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Let's see, the police agree to give HF the money to assist in balancing the budget shortfall (note:we have a 3.4 million surplus). The money is given in the form of no overtime for 2010, % raise for 2010 and the deal is good for this year. So, if all they wanted was money, how come the money is not enough? If...

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The Press of Atlantic City today reports that Hammonton native, Atlantic County Freeholder chairman and candidate for Atlantic County Surrogate, Jim Curcio was arrested on Saturday night for suspicion of DWI. He reportedly refused a breathalyzer test. "I made a terrible mistake, and I'm g...

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All around town the buzz is going about the new Democrat ticket. The Fisters are trying to bash as usual and the Gazette will probably too. But the word is out. Support FALCONE --- JACOBUS --- INGEMI !!!!!

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The only ones speaking out against HF and their constant zero tax increase promises are the Democrats! In November if you are against HF vote for Anthony Falcone and write in fellow Democrats Rich Jacobus and Joe Ingemi! The Republicans and HF Republicans are one in the same!

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A special meeting of the Hammonton Town Council was held recently. The topic was supposed tob the proposed deal with Stockton. However, when Joe Ingemi and Rich Jacobus walked into the council chambers the agenda was changed and Stockton was pulled from the agenda. When confronted with questions,...

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The Hammonton Democrats have announced that former councilman Anthony Falcone will be the lone Democratic candidate for Hammonton town council in this years election. Club President Maria Falcone has issued a statement to the press and it will be posted here shortly. The Hammonton Republicans a...

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Ah, our deputy mayor spoke so philosophically last night....he compare the state cuts to be a curveball that the Town Council missed. I guess Sam and his pals must have not been listening since the election when the Governor kept saying and saying and saying that local governments will share in the pa...

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Notice last week's headlines: Union: Raise Taxes This week's headlines: Town Council: No tax increase Notice the Gazette did not state in the first headline: School Board: No Tax Increase, even though school board specifically took a tax increase off the table. Once again the Gazette has given the...

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I came across on organization in Millville called Millville First (www.millvillefirst.org). I couldn't help but compare them with our own local group Hammonton First that we have all come to know and love. I would put their website here but they haven't updated it since Nov of last year. Is the mo...

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Remember when John DiDonato said we had an $11 million dollar surplus when he left office. The town accountant stated at the last meeting we only have a 3.8 million dollar surplus. Old Johnny was only off by about $7 million dollars. The truth finally came out today in the Hammonton News (although...

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In a report by the Press of Atlantic City, county websites were reviewed for information provided to the public. Hunterdon County came out on top as the best county website in NJ. Atlantic County was in the top half of the rankings. The article started by debunking the myth that it is too costly or time c...

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Be careful driving Bellevue Ave....the drainage/sewer must have collapsed. Boy, the 1.5 million from SJ Gas for water and sewer as well as the 100K per year we took in "management fees" would be handy right now. Hey, at least the downtown looks nice right? Until of course, everyone wake...

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http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20100331/HAMMONTON01/3310307/Municipal+employees+await+word+on+layoffs

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http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/gov_chris_christie_offers_more.html

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The Hammonton Education Association has refused to have any discussions to help the district or the Hammonton taxpayers with next years budget. As we all know the school district's state aid was cut by over $2,000,000 for the next school year in addition to the reduction made in the current school ye...

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http://www.hammontongazette.com/Opinion/editorials.html

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Hammonton is better positioned than anywhere else to weather this storm. -Mayor Steve DiDonato Why all of this talk about lay-offs? I propose with our $11 million dollar surplus that John DiDonato left us we close the budget gap and we cut taxes 5 cents. This will prevent lay-offs an...

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Atlantic City Electric announced Thursday it is replacing streetlights in Hammonton to test whether the new bulbs are energy-efficient and will still provide the same quality as the current lighting source. Hammonton will get the new light-emitting diode, or LED, streetlights for a six-month...

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Well, HF is devolving into the party that can hold its meeting in a phone booth. We don't hear anything about their meetings anymore. Their website has not been updated at all and they recycled Ed Wuillermen to become president. It makes you wonder how the party's fundraising is going. It looks lik...

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At the council meeting tonight the mayor said that the layoff of four police officers would be discussed on April 1st. Here is where I am confused, he said no layoffs were planned and that they were discussing how to avoid them. He was then asked by Ptl. Hagerty if they had followed proper procedure and f...

