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Page 2 • Wednesday, November 1, 2017 • The Hammonton Gazette TAB L E O F CO N T E N TS The Hammonton Gazette OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 31 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 45 HAMMONTON FAMILY EYECARE WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Complete Eye Care For All Ages www.hammontonfamilyeyecare.com 80 S. White Horse Pike • Hammonton • Tel: [phone] www.hammontongazette.com Narcotics arrest on White Horse Pike The Hammonton Gazette (USPS 018984) is published weekly. The Hammonton Gazette is located at 14 Tilton Street, Hammonton, NJ 08037. Periodicals Postage Paid at Hammonton, NJ. Subscriptions are available for $20.00 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Hammonton Gazette, 14 Tilton Street, P.O. Box 1228 Hammonton, NJ 08037. Call [phone] for more information. by Gabe Donio G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—a narcotics arrest was made uptown on the 500 block of S. White Horse Pike (route 30) at 9:19 p.m. on Octo- ber 23, Hammonton Police Lt. Kevin friel said. the arrest was made at Sophia’s Supreme Subs and More, near the intersection of the White Horse Pike and Seagrove avenue, friel said. “there was a subject who pulled over to the side of the road due to a possible overdose,” friel said. the person requiring medical attention was attended to and turned over to eMS personnel to be transported to the atlantiCare Satellite emergency Department, friel said. the driver of the vehicle, Shawn Seeley, 43, of Newtonville, was found to have three active warrants from Galloway twp., to- taling $2,250, friel said. “While being placed under ar- rest, he was asked if he had any- thing on his person, and he offered that he had marijuana in his pocket. inside his pocket was a green leafy vegetation believed to be marijuana,” friel said. He was charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance marijuana under 50 grams and was unable to post bail on the war- rant, friel said, adding that he was transported to atlantic County Jail. Drug arrest downtown by Gabe Donio G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—Police made a narcotics arrest downtown at 10:08 a.m. on October 24, Ham- monton Police Lt. Kevin friel said. according to friel, police re- ceived a tip about a possible drug transaction on the 200 block of Bellevue avenue (route 54). “two subjects matching the de- scription of a Hispanic male wear- ing a black t-shirt and a bookbag and a white male wearing a base- ball cap and a white t-shirt were approached by Cpl. James Pinto, and he advised the subjects that he received a complaint and he was following up on it,” friel said. Pinto then asked the two men if they had anything on them, friel said. “for his safety, he patted down both subjects and found a bulge that crinkled when the item was felt through the pocket. it had the sound of the wax fold normally used to contain heroin. When the subject emptied his pockets, he had several empty blue wax folds and three baggies of heroin wrapped in blue wax folds,” friel said. tavin Vazquez, 26, of Ham- monton, was charged with posses- sion of controlled dangerous substance heroin and three hypo- dermic syringes, friel said. also charged was Mark Mcadams, 35, of Newfield, who was found to have active warrants from several municipalities: Berlin Borough, $2,500; Berlin twp., $378; Winslow twp., $134; Linden- wold; $925; Chesilhurst, $1,450; and Monroe twp., $1,001. Mcadams was turned over to Monroe twp. on the warrant and Vazquez was charged and released pending a court date, friel said. 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Tuesday, October 17, 2:15 p.m. Courtesy Photo DeCicco presenting at Nov. 14 Hammonton Lake Water Quality Committee meeting the Hammonton Lake Water Quality Committee has an- nounced that its November 14 meeting will feature a presenta- tion by Hammonton Utility De- partment Superintendent anthony DeCicco regarding the results of this past summer’s round of water testing at Hammonton Lake. it will also serve as a public hearing on the draft Hammonton Lake Management Plan, which the committee has been revising for the past few months. the town has hired a summer intern for the past four years to take water samples at various lo- cations around Hammonton Lake. the testing protocol, developed by DeCicco in collaboration with the committee, addresses levels of oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous and fecal bacteria in the water, as well as temperature and pH levels. Of most importance to the com- mittee has been the level of fecal bacteria. “the bacteria count is not our only focus, of course, but it is our main concern. if we are ever to be able to re-open the Lake to swim- ming, and we continue to get a steady stream of requests, then we need to be sure we can keep the count low enough to pass the stringent County Department of Health testing. We’re carrying on this extended program of in-house testing to lay the groundwork for any needed remediation efforts, as well as ongoing monitoring,” committee chairman Dan Bachalis said. the seasonal testing program, which ended late august, uses college and graduating high school seniors to take samples from about six locations of the lake, including the beach area, lake tributaries and downstream locations such as near the route 30 spillway. the Lake Management Plan was first developed in 1995. this Alleged shooting investigated by Gabe Donio G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—Police are investigating a report of an alleged shooting that was reported at 10:50 p.m. on October 27, Ham- monton Police Lt. Kevin friel said. friel said the location of the al- leged shooting was the intersec- tion of Middle road and route 206. “a subject called the police de- partment and said he was driving with several other acquaintances when they asked him to exit the vehicle on Middle road. they then discharged a firearm in his direction, he said,” friel said. after being left at the scene, the person contacted police via cell phone and was picked up by po- lice, friel said. the incident is being investi- gated, and Det. Peter Hagerty is the investigating detective, friel said. Inferrera’s Market EVERYBODY’S STORE. 436 N. 3RD STREET - HAMMONTON 561-1061 SPECIALS FOR THE WEEK. . . .pg11 11 THE WEEK... FEATURED PAGE ITEM OF 39 BEEF CUBES: 3 LB. is the first major updating of the Plan, which addresses ways to preserve and improve the quality of the Hammonton Lake environ- ment. it addresses the impacts on the lake from pesticides and fertil- izers, storm water inflows, street debris and pet waste, waterfowl and boating. Committee members have updated and added recom- mendations regarding best prac- tices to ensure the lake’ waters remain healthy enough to support its abundant wildlife, as well as remain attractive for use by area residents. to date, the committee has taken input from several area res- idents as well as the Department of environmental Protection’s fish and Wildlife scientists. “We hope everyone who is in- terested in the future of Hammon- ton Lake comes out on November 14 and gives us the benefit of their ideas. this meeting will be pivotal in developing and finalizing the plan before we submit it to the mayor and town council for ap- proval in December. We want to hit the ground running with our updated program of maintenance and improvements early in the new year. and anthony DeCi- cco’s presentation will definitely enlighten everyone about how the lake is currently doing,” Bachalis said. Copies of the draft Hammonton Lake Management Plan may be obtained by contacting Bachalis at [email protected] or by phone at 516-5115. the Hammonton Lake Water Quality advisory Committee meets the second tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in town hall. Please recycle this paper .