The Hammonton Gazette 09/28/2016 Edition | Página 2

News from uptown
Hammonton

p. 16-18

Notable locals, club updates &
local happenings in Our Town

p. 23-34

Prepare to be
scared in Lancaster

p. 35

AFFORDABLE HOUSING OK’D
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Volume 20 • Issue 39

by Stephen Pistone
Gazette Staff Writer

www.hammontongazette.com

Council approves 13 units for 12th St.

Police make
drug arrests

HaMMONtON—an inclusionary Development zone ordinance was unanimously passed
during the town council meeting

by Gabe Donio

Gazette Staff Writer

HaMMONtON—Police made
a number of drug arrests last
week, including the following,

on September 26 that will allow
for the construction of 13 lowand-moderate-income housing
units within the Hammonton Gar-

dens rental development on 12th
Street. the units will be created as
part of a renovation and expansion
project at the apartment complex,

town officials said.
in addition to the 52 housing
units currently present, the ordinance states that 84 new units will

be constructed for a total of 136.
Of the 84 new units, 13 of the
units (15 percent of the new units)
are going to be low-and-moderate-income housing, according to
town solicitor Michael Malinsky.

Breakfast, lunch and more

See COUNCIL, Page 10

Hammonton Police Chief robert
Jones said.
• On September 23 at 9:08 p.m.
on the 200 block of railroad avenue, ryan Basile, 19, of the 400
block of Peach Street, was ar-

PWTC/WSC: Water
Well 4 ‘pulling sand’
by Stephen Pistone
Gazette Staff Writer

HaMMONtON—the Public
Works &transportation Committee and Water & Sewer Committee
(PWtC/WSC) discussed an issue
facing one of the town’s wells during their meeting on September 22
that will eventually require a two-

See POLICE, Page 4

week repair. Well 4 of the town’s
water department is currently
pumping a large amount of sand,
according to Councilman and
Chairman of the Water and Sewer
Committee Steven furgione.
“it’s causing problems with our
filters, and everyday, we’re over
there cleaning it, so we need to get
the well fixed,” furgione said.

New sign for uptown center
See PWTC, Page 14

Luncheonettes
provide food, fun

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Rose Vitale (left) and James Meyers (right) enjoy a fresh breakfast at Mary’s Café.

by Stephen Pistone
Gazette Staff Writer

HaMMONtON—it has often
been said that breakfast is the most
important meal of the day. this
adage is especially true in Hammonton, where (mostly) between
the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 2:30
p.m. its various cafes and lunch-

eonettes thrive, serving breakfast
and lunch while keeping longstanding traditions alive.
Whether it’s Bellevue Bagel
Café, Mary’s Café, Grandsons,
rodio’s Kitchen or the newlyopened apron Café at the Hammonton Municipal airport, the
area is full of stops where local
residents can grab a fresh break-

Board approves
new solar array
by Stephen Pistone
Gazette Staff Writer

THG/Gabe Donio. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call [phone].

Sail Lake Professional Center has new signage. The office complex now features a welcoming new sign complete
with landscaping and a cascading water feature. For more uptown photos, see Pages 16-18.

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HaMMONtON—the Hammonton zoning Board of adjustment met on September 22. acos
energy Business Development
Contractor David appolonia
sought a use variance to permit a
ground-mounted solar array plot

See LUNCHEONETTE, Page 2

for his client Derek Valenti for
Block 1601, Lot 38, zone rr at
894 South first road.
the array, located in the backyard of Valenti’s residential property, features 84 65-inch by 39inch solar modules. Usually only
rooftop arrays are permitted in
residential districts, but appolonia
said his client’s roof would not be

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See ZONING, Page 4