Deputy Municipal Court Administrator • Full Time The Town of Hammonton is seeking applicants for a full time Deputy Municipal Court Administrator who will assist the Municipal Court Administrator in supervising and/or performing quasi-judicial and administrative functions related to the operation of the municipal court. The Deputy will assign duties to court personnel and will help in the supervision and evaluation of their performance. The Deputy will help provide instructions to court staff on activities related to the implementation of court rules, state statutes, local ordinances and local court policies. Duties include case processing and determining whether a summons or warrant should be [...]

The Mayor and Council of the Town of Hammonton will hold a Special Meeting to discuss 11th Street recreation upgrades on Monday, Sept. 8th, 2025. Additional items may be discussed as deemed necessary and official action may or may not be taken during the open portion of the meeting. Executive Session: 6:00 p.m. Public Session: 7:00 p.m. Watch live on Access Hammonton - Comcast channel 9. Links to our streaming channels and the agenda are listed below. • Meeting Agenda Sept. 8th: Agenda-Special-Meeting-September-8 • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AccessHammonton • Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/accesshammonton

Holiday Update: Hammonton Town Hall will be closed on Monday, September 1st, 2025 in observance of Labor Day. • Trash collection on Monday will resume on Tuesday, September 2nd. • Bulky trash collection will be the week of September 2nd-5th and could be impacted slightly by the holiday. A friendly reminder that rugs, padding, paint and chemicals are not permitted for collection. • ACUA recycling collection will take place as scheduled on Labor Day, Monday, September 1st. • Brush week collection will be September 8th-12th. Please make sure yard waste does not exceed a 6'x6'x6’ pile. Clippings should be placed at [...]

Illegal dumping is a serious problem in many U.S. communities. It can threaten public health, safety, property values, and quality of life. Demolitions, moving, and evictions may result in the dumping of construction and demolition debris or other household items in the community. Motives for offenders might include those running unpermitted transfer stations or recycling operations that are then abandoned or demolition contractors avoiding disposal costs by illegally dumping their waste at either vacant or rural locations. The 2025 EPA Illegal Dumping Prevention Guide (pdf) outlines some actions communities can take to prevent illegal dumping. Successful illegal dumping prevention programs are built [...]

Press Release August 23, 2025 For Immediate Release Town of Hammonton Phone: (609) 567-4300 Ext. 102 Email: mruberton@townofhammonton.org Hammonton Water Department to Provide Free In-Home Inspections of Water Service Lines on August 26-28 Beginning Tuesday, August 26 through Thursday, August 28, the Hammonton Water Department will be going door-to-door to offer free inspections of residential drinking water service lines to develop a more complete inventory of Hammonton Water Department’s water service line materials. Water service lines are the pipes that carry water from water mains in the street to the Town of Hammonton’s homes, schools, and other buildings. This is part of an ongoing [...]

The Town Council meeting will be held on Monday, August 25th at 7:00 p.m. Watch live on Access Hammonton - Comcast channel 9. Links to our streaming channels and the meeting agenda are listed below. • Agenda, August 25th, 2025: https://www.townofhammonton.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Agenda-8-25-25.pdf • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AccessHammonton • Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/accesshammonton Check out past meetings on our media page: https://www.townofhammonton.org/media/

On Monday, August 18, a single lane, alternating traffic pattern will be in effect along Egg Harbor Road in Hammonton between Route 54 and Route 30. On Tuesday, August 19 through Friday, August 22, lane shifts and detours will be in place along Egg Harbor Road in Hammonton between Route 54 and Route 30 for milling and paving operations with traffic impacts as follows: Tuesday, 8/19 - Eastbound traffic only between Route 54 and Route 30. Westbound traffic will be detoured at Route 30 to Central Avenue and Route 54. Intersecting streets will be closed at Egg Harbor Road or directed eastward based on location. Wednesday, 8/20 - Westbound [...]

Current New Jersey laws prohibit citizens from disposing of “sharps” (needles, syringes, lancets, etc.) intact or as a whole unit in the regular trash. Residents who need to dispose of these items can do so legally in two different ways: Sharps can be destroyed by breaking or cutting the needle, barrel and plunger—making the syringe unusable. The pieces can then be thrown away in the regular trash. Be careful in using this method—it may cause accidental needle punctures. You can also dispose of sharps by putting the entire unit into a rigid container and taking it to a licensed facility (such [...]

The Town of Hammonton enforces an ordinance that requires immediate and proper disposal of solid pet waste deposited on any property not owned or possessed by the pet owner or keeper. Town of Hammonton Code Ordinance: Article IV - Control of Dogs § 82-36. Sanitary requirements: codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hammonton Pet waste is carried by rain, melting snow, and ice to storm drains that empty into rivers, lakes, and the ocean. It also reaches reservoirs which supply much of the drinking water in New Jersey. Pollution due to pet waste negatively impacts swimming, boating and fishing in water bodies. Pet waste contains microorganisms that [...]

  Traffic Advisory: Route 54 (Bellevue Avenue) in both directions is scheduled to be closed due to NJ TRANSIT railroad crossing work and track replacement in Hammonton. The area will be closed to traffic, at the intersection between Railroad Avenue and Egg Harbor Road from Friday, August 22 through Friday, August 29. Work will take place from 7a.m. to 5p.m. each day. A traffic detour will be in place. Railroad work is subject to change due to inclement weather. Motorists should expect delays and seek alternate routes especially during peak travel times. Please exercise caution when in the area. Your patience [...]