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OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 HAMMONTON ’ S HISTORY . . . . . . 33 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 39

WHAT ’ S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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OBITUARIES Ferdinando “ Fred ” Frassetto ferdinando “ fred ” frassetto , age 96 of Hammonton , died peacefully April 9 at his home with his family by his side .

Born and raised in Hammonton , he served in the U . S . Army during World War ii . He went to work for Canuso Construction in Philadelphia and was a member of the Heavy and General Laborers Union # 172 . fred is predeceased by his parents , Salvatore and Mary frassetto ; his wife , Jeanette ( nee Domenico ); his daughter , Marie franks ; brothers , Lawrence and Domenic frassetto and sisters , Caroline Marazi , Angelina Juliano , Catherine DeMaio , Mary Mazza and rose Vassallo . Surviving is his son frank “ Butch ” frassetto and his wife Bonnie of Elm ; his brother , Joseph frassetto ( ruth ) of Elm and sisters , Anne tappen of Millville and Jeannette Albano of Hammonton . Loving grandfather of Jaime Cirillo ( Jimmy ), theresa Knights , Burt franks and Hope rosario . Great Grandfather of Leah and Jimmy Cirillo , Michael and Sydney Knights and raymond franks . family and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on friday , April 13 at St . Mary of Mt . Carmel parish – St . Joseph Church . Entombment followed in Greenmount Cemetery . in lieu of flowers donations may be sent to Holy redeemer Home Care and Hospice , 6550 Delilah rd ., Suite 501 , Egg Harbor twp ., NJ 08234 .

Arrangements made by the Marinella funeral Home .

Area crime ring is busted

POLICE , from Page 1 reported stolen from Hammonton , Jones said . the vehicle was a GMC Sierra pickup which had been reported stolen from Stoney Creek farms in Hammonton in early March of 2018 , Jones said .

Williamson was remanded to the Atlantic County Justice facility awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania , Jones said . He was charged with several counts of receiving stolen property on this date for which court dates are pending , Jones said .

On Wednesday , April 11 officers from the New Jersey State Police , Delaware State Police , Winslow twp , Egg Harbor twp ., Hammonton , Philadelphia and Abington , Pennsylvania , searched Williamson ’ s property on North river Drive in folsom , Atlantic County , Jones said .

According to Jones , police found a collection of stolen goods that included :

• 10 vehicles

• A motor home

• two motorcycles

• An all-terrain vehicle

• four guns (. 45-caliber handgun , . 22-caliber revolver , 20- gauge shotgun and a 9mm pistol )

• two bullet-resistant vests

• two amusement park-style trains

• tools

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• Landscaping equipment

• Collectors ’ memorabilia

• Vehicle parts

Police said they also recovered methamphetamine from the property , Jones said .

“ there was also a large amount of landscaping equipment and tools , along with mechanic tools , several items of collector memorabilia , like things you would hang up in the house , and vehicle parts ,” Jones said . the investigation into the property began when a NJSP trooper attempted to serve a warrant on Williamson and in the process of attempting to serve the warrant , discovered the stolen property on March 29 , Jones said .

Williamson was arrested on March 29 , Jones said .

Jones said more charges on April 11 followed the investigation and inventory of stolen goods after a search warrant was issued for the property .

Joseph Pinnel , 40 , of Philadelphia is believed to be an accomplice of Williamson , Jones said . they targeted businesses and storage lockers in three states and made off with vehicles , guns , motorcycles , tools and amusement rides , Jones said .

Jones said Pinnel and Williamson have been charged

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COMMISSION , from Page 1 met within the next 17 years . Warburton said she wanted to gauge the commission ’ s interest in supporting a similar resolution , which was adopted in Gloucester twp . about a month ago . the resolution was primarily written by representatives of the Off fossil fuels for a Better future Act , a bill that intends to place a moratorium on new fossil fuel projects and move the nation ’ s electricity , and most of its transportation systems , to 100 percent renewable energy by 2035 .

