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OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 35
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 47
HAMMONTON
FAMILY EYECARE
WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Donald K. Staiger
Donald K. Staiger, 71, of Hammonton, died on Wednesday, May 2,
2018 at AtlantiCare Medical Center in Galloway.
Don was born and raised in Egg Harbor City. He graduated from
Oakcrest Regional High School in 1964 and received his Bachelor’s De-
gree from Richard Stockton College. He served in the U.S. Air Force dur-
ing Vietnam. He worked for White Hall Labs in Hammonton for more
than 24 years, St. Peters School in Pleasantville and was the site director
for St. Joseph High School in Hammonton until his retirement. He was a
former member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society for more than 40 years.
Don was the founder of the Hammonton Bulldogs Basketball program in
1979 and The South Jersey Flag Football League.
He is predeceased by his wife, Elberta (nee Longo) and parents, Karl and Lucinda Staiger.
He is survived by his four boys, Donald K. II (Kimberly) of Maple Shade, Jeffrey (Joseph
Maxwell) of Egg Harbor City, Brent (Jacqueline) of Atco and Ryan (Angela) of Hammonton.
Loving grandfather of Sarina, Carissa and Charlotte.
Family and friends are invited to attend his viewing today, May 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 11
a.m. at Victory Bible Church, 816 S. Egg Harbor Rd., Hammonton with services at 11 a.m.
Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, 500 N. White Horse Pike, Hammonton. In lieu of
flowers donations may be made in Don’s name to Alzheimer’s Association, PO Box 96011
Washington, DC 20090-6011.
Arrangements made by the Marinella Funeral Home.
Jamie D. Barker
Jamie D. Barker, age 47, of Hammonton died Sunday, April 29, 2018.
He was born on March 17, 1971. He lived in a variety of foster homes
until he was adopted by Diane and Richard Barker of Haddonfield, N.J.
The Barkers ultimately adopted 13 children, including Jamie. Jamie was
married in November of 1995 to his lovely wife Colleen Moore. In 1990,
Jamie graduated Vo-Tech school with a secretarial degree. Jamie also took
computer and math classes at Camden County Community College. In
addition to his schooling, Jamie was also tri-lingual. He was fluent in Eng-
lish, Spanish and Sign Language. Jamie valued his right to privacy, being
gainfully employed and exercising his personal choice. He held a variety
of short- term jobs over the years. Jamie and his wife, Colleen were longtime volunteers at
the Food Pantry (Presbyterian Church in Hammonton).
Jamie leaves behind his loving wife, Colleen and daughter, Nicoletta Ann. He is also sur-
vived by his siblings, Suzie Kfoury, Caroline Sapp, Richard (Tony) Barker, Elizabeth Barker,
Christopher Barker, Victoria Preston, Theodore Barker, Juliet Barker, William Barker and
Ashley Barker. He was predeceased by his mother, Diana Burk Barker and father, Richard
A. Barker of Haddonfield and siblings, Mary Barker, Sara Barker, Erica Barker and Raphael
Barker. Jamie will be remembered fondly as a wonderful husband and father. He loved his
friends and family and will be greatly missed.
A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the Carnesale
Funeral Home, 202 S. Third Street in Hammonton, NJ 08037, where a visitation will be held
from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers please send donations to Colleen Barker at 1505
Applefield Loop, Hammonton, NJ 08037.
Arrangements made by the Carnesale Funeral Home.
Darling L. Lamson
Darling L. Lamson (nee Johnson), 69, of Hammonton, died Sunday
May 6, 2018 at home with her loving husband and son by her side.
Darling was born in Camden and lived in Hammonton all her life. Dar-
ling graduated from Hammonton High School in 1966 and went on to
work for Suburban Propane for more than 42 years. She loved life, family,
going shopping, going to the beach and gardening.
She is predeceased by her parents, Marvin and Beatrice Johnson; her
brother, David Johnson and sister, Denise Amirato.
Surviving are her husband, David; son, Christopher; three sisters,
Colleen Capella (Paul), Beverly Caruso (Leonard) and Judy Restuccio
(Eugene) all of Hammonton.
Family and friends are invited to attend her viewing today, Wednesday, May 9 from 12
p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Marinella Funeral Home, 102 N. Third St., Hammonton. Services will
be held at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 124 S.
First Rd., Hammonton.
Arrangements made by the Marinella Funeral Home.
Cruisin’ MainStreet: May 18
Hundreds of classic cars will fill the streets of downtown
Hammonton on May 18. MainStreet Hammonton is proud to present
the long-held annual tradition, “Cruisin’ MainStreet: Remembers
Friday Night This is Cruisin’s 25th year. For more information, you
can call (609) 567-9014 or visit www.downtownhammonton.com.
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New signage at the Sons of Italy lodge on Third Street.
Sunday, May 6, 9:37 a.m.
