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ELECTION DRAGS ON
beginning on p. 18
p. 31
p. 45
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Volume 17 • Issue 46
by Gabe Donio
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—Mayor
Stephen DiDonato has been reelected to his position. ?according
to the atlantic County Board of
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Mayor DiDonato wins; council races await final count
elections, DiDonato, a member of
Hammonton first, received 196
votes from mail-in (absentee) ballots, bringing his total to 2,357.
according to the county, chal-
lenger Joseph Giralo, a member of
the local republican party, received 161 mail-in ballots, bringing his total to 2,130.
according to the county, there
are 41 provisional ballots not
counted as of press time tuesday.
there are provisional ballots from
each of the town’s seven voting
districts, according to the county
board of elections.
the board of elections met on
November 12, but their tallying
ended after The Gazette’s print
St. Joe Field bldg. Honoring our local veterans
use is approved
by Paul J. Macrie IV
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON— the Hammonton Planning Board held its
regular meeting on November 6.
the board approved a change of
use for the St. Joseph Wildcatters.
the application was the one
major item on the agenda. the
See ELECTION,?Page 3
change of use application, which
was originally scheduled to be
presented during the October 16
meeting, was heard during this
particular session. applicant St.
Joseph Wildcatters club was
seeking a change of use to permit
an existing storage shed to be
used as a “meeting, assembly
room building.” the building, lo-
Council approves
hangar land lease
by Lauren Bucci
Gazette Staff Writer
HaMMONtON—On November 7, a special meeting of town
council was held to discuss a resolution for a ground lease which
will enable the construction of a
See PLANNING,?Page 12
hangar for the New Jersey State
Police Helicopter to begin at the
Hammonton Municipal airport.
the contract for the construction of the hangars was originally
awarded to Hangar Corporations
of america (HCa); the relationship was terminated by council in
Signing held at Golden Feather
See COUNCIL,?Page 14
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Hammontonians gathered together on November 11 to observe and honor veterans at the annual Veterans Day Ceremony held at Hammonton Middle School.
Mayor Stephen DiDonato,
Hammonton resident and atlantic
by Paul J. Macrie IV
County fifth District freeholder
Gazette Staff Writer
James Bertino, and Marine Corps
HaMMONtON—On Novem- veteran and local business owner
ber 11, a Veterans Day commem- frank foy were some of the key
oration ceremony was held in the speakers at the Veterans Day cerHammonton Middle School audi- emony.
torium. the program was dedithe Hammonton Middle
cated to honor all veterans who School band performed songs at
served in the military, and sacri- the ceremony, including “america
ficed their lives to keep this coun- the Beautiful,” and at the conclutry free. the event was organized sion of the event, “You’re a Grand
by the local VfW (Veterans of Old flag.”
foreign Wars), american Legion
DiDonato spoke to the audience
and DaV (Disabled american about an experience he had at a reVeterans), all members of the tri- cent brunch at the Hammonton
Vets of Hammonton.
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Businesses offer
shopping insights
by Paul J. Macrie IV
Gazette Staff Writer
THG/Paul J. Macrie IV. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
Former Hammonton resident William Dispoto held a book signing event at The Golden Feather on November 9.
Dispoto’s newest children’s book is Blue Barry, the Dragon of Hammontown. There will also be a book signing on
November 16 beginning at noon at Sassy Sweets.
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HaMMONtON—the holiday
season is here and local businesses
are preparing for increased sales,
especially as Christmas gets closer.
each business in town The Gazette
interviewed has an expectation that
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particular items will be popular
purchases for customers. Some
store representatives named a few
popular holiday items, while some
others had a wide array of selections that customers will be drawn
to this holiday season.
it is all about trends in these par-
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