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The Hammonton Gazette
OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 29
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 45
HAMMONTON
FAMILY EYECARE
WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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James Garfield DeMarco
James Garfield DeMarco died in his sleep at Mt. Holly Samaritan
Hospice on the morning of Monday, May 13, 2019.
Garfield, or “Gar’s,” life was a movie in the making. the second of
three children, he was a star football player and scholar. He decided on
Dartmouth College where he shined academically, graduating cum laude
with honors and was selected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Upon
graduation from Dartmouth, he was awarded a fulbright Scholarship to
study medieval history at the University of Naples, italy. after his ful-
bright year abroad, he was accepted into Harvard and Yale Law Schools
deciding on Yale because of smaller classes. Classmates while at Yale
included former California Governor Jerry Brown, former United States
Senator Gary Hart and Congresswoman eleanor Holmes Norton. Garfield never practiced
law. instead, he took over the management of the family businesses which included a.r.
DeMarco enterprises and Chatsworth Cranberry association, after the tragic death of his
father on New Year’s eve 1964. His father, anthony r., was a founding member of the
Ocean Spray farmer’s cooperative. Garfield replaced his father on the Ocean Spray Board
of Directors and served there until the family farm was sold to the New Jersey Conservation
foundation in 2004. the farm, which was always a top five producer of cranberries for
Ocean Spray, was converted into a natural preserve. the sport of politics was Garfield’s
other passion. from 1974 to 1990, he served as Burlington County republican Chairman
being named “Chairman of the Chairman” by Governor thomas H. Kean in the 1980s. He
served as a New Jersey delegate to multiple national republican Conventions. for many
years, he also served as the Chairman of the Burlington County Bridge Commission.
Garfield’s sphere of influence over the politics of Southern New Jersey was unparalleled
during this time. Garfield retired from politics in 1990. Until his death he remained an ac-
tive political observer. However, as he aged, his views and positions went from right of
center to left of center, changing his party affiliation to independent in the early part of this
decade. When he was asked why, he would simply say: “the republican Party of today
has no place for men like me.” it should be of no surprise that this change of heart occurred
when Garfield publicly acknowledged that he was gay. it also was at this time that he be-
came an ardent supporter of the campaign to allow for gay marriage. few rejoiced over
the decision as much as Garfield and his partner, William “Billy” Wilson who eventually
became his husband in a ceremony officiated by Superior Court Judge and author of Board-
walk Empire Nelson Johnson accompanied by New Jersey Supreme Court Justice ann Pat-
terson in 2015. at the height of his career, he also was a member of the Board of trustees
of the Lebanon State School, the New Jersey State Public Broadcasting authority, the
Philadelphia Union League as well as numerous other boards and commissions. Beyond
his very public life, he took great pride in the fact that his mother’s family, the alloways,
were Quakers who settled in New Jersey in the mid to late 1700s. Garfield also loved the
heart of the Pinelands, the town of Chatsworth and its residents. it is here that he and his
siblings donated the land where Chatsworth’s Municipal Building stands. in 1995, the
building was dedicated to anthony r. and Gladys DeMarco in a public ceremony.
He is predeceased by his father, anthony r. DeMarco; his mother, Gladys alloway De-
Marco; his brother, Mark anthony; his sister, anna Lynne and multiple aunts and uncles,
most notably his beloved aunt, ruth alloway ramaciotti. anyone who knew Garfield
found him to be brilliant, engaging and welcoming. He was larger than life. He will be
missed by so many including his husband, William “Billy” Wilson; his nephews, anthony
J. DeMarco of Lancaster and Mark a. DeMarco of Hammonton; his nieces, Barbara De-
Marco and Kathleen DeMarco Van Cleve of Philadelphia; their spouses and his six great-
nephews. in addition, he is survived by his sister’s husband, Dr. robert Papinchak and
their daughter, Martina of California. He counted Dee ramaciotti Matthews, Lea rama-
ciotti zimmerman and Gary alloway and their families as both family and dear friends.
the DeMarco family and its many branches are too vast to mention specifically although
he held them dear. together they celebrate his life with his surrogate family and caregivers,
Don and Karen Ogle and their children.
family and friends are invited to attend his visitation Monday, May 20 from 10 a.m.-12
p.m. at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish-St. Joseph Church, his Mass of Christian Burial will
follow at 12 p.m. a private entombment will follow at the family’s mausoleum in Ham-
monton. Donations are respectfully requested to be made to the Marinella funeral Home
for the entombment and memorial of James Garfield DeMarco.
arrangements made by Marinella funeral Home.
Rinaldo “Ray” Penza
rinaldo “ray” Penza, 90, died peacefully at home on May 7, 2019.
He was a lifelong resident of Hammonton and graduated from Ham-
monton High School. He served in the U.S. army as a Medic during the
Korean War. Penza retired in 1989 from the atlantic electric Company
as a Supervisor after 37 years of service. He was a founding member of
the Never there Gun Club.
