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As many of your readers know, the Hammonton Democratic Club has chosen me to be a part of their 2008 Campaign Team. I truly am truly grateful for this opportunity to be a candidate for Town Council. I also am excited to run with such dedicated individuals as my team mates, Michael Perrotta and Jim MacLa...

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Hammonton- The Hammonton Democratic Club has released the following statement: For Hammonton to fulfill the Promise of the Future, we must restore open government to the town, exercise fiscal responsibility and practice consistent management principles. Russ Rodjinske, Michael Perrotta...

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Hammonton News Article published Apr 23, 2008 Town council is approaching the rent control issue in the wrong way Hammonton Town Council on Monday is expected to authorize a plan that would start phasing out the community's rent-control policy. Its motivation, however, appears misguided. The mu...

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Congratulations to the 3 incumbent School Board members who were re-elected to another 3 year term. Also, the budget was approved by voters by a 2-1 margin. Results: Joe Giralo 940 Stephen DiDonato 886 Johanna Johnson 827 Thomas Costa 333 Budget: Yes ...

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Article published Apr 16, 2008 Chief wants out of schools By BEN MERITT Staff Writer bmeritt@thehammontonnews.com HAMMONTON -- Citing a continuing lack of manpower, Hammonton Police Chief Frank Ingemi last week announced intentions to pull two officers out of service from two public schools he...

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Article published Apr 16, 2008 Chief wants out of schools By BEN MERITT Staff Writer bmeritt@thehammontonnews.com HAMMONTON -- Citing a continuing lack of manpower, Hammonton Police Chief Frank Ingemi last week announced intentions to pull two officers out of service from two public schools he...

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Hammonton- The Hammonton Democratic Club has issued the following statement,Over the past several months, we have seen the rebirth of the Hammonton Democratic Party. This New Democratic Party has spoken truth to power on numerous occasions. We have successfully advocated for Hammontons enr...

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In promoting our platform of open, limited government, fiscal responsibility and experienced management, the Hammonton Democrats feel that it is necessary to discuss fiscal responsibility. With a federal budget deficit and a draconian state budget, the Hammonton Democrats would like to sha...

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It took a little begging and pleading but the Republicans on Council were able to convince the NJ Department of Agriculture to put us back on the list of municipalities who will participate in the Gypsy Moth Suppression Program. Many calls were made and since a lot of the planes will be flying out of Ham...

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The NJ Department of Education today released the 2008 Comparitive Spending guide. This report compares all of the school districts in the state and their spending ranks. Each district is classified by Operating type and school size and then grouped together to provide a more equal comparison in t...

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Listed on the agenda for the 3/17 meeting is an Ordinance that eliminates the Shade Tree Commission. What is even more surprising is that no one on the Shade Tree commission was even given a hint that this would happen. This decision was apparently made by Mayor & Council without input from the com...

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On the agenda for the 3/17 council meeting is an Ordinance amending the trash pickup ordinance for our town. One of the most notable changes is the addition of the words "bagged in bio-degradable bags" in the section referring to leaves. Most of the residents in our town, except for those l...

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At the 3/17 Council meeting Deputy Mayor Ed Wuillermin told two different stories, depending upon the situation. When the discussion concerned the Fiscal Oversight Committee, Mr. Wuillermin said that the design of any committee is for "looking over our shoulder, holding our feet to the fir...

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As confirmed in a 3/12 story in the Hammonton News, our town will be receiving $179,221 less in state aid than last year under Gov. Corzine's proposed budget. This equates to about 2.15 cents on the tax rate in our town. Now the council must decide how it will deal with this in this year's budget. Council...

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According to a story in the Hammonton Gazette, the FOC has discussed eliminating the Hammonton Police Department and utilizing the State Police to cover our Town. Foc Chairman Don DiDonato claims the average household in Hammonton is paying approximately $1,000 toward the police department. We...

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The Hammonton First Political party has finally complied with election laws and filed the required reports with the State. More information will be posted here shortly, but the total spending reported by Hammonton First for this past campaign was $46,816.81. Below are links for the reports: 29 Da...

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By MICHAEL RISPOLI GANNETT STATE BUREAU In an effort to reduce costs and increase voter participation, state lawmakers Thursday discussed moving school board elections from April to the general election in November. The Senate Education Committee held discussions Thursday with education gro...

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In compiling New Jersey Monthlys 2007 Top Towns list, researchers at Monmouth Universitys Polling Institute considered eight categories best representing the quality of life in New Jerseys 566 municipalities: property taxes, home values, population growth, land development, employment, c...

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Council has voted to withdraw from the Department of Agriculture's Gypsy Moth Suppression program. One coucilman expressed concerns because the State was only going to be able to do single applications instead of the double we really need. So because we can't get double application which accordi...

