The Hammonton Gazette 11/15/17 Edition | Page 2

A life in education for Johanna Johnson p. 12 Tips and ideas for holiday entertaining p 23 Ultimate holiday TV schedule inside p. 29 FIRE HITS LA NOR CONDO Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Volume 21 • Issue 46 by Gabe Donio G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—Members of the Hammonton Volunteer fire De- partment, the Hammonton Police Department and atlantiCare eMS responded to a call of a fire at the www.hammontongazette.com Chief Jones: Second-floor bedroom caught fire La Nor Villas Condominiums at 19 toni Lynn Court on November 7 at 10:45 p.m, Hammonton Police Chief robert Jones said. “it was a second-floor bedroom that caught on fire. We believe the cause of the fire may have been an electrical heating baseboard in con- junction with combustible material around the area,” Jones said. One resident was displaced by the fire, and was assisted by the red Cross, Jones said. “i want to commend the fire de- partment, which arrived just over 10 minutes after being dispatched,” Jones said. the fire department used fans to clear the smoke out of some of the other units, Jones said. there are eight units in the building where the fire occurred, Jones said. “We are very fortunate we did Town sets salaries Honoring service on Veterans Day for employees by Stephen Pistone G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—town coun- cil introduced Ordinance #023- 2017 during its meeting on November 13, which set a new salary range for town employees See FIRE, Page 4 frank zuber and audrey Boyer. the ordinance proposed to set zuber’s annual salary for his po- sition of town accountant/town clerk/deputy registrar/administra- tive officer for pension /Council on affordable Housing (COaH) liaison at a minimum of $69,110 Chief addresses downtown policing by Stephen Pistone G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—Downtown business owners met with Ham- monton Police Chief robert Jones at Stockton University’s Kramer Hall on November 9 to discuss various concerns about incidents See COUNCIL, Page 13 of suspicious individuals entering or loitering near their establish- ments and acting in a disorderly— and sometimes lewd—manner. the meeting arose after several businesses expressed their con- cerns during a meeting held by MainStreet Hammonton’s board on October 31 and also sent letters THG/Stephen Pistone. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940. Members of the Tri-Vets of Hammonton Steve Ruhf, Harry Carney, Larry Long and Edward Walls were responsible for the Presentation of Colors during a Veterans Day program held at Hammonton Middle School on November 11. See related article on Page 2. A decade downtown for Casciano Barberio: SJ Gas See DOWNTOWN, Page 10 remediation ending by Stephen Pistone G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON— During the Public Works & transportation Committee and Water & Sewer Committee (PWtC/WSC) on No- vember 9, Public Works Man- ager/Business administrator Jerome Barberio reported that the South Jersey Gas manufactured gas plan site remediation project on Lincoln Street is nearing close- out approval as the area was hy- droseeded in late September and he was told inlet filters were going PPA leader at Env. Comm. meeting by Stephen Pistone G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—Pinelands Preservation alliance (PPa) assis- tant executive Director Jaclyn THG/Joseph Bruno. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940. rhoads attended the Hammonton Casciano Coffee Bar & Sweetery held its 10th anniversary party on November 10. Pictured above is Linda Cashan environmental Commission meet- (third from left) with a new painting by area artist Marie Natale (far right), her mother Ruth Wickham and longtime ing on November 8 to announce employee Tracey Dwinell (left). Cashan also revealed the expansion of her coffee bar into the building next door. SUBSCRIBE TO The See PWTC, Page 3 that the PPa has received a grant from the National fish and Wildlife foundation (NfWf) as part of an initiative to improve the water quality of the Delaware river Watershed. the initiative is being funded by the William Penn foundation and will be used to perform more “on- Gazette • $20 FOR 52 WEEKS • CALL 609-704-1939 See PPA, Page 4