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BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 29
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 57
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WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Nicholas Mannery
Nicholas Mannery, 26, of Hammonton, died on Wednesday, May
31, 2017.
Born in Stratford, he was a lifelong South Jersey resident. He for-
merly worked for Botto’s Sausage Express in Ocean City.
Nicholas was predeceased by his brother, Matthew Richardson;
his maternal grandparents, Clemont and Virginia Mannery. He is
survived by his two children, Noah Vergolini and Tessa DePhillips;
his parents, Michael Richardson and Joanne Mannery of Hammon-
ton; two brothers, his twin, Corey Mannery, and Michael Richardson
both of Hammonton; one sister, Melanie Jeannotte of Tuckerton; his
paternal grandmother, Sandra Strahm of Willingboro; his cousin,
Tara Becker of Ocean City, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins
and friends.
Relatives and friends attended Funeral Services on Friday, June 9, 2017, at the Carnesale
Funeral Home, 202 S. Third St., Hammonton.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to www.gofundme.com/in-memory-of-
nicholas-mannery.
Arrangements made by the Carnesale Funeral Home.
Victor T. Feola
Victor T. Feola, 95, of Folsom and formerly of Hammonton, died
on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Spring Village of Galloway.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a resident of Folsom most of his life.
He was an U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, he was a Purple
Heart recipient and he was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s
Badge. Victor worked for Scott Paper in Landisville and the
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. He was a member of the Folsom Vol-
unteer Fire Company, the Knights of Columbus in Williamstown,
the V.F.W. Post No. 1026 in Hammonton and the National Disabled
American Veterans.
He was predeceased by his wife, Sally Feola, and his son, Thomas
Feola. He is survived by one daughter, Lucille McManus and her
husband, Jimmy of Galloway Township, and several nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Relatives and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, June 12, 2017, at
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish Church of St. Joseph’s, 226 French Street in Hammonton.
Burial followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 124 S. First Road in Hammonton.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the V.F.W. Post No. 1026, 390 South Egg
Harbor Road, Hammonton, NJ 08037.
Arrangements made by the Carnesale Funeral Home.
Frank J. Gallo
Frank J. Gallo, 74, of Winslow Twp., died on Wednesday, June 7,
2017, at Cooper Medical Hospital in Camden.
Frank was born in Philadelphia, Pa., a 1960 graduate of LaSalle
High School and 1964 graduate of LaSalle College with a degree in
teaching. Frank taught in the Philadelphia School District for 36
years, a majority of the years spent at Julia R. Masterman School.
He also taught in NJ at Weymouth Twp. Elementary and Veterans
Memorial Middle School in Vineland for 13 years. Frank was an avid
coach; he spent many years at Hammonton Little League. He
coached high school girls track, taking many teams to the Penn Re-
lays. Frank coached boys and girls high school soccer and boys bas-
ketball. Frank succeeded in living his lifelong dream of boating with
his wife, Joanne, at Great Oak Marina on the Chesapeake Bay for
19 years. Frank was always the first to lend a hand to friends and strangers alike, most im-
portantly, his family, whom he always put before himself. Frank had so much knowledge
to share whether it was talking sports, politics or the latest technology. He loved nothing
more than to spend an hour discussing how to solve the world’s problems.
Frank was predeceased by his daughter, Ann Nicole Gallo; his parents, Joseph and Agnes
Gallo, and his brother, Joseph Gallo. He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Joanne
M. (nee Gattis); his son, Blake Gallo (Amber Norwich) of Hammonton; his daughter,
Donna Marie (John “Skip”) Cox of Dorothy, and his grandchildren, Samantha (nee Show-
ell) Cocca (Nick), Haley Showell and Cheyenne Gallo.
Family and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, June 10 at St. Mary
of Mt. Carmel Parish – St. Joseph Church, Third and French Streets, Hammonton. Burial
was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 124 S. First Rd., Hammonton.
Donations to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 1415 Rt. #70, Cherry Hill, NJ
08034, or Hammonton Cancer Org., PO Box 1066, Hammonton, NJ 08037.
Arrangements made by the Marinella Funeral Home.
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Big crowd at food truck festival
The new sign was being installed for the new home of Dental Care of Hammonton the White Horse Pike (Route
30). Wednesday, June 7, 2:40 p.m.
FOOD, from Page 1
monton’s third annual Food
Truck Festival on June 11.