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The Mayor and Deputy Mayor lead the charge against MUAC using various reasons to try and shoot it down. The Republicans led by Jim Bertino fought hard, but it was obvious from the start that each side of council had already made up their minds and there was going to be no meeting of the minds. We need this o...

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Hammonton Town Council is considering an ordinance at the 2/25 meeting that would impose fees for services provided by the Hammonton Fire Department and provide a new revenue stream for future capital purchases. This is what we have been promoting for quite some time now. The Hammonton Democratic...

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The 3 incumbents: Mr. Stephen DiDonato, Mr. Joseph Giralo, and Dr. Johanna Johnson have all filed their petitions making them eligible to run in the upcoming school board elections along with Mr. Thomas Costa wo served on the Board previously and lost in his re-election bid last year. The deadline...

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Councilmen Vitalo and Marino are proposing to redo Reagan Plaza located at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Ronald Reagan Drive (Central Avenue) which was just redone with taxpayers dollars during the recent round of sidewalk improvements on Bellevue Avenue. They unveiled their plans in the off...

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The State of New Jersey, Department of Education has released the School Report Cards for the 2006-07 school year. To see the report for the Hammonton School District Click here and select one of our 4 schools. It is interesting to note that once again the cost per student went down for our district. Th...

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The following story appeared in the Atlantic City Press: Atlantic County Mayors Association plans to contest settlement with Trump (Published: Sunday, February 24, 2008) Back off, Donald Trump. The governing bodies of the almost two dozen municipalities in Atlantic County are one step closer t...

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At it's February 11th meeting the Fiscal Oversight Committee voted unanimously to end the practice of offering health benefits or buyouts to Council members. Suzanne Oddo verified that Council members are in fact part time employees. According to a report in the Hammonton Gazette, Chairman Don D...

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Three weeks ago, the Hammonton Democratic Party called on Mayor and Town Council to restore the Municipal Utilities Authority Commission (MUAC). We feel that this is necessary to restore Citizen Oversight of a major component of our infrastructure. Mayor DiDonatos elimination of the MUAC has...

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The Fiscal Oversight Committee voted unanimously to send a recommendation to council to futher research and put together bid specifications for a solar panel system to provide power for Town facilities. A recommendation will also be sent to the Hammonton School District. This is an excellent opp...

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Open, accountable government is a long-standing issue. Our Founding Fathers were aware of the potential power that special interests could yield. So the Founders integrated checks and balances into our Constitution so that faction could check faction. The issue of open government even has...

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In yesterday's Presidential Primary, Hillary Clinton took 69% of the votes here in Hammonton while Barack Obama was only able to get 27% of the vote. It is also very interesting that The breakdown of Democratic and Republican voters was almost dead even here in Hammonton with a 26.2% overall turnout...

