HAMMONTON BLOG

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Judge Williams rendered his decision on 3/20 and has dismissed all of the charges against Chief Frank Ingemi. As soon as we can get a look at the written decision, more information will be provided.

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At the 3/1 special meeting of the Hammonton Board of Education it was announced that the Board would introduce a budget this year with a ZERO tax increase. Increased revenue from town ratables and additional state aid from the state of New Jersey along with other budgetary moves throughout the year w...

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We seem to be getting a lot of press for Hammonton lately. Mostly bad. In the Friday, 3/9 Philadelphis Inquirer an article appeared called, "From asbestos to Klan, a town drama." Click here to read article.

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When Hammonton was first hit with the huge tuition paybacks due to Waterford and Folsom, the district tried to work out a plan that would spread the payments out over a period of time and ease the burden on the Hammonton taxpayer. At that time Waterford would not hear of it and wanted ALL of their money ri...

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The Mayor held a press conference (2 reporters attended) on Monday, 3/26 prior to the Town Council meeting. In that press conference the Mayor stated that the Town finished 2005 with a deficit and that figures just released for 2006 shows a $1.5 million for the year. According to the Mayor the new surp...

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In the 2/28 edition of the Gazette the editorial staff takes swipes at Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson and does so, from what we can see, without any just cause. The Central Avenue project is discussed in the editorial. And even though the county has been very patient in waiting for this pro...

Admin · 19

John Mazzeo a local liscensed plumber was critical of the sewer portion of the downtown sidewalk project at the 2/26 town council meeting. He pointed out that the project started on 2/12 without any permits being applied for. Without the proper permits in place, Code enforcement Officer John Alois...

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The Hammonton School District found out on 2/26 that they will be receiving a substantial increase in state aid for the first time in over 5 years. Hammonton will get a 10.7% increase in state aid for the 2007-2008 school year. The increase will mean an additional $964,367 for the school budget. This i...

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In more than 6 hours of testimony the Mayor stated that he now locks his car doors (which he has never done before) because he feared the Chief putting something in his car, whether that be planting of evidence such as drugs or placing a bomb in his car. He testified that he has had many sleepless nights an...

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Use this thread to comment on any portions of the Town Council meeting.

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It was reported today that the Mayor and Councilman Colasurdo are trying to use some technical clause to keep the public out of the hearing for Chief Ingemi scheduled for Monday morning at 10 am. The hearing is set for Town Hall on Monday and if it goes till Tuesday it will move to the firehouse on the Whi...

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The following was printed on the Opinion page of the Hammonton News on 2/14 and written by the editor: Article published Feb 14, 2007 Ingemi hearing: Seriously, you must be joking At the start of the disciplinary hearing for Police Chief Frank Ingemi, retired Judge Richard Williams said what was abo...

Admin · 21

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/NEWS01/70201004

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HAMMONTON FIRST FINALLY FILES FINAL ELECTION REPORTS REQUIRED BY LAW. REPORTS WERE DUE 11/27/06, HAMMONTON FIRST FILED THEIR REPORT ON 1/29/07. BELOW ARE THE FINAL AMOUNTS SPENT BY PARTY FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST. HAMMONTON FIRST - $47,825.40 DEMOCRATS - $14,659.48 REPUBLICANS - $13,534.11

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The following was found on another blog: They started digging in the wrong spot. While digging tostart the foundation of the new town hall, it was discovered by a town official that the hole had been dug in the wrong place. The hole was quickly filled back in to cover up the mistake and everything is bein...

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http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1170740353131650.xml&coll=1

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The Hammonton Democrats challenge both the Republicans and Hammonton 1st to involve all 3 parties in Hammonton in the government process. On January 1st there will be many committee and board assignments made by Mayor and council. Let's end the trend of nepotism and cronyism and support equal repr...

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ON JANUARY 1ST AFTER THE REPUBLICAN COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SWORN IN, THEY CAN MAKE A MOTION TO DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST POLICE CHIEF FRANK INGEMI. ONCE SECONDED THE COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. AFTER DISCUSSION IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO A VOTE. DURING THAT VOTE MAYOR DIDONATO AND ROCKY COLASURD...

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A PROPERTY TAX RELIEF BILL WAS INTRODUCED ON FRIDAY 1/26 AT 8 PM. IT WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR TODAY (1/29).http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A0500/1_I1.PDF

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The council did approve an ordinance on first reading to purchase a second automated trash collection truck. The measure was approved by a 6-to-1 vote, with Colasurdo casting the lone vote against. DiDonato said the purchase of a second automated truck would allow the town to go to a four-day week co...