Thirty-one food trucks lined
the downtown streets, serving up
unique offerings, such as fried
cheese curds, Romanian chimney
cakes, Taiwanese bubble tea and
much more, while an equally
eclectic soundscape filled the air
thanks to live performances from
Reggae band The Burnsiders; en-
ergetic, local cover band Five
Times Famous; Latin Party Mix
band De Tierra Caliente and
more.
“Food and music brings the
world closer together; it’s all
good … We’ve been to the one in
Atlantic City, but this is the first
festival where we had fun … This
is fantastic,” Millville resident
Richard Merlino said.
The new downtown event has
quickly become a fan favorite in
its first two years and has contin-
ued to grow since its inception.
This year’s festival featured a
record-high number of food
trucks and two more musical acts
due to the addition of a New Bel-
gium craft beer garden and wine
garden at Annata Wine Bar.
Rounding out the festivities was
a Starving Artist Fair that featured
various local arts and crafts ven-
dors.
Hammonton resident Debbie
Worthington attended the Food
Truck Festival for the second
time and said she was pleased and
proud to see the festival continue
to grow.
“I just see a bigger crowd, and
that makes me happy. I’m just
proud of what Hammonton does
and all the events they have going
on … People come together when
there’s food, and it’s a great way
to unite the community and bring
everyone together,” Worthington
said.
Behind every downtown event
is a dedicated group of volunteers
working together to prepare for it,
and the Food Truck Festival was
no exception.
“It’s a great team. We’ve been
meeting since November. It is an
ongoing, long process, but we
Kathryn Orth
Kathryn Perna (nee Colucci) Orth, 97, of Hammonton, died on
Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the Egg Harbor Care Center.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., she resided in Hammonton most of her
life. She was a homemaker who loved to cook, go dancing and
singing, going to the casino’s and loved to babysit as a loving and
caring mother and grandmother.
She was predeceased by her husbands, Joseph Perna and Ed Orth;
siblings, George Lear, Jesse Lear, Robert Colucci Jr., Florence Roc-
cia, Margaret Penza. She is survived by her children, Joe Perna (Mar-
lene) of Surprise, Ariz., Bob Perna (Diana) of Hammonton, Margo
Ferry (Jan) of Devonshire, Bruce Perna (Rita Mae) of Hammonton,
Kathy Fricke (Harry) of Vineland; siblings, Mildred Delguercio of
Hammonton, Alice Emar of Gettysburg. Pa., and Doris Morganweck
of Baltimore, Maryland; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren,
and three great-great grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service, noon, Saturday, June 17,
2017, at the Landolfi Funeral Home, 237 Bellevue Ave. Hammonton, where a visitation
with family will take place from 10:30 a.m. – noon. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,
262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Humane Society of Atlantic County,
1401 Absecon Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ 08401.
Arrangements made by the Landolfi Funeral Home.
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stayed on target, we hit it out and
here we are … There was just a
great sense of cooperation; every-
body was willing to help,” Main-
Street Hammonton executive
director Cassie Iacovelli said.
Among the committee organiz-
ing the food truck festival was Ia-
covelli’s daughter, Joanna, who
was responsible for assembling
the group of trucks that would be
participating. Joanna Iacovelli
said, unlike most of the commit-
tee, she is not a native to Ham-
monton and wanted to thank them
for their volunteer service that
was fueled by their passion for
their hometown and thanked the
residents, who showed patience
with the one-day traffic slow-
down caused by the festival.
“This is an all-volunteer com-
mittee, driven and organized by
my mom [Cassie], whose whole
objective and mission is to pro-
mote the businesses and bring
new people to downtown Ham-
monton, which we’re clearly suc-
cessful in doing … It’s all about
these guys. They’re local, they
have passion for supporting a
new style here,” Iacovelli said.
Aside from the ample volunteer
support, Cassie Iacovelli said this
year’s food truck festival was
aided significantly by the town it-
self. The Hammonton Police De-
partment assigned several officers
for traffic control, and the Public
Works Department organized
trash management during the
event, while several local profes-
sionals and organizations such as
Louis Pantalone, the Hammonton
Rotary Club and Kevin Rodio do-
nated various stages and equip-
ment for the festival.
Also going a long way towards
helping orchestrate the food
truck festival each year is a long
list of local sponsors, which this
year included New Belgium
Brewing, Kennedy Health Al-
liance, Holman Ford, Schroeder
Law Group, Rodeo Robot Cus-
tom Printing, Foundation Title,
Suburban Propane, JNR Beauty
Supplies, Tales of the Olive, The
Sign Company Inc., Annata
Wine Bar, Kramer Beverage, Toy
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