11/5/2023 0 Comments Township of hamilton, nj![]() “Safe, clean drinking water is something that all residents in our town and in our state and country should be able to take for granted,” he said. Martin, who said clean drinking water is another of his top priorities, doesn’t want a repeat of last summer’s boil water advisory. Hamilton is one of four townships served by Trenton Water Works. Martin said he will await a final report from his committee before deciding how to operate Hamilton’s shelter. “What I’ve tasked them to do is find out what those policies and procedures are, to make them operate better.” “There’s down in Camden County there’s ones further up north that are public shelters like what we have here in Hamilton but are operating better,” Martin said. One of Martin’s transition committees will look at how other, more successful shelters are operating, he said. ![]() Bencivengo was accepted into pretrial intervention in October under a deal with prosecutors. The Trentonian reports Plunkett pleaded not guilty during a post-indictment arraignment Dec. Two people were charged in May with animal cruelty: shelter director Jeff Plunkett, who also serves as the town’s health officer, and Todd Bencivengo, a since-retired full-time animal control officer. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office found more than 300 animals were euthanized prematurely between 20, according to NJ.com. State law requires shelters to hold animals or offer them for adoption for seven days. As council vice president, he called for an investigation in June 2018 after concerns that the number of euthanized animals was not decreasing despite an expansion of the shelter’s capacity and staff. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsorĪ top priority for Martin is the management of the town’s animal shelter.
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