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In the 3/21 issue of the Hammonton Gazette, Staff Writer Gina Rullo writes that in a written statement a representative of the NJ Department of Community Affairs states "The municipal employee can run for office while still employed but must resign before being sworn in...". This is a ge...

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Charges were filed against Chief Ingemi on October 12, 2006. A decision dismissing all charges was issued on March 20, 2007. For over 5 months this Town, the Chief, his family, his co-workers and friends have had to endure a very stressful time brought about by just 2 individuals who obviously had pol...

11:39 PM Apr 3, 2007 · 17

We at the Hammonton Democratic club usually try to stay away from school board issues, so as not to mix politics into the schools. However, the actions of Tom Costa at the 3/15 school board meeting need to be brought to the attention of all Hammonton taxpayers. Mr. Costa voted no on the proposed school b...

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In the 2/20 Atlantic City Press a story appears explaing that the February Chat with the Mayor will be a television show touting the accomplishments of the past year. Hammonton mayor turning monthly chat into television program By TIMOTHY PUKO Staff Writer, (609) 272-7275 (Published: February 20...

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Use this thread to discuss tonight's Town Council Meeting.

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If the proposed budget holds after reviews by the members of Council and all Town Committeees and Commissions, there will be no raise in taxes in Hammonton this year. As a matter of fact, with the County rate going down, we should see a decrease in our taxes. Of course, now statrts the scrutiny of the bud...

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The Hammonton Democrats are proud to announce the 2007 Democratic Candidates for Hammonton Town Council. They are: Mike Ammirato Anthony Falcone Robin Ripa Bios and more info to follow.

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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

Admin · 31

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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	Gazette's opinion only applies in some instances (Preview) In the 3/21 issue of the Hammonton Gazette, Staff Writer Gina Rullo writes that in a written statement a representative of the NJ Department of Community Affairs states "The municipal employee can run for office while still employed but must resign before being sworn in...". This is a ge...	31	1516	03:19 PM Apr 12, 2007 by Anonymous
	Mayor DiDonato and Councilman Colasurdo must resign from the Law & Order Committee (Preview) Charges were filed against Chief Ingemi on October 12, 2006. A decision dismissing all charges was issued on March 20, 2007. For over 5 months this Town, the Chief, his family, his co-workers and friends have had to endure a very stressful time brought about by just 2 individuals who obviously had pol...	21	1182	11:25 PM Apr 6, 2007 by Anonymous
	School Board Member Tom Costa votes against Hammonton taxpayers (Preview) We at the Hammonton Democratic club usually try to stay away from school board issues, so as not to mix politics into the schools. However, the actions of Tom Costa at the 3/15 school board meeting need to be brought to the attention of all Hammonton taxpayers. Mr. Costa voted no on the proposed school b...	17	926	11:39 PM Apr 3, 2007 by Anonymous
	Mayor takes "chat" out of "Chat with the Mayor" (Preview) In the 2/20 Atlantic City Press a story appears explaing that the February Chat with the Mayor will be a television show touting the accomplishments of the past year. Hammonton mayor turning monthly chat into television program By TIMOTHY PUKO Staff Writer, (609) 272-7275 (Published: February 20...	49	2003	11:33 PM Apr 3, 2007 by Anonymous
	Discuss Town Council Meeting 3/26 (Preview) Use this thread to discuss tonight's Town Council Meeting.	19	1221	01:01 AM Mar 31, 2007 by Anonymous
	Town Council introduces budget with no tax increase (Preview) If the proposed budget holds after reviews by the members of Council and all Town Committeees and Commissions, there will be no raise in taxes in Hammonton this year. As a matter of fact, with the County rate going down, we should see a decrease in our taxes. Of course, now statrts the scrutiny of the bud...	13	1374	07:53 AM Mar 30, 2007 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Democrats announce 2007 Candidates (Preview) The Hammonton Democrats are proud to announce the 2007 Democratic Candidates for Hammonton Town Council. They are: Mike Ammirato Anthony Falcone Robin Ripa Bios and more info to follow.	11	1168	12:35 AM Mar 30, 2007 by Anonymous
	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	811	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	1197	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	2036	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	621	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	775	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	1687	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	842	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	1114	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	1247	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	1683	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	3353	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	641	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	727	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	749	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	581	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	545	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	761	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	540	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	888	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	847	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	549	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	862	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	775	10:20 PM Jan 28, 2007 by Anonymous
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