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OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 25
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 39
HAMMONTON
FAMILY EYECARE
WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Christopher Sacco
Christopher Sacco, age 9, of Hammonton, died on april 26, 2018.
He was born in Voorhees and lived in Hammonton. Christopher was a
fourth grade student at Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary School. He played
baseball for Hammonton Little League and Hammonton Hornets travel
team. He played soccer for Hammonton Youth Soccer association, foot-
ball for Hammonton Hawks and was a Washington redskins fan.
Christopher is predeceased by his paternal grandparents, frank and
Nancy Sacco and maternal grandfather, John L. Morrison. He is survived
by his loving brother, frank G. Sacco; his father, frank P. Sacco and trish
radd and her children Jarett, Jake and abbey; his mother, Maryanne
(Morrison) Sacco and robert templeton and his children Joseph and Brayden. Dear grandson
of Maryann “mom-mom” Morrison. Christopher will be sadly missed by many aunts, uncles,
cousins, friends and teammates.
a Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, april 30 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish
– St. Joseph Church. Burial was at Greenmount Cemetery, Hammonton. Donations in
Christopher’s memory to Hammonton Little League, PO Box 1025, Hammonton, NJ 08037
or Hammonton Hawks, PO Box 782, Hammonton, NJ 08037.
arrangements made by the Marinella funeral Home.
Kathryn Conte
Kathryn Conte (nee attore), age 100 of Hammonton and Melbourne,
florida, died on april 25, 2018 surrounded by her family.
Kathryn enjoyed gardening, crocheting, cooking and spending time
with her family and friends. She also enjoyed playing bingo and cards
with friends.
She is survived by her husband, Louis of 67 years; sons, Joseph and
wife tricia, richard, and Donald and wife angel and seven grandchildren.
a Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, april 28, 2018 at St.
Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish – St. Joseph Church. Burial followed at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Hammonton. Donations may be made to the charity
of one’s choice.
arrangements made by the Marinella funeral Home.
Rose S. Cappuccio
rose S. Cappuccio (nee Giatto), 90, of Hammonton, died on Saturday,
april 28, 2018 at Meadowview Nursing Center in Williamstown.
Born in Hammonton, she lived most of her life there and was a graduate
of Hammonton High School. rose worked as a hairdresser at John Wana-
maker in Philadelphia and then in customer relations at Burns Honda in
Marlton. She was a member of the Hammonton Senior Citizens and the
aarP. rose enjoyed going out to dinner at fine restaurants, dancing, ce-
ramics and her pets. She had a great sense of humor and enjoyed life to
the fullest.
She was predeceased by her parents, Carl and Jennie (Berenato) Giatto.
She is survived by her dear friends, anthony Minock and his wife theresa; her cousins,
theresa Sakas, angelo and Charles Penza, Mildred Peretti, Linda frankenfield and Sherry
Ordille-Pindur and many friends.
family and friends are invited to attend her viewing today, May 2, 2018 from 10 a.m. to11
a.m. at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish—St. Joseph Church, 226 french Street in Hammonton,
where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Entombment will follow at
Greenmount Cemetery in Hammonton. in lieu of flowers Mass cards from St. Mary of Mt.
Carmel Parish for Masses said in her memory would be greatly appreciated.
arrangements made by the Carnesale funeral Home.
Cruisin’ MainStreet: May 18
HaMMONtON—Hundreds of classic cars will fill the streets of
downtown Hammonton, in one of the most unique and family-filled
classic car shows in the state. MainStreet Hammonton is proud to present
the long-held annual tradition, “Cruisin’ MainStreet: remembers friday
Nights” which will be held on friday, May 18, 2018 beginning at 5:30
p.m. the rain date is Saturday, May 19, 2018.
Cruisin’ MainStreet offers a nostalgic glimpse of yesteryear by
celebrating the ‘50s that includes bubble-gum blowing and hula-hoop
contests. there will be plenty of food, in-store specials and fun for the
entire family. for more information, you can call (609) 567-9014.
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Veteran Angelo Scaltrito was honored by council and the state for his 100th birthday. He is pictured with Coun-
cilman Thomas Gribbin (left), and New Jersey Second Legislative District General Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo
(second from left) and John Armato (far right). Monday, April 23, 7:05 p.m.