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I just have some comments... Why are we in such dire financial straits that we have to lay off 10 people when John DiDonato said he was leaving us with an $11 million dollar surplus? That is about a whole year's budget. John DiDonato also said that we were better off than other towns and even challeng...

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The Administrators in the Hammonton schoold district have agreed to a wage freeze. A report on the Press of Atlantic City website reports this will save the school district about $85,000. The report said."The school district's administration - including its superintendent, assistant sup...

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Well, we still do not know anything about our budget (unlike every other Town), our Mayor has the following to say about the state cuts (my comments in read). That is definitely much worse that we anticipated (Worse than you anticipated, Christie has been talking about this since he came in, plus, you...

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Based on the successful Democratic vote to bring in Plymouth Place, Rich Jacobus is supporting fellow North Jersey native John Bee in bringing in another development for low income people. This will help people from Atlantic City to be able to afford to live in our town. GO RICH GO!

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It seems that Stockton will be taking a big hit in funding from the state. http://www.nbc40.net/view_story.php?id=12575 It makes us wonder how they can afford to pay the "rent" that Mr. Howell says the Town will charge the college to pay for fixing up the building. Also, interesting to...

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Governor Christie release the state aid to municipalities figures this afternoon. Hammonton is taking a 20% reduction in aid from the state this year. That equals a $326,278 cut in aid to our town. That's going to make things real tough for the upcoming budget. In a statement from the Department of C...

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This is another example of the taxpayers needing to cut back on government payroll and benefits. Layoffs, pay freezes, and cutbacks are becoming the norm in our state. Of course, many unions are pushing back and you can probably expect to see that on this thread. The reality is that the governm...

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It seems that honest and open government are out of style (assuming they were ever in style in Hammonton). In March 2009, John DiDonato presented his budget at the Council meeting. And the Council passed as resolution to introduce the budget at the next meeting. This year, no mention of the 2010 b...

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Well, HF has taken their anti-tax campaign to a new level. Now, they have decided not pay their taxes. This actually started about two years ago when former Mayor John DiDonato owed water and sewer on Raspberry Run and his economic advocate George Mortellite owed taxes on his properties. Well, wit...

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Over and over when defending his policy positions, Governor Christie has said this is what I was elected to do'. I must have missed the election where people voted for a Governor to impose the single biggest property tax increase in state history. Throughout the campaign he promised New Jersey vo...