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	Letter from Democratic candidate Russ Rodjinske (Preview) As many of your readers know, the Hammonton Democratic Club has chosen me to be a part of their 2008 Campaign Team. I truly am truly grateful for this opportunity to be a candidate for Town Council. I also am excited to run with such dedicated individuals as my team mates, Michael Perrotta and Jim MacLa...	34	1020	12:36 PM May 1, 2008 by Anonymous
	Democratic "Wine and Cheese" Reception Features Guest Speaker (Preview) Hammonton- The Hammonton Democratic Club has released the following statement: For Hammonton to fulfill the Promise of the Future, we must restore open government to the town, exercise fiscal responsibility and practice consistent management principles. Russ Rodjinske, Michael Perrotta...	3	696	01:35 PM Apr 28, 2008 by Anonymous
	Rent Control Board to be abolished (Preview) Hammonton News Article published Apr 23, 2008 Town council is approaching the rent control issue in the wrong way Hammonton Town Council on Monday is expected to authorize a plan that would start phasing out the community's rent-control policy. Its motivation, however, appears misguided. The mu...	0	598	08:38 PM Apr 23, 2008 by Admin
	School Board Election Results (Preview) Congratulations to the 3 incumbent School Board members who were re-elected to another 3 year term. Also, the budget was approved by voters by a 2-1 margin. Results: Joe Giralo 940 Stephen DiDonato 886 Johanna Johnson 827 Thomas Costa 333 Budget: Yes ...	20	1223	11:18 AM Apr 21, 2008 by Anonymous
	Chief Ingemi want to takes Officers out of schools (Preview) Article published Apr 16, 2008 Chief wants out of schools By BEN MERITT Staff Writer bmeritt@thehammontonnews.com HAMMONTON -- Citing a continuing lack of manpower, Hammonton Police Chief Frank Ingemi last week announced intentions to pull two officers out of service from two public schools he...	0	571	04:39 PM Apr 17, 2008 by Admin
	Chief Ingemi want to takes Officers out of schools (Preview) Article published Apr 16, 2008 Chief wants out of schools By BEN MERITT Staff Writer bmeritt@thehammontonnews.com HAMMONTON -- Citing a continuing lack of manpower, Hammonton Police Chief Frank Ingemi last week announced intentions to pull two officers out of service from two public schools he...	3	744	10:58 AM Apr 17, 2008 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Democrats announce Council Candidates (Preview) Hammonton- The Hammonton Democratic Club has issued the following statement,Over the past several months, we have seen the rebirth of the Hammonton Democratic Party. This New Democratic Party has spoken truth to power on numerous occasions. We have successfully advocated for Hammontons enr...	26	1042	11:56 AM Apr 16, 2008 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Democrats call for fiscal responsibility (Preview) In promoting our platform of open, limited government, fiscal responsibility and experienced management, the Hammonton Democrats feel that it is necessary to discuss fiscal responsibility. With a federal budget deficit and a draconian state budget, the Hammonton Democrats would like to sha...	24	1078	07:41 AM Apr 12, 2008 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Back on Gypsy Moth Spray List!!!!! (Preview) It took a little begging and pleading but the Republicans on Council were able to convince the NJ Department of Agriculture to put us back on the list of municipalities who will participate in the Gypsy Moth Suppression Program. Many calls were made and since a lot of the planes will be flying out of Ham...	18	1039	09:13 PM Apr 9, 2008 by Anonymous
	Only 4 School Districts in the State spend less than Hammonton on their students (Preview) The NJ Department of Education today released the 2008 Comparitive Spending guide. This report compares all of the school districts in the state and their spending ranks. Each district is classified by Operating type and school size and then grouped together to provide a more equal comparison in t...	36	1221	07:41 PM Apr 2, 2008 by Anonymous
	Shade Tree Commission to be abolished (Preview) Listed on the agenda for the 3/17 meeting is an Ordinance that eliminates the Shade Tree Commission. What is even more surprising is that no one on the Shade Tree commission was even given a hint that this would happen. This decision was apparently made by Mayor & Council without input from the com...	29	1069	05:29 PM Mar 22, 2008 by Anonymous
	Town to stop leaf pickup (Preview) On the agenda for the 3/17 council meeting is an Ordinance amending the trash pickup ordinance for our town. One of the most notable changes is the addition of the words "bagged in bio-degradable bags" in the section referring to leaves. Most of the residents in our town, except for those l...	26	1110	01:15 PM Mar 21, 2008 by Anonymous
	Deputy Mayor tells two different stories (Preview) At the 3/17 Council meeting Deputy Mayor Ed Wuillermin told two different stories, depending upon the situation. When the discussion concerned the Fiscal Oversight Committee, Mr. Wuillermin said that the design of any committee is for "looking over our shoulder, holding our feet to the fir...	13	921	11:34 PM Mar 19, 2008 by Anonymous
	Hammonton to get less state aid (Preview) As confirmed in a 3/12 story in the Hammonton News, our town will be receiving $179,221 less in state aid than last year under Gov. Corzine's proposed budget. This equates to about 2.15 cents on the tax rate in our town. Now the council must decide how it will deal with this in this year's budget. Council...	9	661	03:44 PM Mar 17, 2008 by Admin
	Mayor's Fiscal Oversight Committee discusses eliminating Hammonton Police Department (Preview) According to a story in the Hammonton Gazette, the FOC has discussed eliminating the Hammonton Police Department and utilizing the State Police to cover our Town. Foc Chairman Don DiDonato claims the average household in Hammonton is paying approximately $1,000 toward the police department. We...	20	1123	02:50 PM Mar 17, 2008 by Anonymous
