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OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 21
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 45
HAMMONTON
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WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Allen L. Littlefield Jr.
Allen L. Littlefield Jr., 76, died Friday, May 25, 2018 at AtlantiCare in
Atlantic City. He was a lifelong resident of Hammonton.
Allen started his career in construction and then went on to own and
operate Littlef ield Real Estate, Inc. with his wife Joyce, as a real estate
broker and appraiser for more than 40 years. He served in the Army Na-
tional Guard. To Allen, nothing was more important than spending time
with his loving family. He was a passionate Eagles, Phillies and Sixers
fan and enjoyed watching and playing golf.
Allen is predeceased by his son, the Honorable Allen J. Littlefield and
his parents, A. Lance Littlefield and Grace (nee Bruno) Littlefield along
with his brother-in-law, Bill Mann. He is survived by his wife, Joyce (nee Aristeo) of 53
years; his daughter, Andrea Marino and her husband, Robert of New York, NY; daughter-in-
law, Karen Littlefield of Hammonton; his brother, Charles Littlefield and his wife, Corinne
of Hamilton Square, NJ ; his sister, Maryann (Mimi) Mann of Marlton, NJ; grandchildren:
Matthew and Michael Littlefield and David and Alyssa Marino; his sister-in-law, Eleanor
Crane; his nieces Gina (Bill) Doyle and Lori (Steve) Hartzell and nephew Bill (Adriana) Aris-
teo.
Family and friends are invited to attend his viewing Thursday, May 31 from 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. at the Marinella Funeral Home, 102 N. Third St., Hammonton. A Mass of Christian Bur-
ial will follow on Friday, June 1 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish-St. Joseph
Church, Third and French Streets, Hammonton. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, 500
N. White Horse Pike, Hammonton. Donations in Allen’s memory may be made to St. Jude’s
Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Arrangements made by the Marinella Funeral Home.
Theresa N. Delguercio
Theresa N. Delguercio (nee Comperatore), age 87, of Elm, New Jersey
died on May 19, 2018 surrounded by her loving family.
She is predeceased by her parents, Frank and Sarafina Comperatore
(nee Caterina) and beloved husband, Carmen Delguercio. She is survived
by her five loving children, Vincent Delguercio (Audrey), Frank Delguer-
cio (Joanne), Elizabeth Capoferri (Stephen), Mae Delguercio and Carmel
Capoferri (Brian); grandchildren, Anne Burns, Dominique Hawkins
(Athur), Frank Delguercio Jr.(Jessica), Michael Delguercio (Renee),
Kathryn Lutz (Harry), Evan Capoferri, Marko Capoferri, Brian Capoferri
Jr., Carmen Capoferri (Melissa Senese) and Savannah Delguercio; great-
grandchildren, Dominic, Amelia, Harper, Frank III, Cole, Carter, Teresa, Joseph, Ryan and
many beloved nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Mass will be held Today, Wednesday, May 30 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary of Mt.
Carmel Parish—St. Joseph Church, 226 French Street, Hammonton, NJ. Interment will take
place at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hammonton. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting do-
nations be made in Theresa’s name to Adelaide’s Place, 2416 Arctic Ave., Atlantic City, NJ
08401 or visit www.adelaidesplace.org.
Arrangements made by the LeRoy P. Wooster Funeral Home.
Dorothy J. Barrett
Dorothy J. Barrett (nee Purul), 89, of Hammonton and formerly of
Berlin, died on Monday May 21, 2018 at her residence.
Dorothy enjoyed her time with her family and friends and was known
for making the best potato salad and pound cake. She loved the Atlantic
City Casino’s and taking weekend trips.
Dorothy is predeceased by her husband, William and her granddaughter,
Melissa Barrett Swanson; her sister, Rose Andruschuk (Bruce); brothers,
John Purul (Mildred) and Joseph Purul. She is survived by her son, William
Barrett (Joyce-predeceased);daughters, Karen Mauriello (Anthony) and
Jane Romsteadt (Fred-predeceased); sister-in-law, Dot Purul. Loving
grandmother of Bill Barrett, Dana Romsteadt- O’Hara, Michael Romsteadt and Ashley Bar-
rett. Great-grandmother of Alexandra Swanson, Billy Barrett, Caitlyn O’Hara, Abbey O’Hara
and Michael F. Romsteadt. Dear sister of Tom Purul (Lynne), Josephine Makuch (Nester-
predeceased), Christine Murray (John) and Helen Ferriola (Frank). Also surviving are many
nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, May 25 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel
Parish—St. Joseph Church, Hammonton. Burial at Gate of Heaven Cemetery Berlin. In lieu
of flowers donations may be made to EWTN (Eternal World Television Network), 5817 Old
Leeds Rd. Irondale, AL. 35210 or Wounded Warriors Project, PO Box 758517 Topeka, KS
66675-8517.