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	Hammonton First's Real Reason for Cutting Police (Preview) Let's see, the police agree to give HF the money to assist in balancing the budget shortfall (note:we have a 3.4 million surplus). The money is given in the form of no overtime for 2010, % raise for 2010 and the deal is good for this year. So, if all they wanted was money, how come the money is not enough? If...	24	4773	03:14 AM Sep 21, 2011 by repsky912
	Atlantic County Freeholder Chairman Jim Curcio charged with suspicion of drunken driving in Hamilton Township (Preview) The Press of Atlantic City today reports that Hammonton native, Atlantic County Freeholder chairman and candidate for Atlantic County Surrogate, Jim Curcio was arrested on Saturday night for suspicion of DWI. He reportedly refused a breathalyzer test. "I made a terrible mistake, and I'm g...	0	3425	10:45 AM Oct 4, 2010 by Admin
	Fisters afraid of FALCONE --- JACOBUS --- INGEMI (Preview) All around town the buzz is going about the new Democrat ticket. The Fisters are trying to bash as usual and the Gazette will probably too. But the word is out. Support FALCONE --- JACOBUS --- INGEMI !!!!!	1	2610	06:16 AM Sep 28, 2010 by Anonymous
	FALCONE --- JACOBUS --- INGEMI (Preview) The only ones speaking out against HF and their constant zero tax increase promises are the Democrats! In November if you are against HF vote for Anthony Falcone and write in fellow Democrats Rich Jacobus and Joe Ingemi! The Republicans and HF Republicans are one in the same!	1	2495	06:39 PM Sep 26, 2010 by Anonymous
	Why won't Hammonton First even discuss Stockton? (Preview) A special meeting of the Hammonton Town Council was held recently. The topic was supposed tob the proposed deal with Stockton. However, when Joe Ingemi and Rich Jacobus walked into the council chambers the agenda was changed and Stockton was pulled from the agenda. When confronted with questions,...	0	2951	08:11 PM Sep 21, 2010 by Admin
	Hammonton Democrats run 1 candidate for Town Council (Preview) The Hammonton Democrats have announced that former councilman Anthony Falcone will be the lone Democratic candidate for Hammonton town council in this years election. Club President Maria Falcone has issued a statement to the press and it will be posted here shortly. The Hammonton Republicans a...	2	2179	10:57 PM Apr 13, 2010 by Anonymous
	If you don't see a curveball coming... (Preview) Ah, our deputy mayor spoke so philosophically last night....he compare the state cuts to be a curveball that the Town Council missed. I guess Sam and his pals must have not been listening since the election when the Governor kept saying and saying and saying that local governments will share in the pa...	19	4281	09:23 PM Apr 10, 2010 by Anonymous
	Surprise: Gazette shows bias (Preview) Notice last week's headlines: Union: Raise Taxes This week's headlines: Town Council: No tax increase Notice the Gazette did not state in the first headline: School Board: No Tax Increase, even though school board specifically took a tax increase off the table. Once again the Gazette has given the...	3	2245	12:32 PM Apr 10, 2010 by Anonymous
	The Tale of 2 Firster Organizations (Preview) I came across on organization in Millville called Millville First (www.millvillefirst.org). I couldn't help but compare them with our own local group Hammonton First that we have all come to know and love. I would put their website here but they haven't updated it since Nov of last year. Is the mo...	1	2093	02:21 PM Apr 9, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton First admits deception about surplus...sort of (Preview) Remember when John DiDonato said we had an $11 million dollar surplus when he left office. The town accountant stated at the last meeting we only have a 3.8 million dollar surplus. Old Johnny was only off by about $7 million dollars. The truth finally came out today in the Hammonton News (although...	2	2249	05:03 PM Apr 7, 2010 by Anonymous
	Website review: Hammonton's "open" government not so "open." (Preview) In a report by the Press of Atlantic City, county websites were reviewed for information provided to the public. Hunterdon County came out on top as the best county website in NJ. Atlantic County was in the top half of the rankings. The article started by debunking the myth that it is too costly or time c...	4	2607	04:00 PM Apr 7, 2010 by Anonymous
	Infrastructure Crumbling (Preview) Be careful driving Bellevue Ave....the drainage/sewer must have collapsed. Boy, the 1.5 million from SJ Gas for water and sewer as well as the 100K per year we took in "management fees" would be handy right now. Hey, at least the downtown looks nice right? Until of course, everyone wake...	6	3146	10:20 PM Apr 4, 2010 by Anonymous
	HF's Chickens are coming home to roost!!!! (Preview) http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20100331/HAMMONTON01/3310307/Municipal+employees+await+word+on+layoffs	6	2900	04:59 PM Apr 2, 2010 by Anonymous
	Gov. Christie offers more state aid to N.J. schools that freeze teacher pay (Preview) http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/gov_chris_christie_offers_more.html	2	1931	04:11 PM Mar 30, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton teachers thumb their noses at Board of Education, Taxpayers, and Gov. Christie. (Preview) The Hammonton Education Association has refused to have any discussions to help the district or the Hammonton taxpayers with next years budget. As we all know the school district's state aid was cut by over $2,000,000 for the next school year in addition to the reduction made in the current school ye...	12	3070	12:31 PM Mar 30, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Gazette Calls for Sacrifice by almost everyone (Preview) http://www.hammontongazette.com/Opinion/editorials.html	0	1765	12:35 PM Mar 27, 2010 by HF Observer
