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Volume 18 • Issue 44
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tomfoolery Brewing LLC seeking council’s approval on beer garden
by Brittany Mauro
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—at the October 27 regular meeting of the Hammonton town Council, the council
members reviewed a proposal for
tomfoolery Brewing LLC. ac-
cording to town officials, the company plans to open in the location
of the former eastern Brewing Co.
on 13th Street and Washington
Street. Mayor Stephen DiDonato
told The Gazette on October 28 that
the company would be using the
loading docks portion of the property. in this location, they plan to
have a beer garden with twelve
pub-sized tables. Council needs to
approve the beer garden before
plans take action, and council
members said they wanted more
information before they moved forward on the approval of the beer
garden area.
Plans for a distillery at the for-
mer Major Muffler property on
egg Harbor road near the Historic
Hammonton train Station are also
moving forward through an unrelated company, according to the
council.
in other council business, council members reiterated the information given during the special
October 20 town council meeting
regarding the reconstruction of
Grape, Packard, Second and Pratt
Street projects. the information included the following, according to
the agenda:
Packard Street: it is anticipated
that this road will receive base
Tony Rodio earns Trunk-or-treat held at St. Joe
national recognition
by Gabe Donio
Gazette Staff Writer
atLaNtiC
CitY—tony
rodio was among those inducted
into the italian-american National
Hall of fame at a ceremony held
on October 25 at the tropicana
Casino and resort in atlantic
City.
the following individuals were
See COUNCIL, Page 14
selected for induction: Dr.
Pasquale De Maio, Ph.D.,
M.B.a., Vice President-international Quality & regulatory affairs (retired), and the Block
Drug Company, inc. (GlaxoSmithKline); Maria imbalzano,
esquire, Share Holder at Stark &
Stark, also a published author;
tony rodio, President and Chief
executive Officer, tropicana en-
Bagliani on 44 years
in skating business
by Paul J. Macrie IV
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—rollway
Skating rink has provided families with quality fun and entertainment for 44 years. Located on
South Second Street, near route
See RODIO, Page 15
54 and the atlantic City expressway entrance, it has been a familyoriented establishment that has
impacted several generations in
Hammonton and the surrounding
area.
Owner rita Bagliani reminisced
about more than four decades of
Sue’s Place event is fall fun Variances approved
See SKATING, Page 4
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St. Joseph Elementary School held its annual Trunk-or-Treat on October 25 at the school. Madison Schino, Olivia Woodward, Dylan Campbell and Carly Merlino were all dressed for the occasion. For more pictures, see Page 25.
by Paul J. Macrie IV
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—the Hammonton zoning Board of adjustment held its regular meeting on
October 23. there was one use
variance application that was
heard during the session. the use
variance case was from applicant
Luke Coia, who was seeking to
modify a previous use variance approval to operate an auto repair
business, changing the use to a
seasonal fencing installation operation on 453 Middle road.
a second original use variance
application, which was previously
scheduled during the October 23
zoning board meeting, will be
heard on tuesday, November 5 as
the Hammonton Planning Board
will handle the matter now. the
applicant, Max Wilson, is seeking
to permit a used car dealership at
the back of his property on route
30, but a use variance is not re-
Dog park, Little League
issues at Parks & Rec
by Zack Brown
Gazette Staff Writer
THG/Paul J. Macrie IV. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Sue’s Place held a Fall Festival at its location on Pleasant Mills Road. Above: Members of the Greyhound Friends of New
Jersey and Humane Society of Atlantic County Manya Meyer, Danielle Tustin, Patricia Tustin and Michael Marcantonio.
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HaMMONtON—the Hammonton Parks and recreation
Commission received reports from
Hammonton Dog Park Volunteers
spokesperson Shelley Weckerly
and Hammonton Little League
See ZONING, Page 10
President Mark Bianchini at their
monthly meeting at town hall on
October 21.
Weckerly updated the commission on the Hammonton Dog Park
Volunteers saying it has 30 active
members and more than 570 people following the group on facebook. She also said the group
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See REC, Page 3