HAMMONTON BLOG

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Rich Jacobus has been publishing a letter to the editor almost every week in the Hammonton News speaking out against HF. Word is he would even like to be a regular weekly columnist. He is the new leader of the Democrats in the "Truth to Power" campaig!

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Well, it seems that Councilmen Jerry Barberio may be setting out on his own. He voted against the change orders for his own project, the Canoe Club. Never before in HF history has there been a break in party-line votes. Now, we are hearing that Jerry is trying to change certain appointments that HF mad...

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It seems that outrage over hiring a lobbyist has hit a high level here in Hammonton. Most of the complaints are about the cost: $60,000. This is alot considering that there is a rumor circulating that the cops are taking a salary cut of a few thousand each. Just thing with 25 cops, the lobbyist cost is...

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http://www.southjerseylocalnews.com/articles/2010/02/12/community_news/news/doc4b72e376d35b7336660536.txt

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I am still lauging at the AC Press article from earlier in the week. It seems Rock Colasurdo, airport administrator and former councilmen of Abestos Allegations fame, got his picture in the paper. The story talked about our high hopes on the airport and $ 3 million dollar investment. It is interes...

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Well, it seems like HF has not been forthcoming with the truth on Stockton. 1. At the August 2009 Council meeting, John DiDonato was unsure about what the project entailed on Stockton. He just kept saying that Stockton was supportive and we would try to get more grant funding for Stockton. 2. In an...

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The Town of Hammonton has entered into a cooperative gypsy moth control program with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Downstown Aerocrop Service (DEP license # 90029) 339 Harding Highway, Vineland, New Jersey has been awarded the contract to apply Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki...

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http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/article_6ec09fc8-25ad-11df-83c4-001cc4c03286.html

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http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_943f32fc-33...

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http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20100303/HAMMONTON01/3030304/Developer++town+due+in+court+over+housing+plan#pluckcomments

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http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20100303/HAMMONTON01/3030305&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL

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After ignoring the actions taken by the town council last week, the Gazette decided to report it this week. In the past this publication never missed an opportunity to slam other entities for these same actions but they almost let this one slip by. They took the same stance this time as they have in the p...

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Unfortunately, I can't put a link to the AC Press on this article but it looks like the HF Propaganda Machine was in high gear, producing a press release about the airport. It seems that we want to brag about taxpayers footing the bill for a restaraunt no one will ever use. I wonder if they considered pu...

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After a week of furious activity here, have the batteries run out?

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http://www.keepmullicagreen.com/2010/01/first-budget-workshop-meeting-scheduled.h...

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Here is an interesting fact... Galloway paid $112,000 in legal services (solicitor and expenses) in 2008. We paid $100K. So a town that is several times the size of Hammonton is only paying 10% more in legal expenses. Why are these numbers so disproportionate? Is our solicitor working 24/7 to rack u...

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http://www.hammontongazette.com/Weekly%20file/news3.html

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As I reflect on the past week, I can't help but wonder what is happening with HF. I always thought they were the group that brings people together to work out political differences. Now, I am starting to wonder..... -Why did Jerry Barberio vote against the change orders at the Canoe Club? I think th...

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Apparently the recent action taken by council is OK with the Hammonton Gazette. At the last council meeting, the council retroactively approved change orders for the Canoe Club at Hammonton Lake Park. Not too long ago the Hammonton School Board took a similar action and the Gazette blasted the Boar...

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I found some interesting facts at this website: http://www.state.nj.us/dca/lgs/taxes/taxmenu.shtml Actually, our municipal taxes went up half-cent each year which is effectively a non-tax increase. But this trend started in 2004 when Anthony Ingemi was Mayor, it did not start with John DiD...

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http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20100225_Christie_tells_mayors_to_prepare_for_tough_choices.html

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While the Rep and Dems have a month and a half to select candidates, the real fun starts in June when HF picks its candidates. You see HF has a loophole...they are a non-party party. So they get to wait until after the primary. But it should be a challenge for HF to recruit or keep candidates as the try to...