Teen Arts Festival brings crowds downtown
ARTS, from Page 1
peers.
for the past five years, the at-
lantic County teen arts festival
has been hosted in Hammonton.
this year’s festival was coordi-
nated by the aCOCHa in collab-
oration with Stockton University,
the Noyes Museum of art at
Stockton, the Hammonton arts
Center, the Eagle theatre and the
Hammonton arts District, and
featured 13 venues in total where
students could participate in vari-
ous hands-on workshops and
classes focused on a wide range of
art forms.
Hammonton High School
(HHS) student zach taglioli par-
ticipated in the festival for the
third time as a vocal performer.
He said the festival provides a rare
and valuable opportunity for a
performance artist like himself be-
cause of its presence of profes-
sional adjudicators that provide
critiques on the performances.
“i find that every time i come
here, i always improve as a vocal-
ist and a performer because the
criticism that the adjudicators give
to you really goes a long way as a
performer,” taglioli said.
among these adjudicators was
Michael McDevitt, a former mu-
sical theatre actor with more than
15 years of experience. McDevitt
said he was impressed with the
level of talent and professionalism
possessed by the students partici-
pating in the festival, which can
sometimes be underutilized or dif-
ficult to find at the high school
level.
“i know that trying to find an
outlet for something like that can
be difficult, and to provide that for
kids when there’s a shortage of it
available is really fantastic,”
McDevitt said.
aCOCHa administrator Kim-
berley Brown oversaw the organ-
ization of the festival, which
formerly was held on Stockton
University’s main campus before
coming to Hammonton. Brown
lauded Hammonton as a destina-
tion to hold such an event because
of its strong arts culture and the
network of venues that willingly
opened their doors to host the
classes, performances and work-
shops.
“Everyone that is within the
community that managed the ven-
ues have been very supportive of
this event and it wouldn’t work
without that, so that’s really im-
portant. and they do really try to
focus on this being an arts district,
so i think it’s just a really great lo-
cation to have this—and i think
the students love it, as we can
see,” Brown said.
for Mainland regional High
School student and musician P.J.
Keiter, his first teen arts festival
also served as an introduction to
the town of Hammonton. Keiter
said he was impressed with both
the festival and its hosting com-
munity.
“i think it’s pretty well put to-
gether. i like all the stuff they have
going on, especially with the
workshops—i think those are
pretty beneficial to kids. they’re
not just coming, playing and leav-
ing; they actually get something
out of it. and i’ve never really
been around Hammonton, so it’s a
nice city tour,” Keiter said.
the teen arts festival also
brings significantly higher foot
traffic and an increase in shoppers
at various downtown shops and
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businesses, whether or not those
establishments are hosting some-
thing related to the festival.
SaDee’s Clothing Boutique Sales
associate tracy Earling has been
present at the Bellevue avenue
shop for multiple years during the
teen arts festival and has noticed
a gradual increase in the festival’s
turnout, which she said has had a
positive impact on downtown
Hammonton because it leaves a
lasting impression of the local
shops and businesses in the minds
of the students that attend.
“it’s more networking for the
town in general … they may tell
their aunt, their neighbor, their
mom, their dad about where they
went, what they saw. if they had a
good experience, they might bring
back their family. i know if my
daughter came and she gave me
good feedback, i would come
back down again,” Earling said.
the teen arts festival also pro-
vided a networking opportunity
for the artists themselves. HHS
student and vocalist Luke Nilsen
attended the festival for the first
time last year and thoroughly en-
joyed the ability to meet fellow
artists from the region, express
artistic interest and share talents
with one other, which otherwise
may not have been possible.
“they have the ability to all get
together, they all share this these
same sorts of interests in the arts
and everyone gets to express that.
and they get to see what everyone
else is capable of and how well
they can do ... it’s amazing for
everyone to just have this time to
get along,” Nilsen said.
for some students and aspiring
artists, the festival served as step-
ping stone for qualifying for the
New Jersey State teen arts fes-
tival on Wednesday, May 30
through friday, June 1 at Ocean
County College in toms river.
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Critic Pati Buehler is one of the
adjudicators whose feedback and
recommendation will send a se-
lect group of students to the state
festival. Buehler is a passionate
advocate of the arts and educa-
tion, and said it is through educa-
tional and culturally-rich events
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