	Is it time to get a tax cut (Preview) *Hammonton is better positioned than anywhere else to weather this storm. -Mayor Steve DiDonato* Why all of this talk about lay-offs? I propose with our $11 million dollar surplus that John DiDonato left us we close the budget gap and we cut taxes 5 cents. This will prevent lay-offs an...	12	5251	10:15 PM Mar 26, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton to test new LED street lights. (Preview) Atlantic City Electric announced Thursday it is replacing streetlights in Hammonton to test whether the new bulbs are energy-efficient and will still provide the same quality as the current lighting source. Hammonton will get the new light-emitting diode, or LED, streetlights for a six-month...	1	1817	05:32 PM Mar 26, 2010 by Anonymous
	And the phone booth award goes to HF.... (Preview) Well, HF is devolving into the party that can hold its meeting in a phone booth. We don't hear anything about their meetings anymore. Their website has not been updated at all and they recycled Ed Wuillermen to become president. It makes you wonder how the party's fundraising is going. It looks lik...	1	1871	02:22 PM Mar 26, 2010 by Anonymous
	Which side of his face is the mayor talking out of? (Preview) At the council meeting tonight the mayor said that the layoff of four police officers would be discussed on April 1st. Here is where I am confused, he said no layoffs were planned and that they were discussing how to avoid them. He was then asked by Ptl. Hagerty if they had followed proper procedure and f...	4	2153	09:13 AM Mar 25, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton First and the Case of the Missing $11 million Surplus (Preview) I just have some comments... Why are we in such dire financial straits that we have to lay off 10 people when John DiDonato said he was leaving us with an $11 million dollar surplus? That is about a whole year's budget. John DiDonato also said that we were better off than other towns and even challeng...	6	2930	08:09 PM Mar 24, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton School District moving towards a new budget. (Preview) The Administrators in the Hammonton schoold district have agreed to a wage freeze. A report on the Press of Atlantic City website reports this will save the school district about $85,000. The report said."The school district's administration - including its superintendent, assistant sup...	8	2661	11:14 AM Mar 24, 2010 by Anonymous
	Mayor cries about Budget (Preview) Well, we still do not know anything about our budget (unlike every other Town), our Mayor has the following to say about the state cuts (my comments in read). That is definitely much worse that we anticipated (Worse than you anticipated, Christie has been talking about this since he came in, plus, you...	25	3617	08:47 PM Mar 22, 2010 by Anonymous
	Democrat Rich Jacobus supports John Bee in bringing low income housing to Hammonton... (Preview) Based on the successful Democratic vote to bring in Plymouth Place, Rich Jacobus is supporting fellow North Jersey native John Bee in bringing in another development for low income people. This will help people from Atlantic City to be able to afford to live in our town. GO RICH GO!	24	2005	10:24 PM Mar 21, 2010 by Anonymous
	Is the Stockton Project going away? (Preview) It seems that Stockton will be taking a big hit in funding from the state. http://www.nbc40.net/view_story.php?id=12575 It makes us wonder how they can afford to pay the "rent" that Mr. Howell says the Town will charge the college to pay for fixing up the building. Also, interesting to...	6	2592	10:51 AM Mar 20, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton state aid cut by 20% (Preview) Governor Christie release the state aid to municipalities figures this afternoon. Hammonton is taking a 20% reduction in aid from the state this year. That equals a $326,278 cut in aid to our town. That's going to make things real tough for the upcoming budget. In a statement from the Department of C...	5	1893	11:35 AM Mar 19, 2010 by Anonymous
	Hammonton School Board wants Union to give up raises or else potential layoffs (Preview) This is another example of the taxpayers needing to cut back on government payroll and benefits. Layoffs, pay freezes, and cutbacks are becoming the norm in our state. Of course, many unions are pushing back and you can probably expect to see that on this thread. The reality is that the governm...	10	2697	06:55 AM Mar 19, 2010 by Anonymous
	Budget Feet Dragging (Preview) It seems that honest and open government are out of style (assuming they were ever in style in Hammonton). In March 2009, John DiDonato presented his budget at the Council meeting. And the Council passed as resolution to introduce the budget at the next meeting. This year, no mention of the 2010 b...	1	1611	10:38 PM Mar 18, 2010 by Anonymous
	HF Campaign Promise: No Old Taxes (Preview) Well, HF has taken their anti-tax campaign to a new level. Now, they have decided not pay their taxes. This actually started about two years ago when former Mayor John DiDonato owed water and sewer on Raspberry Run and his economic advocate George Mortellite owed taxes on his properties. Well, wit...	9	2368	12:32 PM Mar 18, 2010 by Anonymous
	NJ State Democratic Chair Wisniewski's statement regarding the Governor's Budget Address (Preview) Over and over when defending his policy positions, Governor Christie has said this is what I was elected to do'. I must have missed the election where people voted for a Governor to impose the single biggest property tax increase in state history. Throughout the campaign he promised New Jersey vo...	1	1986	10:52 PM Mar 17, 2010 by Anonymous
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