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DRUG BUSTS IN TOWN
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Volume 19 • Issue 40
by Gabe Donio
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—an earlymorning police raid on October 1
of a residence on Lincoln Street by
Hammonton Police Detectives and
members of the atlantic County
SWat team led to the arrests of
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two people: William Burkhardt,
48, and Sylvia toborek, 49, both
residents of Hammonton, according to Hammonton Police Captain
Nick Salvatore.
Burkhardt was charged with distribution of controlled dangerous
substance (cds) heroin, possession
of cds crack cocaine, unlawful pos-
Library honors
Rita Benedetto
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—On October
1, the Hammonton branch of the
atlantic County Library System
hosted an event to honor the late
session of a weapon (loaded .357
handgun), possession of weapon
by a prohibited person, possession
of hollow-point bullets and four
counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, Salvatore said.
“Burkhardt was placed in the atlantic County Jail in lieu of payment of $75,000 set by
Hammonton Municipal Court
Judge frank raso,” Salvatore said.
toborek was charged with possession of cds believed to be crack
cocaine, unlawful possession of
firearms (two shotguns) and one
count of possession of drug paraphernalia, Salvatore said.
“She was lodged in the atlantic
County Jail in lieu of payment of
$35,000 cash bail set by Judge
frank raso,” Salvatore said.
in another early-morning raid on
October 1, a residence on the 100
block of Columbia road was also
visited by Hammonton Police Detectives and the atlantic County
See POLICE, Page 2
rita Benedetto. Benedetto served
on the atlantic County Library
Commission from 1993 through
2010. She also taught in both the
egg Harbor and Hammonton
school districts for more than 25
years.
Kiwanis continues
its resurgence
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—the Kiwanis Club of Hammonton has seen
a huge increase in participation
during 2015. after welcoming the
highest number of new members
in all of New Jersey (22), they
were awarded the Silver Level
See BENEDETTO, Page 10
award from Kiwanis international
and honored at the district’s midwinter conference this past March.
the Kiwanis Club has been
helping the community since 1922
and is one of the oldest service
clubs in town. they give back
more than $30,000 each year to
various scholarship and town pro-
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Ben Ott holds retirement seminar Locals react to the
visit by Pope Francis
On October 1, a bench (inset) was placed at the entrance to the Atlantic County Library West - Hammonton in honor
See KIWANIS, Page 3 of Rita Benedetto. Due to the inclement weather, the event was held indoors.
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—Pope francis’ recent visit to the United
States marked the first time a pope
was on american soil since Pope
John Paul ii traveled to New York
City and Washington D.C. in
2008. Pope francis arrived in
Washington D.C. on September
22. the following day, he spent
the morning with President Barack
Obama before delivering a Mass
later in the day at the National
Shrine of the immaculate Conception. On September 24, Pope francis delivered a speech to a Joint
Third Thursdays
make downtown fun
by Kevin Troilo
Gazette Staff Writer
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Edward Jones Financial Advisor Benjamin Ott of Hammonton hosted a free presentation titled, “What Happens After
the Paychecks Stop? A Retirement IncomePrimer,”on Sept. 30 at Kramer Hall on Front Street.
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HaMMONtON—Downtown
Hammonton’s “third thursday”
has become quite a successful
event for the town. every third
thursday of the month there are
exciting things happening in the
See POPE, Page 12
downtown area. these culture
filled activities include art demos,
musical performances, shopping
specials and much more. the most
recent one took place on September 17. Downtown Hammonton
hosted a special night they called
“Bellevue empire.” the look into
the past gave people the chance to
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