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An appellate court decision released Thursday gives the state Department of Community Affairs six months to devise a new plan for municipalities to fulfill their court-ordered mandates for affordable housing. Affordable housing advocates, who challenged the constitutionality of the Counci...

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WITH THE AWARD OF THE BID ON 12/27 THE TOWN HALL PROJECT IS ALREADY OVER BUDGET. ACCORDING TO THE SPENDING REPORT RECEIVED FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE, AS OF 12/27 SPENDING TO DATE ON THE PROJECT IS $533,403.33. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE BID AWARDED ON 12/27 IS $5,450,000. ADDING THESE TWO FIGURES TOGETHER T...

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12/4 Mayor DiDonato holds his first "Chat with the Mayor" meeting in Town Council chambers. The main topic of discussion was the plight of Kessler hospital. While there were a lot of prestaged and spontaneous testimonials to the hospital, there were no real answers to the problems Kessler faces. We...

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The School's deficit has finally been investigated by the auditor. Numerous points of mismanagement have been called out. The School Board is led by President Lorretta Rehmann, whose firm was on of the largest campaign contibutors to the Republicans last year a...

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The Hammonton Chamber of Commerce has announced that they will hold a forum to discuss the proposed State Building at 11th and Egg Harbor Road. Visit http://www.hammontonnj.us/site/ for more information. Let's discuss the pros and cons so they can be presented at the forum.

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A notice appeared on Christmas morning in the legal classified ad section of the Atlantic City Press announcing an emergency meeting of the Hammonton Town Council to award the bid for the construction of the new Town Hall and to hold a groundbreaking ceremony. If this is an open government "For the pe...

Admin · 25

The recent statements made by Councilman Rocky Colasurdo will now bring the KKK to the Town of Hammonton "while wearing the traditional white KKK robes". Read the two stories concerning this in the Hammonton News and the Atlantic City Press. We want to hear your comments on this issue.

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What went on in the Republican meeting last night? The Republican blog (http://www.myhammonton.com/blog) seems to be eliminating all mention of the meeting. The Republicans did not advertize the meeting at all on the blog. What went on? Why was any notice the...

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Garden State Color Labs has received business from the Town. The company is owned by Republican councilperson Jimmy Bertino. Should a councilperson do business with the same town he serves? This seems to be very unethical. In addition, Bertino received another $6...

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THE HAMMONTON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DID NOT AND WILL NOT INTERVIEW WITH THE HAMMONTON GAZETTE. WE REFUSE TO BE INTIMIDATED AND COERCED INTO A BIASED INTERVIEW WHICH WILL HIDE THE TRUTH FROM THE PEOPLE OF HAMMONTON. WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE! THE HAMMONTON DEMOCRATS ARE NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO...

Topic		Replies	Views	Last Post
	Chief Ingemi Cleared of ALL charges!!!! (Preview) Judge Williams rendered his decision on 3/20 and has dismissed all of the charges against Chief Frank Ingemi. As soon as we can get a look at the written decision, more information will be provided.	8	796	12:34 AM Mar 30, 2007 by Anonymous
	Very good news from the Hammonton School District (Preview) At the 3/1 special meeting of the Hammonton Board of Education it was announced that the Board would introduce a budget this year with a ZERO tax increase. Increased revenue from town ratables and additional state aid from the state of New Jersey along with other budgetary moves throughout the year w...	26	1168	03:17 PM Mar 17, 2007 by Anonymous
	Hammonton is subject of Philadelphia Inquirer article (Preview) We seem to be getting a lot of press for Hammonton lately. Mostly bad. In the Friday, 3/9 Philadelphis Inquirer an article appeared called, "From asbestos to Klan, a town drama." Click here to read article.	19	1987	03:08 PM Mar 17, 2007 by Anonymous
	Sending Districts unhappy with Hammonton (Preview) When Hammonton was first hit with the huge tuition paybacks due to Waterford and Folsom, the district tried to work out a plan that would spread the payments out over a period of time and ease the burden on the Hammonton taxpayer. At that time Waterford would not hear of it and wanted ALL of their money ri...	4	611	05:05 PM Mar 16, 2007 by Anonymous
	Are you as confused as we are????? (Preview) The Mayor held a press conference (2 reporters attended) on Monday, 3/26 prior to the Town Council meeting. In that press conference the Mayor stated that the Town finished 2005 with a deficit and that figures just released for 2006 shows a $1.5 million for the year. According to the Mayor the new surp...	16	766	08:10 PM Mar 15, 2007 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Gazette "bites the hand that feeds us" (Preview) In the 2/28 edition of the Gazette the editorial staff takes swipes at Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson and does so, from what we can see, without any just cause. The Central Avenue project is discussed in the editorial. And even though the county has been very patient in waiting for this pro...	8	1630	07:15 AM Mar 9, 2007 by Anonymous
	Local Plumber points out problems with downtown project (Preview) John Mazzeo a local liscensed plumber was critical of the sewer portion of the downtown sidewalk project at the 2/26 town council meeting. He pointed out that the project started on 2/12 without any permits being applied for. Without the proper permits in place, Code enforcement Officer John Alois...	19	829	02:27 PM Mar 5, 2007 by Admin
	School district gets some good news (Preview) The Hammonton School District found out on 2/26 that they will be receiving a substantial increase in state aid for the first time in over 5 years. Hammonton will get a 10.7% increase in state aid for the 2007-2008 school year. The increase will mean an additional $964,367 for the school budget. This i...	20	1103	09:06 AM Mar 4, 2007 by Anonymous
	Mayor testifies he "feared for his life." (Preview) In more than 6 hours of testimony the Mayor stated that he now locks his car doors (which he has never done before) because he feared the Chief putting something in his car, whether that be planting of evidence such as drugs or placing a bomb in his car. He testified that he has had many sleepless nights an...	21	1218	01:15 AM Mar 4, 2007 by Anonymous
	Council Meeting Comments (Preview) Use this thread to comment on any portions of the Town Council meeting.	23	1674	08:39 PM Feb 27, 2007 by Anonymous
	HF trying to close Chief's hearing!!! (Preview) It was reported today that the Mayor and Councilman Colasurdo are trying to use some technical clause to keep the public out of the hearing for Chief Ingemi scheduled for Monday morning at 10 am. The hearing is set for Town Hall on Monday and if it goes till Tuesday it will move to the firehouse on the Whi...	82	3327	04:26 AM Feb 19, 2007 by Anonymous
	Ingemi hearing: Seriously, you must be joking (Preview) The following was printed on the Opinion page of the Hammonton News on 2/14 and written by the editor: Article published Feb 14, 2007 Ingemi hearing: Seriously, you must be joking At the start of the disciplinary hearing for Police Chief Frank Ingemi, retired Judge Richard Williams said what was abo...	3	628	04:14 PM Feb 16, 2007 by Anonymous
	Gov. Corzine says school funding overhaul must happen in next two months (Preview) http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/NEWS01/70201004	21	717	04:31 PM Feb 14, 2007 by Admin
	Hammonton First files election report two months late (Preview) HAMMONTON FIRST FINALLY FILES FINAL ELECTION REPORTS REQUIRED BY LAW. REPORTS WERE DUE 11/27/06, HAMMONTON FIRST FILED THEIR REPORT ON 1/29/07. BELOW ARE THE FINAL AMOUNTS SPENT BY PARTY FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST. HAMMONTON FIRST - $47,825.40 DEMOCRATS - $14,659.48 REPUBLICANS - $13,534.11	34	739	05:35 PM Feb 11, 2007 by Anonymous
	Did they start digging in the wrong spot for the new Town Hall? (Preview) The following was found on another blog: They started digging in the wrong spot. While digging tostart the foundation of the new town hall, it was discovered by a town official that the hole had been dug in the wrong place. The hole was quickly filled back in to cover up the mistake and everything is bein...	12	573	05:32 PM Feb 11, 2007 by Anonymous
	Corzine throws in towel on formula for school funds (Preview) http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1170740353131650.xml&coll=1	7	532	02:15 PM Feb 11, 2007 by Anonymous
	Dems Challenge Council (Preview) The Hammonton Democrats challenge both the Republicans and Hammonton 1st to involve all 3 parties in Hammonton in the government process. On January 1st there will be many committee and board assignments made by Mayor and council. Let's end the trend of nepotism and cronyism and support equal repr...	31	753	12:06 PM Feb 11, 2007 by Admin
	Republicans can end all actions against the Chief. (Preview) ON JANUARY 1ST AFTER THE REPUBLICAN COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE SWORN IN, THEY CAN MAKE A MOTION TO DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST POLICE CHIEF FRANK INGEMI. ONCE SECONDED THE COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. AFTER DISCUSSION IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO A VOTE. DURING THAT VOTE MAYOR DIDONATO AND ROCKY COLASURD...	6	526	12:03 PM Feb 11, 2007 by Anonymous
	Is property tax relief on it's way? UPDATE 2/7 (Preview) A PROPERTY TAX RELIEF BILL WAS INTRODUCED ON FRIDAY 1/26 AT 8 PM. IT WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR TODAY (1/29).http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A0500/1_I1.PDF	32	867	10:31 AM Feb 11, 2007 by Anonymous
	Ordinance for second "toter" trash truck passes first reading (Preview) The council did approve an ordinance on first reading to purchase a second automated trash collection truck. The measure was approved by a 6-to-1 vote, with Colasurdo casting the lone vote against. DiDonato said the purchase of a second automated truck would allow the town to go to a four-day week co...	35	831	10:02 AM Feb 3, 2007 by Anonymous
	Affordable housing mandates on hold (Preview) An appellate court decision released Thursday gives the state Department of Community Affairs six months to devise a new plan for municipalities to fulfill their court-ordered mandates for affordable housing. Affordable housing advocates, who challenged the constitutionality of the Counci...	14	537	08:04 PM Jan 31, 2007 by Anonymous
	Town Hall Project already over budget. (Preview) WITH THE AWARD OF THE BID ON 12/27 THE TOWN HALL PROJECT IS ALREADY OVER BUDGET. ACCORDING TO THE SPENDING REPORT RECEIVED FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE, AS OF 12/27 SPENDING TO DATE ON THE PROJECT IS $533,403.33. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE BID AWARDED ON 12/27 IS $5,450,000. ADDING THESE TWO FIGURES TOGETHER T...	28	848	07:13 PM Jan 31, 2007 by Anonymous
	Mayor's chat , nothing new about hospital (Preview) 12/4 Mayor DiDonato holds his first "Chat with the Mayor" meeting in Town Council chambers. The main topic of discussion was the plight of Kessler hospital. While there were a lot of prestaged and spontaneous testimonials to the hospital, there were no real answers to the problems Kessler faces. We...	37	769	10:20 PM Jan 28, 2007 by Anonymous
	School Deficit Balloons (Preview) The School's deficit has finally been investigated by the auditor. Numerous points of mismanagement have been called out. The School Board is led by President Lorretta Rehmann, whose firm was on of the largest campaign contibutors to the Republicans last year a...	35	925	05:46 PM Jan 26, 2007 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Chamber of Commerce to host forum on State Building Proposal (Preview) The Hammonton Chamber of Commerce has announced that they will hold a forum to discuss the proposed State Building at 11th and Egg Harbor Road. Visit http://www.hammontonnj.us/site/ for more information. Let's discuss the pros and cons so they can be presented at the forum.	26	825	10:33 PM Jan 24, 2007 by Anonymous
	Town Council holds emergency meeting to award bids (Preview) A notice appeared on Christmas morning in the legal classified ad section of the Atlantic City Press announcing an emergency meeting of the Hammonton Town Council to award the bid for the construction of the new Town Hall and to hold a groundbreaking ceremony. If this is an open government "For the pe...	11	544	09:47 PM Jan 23, 2007 by Anonymous
	Actions by Councilman Colasurdo brings KKK to Hammonton (Preview) The recent statements made by Councilman Rocky Colasurdo will now bring the KKK to the Town of Hammonton "while wearing the traditional white KKK robes". Read the two stories concerning this in the Hammonton News and the Atlantic City Press. We want to hear your comments on this issue.	25	860	09:51 AM Jan 11, 2007 by Admin
	Republican Inner Circle Meets (Preview) What went on in the Republican meeting last night? The Republican blog (http://www.myhammonton.com/blog) seems to be eliminating all mention of the meeting. The Republicans did not advertize the meeting at all on the blog. What went on? Why was any notice the...	18	895	05:55 PM Jan 10, 2007 by Anonymous
	Bertino receives Town Business (Preview) Garden State Color Labs has received business from the Town. The company is owned by Republican councilperson Jimmy Bertino. Should a councilperson do business with the same town he serves? This seems to be very unethical. In addition, Bertino received another $6...	26	920	07:30 PM Jan 9, 2007 by Anonymous
	Dems turn down Gazette interview. (Preview) THE HAMMONTON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DID NOT AND WILL NOT INTERVIEW WITH THE HAMMONTON GAZETTE. WE REFUSE TO BE INTIMIDATED AND COERCED INTO A BIASED INTERVIEW WHICH WILL HIDE THE TRUTH FROM THE PEOPLE OF HAMMONTON. WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE! THE HAMMONTON DEMOCRATS ARE NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO...	7	586	08:11 AM Jan 1, 2007 by Anonymous
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