Arrangements made by the Marinella Funeral Home.
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Mullica man arrested on warrants
HAMMONTON—After
a
motor vehicle stop on the White
Horse Pike (Route 30) at 2:21 p.m.
on May 20, a Mullica Twp. man
was arrested on warrants and was
sent to the Atlantic County Jail,
Hammonton Police Lt. Kevin Friel said.
Steven Holt, 30, of Mullica
Twp. was stopped for aggressive
driving and tailgating a vehicle,
Friel said. Holt also passed and cut
off an unmarked Hammonton Po-
lice Department vehicle, Friel said.
Holt was found to be unlicensed
and have four outstanding war-
rants: $1,000 from Galloway Twp.,
$1,178 from New Gretna; $100 from Mullica Twp. and $1,268
from Lumberton, Friel said.
He was transported to the At-
lantic County Jail after being
charged with three motor vehicle
summonses: having a cracked
windshield, driving with a sus-
pended driver’s license and care-
less driving, Friel said.
Officer Jason Rigby was the ar-
resting officer, Friel said.
POLICE, from Page 1
Anyone having any information
about the theft or the vehicle
should contact the Hammonton
Police Department at (609) 561- 4000, Friel said.
Officer Eric Pohl was the inves-
tigating office r, Friel said.
In other police news, two sus-
pects were charged with defiant trespass after attempting to flee
when police were called to inves-
tigate them after they had gained
access to a vacant residence and
were still inside according to the
structure’s owner, Friel said.
The structure was located on
the 400 block of Union Road and
police were called by the owner at
4:25 p.m. on May 22, Friel said.
As police responded, the two
female subjects left the scene in a
pickup truck, driving across a
field, and were stopped on an ad-
jacent roadway by Cpl. James
Pinto, Friel said.
Rebecca Picchi, 23, of Buena
and Misti Taylor, 27, of Hammon-
ton admitted to being inside the
residence and were charged with
defiant trespass and released
pending court, Friel said.
Pinto was the arresting officer,
Friel said.
Also, at 10:05 a.m. on May 25
on the 300 block of Walnut Street,
a complainant stated that between
May 21 and May 24 that approxi-
mately 300 pounds of cleaned,
scrap copper was stolen, Friel
said.
“The copper was in two large
trash containers approximately
four feet high. It is worth about
$2 to $3 a pound with a total
value of between $1,500 and
$2,000,” Friel said.
Cpl. James Pinto was the in-
vestigating officer, Friel said.
by Gabe Donio
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
News from the Hammonton Police
Joseph T. Panepinto Jr.
Joseph T. Panepinto Jr., age 52, died on Monday, May 21, 2018 at his
residence in Buena Vista Twp. Joe was born in Vineland and was employed
at Steller Contractors for more than eight years.
He is survived by his mother, Meredith LoSasso; his father Joseph
Panepinto and his daughter, Jeana Panepinto. Dear brother of Anna Marie
(Russell) Dustman, John (Dianna) Panepinto, Michael (Kelly) Panepinto
and Lori (Anthony Amedio) Panepinto, Andrew, Marcus, Vincent, James,
Katelynn and Monet LoSasso.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, May 26 at St. Mary of
Mt. Carmel Parish—St. Joseph Church, Hammonton. Burial was in Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Hammonton. In lieu of flowers please send donations in Joseph’s memory
to United Spinal, 120-34 Queens Blvd. #320 Kew Gardens, NY 11415. (unitedspinal.org).
Arrangements made by the Marinella Funeral Home.
Michael Bastianelli
Michael Bastianelli, 66, of Hammonton died Tuesday May 22, 2018 at
Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, NJ.
Michael was born in Philadelphia. He received his B.S. in Chemistry
from Rowan University and MBA in Business Administration from Mon-
mouth University. He worked as a chemist and lab supervisor at Wheaton
Plastic in Millville. He retired in 2017 as a maintenance, repair and oper-
ations buyer from Amcor Plastics in Millville.
He is predeceased by his parents, Antonio and Mary Bastianelli. He is
survived by his life companion, Geri Singletary (nee Marino) and his chil-
dren, Andrea Vreeland (Josh) and Anthony Michael Bastianelli. Stepfather
to Danielle Culbertson (John), Nicole Elston (Jon) and Robert Singletary (Kayla). Loving
grandfather to Eva and Ana Vreeland, Madison Ford, J.J. and Emma Rose Culbertson and
Regina Elston, brother, Joseph Bastianelli (Joyce).
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel
Parish—St. Joseph Church, Hammonton. Burial was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be made in Michael’s name to MD Anderson Cancer Research:
(mdanderson.org.)
Arrangements made by the Marinella Funeral Home.
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