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The Hammonton Gazette

OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 43 FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 44 CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45 HAMMONTON ’ S HISTORY . . . . . .. 45 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . .. 57

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Louise P . Fiore

WHAT ’ S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 59 MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 60 HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 60 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 61 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 63 SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 64 SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

OBITUARIES

Louise P . ( nee Policarpo ) fiore , 89 , of Hammonton , died on Wednesday , June 8 , 2016 , at Samaritan Hospice in Mt . Holly .

Born and raised in Hammonton , she lived her entire life there . Mrs . fiore worked as a licensed practical nurse at Greenbriar Nursing Home in Hammonton for many years .

She was predeceased by her husband , anthony W . fiore ; her daughter , Virginia L . reed ; son-in-law , Kenneth e . reed Jr ., and her son , anthony fiore . She is survived by five grandchildren , toni Louise reed , Danielle thornewell ( robert ), Lynette Malena ( Matthew ), anthony fiore and William fiore ( Donna ); her brother , rocco Policarpo , and nine great-grandchildren , alexis and adam thornewell , Mikayla , Kaitlyn , Madison and Kyleigh Malena , and Billy , Stefani and taylor fiore . friends and family attended a Mass of Christian Burial on Monday , June 13 at St . Mary of Mt . Carmel Parish Church of St . anthony of Padua , 285 route 206 in Hammonton . Burial followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Hammonton . in lieu of flowers , donations may be made to Samaritan Hospice , 5 eves Drive , Suite

300 , Marlton , NJ 08053 . arrangements made by the Carnesale funeral Home .

Angel “ Angelo ” Luis Guzman

angel “ angelo ” Luis Guzman , 59 , of egg Harbor and formerly of Hammonton , died on friday , June 3 , 2016 .

Born in Hammonton , he was a lifelong South Jersey resident . He served in the United States Marines during the Vietnam War . angelo was a former dealer at the tropicana in atlantic City .

He was predeceased by his mother , felisa Guzman . angelo is survived by his daughters , alexis Guzman and Brittany Guzman ; his stepson , Paul irizarry ; his father , remigio Guzman ; his brother , Luis a . Guzman ( frances ); his sisters , anne f . Negron ( angel Sr .), edna L . Ortiz ( Manny ), arlene Perez ( Jose ) and Wedylia Guzman rivera ( Louis a . rivera , Sr .), and his loving nieces and nephews . funeral Services were held Saturday , June 11 , 2016 , at the Carnesale funeral Home , 202 S . third St . Hammonton . Burial followed in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery . in lieu of flowers , donations may be made to the Guzman family . arrangements made by the Carnesale funeral Home .

Carol Hegeman

Carol ( nee Harris ) Hegeman , of Hammonton , died on June 8 , 2016 . for Carol , there were only two seasons each year : autumn and waiting for autumn ! She is survived by her husband , Henry Hegeman ; son , David ; daughters , Kelly and Nancy ; granddaughter , Julianna ; grandson , tristan ; her siblings , Guy Harris , emilie turk and Bradford Harris . friends and family attended a Memorial Service on June 14 at the St . Peter ’ s episcopal Church , One Hartford rd ., Medford , NJ . in lieu of flowers , donations may be made to Holy redeemer Hospice , 6550 Delilah rd # 501 , egg Harbor township , NJ 08234 or to St . Jude ’ s research Hospital for Children , 501 St Jude Place , Memphis , tN 38105 . arrangements made by the Leroy P . Wooster funeral Home and Crematory .

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Customers lined up for food at the Beast of the Street food truck . Saturday , June 11 , 5:29 p . m .

Food truck festival expands successfully

by Kevin Troilo

Gazette Staff Writer

HaMMONtON — MainStreet Hammonton hosted its second-annual Hammonton food truck festival in the downtown area on June 11 . More than 30 trucks lined up to serve their unique food creations to a crowd of more than 3,000 hungry guests . there was no shortage of variety to choose from during the event . the food options ranged from things like chicken wings and pizza to ice cream and smoothies . two of those people serving wings were Bruce and Sandy russell , owners of russell ’ s Pic ii on the White Horse Pike .

“ a lot of happy people enjoying our wings so far … it ’ s another successful and beautiful day here in downtown Hammonton ,” Bruce russell said .

While some of the truck owners traveled from as far as Pennsylvania to set up at the festival , others , like eloy Garcia , were from Hammonton . Garcia owns La rosa de Oro , a truck that can be seen at different locations throughout town on any given day .

“ this is our first year here at the festival . it ’ s going good . i am in Hammonton everyday so people know our food . You can find my truck at the train tracks a lot of days ,” Garcia said . also on hand were vendors from throughout the area . they sold items including homemade candles , jewelry , small gifts and even art at the Noyes Museum ’ s Starving artist fair on Second Street . One of the artists displaying his watercolor paintings and comic books was Delfino falciani .

“ it has been a good day so far . i wasn ’ t here last year so this is my first time at the festival . i ’ m enjoying myself , and people are welcome to check out my work ,” falciani said .

Live music was provided by Hammonton ’ s own Stealing Savanah and the Burnsiders , a reggae band based out of Galloway . the upbeat sounds of both groups made the atmosphere even better as people enjoyed their food .

One of the goals of hosting such a large festival is to attract people into Hammonton from out of town . after driving in from Baltimore the day before , Cindy and Jeff Weyant decided to check out the festival and visit the businesses in downtown Hammonton .

“ We were visiting friends in South Jersey , and they mentioned there was a food truck festival close by . We had never been to Hammonton and thought it would be nice to check out the breweries and the festival they talked about . it ’ s a beautiful town , and we ’ re really enjoying ourselves today ,” Cindy Weyant said .

MainStreet Hammonton executive Director Cassie iacovelli and her daughter , Joanna , handled a great deal of this year ’ s planning .

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Theater receives $ 250,000 gift

HaMMONtON — at a press conference held June 9 , eagle theatre officials announced that the Wyncote foundation , of Philadelphia , has made a $ 250,000 gift to the eagle theatre ’ s 3 Year 3 Million Campaign , which is the largest single gift in the eagle theatre ’ s history . the Wyncote foundation ’ s mission is to “ support efforts that strengthen and enrich culture , community and the natural environment ,” according to the foundation ’ s website . the foundation was “ founded in 2009 with funds from the Otto and Phoebe Haas Charitable trusts , at the direction of John C . Haas ,” according to www . wyncotefoundation . org .

“ the foundation has made this gift with the hope that others throughout South Jersey , Philadelphia and beyond will appreciate and support this rich cultural landscape . We hope that our gift will encourage a broad base of contributors to do everything they can to help this theatre to continue to grow , thrive and exceed expectation ,” Leonard Haas , a member of the Board of Directors of the Wyncote foundation , said in a press release . the unrestricted gift will be used for general operating support and was made as part of the eagle theatre ’ s 3 Year 3 Million Campaign , according to a release from the theater . the eagle theatre is located on Vine Street in downtown Hammonton and is currently producing Our Town .

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CORRECTION : in the June 8 edition , the incorrect date was reported for the July 4 interfaith service . Originally planned for July 3 , the event is now July 4 . The Gazette regrets the error .