	HAMMONTON FIRST FILES CAMPAIGN REPORTS! (Preview) The Hammonton First Political party has finally complied with election laws and filed the required reports with the State. More information will be posted here shortly, but the total spending reported by Hammonton First for this past campaign was $46,816.81. Below are links for the reports: 29 Da...	21	1626	01:11 PM Mar 14, 2008 by Anonymous
	Lawmakers again mull moving school elections to November (Preview) By MICHAEL RISPOLI GANNETT STATE BUREAU In an effort to reduce costs and increase voter participation, state lawmakers Thursday discussed moving school board elections from April to the general election in November. The Senate Education Committee held discussions Thursday with education gro...	23	989	07:35 AM Mar 12, 2008 by Anonymous
	Hammonton ranks 277th Best Place to Live in NJ (Preview) In compiling New Jersey Monthlys 2007 Top Towns list, researchers at Monmouth Universitys Polling Institute considered eight categories best representing the quality of life in New Jerseys 566 municipalities: property taxes, home values, population growth, land development, employment, c...	34	2698	07:35 PM Mar 11, 2008 by Anonymous
	You think we had problems last year!!!!!!! (Preview) Council has voted to withdraw from the Department of Agriculture's Gypsy Moth Suppression program. One coucilman expressed concerns because the State was only going to be able to do single applications instead of the double we really need. So because we can't get double application which accordi...	11	1222	12:21 PM Mar 11, 2008 by Anonymous
	MUAC Ordinance defeated. (Preview) The Mayor and Deputy Mayor lead the charge against MUAC using various reasons to try and shoot it down. The Republicans led by Jim Bertino fought hard, but it was obvious from the start that each side of council had already made up their minds and there was going to be no meeting of the minds. We need this o...	45	1664	04:24 PM Mar 6, 2008 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Democrats support new Fire Ordinance... well most of it. (Preview) Hammonton Town Council is considering an ordinance at the 2/25 meeting that would impose fees for services provided by the Hammonton Fire Department and provide a new revenue stream for future capital purchases. This is what we have been promoting for quite some time now. The Hammonton Democratic...	26	1350	04:00 PM Mar 4, 2008 by Anonymous
	4 Candidates vie for 3 Seats in the upcoming School Board Elections (Preview) The 3 incumbents: Mr. Stephen DiDonato, Mr. Joseph Giralo, and Dr. Johanna Johnson have all filed their petitions making them eligible to run in the upcoming school board elections along with Mr. Thomas Costa wo served on the Board previously and lost in his re-election bid last year. The deadline...	13	701	01:06 PM Mar 4, 2008 by Anonymous
	2 Republican Councilman want to redo Reagan Plaza (Preview) Councilmen Vitalo and Marino are proposing to redo Reagan Plaza located at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Ronald Reagan Drive (Central Avenue) which was just redone with taxpayers dollars during the recent round of sidewalk improvements on Bellevue Avenue. They unveiled their plans in the off...	63	2844	07:45 PM Feb 25, 2008 by Anonymous
	NJ releases school report cards (Preview) The State of New Jersey, Department of Education has released the School Report Cards for the 2006-07 school year. To see the report for the Hammonton School District Click here and select one of our 4 schools. It is interesting to note that once again the cost per student went down for our district. Th...	15	828	12:13 PM Feb 25, 2008 by Anonymous
	Atlantic County Mayors Association fighting Trump as a team...But we quit the team two years ago. (Preview) The following story appeared in the Atlantic City Press: Atlantic County Mayors Association plans to contest settlement with Trump (Published: Sunday, February 24, 2008) Back off, Donald Trump. The governing bodies of the almost two dozen municipalities in Atlantic County are one step closer t...	0	676	11:25 AM Feb 24, 2008 by Admin
	Fiscal Oversight Committee votes 7-0 to end Council health benefits and buyouts (Preview) At it's February 11th meeting the Fiscal Oversight Committee voted unanimously to end the practice of offering health benefits or buyouts to Council members. Suzanne Oddo verified that Council members are in fact part time employees. According to a report in the Hammonton Gazette, Chairman Don D...	18	776	07:21 AM Feb 22, 2008 by Anonymous
	Democrats want MUAC back. (Preview) Three weeks ago, the Hammonton Democratic Party called on Mayor and Town Council to restore the Municipal Utilities Authority Commission (MUAC). We feel that this is necessary to restore Citizen Oversight of a major component of our infrastructure. Mayor DiDonatos elimination of the MUAC has...	8	680	07:24 PM Feb 21, 2008 by Anonymous
	Hammonton to investigate going green (Preview) The Fiscal Oversight Committee voted unanimously to send a recommendation to council to futher research and put together bid specifications for a solar panel system to provide power for Town facilities. A recommendation will also be sent to the Hammonton School District. This is an excellent opp...	14	723	03:08 PM Feb 21, 2008 by Anonymous
	Hammonton Democrats propose reforms for our future (Preview) Open, accountable government is a long-standing issue. Our Founding Fathers were aware of the potential power that special interests could yield. So the Founders integrated checks and balances into our Constitution so that faction could check faction. The issue of open government even has...	2	612	03:06 PM Feb 21, 2008 by Anonymous
	Clinton is the Hammonton Democratic Choice (Preview) In yesterday's Presidential Primary, Hillary Clinton took 69% of the votes here in Hammonton while Barack Obama was only able to get 27% of the vote. It is also very interesting that The breakdown of Democratic and Republican voters was almost dead even here in Hammonton with a 26.2% overall turnout...	26	1063	06:53 AM Feb 20, 2008 by Anonymous
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