The Hammonton Gazette 10/31/18 Edition | Page 2

St. Joe welcomes new NHS members p. 33 Looking for a new job? This might help p. 26-31 Traveling with one of the stars from Twilight p. 47 JURY GIVES 4 FIREMEN $80K Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Volume 22 • Issue 44 by Gina Rullo G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—On October 23, a group of four members of the Hammonton independent Volun- teer fire Company No. 2 were www.hammontongazette.com Suit against town successful; Malinsky: town will appeal awarded a total of $80,000 as the result of a lawsuit against the town of Hammonton, according to a press release from Hammonton in- dependent fire Co. No. 2. the four men, Joseph Caruso Jr., William tomasello, John H. War- ren Jr. and his son John Michael Warren, were represented by Louis Barbone of the law firm of Jacobs and Barbone, P. a. according to the release, the group of four men “prevailed in its lawsuit against the town of Ham- monton regarding action under the New Jersey Civil rights act for a violation of the members equal protection rights under the NJ Con- stitution.” Kramer Beverage Super fun at Kiwanis Parade receives variance by Stephen Pistone G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—During its meeting on October 17, the Ham- monton Planning Board unani- mously approved a preliminary and final major site plan and hard- ship variance for Kramer Beverage See LAWSUIT, Page 20 real estate LLC in order to author- ize a 120,000-square-foot addition to Kramer Beverage Company’s existing distribution and ware- house facilities in Hammonton. Kramer Beverage Company President Mark Kramer, attorney robert Bucknam, Project Planner David Scheidegg and traffic engi- Hope One Atlantic County is here by Stephen Pistone G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—the atlantic County Sheriff’s foundation inc. recently launched its latest public safety initiative in “Hope One at- lantic County.”it is a mobile re- sponse unit whose goal is to bring See PLANNING, Page 10 Addiction, mental health services essential addiction and mental health treatment services to at- lantic County residents in need See HOPE, Page 16 Six candidates for town council THG/Kelly Hunt. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940. Charles and Christine Esposito’s Waterproofing For Less float full of superheroes helped keep the town safe during the Kiwanis Club Halloween Parade on October 24. More pics inside! by Stephen Pistone G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—On November 6, voters in Hammonton will cast their votes for council. three incumbent members of council are up for re-election. Six can- didates are running for the three spots. Seven choices for board of education See INTERVIEWS, Page 3 G azette S taff W riter THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940. Members of the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Foundation’s Hope One Atlantic County initiative were assembled at Kathe- dral Event Center on October 22 to provide assistance to individuals in search of essential addiction and mental health treatment services. Also present were members of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Wilmington VA Medical Center (WVMC), whose mobile unit was parked on site to provide local veterans with medical examinations and flu vaccines, and to assist them in signing up for veterans’ benefits and services. SUBSCRIBE TO The HaMMONtON—When local residents go to cast their votes this election Day, they will have seven choices for the Hammonton Board of education.  Only one incumbent is running this year for one of the board’s three available seats. each Gazette • SUBSCRIBE NOW! • CALL 609-704-1939 See SCHOOL, Page 4 by Stephen Pistone of the candidates recently visited The Gazette to discuss the election, the state of the board and their views on how the school district’s affairs, personnel and properties should be managed. Anthony Angelow Dr. anthony angelow, 35, said he is running for a seat on the board of education as a way to give back