m. from the
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—During its
meeting on September 19, the
Hammonton Planning Board
unanimously approved a minor
subdivision and hardship variance
for rocco and anna Marie
See POLICE, Page 2
fichetola, who are seeking to sub-
divide their property into two lots
so they can give their current land
to their son after he builds a new
home on a 1.28-acre, subdivided
portion of the property, located at
540 S. first rd. (Block 1403, Lot
4, zone r3 and rr on the town
tax map).
Jacobs, Town Tax
Collector, dies
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—rosemarie
Jacobs (nee Barresi), a lifelong
Hammonton resident who worked
for the town of Hammonton for 45
years, serving as the tax Collec-
tor, died on September 20 at the
See PLANNING, Page 10
45-year municipal
employee was 64
age of 64, according to the
Wooster funeral Home website.
[For the complete Jacobs obitu-
ary, visit www.lpwoosterfuneral-
home.com]
See JACOBS, Page 13
Arts Center moves
to its new location
THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Daniel (left) and Barbara Neary-Bachalis didn’t let the rain stop them from taking a canoe out on the Hammonton
Lake during the 11th Annual Green Day Festival on September 23 at Hammonton Lake Park. More pics inside.
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—after operating from its location at 219 Bellevue
ave. for the past nine years, the Hammonton arts Center (HaC) recently
unveiled its new location at 10 S. Second St., where its members and
board of dedicated volunteers will continue to promote visual arts in
Hammonton through education, and various exhibits and arts programs.
the HaC, a nonprofit, multi-arts group, was established in 1996 and
Green Day, wknd.
grows in popularity
See ARTS, Page 4
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THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Hammonton residents Charles Calimer and Brittney Kelley helped make wine during the Annual Grape Stomp event at
DiMatteo Vineyards on September 22. More photos inside.
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HaMMONtON—a collective
environmental consciousness was
on full display throughout Ham-
monton as Green Weekend was
celebrated on September 22 and
23 with three events that each de-
noted and reinforced the ecologi-
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See GREEN, Page 3
by Stephen Pistone
cal principles and practices asso-
ciated with living a “green”
lifestyle.
the weekend’s events began
with the Hammonton education
foundation’s (Hef) 10th annual
recycling Central event on Sep-
tember 22. the annual fundraiser
allowed residents to securely
shred up to 99 gallons of un-