Penza is predeceased by his wife, frances (nee ferronto); parents,
Louis and Mary Penza; sister, Georgianna Maccri and brother, anthony
Penza. He is survived by his sons, ronald and his wife Liz and Louis
and his wife Wendy; daughter, Linda fiorentino and her husband Pat (all
of Hammonton). He was the dear brother of theresa Hill and evelyn
franchetti and her husband Dan. He was the loving grandfather of 10 grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren which he loved spending time with.
a viewing was held on friday, May 10 at the Marinella funeral Home, Hammonton.
Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, May 11 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish –
St. Joseph Church, Hammonton. Burial followed at Greenmount Cemetery, 124 S. first
rd., Hammonton. Donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
arrangements made by Marinella funeral Home.
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Burglary in town investigated
A worker helps install new windows upstairs at Lolio Architect, 219 Bellevue Avenue. The building was originally
the home of Hammonton Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1. Friday, May 10, 9:43 a.m.
POLICE, from Page 1
area and taken from the establish-
ment,” friel said.
friel said the burglary had oc-
AtlantiCare focuses
on mental health
cash startup drawer had been
forcibly removed from a secured
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—Stockton
University Kramer Hall, in con-
junction with atlantiCare’s Health
engagement division, continued
its series of Mental Health Lunch
and Learn workshops on May 10
with a presentation about the im-
pact technology has on stress lev-
els, how to find a balance with
technology and how to identify
ways to ultimately reduce stress.
the presentation, titled “Unplug
and recharge,” was led by Joseph
Marino, a registered nutrition and
dietetics technician and wellness
specialist for atlantiCare’s Health
engagement division. Marino ad-
dressed a variety of subjects per-
taining to the relationship between
stress and technology, such as the
common sources of stress and how
to identify and potentially avoid
them, as well as the effects chronic
stress can have on mental and
physical health.
While there are many common,
effective ways to reduce stress lev-
els, Marino said it’s impossible to
live a life entirely full of stress,
and that not all types of stress are
bad, such as the rush of energy
people get when they are faced
with a challenge they must over-
come in a finite amount of time.
“Your body responds to stress
by producing chemicals and hor-
mones to help you rise to the chal-
lenge. So, your heart rate will
increase, your brain works faster
See KRAMER, Page 3
Harry A. Clark
Harry a. Clark, 73, of Hammonton died on tuesday, april 30, 2019.
He was born on November 30, 1945 in Northfield. Clark graduated
Mainland regional High School in 1963. after graduating high school
he attended LaSalle University, earning a degree in Business adminis-
tration in May 1967. in June 1971 he went to work for Stockton Uni-
versity where he stayed employed until his retirement in July 1996.
Clark enjoyed a good game of golf, reading, watching the news and
spending as much time with his family as he could; especially his grand-
children.
He is survived by his wife, Lorraine (Beck-Vecchione) Clark; chil-
dren, Lisa (Vecchione) McMaster, Joelle Vecchione, Michelle Vecchione,
tammy Scarborough, Patricia Quiles, Harry Clark Jr., Susan Peters and Michael Clark; his
sister, ann Wigglesworth; his brother, tommy Clark; 24 grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
the family held a private service to honor his and his family’s wishes. in lieu of flowers
the family would appreciate donations be made to DBSaNJ, c/o Mark Boginsky, treasurer
1 Stony Hill Place, Livingston, NJ 07039, (www.dsanewjersey.org).
arrangements made by the Carnesale funeral Home.
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curred between the evening prior
and 6 a.m. on May 11 when it was
discovered by employees.
anyone with any information
should contact the Hammonton
Police Department at (609) 561-
4000.
Officer Brandan Campbell was
the responding officer and Det.
Jared Baglivo is the investigating
officer, friel said.
Memorial Day
parade and
ceremony May 27
HaMMONtON—the tri Vets
of Hammonton, which includes
american Legion Post 186, VfW
Post 1026 and Disabled american
Veterans Chapter 66, invite you to
join in for the Memorial Day pa-
rade and ceremony on Monday,
May 27 at 10:30 a.m. with a march
along Bellevue avenue to Veterans
Park.
all are invited to join in the pa-
rade including schools, civic clubs,
churches, business owners, bands,
dance groups, sports teams, kids
clubs, Girl Scout troops, Boy Scout
troops and any others. Make a
float, march together, bring your
classic car and decorate your bikes.
all entries must have a patriotic
theme. Lining-up will begin at 10
a.m. on May 27 at Orchard Street
and egg Harbor road.
Look for the parade coordinators
in their lime-colored vests at the
corner of egg Harbor road and Or-
chard Street for the parade lineup.
Colonel retired Walter r. Nall
will be the guest speaker. Nall is
originally from tuskegee, ala. in
1983, he enlisted in the alabama
army National Guard as a private
(e-1). Upon completing OCS, he
was commissioned a field ar-
tillery (fa) 2Lt in June 1986. Col.
Nall was called to serve in Opera-
tion iraqi freedom iii with the
42nd DiSCOM in 2005 and
afghanistan in 2011 Special Oper-
ations Command.
Col. Nall was appointed as the
Director of Veterans Services in
January 2018. He was reassigned
from transitional Housing Pro-
gram for homeless Veterans lo-
cated in Winslow. He is currently
responsible for a host of programs
See MEMORIAL, Page 4