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News from uptown
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Local flora & fauna on app
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2021 : The Year in Review
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Harry Potter cast reunites
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Wednesday , December 29 , 2021
Volume 25 • Issue 52
Council honors retirees www . hammontongazette . com
WOMAN CHARGED
THG / Joseph F . Berenato . To purchase photos in The Gazette , call ( 609 ) 704-1940 .
Lt . Edward Slimm ( right ) holds a plaque presented to him by Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel .
Slimm was a member of the Hammonton Police Department for many years .
by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — Several retirees were honored at the regular meeting of town council , held on December 20 in town hall .
The first was outgoing Councilman Joseph Giralo , who will be sworn in as Atlantic County Clerk on January 1 , 2022 .
Councilman Thomas Gribbin spoke a few words about his colleague .
“ Some people may think that , because Joe is a member of the Hammonton Regular Republican Club and I ’ m a member of Hammonton First , and because we ’ ve run against each other three times , that , somehow , we might be adversaries — but I don ’ t think anything could be further from the truth . We ’ re
Parks & Rec Commission reviews survey |
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by Joseph F . Berenato
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — The Hammonton Parks and Recreation Commission held their regularly monthly meeting on December 21
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in town hall . During the meeting , Recreation Leader Denise Mazzeo discussed the results of a recent survey put out by the Parks and Recreation Commission regarding the 11th Street Recreation Fields .
Mazzeo said that 54 percent of
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the 425 respondents were from the 08037 ZIP code
“ We asked the question , ‘ If the
11th Street hockey facilities were to be transformed , what recreational facility would you like to see in its place ?’ People from 08037 answered ‘ skate park ’ with
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53.6 percent , and 12 percent answered , ‘ keep it as a hockey rink .’ Out of the whole survey — everyone from all ZIP codes that answered — 70 percent answered ‘ skate park ;’ seven percent answered ‘ street hockey rink ,’” Mazzeo said . |
Mazzeo also noted the positive responses regarding the survey ’ s final question , which asked for thoughts regarding the town ’ s parks .
“ Just having that conversation with the public is really important .
See PARKS , Page 4
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Mento , Berenato spar on Waterford
by Kristin Guglietti GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — Board Member Barbara Berenato from the Sending and Receiving Committee gave her committee report regarding the sending and receiving agreement with the Waterford Twp . School District during the December 9 meeting of the Hammonton Board of Education , leading to a lengthy public back and forth discussion , mainly between her and Hammonton Board of Education President Sam Mento III .
“ I just want to recap a little bit about what is going on with the Waterford District and what I was trying to do . I was trying to set up a meeting where because of this , questions about the agreement between Hammonton and Waterford Twp . which was came to fruition
actually I think in 2020 for them to have an opportunity to — we had a meeting with I believe [ Cooper
See SCHOOL , Page 10
Bucci
Macy ’ s buyer
HAMMONTON — For Lynn Bucci , becoming a buyer for Macy ’ s is the result of a number of varied experiences .
Bucci , a 2005 graduate of Hamby Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
See BUCCI , Page 16
See COUNCIL , Page 3
IN FATAL CRASH Charged with Vehicular Homicide
by Gabe Donio
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
by Joseph F . Berenato GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — While Hammonton may be known the world over for blueberries , one crop that has withstood the test of
MAYS LANDING — A Trenton woman has been arrested and charged in connection to a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred in June 2020 , Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced in a press release on December
Lynn Bucci , a 2005 graduate of Hammonton High School , is a buyer for Macy ’ s .
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On December 15 , 2021 , detectives of the Mercer County Prosecutor ’ s Office Homicide Task Force as-
See POLICE , Page 2
Sweet potato stands the test of time
time is the sweet potato .
The sweet potato industry in Hammonton predates the 1866 incorporation of the town itself ; the March 1863 edition of The Hammonton Farmer noted that the average yield of sweet potatoes in Hammonton was 200
See FARMING , Page 2
Lynn Bucci buying for Macy ’ s
Courtesy Photo .
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