Wednesday , December 14 , 2022

Volume 26 • Issue 50

by Mohammed Fuad GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

HAMMONTON — The Hammonton Public School District announced their 2023 recipients of the Governor ’ s Educators of the Year . The honorees are

by Mohammed Fuad GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

taxes , and he noted that there was by Mohammed Fuad a decrease in local taxes in 2022 .

GAZETTE STAFF WRITER In addition , safety and security of See MAYOR , Page 3

HAMMONTON — During an interview with The Gazette , Mayor Stephen DiDonato said he has seen a lot of improvements made in the town and added he wants to continue to make progress to help make Hammonton a great place to live . To recap the goals he had in place for 2022 , he wanted to get recreation projects started , such as the remodeling of the Cpt . Gerard V . Palma Memorial Playground at Hammonton Lake Park , road work on Valley Avenue and School House Lane / Vine Street projects .

DiDonato also wanted to keep budgetary and fiscal responsibility in the forefront and no increase in

as follows : Maureen Anderson of Hammonton Middle School , Renee Clark of Warren E . Sooy Jr . Elementary School ,

technician at just 20 years old . After graduating Hammonton High School in 2020 , he moved from home and enrolled at Universal Technical Institute ( UTI ) in Exton , Pennsylvania , where he was for a year and a half in their automotive program . He

HAMMONTON — It ’ s not often you see a lot of automotive technicians at a young age . Hammonton resident Austin Dougherty , is an automotive

by Mohammed Fuad GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

HAMMONTON — The Hammonton Green Committee held their monthly committee meeting on December 5 at Hammonton Town Hall . The various topics that were discussed

See GREEN , Page 10

Stefanie Dooley of the Hammonton Early Childhood Education Center and Kelly Yeats of

See SCHOOLS , Page 14

THG / Betsey Karl . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .

The “ Abominable Snowmonster of the North ” from “ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ” rode through the downtown for the Hammonton Fire Department ’ s Christmas Parade on December 10 . More pictures on pages 2 , 16 and 20 . went to UTI for electrical training , processing all the knowledge he can about computer systems of cars .

Dougherty is now an automotive technician at Cherry Hill Imports Auto Group , where he works for their Porsche

HAMMONTON — A man who had been asked to leave an abandoned building on December 5 was arrested when he returned on December 6 , Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said .

The arrest occurred at 11:27 p . m . on December 6 on the 100 block of N . Second

by Mohammed Fuad GAZETTE STAFF WRITER

HAMMONTON — On December 10 , a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Oak Grove Cemetery for their new Veterans

segment . His job is whenever a customer brings their car in , he diagnoses , service and fixes the car . All the knowledge he received at UTI came in handy when working on Porsches , which led him to a six-month training at a Porsche program in Atlanta , Ga .

by Gabe Donio

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Street , Friel said .

While conducting a check of the area , Officer Travis Hoffman discovered Anthony Hall sleeping in an abandoned building , Friel said .

“ He had previously been advised on December 5 that he was not permitted on the

See POLICE , Page 2

Memorial for their existing monument that was placed in 1954 .

Many people were in attendance for the ceremony , including members of the cemetery ’ s board of trustees and staff ,

See VETERANS , Page 12

The program consisted of a different lesson every week and a lot of homework and were pressured to stay up to date on online programs and tests . After finishing the program , he moved back to New Jersey and found a

See AUSTIN , Page 4

THG / Mohammed Fuad . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .

Victory Bible Church held its Drive Thru Nativity on December 8 , 9 and 11 . The event featured scenes from the birth of Christ and included actors and live animals , including camels ( pictured above ). More pics inside .

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