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

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http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20100224/HAMMONTON01/2240305/Stockton+and+town+close+to+pact+for+local+college+campus

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Ah, the Gazette, the offical paper of the Town of Hammonton. Only in Hammonton would the Town Council select as its official paper,the only newspaper in th area that is not part of the NJ Press association (http://www.njpa.org/njpa/) But even the Gazette can get one right. And I fully agreed with th...

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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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	North Jersey native Rich Jacobus moves to Hammonton and is leading the Democrats into their future (Preview) Rich Jacobus has been publishing a letter to the editor almost every week in the Hammonton News speaking out against HF. Word is he would even like to be a regular weekly columnist. He is the new leader of the Democrats in the "Truth to Power" campaig!	9	1081	05:11 PM Mar 9, 2010 by Anonymous
	Firster goes Rogue (Preview) Well, it seems that Councilmen Jerry Barberio may be setting out on his own. He voted against the change orders for his own project, the Canoe Club. Never before in HF history has there been a break in party-line votes. Now, we are hearing that Jerry is trying to change certain appointments that HF mad...	4	781	09:25 PM Mar 8, 2010 by Anonymous
	Could we have not followed proper procedure over the lobbyist? (Preview) It seems that outrage over hiring a lobbyist has hit a high level here in Hammonton. Most of the complaints are about the cost: $60,000. This is alot considering that there is a rumor circulating that the cops are taking a salary cut of a few thousand each. Just thing with 25 cops, the lobbyist cost is...	0	766	01:50 PM Mar 7, 2010 by Toxic Avenger
	How much are we paying for a lobbyist? (Preview) http://www.southjerseylocalnews.com/articles/2010/02/12/community_news/news/doc4b72e376d35b7336660536.txt	9	917	01:25 AM Mar 7, 2010 by Anonymous
	Air Rock (Preview) I am still lauging at the AC Press article from earlier in the week. It seems Rock Colasurdo, airport administrator and former councilmen of Abestos Allegations fame, got his picture in the paper. The story talked about our high hopes on the airport and $ 3 million dollar investment. It is interes...	3	991	01:15 AM Mar 7, 2010 by Anonymous
	What is going on with Stockton???? (Preview) Well, it seems like HF has not been forthcoming with the truth on Stockton. 1. At the August 2009 Council meeting, John DiDonato was unsure about what the project entailed on Stockton. He just kept saying that Stockton was supportive and we would try to get more grant funding for Stockton. 2. In an...	2	705	11:28 PM Mar 6, 2010 by Anonymous
	Gypsy Moth Program to resume in Hammonton (Preview) The Town of Hammonton has entered into a cooperative gypsy moth control program with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Downstown Aerocrop Service (DEP license # 90029) 339 Harding Highway, Vineland, New Jersey has been awarded the contract to apply Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki...	4	1195	11:52 AM Mar 6, 2010 by Anonymous
	This is news? (Preview) http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/article_6ec09fc8-25ad-11df-83c4-001cc4c03286.html	12	821	12:15 PM Mar 5, 2010 by Anonymous
	HF holding Hammonton back (Preview) http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_943f32fc-33...	2	730	07:02 PM Mar 4, 2010 by Anonymous
	A story only HF could write... (Preview) http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20100303/HAMMONTON01/3030304/Developer++town+due+in+court+over+housing+plan#pluckcomments	17	4707	07:01 PM Mar 4, 2010 by Toxic Avenger
	Hammonton booming...Stewart's closes (Preview) http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20100303/HAMMONTON01/3030305&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL	2	721	08:43 PM Mar 3, 2010 by Anonymous
	The Gazette wakes up…but still doesn’t get it. (Preview) After ignoring the actions taken by the town council last week, the Gazette decided to report it this week. In the past this publication never missed an opportunity to slam other entities for these same actions but they almost let this one slip by. They took the same stance this time as they have in the p...	4	722	04:52 PM Mar 3, 2010 by Anonymous