Glassboro is in the process of setting a similar renewable energy goal , according to Warburton . However , she said no legislation has been passed yet . Commission chairman Daniel Bachalis said he has read about similar legislation , which calls for a more proactive and aggressive stance on renewable energy , and commended Warburton for bringing it to the attention of the rest of the commission .

“ i ’ ve read enough that i know that i would support this , but i also want to give the other commissioners more time to read this … it ’ s great to have you here and i ’ m glad Hammonton has such a positive environmental advocate living amongst us . So , this is great ; it really is good ,” Bachalis said . in other news , Bachalis reported on two pieces of correspondence sent by the New Jersey Pinelands Commission ( NJPC ). the first items pertained to Berlin residents Joseph and teresa Midure , who also own a property in Hammonton , located near the intersection of 14th Street and first road . Bachalis said the letter received from the NJPC was in regards to an 11,550-square-foot stone parking area built on the property owned by the Midures that was developed within protected wetlands and destroyed the required buffer to the wetlands .

As a result of the violation , Bachalis said the NJPC has declared that the parking area has to be removed and the area must be restored to its original condition , or the Midures can meet a variety of conditions as an alternative , such as planting several seedlings of trees native to the Pinelands and helping eliminate non-native , invasive species . the second piece of correspondence pertained to the construction of an expanded , 22,469 square-foot parking lot , located at 470 S . White Horse Pike , that is owned by Jri and Sons LLC , the company that owns Joe italiano ’ s Maplewood inn . Bachalis said when the construction of the expanded lot was approved , the application required the construction of three storm water management infiltration basins to retain storm water , which were never developed and are now being enforced by the NJPC pending permit approvals .

Bachalis questioned why the basins were not initially constructed during the expansion of the lot .

While reporting updates of the commission ’ s 2018 work plan , Bachalis announced that the he applied for a $ 1,500 Open Space Grant from the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commission ( ANJEC ), which would

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2018 “ Citizen of the Year ” honorees Frank Italiano Jr . ( left ) and David Mauriello ( right ) with Hammonton Cancer Foundation Trustee ( HCF ) Mary Gillespie ( second from left ) and HCF Treasurer Marie Fucetola ( second from right ) during the Lions Club ’ s “ Citizen of the Year ’ Dinner at Tomasello Winery . Thursday , April 12 , 8:37 p . m .

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help fund a $ 18,998 project whose goal is to remove non-native , invasive plants from Hammonton Lake Park and replant the area with native plants . Bachalis said he sent the grant proposal to Hammonton Public Works Manager / Business Administrator Jerome Barberio for budgetary advice and received valuable feedback from commission member and Hammonton Green Committee member Amy Menzel , whose fellow committee members sent a letter of support to pair with the proposal .

“ i ’ ve looked at proposals for agencies for multiple decades in my past life , and this letter of support was superlative . So , i want to thank you for that ; it was really good ,” Bachalis said . the commission should receive a response from ANJEC no later than friday , May 11 , according to Bachalis . in other news , Councilwoman Brooke Sacco attended the meeting on behalf of town council and reported that she has been corresponding with the rest of town council ’ s Quality of Life committee ( which she is the chair of ) regarding a potential ordinance that would prohibit the mass release of balloons into the air due to the environmental hazard they pose when they pop .

Sacco said she received a positive response to the idea , but was told that other area municipalities have implemented such ordinances and have found it difficult to enforce .

“ it ’ s sort of unfortunate that we have to deal with it , but really , how are the police going to go after groups of people for releasing balloons ?” Sacco said .

Due to the difficulty in enforcing the ordinance , Sacco suggested an educational campaign at local establishments , such as schools and churches , might be a more effective method to spread awareness of the environmental hazard of balloons .

“ if we want to pursue [ an ordinance ], we can pursue it , but i feel like i see enough things where time is spent between the

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