Council, Kramer complete land swap
COUNCIL, from Page 1
swap will allow Kramer to facili-
tate its planned expansion project.
A motion to pass the second
reading of Ordinance No. 017-
2018 was made by Councilman
Joseph Giralo, seconded by Coun-
cilman Sam Rodio and passed
unanimously.
The exchange of part of the
town’s parcel of land (Block 1201,
Lots 44 and 45) for Kramer Bever-
age Real Estate 2 LLC’s parcel of
land (Block 1201, Lot 1.01) was
authorized during the second read-
ing of Ordinance No. 018-2018.
The ordinance states that the town
desires to obtain the 4.63-acre par-
cel from Kramer because it allows
for improved access to municipal
roadways along Second Road and
Commerce Way, and represents a
better opportunity for use, as well
as the opportunity to collect rev-
enue ($14,000-15,000 per year)
from an existing cellular commu-
nications tower located on the cur-
rent Kramer parcel. The parcel is
valued at $324,800, according to
the ordinance.
In exchange, Kramer Beverage
Real Estate 2 LLC will acquire a
subdivision consisting of a 6.902-
acre portion of Block 1201, Lot 44,
and a 0.587-acre portion of Block
1201, Lot 45, which are collec-
tively valued at $70,578.
The ordinance stipulated the fol-
lowing requirements and proce-
dures for the exchange:
• The value of the town’s parcel
shall be equal to (or greater than)
the value of the Kramer parcel, and
there shall be no cash considera-
tion.
• Kramer shall obtain subdivi-
sion approval from the Hammon-
ton Planning Board, among other
required governmental approvals,
to allow for the subdivision of
Block 1201, Lots 44, 45, 46 and 54,
which would create the Lots 44, 45
and 46 that are proposed in the ex-
change.
• Upon the perfection of the sub-
division, the town will transfer a
portion of its parcel (Block 1201,
Lot 46) to Kramer, who will own it
entirely.
• Upon the perfection of the sub-
division, Kramer will transfer its
parcel of land (Block 1201, Lot
1.01) to the town, who will own it
entirely.
• The metes-and-bounds descrip-
tions of the proposed Lots 44, 45
and 46 on Block 1201 are subject
to the approval of the town and its
professional engineers.
• Upon the ordinance’s effective
date, Mayor Stephen DiDonato is
authorized to sign an agreement
that will facilitate the exchange of
land as structured in the ordinance.
A motion to approve the second
reading of Ordinance No. 018-
2018 was made by Councilman
Thomas Gribbin, seconded by Gi-
ralo and passed unanimously.
Prior to council voting, residents
Gary and Jennifer Etherington ad-
dressed council during a public
comment on the ordinances and ex-
pressed displeasure about the land
swap on the grounds that it will in-
crease the already-excessive truck
traffic near their residence on Sec-
ond Road, which has caused them
to consider selling their home.
“It’s almost unlivable with what
has come down the pike with all
the noise from the backup beepers
from Kramer … When these peo-
ple start waking up in the middle of
the night to backup beepers, they’re
going to realize that it’s time for
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them to get out too and they’re
going to be very unhappy with it,”
Gary Etherington said.
Jennifer Etherington noted that
the trucks driving down Second
Road don’t appear to be obeying
traffic laws, which has exacerbated
their issues while living on Second
Road.
“At times, they seem to slow
down for the blueberry fields, but
not where the houses are, and they
come blasting through and they
slam on their brakes to hit the traf-
fic light ... If you’re in the bath-
room, the toilet shakes; if you’re in
the house, you can feel the house
vibrate because of the trucks and
the speeds that they’re hitting,”
Jennifer Etherington said.
DiDonato acknowledged the
Etheringtons’ concerns, but said
there will also be widespread eco-
nomic impacts from Kramer’s
planned expansion.
“You are correct that there’s got
to be some increased truck traf-
fic—I’m not going to tell you
there’s not—but there’s going to be
increased jobs for truck drivers, in-
creased jobs for loaders in this area
... It’s going to be an increased rat-
able,” DiDonato said.
In other news, council held a
second reading for Ordinance No.
013-2018, which proposed to
amend Chapter 144, Section 15
(“Non-life hazard uses inspection
fees”) of the town’s general ordi-
nances to require an inspection of
any building or structure classified
as a non-life hazard every five
years. These types of structures will
be exempt from paying an inspec-
tion fee. A motion to approve the
second reading of Ordinance No.
013-2018 was made by Giralo, sec-
onded by Councilwoman Brooke
Sacco and passed unanimously.
Also during the meeting, a sec-
ond reading was held for Ordi-
nance No. 16, which authorized
Town Clerk Frank Zuber to offer
the sale of a town-owned parcel of
land, located at Block 701, Lot 9
on the town tax map, via public
auction at a minimum amount of
$14,200. The ordinance states that
the public sale will take place at 10
a.m. on Monday, May 14 at town
hall. A motion to approve the sec-
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