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VANDALS STRIKE TOWN
p. 21-23
p. 47
beginning on p. 29
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Volume 21 • Issue 43
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—Police are
investigating a number of seem-
ingly unrelated acts of vandalism
or “criminal mischief” that oc-
curred during the last week, Ham-
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monton Police Lt. Kevin friel
said. these acts took place prior to
October 30, which is traditionally
known as “Mischief Night.” Van-
dalism has taken place on that date
in previous years.
Here is a timeline of the vandal-
ism, according to friel:
• On October 24 at 3:33 a.m., an
incident of criminal mischief oc-
curred on the 300 block of Belle-
vue avenue at the 7-eleven, friel
said.
“a subject threw a rock through
one of the front windows of the
store,” friel said.
the incident is still under inves-
tigation, friel said. Officer Jared
Baglivo is the investigating offi-
cer.
the window was replaced
within the next day, friel said.
• On October 24 at 7:03 a.m. on
the 200 block of Bellevue avenue
(the engineering offices of adams,
rehmann and Heggan), an act of
criminal mischief occurred, friel
said.
“a subject threw a concrete rec-
tangle used as a property marker
through a rear-facing glass-pane
Three men indicted Heroes headline Halloween Parade
for drugs, weapons
by Gina Rullo
G azette S taff W riter
MaYS
LaNDiNG—three
Hammonton men have been in-
dicted on multiple drugs and
weapons charges, atlantic County
Prosecutor Damon G. tyner an-
nounced on October 26.
See POLICE, Page 14
an atlantic County Grand Jury
returned an indictment Wednes-
day. Juvenal Duran-almanza, 29,
Moises Duran-almanza, 38, and
Vincent Lopez-Hernandez, 25,
were indicted on multiple drug
charges and a weapons charge for
at least two of the men.
the charges in the indictment
Election Day is
Tuesday, Nov. 7
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—election
Day is tuesday, November 7 and
the voting public has many differ-
ent races to determine on the
local, county and state level.
Locally, Mayor Stephen DiDo-
See INDICTED, Page 14
Mayor, council,
school board seats up
nato of the independent organiza-
tion Hammonton first (Hf) is
running against republican (r)
Councilman Michael Pullia for a
four-year term as mayor. three
‘Monster Bash’ held at Illiano’s
See ELECTION, Page 3
Board approves
restaurant, bakery
THG/Joseph Bruno. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Downtown Hammonton was packed on October 25 for the Kiwanis Club Halloween Parade. R.E.A.D. Preschool’s
“Teachers are Super Heroes” float won first place in the groups category. For more pictures, see Page 29.
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—augustin
Saldana and Maria Saldana ap-
peared before the Hammonton
zoning Board of adjustment on
October 26 to seek a use variance
to permit a brick-and-mortar loca-
tion for their family’s Mexican
food truck, La Carreta, located at
306 12th St. (Block 2513, Lot 1,
zone Dt-3).
augustin Saldana owns the La
Carreta food truck, which regularly
operates in the parking lot of Mas-
sarelli’s on South egg Harbor
road, but he is also attempting to
open a stationary location for La
Carreta at 306 12th St., a building
Helping others
cope with stress
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
THG/Joseph Bruno. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
DJ Tony Macrie hosted a Monster Bash at Illiano’s Restaurant on October 28. For more pictures from the event, see
Page 39.
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come consuming for this 1991
Hammonton High School gradu-
ate and her family until, one day,
See ZONING, Page 4
she began experiencing numbness
in her face for a period of five
days. it was brought to her atten-
tion by a co-worker that one side
of her lips and one of her eyes
were drooping—she was experi-
encing an occurrence of Bell’s
palsy.
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