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Fall Bride and Groom Guide
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Spooky movie season is here
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Wednesday , October 19 , 2022
Volume 26 • Issue 42
Election Day Nov . 8
by Gabe Donio
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — Election Day is November 8 . There are six candidates running for three open seats on the Hammonton Town Council ; three incumbents
6 council candidates , 6 for school board
on the Hammonton First slate and three candidates on the Republican slate .
The Hammonton First candidates are : Councilman
Steven Furgione , Councilman William Olivo and Councilman Sam Rodio . The Republican candidates
See ELECTION , Page 8
Fire Prevention Week held
www . hammontongazette . com
TEX . FUGITIVE ARRESTED
Police answer ‘ suspicious person ’ call
picious person ” call at 4:20 p . m . on October by Gabe Donio
10 , Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said .
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
The arrest took place on the 200 block of
HAMMONTON — Police arrested a man First Road according to Friel . who was discovered to be a fugitive from “ There was a report by a resident of a justice from Texas after they received a “ sus-
See POLICE , Page 2
Christopher sentenced
THG / MarySusan Hoffman . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .
Fire Prevention Week was celebrated at the Hammonton Early Childhood Education Center and Warren E . Sooy Jr . Elementary School last week with a visit from the Hammonton Fire Department More pictures inside the Our Town section . on theft , tax evasion
and one count of Third-Degree Tax Evasion , according to a press release from the by Gina Rullo
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
Atlantic County Prosecutor ’ s OFfice . The defendant was a former co-owner of the Christopher Construction Company LLC ,
MAYS LANDING — Pat L . Christopher , 67 , of Hammonton , was sentenced October 11 to one count of Second-Degree Theft
See ACPO , Page 10
Hammonton is ready for ‘ Halloween Season ’
organizations come together to by Sean Friel celebrate the spooky season with
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER events that will be sure to be a treat . This year , events like the
HAMMONTON — The town of Downtown Hammonton Trick or
Hammonton is ready for the Treat , the Kiwanis Halloween
Halloween season , one of the Parade and the Townwide Trick or biggest holidays for the Treat will keep the community community . Each year , different
Green Day Fest .
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entertained during the fall season . The Gazette spoke with the organizers of the events to find out more information on the festivities .
On October 22 , MainStreet Hammonton will be holding the 16th Annual Downtown Trick or
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downtown . Cassie Iacovelli , the executive director of MainStreet Hammonton , said she is excited to see the children in their costumes .
“ It should be a lot of fun ,” Iacovelli said .
The event runs from 2 p . m . to 4
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Iacovelli mentioned that the event would feature different downtown stores passing out treats and candy to children . In addition to the trick or treat , the event will also be holding a costume contest . There will be four winners in the |
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Treat , which will take place in the p . m .
See HALLOWEEN , Page 4
A ‘ Clerk ’ at local ShopRite
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now Nov . 5
by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — At the October 12 meeting of the Hammonton Environmental Commission , Chairperson Dan Bachalis announced that the Green Day Festival , which was to have been held on October 1 , had been rescheduled for November 5 from noon to 4 p . m . on South Second St .
Bachalis — who was presenting the report from the Hammonton Green Committee for Commissioner Amy Menzel , who was absent — said that the Environmental Commission will be sharing a table with the Lake Water Quality Advisory Committee at the event .
“ In lieu of having the table filled with a lot of brochures , we ’ ll have an ‘ ask me about a variety of
topics ’ thing so people can engage , and we can get their information and send them information after
See COMMISSION , Page 3
Spraying of lake is discussed
by Sean Friel GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — On October 11 , the Hammonton Lake Water Quality Advisory Committee held their monthly meeting . Committee Chair Dan Bachalis , John Keenan , Bill Parkhurst , John Scianni and
See LAKE , Page 12
THG / Joseph F . Berenato . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .
Actor Brian O ’ Halloran , who stars as Dante Hicks in the Clerks trilogy , stopped at the Hammonton ShopRite before going to Witch-Craft at Paradise Lakes Campground on October 15 .
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