	Anything for publicity (Preview) Unfortunately, I can't put a link to the AC Press on this article but it looks like the HF Propaganda Machine was in high gear, producing a press release about the airport. It seems that we want to brag about taxpayers footing the bill for a restaraunt no one will ever use. I wonder if they considered pu...	0	671	11:10 PM Mar 2, 2010 by Toxic Avenger
	Where did the energizer bunny go? (Preview) After a week of furious activity here, have the batteries run out?	6	818	06:33 PM Mar 2, 2010 by Anonymous
	Shhh....Steve and HF are planning a budget (Preview) http://www.keepmullicagreen.com/2010/01/first-budget-workshop-meeting-scheduled.h...	10	935	04:09 PM Mar 2, 2010 by Anonymous
	Bill baby bill!!! (Preview) Here is an interesting fact... Galloway paid $112,000 in legal services (solicitor and expenses) in 2008. We paid $100K. So a town that is several times the size of Hammonton is only paying 10% more in legal expenses. Why are these numbers so disproportionate? Is our solicitor working 24/7 to rack u...	5	882	08:46 PM Mar 1, 2010 by Anonymous
	They don't even have a Green Committee... (Preview) http://www.hammontongazette.com/Weekly%20file/news3.html	7	857	12:19 PM Mar 1, 2010 by Anonymous
	Trouble in Paradise? (Preview) As I reflect on the past week, I can't help but wonder what is happening with HF. I always thought they were the group that brings people together to work out political differences. Now, I am starting to wonder..... -Why did Jerry Barberio vote against the change orders at the Canoe Club? I think th...	6	966	10:00 AM Mar 1, 2010 by Anonymous
	The Gazette is inconsistent in it's own views. (Preview) Apparently the recent action taken by council is OK with the Hammonton Gazette. At the last council meeting, the council retroactively approved change orders for the Canoe Club at Hammonton Lake Park. Not too long ago the Hammonton School Board took a similar action and the Gazette blasted the Boar...	6	921	09:57 AM Mar 1, 2010 by Anonymous
	No new taxes did not start with HF (Preview) I found some interesting facts at this website: http://www.state.nj.us/dca/lgs/taxes/taxmenu.shtml Actually, our municipal taxes went up half-cent each year which is effectively a non-tax increase. But this trend started in 2004 when Anthony Ingemi was Mayor, it did not start with John DiD...	4	841	11:05 PM Feb 28, 2010 by Toxic Avenger
	Hammonton must be seceding from NJ (Preview) http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20100225_Christie_tells_mayors_to_prepare_for_tough_choices.html	4	867	10:11 PM Feb 28, 2010 by Anonymous
	Team Hammonton First (Preview) While the Rep and Dems have a month and a half to select candidates, the real fun starts in June when HF picks its candidates. You see HF has a loophole...they are a non-party party. So they get to wait until after the primary. But it should be a challenge for HF to recruit or keep candidates as the try to...	4	800	06:19 PM Feb 27, 2010 by Anonymous
	Read all about it: Gazette criticizes Mayor sort of.. (Preview) http://www.hammontongazette.com/Opinion/editorials.html,	6	782	06:15 PM Feb 27, 2010 by Anonymous
	Steve DiDonato's Open and Honest Government_College Edition (Preview) http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20100224/HAMMONTON01/2240305/Stockton+and+town+close+to+pact+for+local+college+campus	8	904	06:35 AM Feb 26, 2010 by Anonymous
	Is the Gazette sending out mixed messages? (Preview) Ah, the Gazette, the offical paper of the Town of Hammonton. Only in Hammonton would the Town Council select as its official paper,the only newspaper in th area that is not part of the NJ Press association (http://www.njpa.org/njpa/) But even the Gazette can get one right. And I fully agreed with th...	8	1018	03:22 PM Feb 25, 2010 by Anonymous
	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	1506	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	909	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	678	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	630	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	646	07:09 PM Feb 23, 2010 by
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