Page 2 • Wednesday , June 28 , 2023 • The Hammonton Gazette
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Hammonton Gazette
OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 NOTICIAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 HAMMONTON ’ S HISTORY . . . . . . 57
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 67 WHAT ’ S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 www . hammontongazette . com
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OBITUARIES
Michael A . Pajic , Jr .
Michael A . