HAMMONTON BLOG

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In these tough economic times, most communities are looking for every possible way to cut down on expenses. Unecessary expenses place an undo burden on the taxpayers. One of the areas most government entities are looking at is health benefits. These expenses continue to be one of the costs that carr...

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Steve DiDonato broke his election pledges on a couple counts this week. He pledged fiscal responsibility. Lobbyists don't work for free. How many cops are going to get rid to pay for this lobbyist? How many highway department workers will go away? How much longer will streets go unpaved becau...

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With HF, every year brings a new controversy. First, there was Lemonade-gate when HF put a disabled child at the center in order to embarrass others and make themselves look good. There was Airport-gate, where hundreds of thousands of dollars of fill-dirt went missing at the Hammonton Airport an...

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It seems that open and honest government does not apply to the Town Website. It seems that the last minutes that were posted were from the Jan 1 meeting. http://www.townofhammonton.org/2010minutes.html We pay $60,0000 per year for IT and this is what we get. Is the problem incompetence,...

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I just read this quote about Chicago. Sound familiar? "Chicago, it's important to know, has been run by the Democratic Party since 1931. That's one-party rule for 79 years. Currently under the control of Mayor Richard M. Daley, son of a former Chicago mayor, the city's political machine, in e...

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This just in from the May 23, 2005 Town Council Meeting. The Council with Democrats and Republicans on it, cut , yes, cut sewer rates. Reduce Sewer RateMotion by Councilperson Bertino, seconded by Councilperson Falcone,authorize Solicitor to prepare ordinance to reduce residential sewerrate...

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Hammonton may have replace its name from Blueberry Capital of the World to Conflict of Interest Capital of the World. Now, the appearance of conflict of interest is seeping into planning board proceedings. Recently, the planning board voted on the completion of a project involving Dunkin Donuts...

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(http://www.hammontongazette.com/Opinion/editorials.html),

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This is in this month's Council Agenda about the Hammonton Lake Park Project (the project that led to the removal of all of those trees): Phase I Construction: As requested we have met with the Contractor to discuss the costs provided for the extra work requested and completed at the Lake...

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Well, I think we found the most honest person in all of this wheeling and dealing in the upcoming Stockton Satellite Campus Fiasco. The Dean of Arts at Stockton admits that the satellite campus may or may not be successful. Here is his quote from the Hammonton Gazette. "I believe this agreemen...

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(http://www.hammontonfirst.com/documents/by-laws.pdf).

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Rumor has it that Ed Wuillerman has been installed as HF President. Ed brings a mixed record as Councilman; he presided over the end of MUAC, the raiding of water and sewer to pay for general expenses and the Boyer Ave infiltration plant issues while head of water and sewer. However, he is best rememb...

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It seems that every town in the area is in bad shape because of the economy. I wonder how Hammonton's budget is? You see, my friends, we do not know how things are in Hammonton because all of these other towns are having open budget discussions and providing press coverage. Check out today's AC Press...

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http://www.njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/top-towns-2010-by-county.html-- Edited by Admin on Sunday 21st of February 2010 06:40:49 PM

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We certainly have heard alot about NJM opening in Hammonton and the downtown sidewalks. Former Hammonton Mayor John DiDonato said NJM's commitment speaks volumes to other companies looking to expand in the town. "This groundbreaking sends the message to the business world that Hammonton...

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http://www.hammontongazette.com/Weekly%20file/opin2.html

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You would think a former Attorney General would understand and respect the law. But it seems, as soon as anyone is elected Governor in New Jersey, they think the law no longer applies to them. NJ has a law regarding the requirement to provide a thorough and efficient education to the children of our sta...

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The HF-controlled council always believed that poor planning is like wine_it will get better with age. They thought if they filibustered and procrastinated and kept quiet long enough, either the public would forget about the issue or the issue will work itself out. Well, one more chicken is com...

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The Green Committee members work hard and are dedicated to making this community more sustainable. It is just too bad HF mocks the Green Committees initiatives with what the Town ends up doing. If you look at the Green Committee website (http://hammontongreen.com/Minutes.aspx), you can see a c...

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Last year, we were supposed to salute the efforts of HF on the AA Bond Rating. Apparently, in year 2009, theysinglehandedly lifted us to new heights of financial stature. But wait a minute. What if we already had AA Bond Rating and this was another legendary election year gimmick? Shocking but per...

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(http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_67b52a46-3e2c-5e0e-a7a7-643809283f48.html)...

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Councilman Jerry Barberio famously said once about the Boyer Avenue Rec fields that we would be using other people's money to build it. Well, it makes for a nice campaign sign. But so far we borrowed $1 million dollars for that field and we spent $800K to run water and sewer there (which is great if you...

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Just as the area is getting over a pounding from two blizzards, there is more snow in the forecast for next week. The dumping shouldn't be as bad at the last two storms, according to AccuWeather. Snowfall will begin light Monday, with sleet and freezing rain. Then accumulation will become progressiv...

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 345 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010 ...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT OUR AREA FROM LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... .AN EXPLOSIVELY DEVELOPING NOR/EASTER MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF OUR AREA START...

gravesact · 3

For several days now the crossing gates for the railroad tracks going through Hammonton have not been functioning. Currently the train stops at each crossing and the conductor stops the traffic to allow the train to proceed through the intersection. Be careful, just imagine if one of the engineers...

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Details are sketchy, but Corp Joe Mazzeo who very recently retired from the Hammonton Police Department unexpectedly passed away today. Joe leaves behind two sons. All of our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this trying time. As more details become available they will be posted here.

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All of the weather outlets are referring to this weekends impending snowstorm as an "historic event. Below is the current National Weather Sevice message concerning this storm. Shop Rite, Superfresh, Baglianis, and Inferreras will all be busy today along with the video rental outlets. Are...

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A front page article in the 1/24 Atlantic City Press presents good signs for our local hospital. Lawyer: Kessler close on deals Merger proposal received, 3 more likely, Ciardi says By TIMOTHY PUKO Staff Writer, (609) 272-7275 (Published: January 24, 2007) CAMDEN — Kessler Memorial H...

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Sam Mento III is seriously considering a run for Atlantic County Freeholder-at-Large in this years Novemebr elections. Sam Mento is a local businessman in his long time family carpet business and the owner of Mento Farms a local blueberry farm. Sam most recently ran for Atlantic County freeholde...

gravesact · 2

The Press of Atlantic City released attendance figures for elected officials throughout Atlantic County. Below are the attendance figures for Hammonton Town Council. AtlanticHammontonEd Wuillermin87 AtlanticHammontonJames Bertino74 AtlanticHammontonJeanne Lewis87 Atlantic...

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	Jim Curcio, Atlantic County Freehoder Chairman, reluctantly gives up his health benefits (Preview) In these tough economic times, most communities are looking for every possible way to cut down on expenses. Unecessary expenses place an undo burden on the taxpayers. One of the areas most government entities are looking at is health benefits. These expenses continue to be one of the costs that carr...	6	1301	09:32 AM Feb 25, 2010 by Anonymous
	Steve breaks pledge...Town hires lobbyist (Preview) Steve DiDonato broke his election pledges on a couple counts this week. He pledged fiscal responsibility. Lobbyists don't work for free. How many cops are going to get rid to pay for this lobbyist? How many highway department workers will go away? How much longer will streets go unpaved becau...	9	691	09:22 PM Feb 24, 2010 by Anonymous
	New Year, New Council,New Controversy... (Preview) With HF, every year brings a new controversy. First, there was Lemonade-gate when HF put a disabled child at the center in order to embarrass others and make themselves look good. There was Airport-gate, where hundreds of thousands of dollars of fill-dirt went missing at the Hammonton Airport an...	7	513	10:53 PM Feb 23, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hey, Steve what happened to open and honest government... (Preview) It seems that open and honest government does not apply to the Town Website. It seems that the last minutes that were posted were from the Jan 1 meeting. http://www.townofhammonton.org/2010minutes.html We pay $60,0000 per year for IT and this is what we get. Is the problem incompetence,...	1	428	07:38 PM Feb 23, 2010 by Anonymous
	Scary similarities... (Preview) I just read this quote about Chicago. Sound familiar? "Chicago, it's important to know, has been run by the Democratic Party since 1931. That's one-party rule for 79 years. Currently under the control of Mayor Richard M. Daley, son of a former Chicago mayor, the city's political machine, in e...	0	468	07:09 PM Feb 23, 2010 by
	News Flash: Last time residents got money back from Town Council was before HF... (Preview) This just in from the May 23, 2005 Town Council Meeting. The Council with Democrats and Republicans on it, cut , yes, cut sewer rates. Reduce Sewer RateMotion by Councilperson Bertino, seconded by Councilperson Falcone,authorize Solicitor to prepare ordinance to reduce residential sewerrate...	6	509	06:01 PM Feb 23, 2010 by Anonymous
	Planning board needs a prevention plan about Conflict of Interest... (Preview) Hammonton may have replace its name from Blueberry Capital of the World to Conflict of Interest Capital of the World. Now, the appearance of conflict of interest is seeping into planning board proceedings. Recently, the planning board voted on the completion of a project involving Dunkin Donuts...	12	623	09:33 AM Feb 23, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Gazette needs to check its facts..... (Preview) (http://www.hammontongazette.com/Opinion/editorials.html),	6	1025	09:26 AM Feb 23, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Lake Park The Gift that keeps on giving.... (Preview) This is in this month's Council Agenda about the Hammonton Lake Park Project (the project that led to the removal of all of those trees): Phase I Construction: As requested we have met with the Contractor to discuss the costs provided for the extra work requested and completed at the Lake...	11	570	10:16 PM Feb 22, 2010 by Anonymous
	Stockton is not sure about success in Hammonton... (Preview) Well, I think we found the most honest person in all of this wheeling and dealing in the upcoming Stockton Satellite Campus Fiasco. The Dean of Arts at Stockton admits that the satellite campus may or may not be successful. Here is his quote from the Hammonton Gazette. "I believe this agreemen...	4	454	08:03 PM Feb 22, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton First By-Laws: Such an interesting read... (Preview) (http://www.hammontonfirst.com/documents/by-laws.pdf).	2	1104	07:02 PM Feb 22, 2010 by Anonymous
	President Wuillerman (Preview) Rumor has it that Ed Wuillerman has been installed as HF President. Ed brings a mixed record as Councilman; he presided over the end of MUAC, the raiding of water and sewer to pay for general expenses and the Boyer Ave infiltration plant issues while head of water and sewer. However, he is best rememb...	1	488	06:04 PM Feb 22, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hopefully, the HF secret budget negotiations are going well.... (Preview) It seems that every town in the area is in bad shape because of the economy. I wonder how Hammonton's budget is? You see, my friends, we do not know how things are in Hammonton because all of these other towns are having open budget discussions and providing press coverage. Check out today's AC Press...	13	611	05:05 PM Feb 22, 2010 by Anonymous
	Look where Hammonton placed in NJ MONTHY in the state & the county (Preview) http://www.njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/top-towns-2010-by-county.html-- Edited by Admin on Sunday 21st of February 2010 06:40:49 PM	8	559	10:11 PM Feb 21, 2010 by Anonymous
	I thought HF is responsible for NJ Manufacturing and the downtown sidewalks (Preview) We certainly have heard alot about NJM opening in Hammonton and the downtown sidewalks. Former Hammonton Mayor John DiDonato said NJM's commitment speaks volumes to other companies looking to expand in the town. "This groundbreaking sends the message to the business world that Hammonton...	1	445	02:53 PM Feb 20, 2010 by Anonymous
	Gazette Columnist compares HF to Founding Fathers (Preview) http://www.hammontongazette.com/Weekly%20file/opin2.html	3	442	10:07 AM Feb 20, 2010 by Anonymous
	Gov. Christie isn’t following the law (Preview) You would think a former Attorney General would understand and respect the law. But it seems, as soon as anyone is elected Governor in New Jersey, they think the law no longer applies to them. NJ has a law regarding the requirement to provide a thorough and efficient education to the children of our sta...	3	464	08:28 PM Feb 19, 2010 by Anonymous
	HF-Controlled Council disproves their own theory.... (Preview) The HF-controlled council always believed that poor planning is like wine_it will get better with age. They thought if they filibustered and procrastinated and kept quiet long enough, either the public would forget about the issue or the issue will work itself out. Well, one more chicken is com...	2	426	03:10 PM Feb 19, 2010 by Anonymous
	Feeling Blue for the Green Committee (Preview) The Green Committee members work hard and are dedicated to making this community more sustainable. It is just too bad HF mocks the Green Committees initiatives with what the Town ends up doing. If you look at the Green Committee website (http://hammontongreen.com/Minutes.aspx), you can see a c...	1	425	03:04 PM Feb 19, 2010 by Anonymous
	Open the Champagne bottles, no wait..... (Preview) Last year, we were supposed to salute the efforts of HF on the AA Bond Rating. Apparently, in year 2009, theysinglehandedly lifted us to new heights of financial stature. But wait a minute. What if we already had AA Bond Rating and this was another legendary election year gimmick? Shocking but per...	1	422	01:41 PM Feb 19, 2010 by Anonymous
	Is the guarantee of no new taxes in jeopardy? (Preview) (http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_67b52a46-3e2c-5e0e-a7a7-643809283f48.html)...	18	608	10:40 AM Feb 19, 2010 by Anonymous
	I thought we were using other people's money.... (Preview) Councilman Jerry Barberio famously said once about the Boyer Avenue Rec fields that we would be using other people's money to build it. Well, it makes for a nice campaign sign. But so far we borrowed $1 million dollars for that field and we spent $800K to run water and sewer there (which is great if you...	1	423	10:07 AM Feb 19, 2010 by Anonymous
	Snow expected again Monday (Preview) Just as the area is getting over a pounding from two blizzards, there is more snow in the forecast for next week. The dumping shouldn't be as bad at the last two storms, according to AccuWeather. Snowfall will begin light Monday, with sleet and freezing rain. Then accumulation will become progressiv...	40	780	10:51 AM Feb 17, 2010 by Anonymous
	THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT OUR AREA FROM LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING (Preview) URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 345 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010 ...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT OUR AREA FROM LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... .AN EXPLOSIVELY DEVELOPING NOR/EASTER MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF OUR AREA START...	23	758	04:56 PM Feb 15, 2010 by gravesact
	Be careful crossing the railroad tracks in Hammonton (Preview) For several days now the crossing gates for the railroad tracks going through Hammonton have not been functioning. Currently the train stops at each crossing and the conductor stops the traffic to allow the train to proceed through the intersection. Be careful, just imagine if one of the engineers...	3	521	02:49 PM Feb 14, 2010 by gravesact
	Retired Hammonton Police Corporal Joe Mazzeo unexpectedly passes away! (Preview) Details are sketchy, but Corp Joe Mazzeo who very recently retired from the Hammonton Police Department unexpectedly passed away today. Joe leaves behind two sons. All of our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this trying time. As more details become available they will be posted here.	32	3128	11:04 PM Feb 12, 2010 by Anonymous
	Are you ready for this "historic" storm? (Preview) All of the weather outlets are referring to this weekends impending snowstorm as an "historic event. Below is the current National Weather Sevice message concerning this storm. Shop Rite, Superfresh, Baglianis, and Inferreras will all be busy today along with the video rental outlets. Are...	42	1107	10:33 AM Feb 10, 2010 by Anonymous
	Kessler close on deals. (Preview) A front page article in the 1/24 Atlantic City Press presents good signs for our local hospital. Lawyer: Kessler close on deals Merger proposal received, 3 more likely, Ciardi says By TIMOTHY PUKO Staff Writer, (609) 272-7275 (Published: January 24, 2007) CAMDEN — Kessler Memorial H...	38	1138	09:21 PM Feb 9, 2010 by Anonymous
	Local Hammonton Businessman and Farmer Sam Mento III considers run for Freeholder-at-Large ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Sam Mento III is seriously considering a run for Atlantic County Freeholder-at-Large in this years Novemebr elections. Sam Mento is a local businessman in his long time family carpet business and the owner of Mento Farms a local blueberry farm. Sam most recently ran for Atlantic County freeholde...	106	2893	08:23 PM Feb 4, 2010 by Anonymous
	Attendance rates for Hammonton Town Council (Preview) The Press of Atlantic City released attendance figures for elected officials throughout Atlantic County. Below are the attendance figures for Hammonton Town Council. AtlanticHammontonEd Wuillermin87 AtlanticHammontonJames Bertino74 AtlanticHammontonJeanne Lewis87 Atlantic...	2	587	03:01 PM Feb 2, 2010 by gravesact
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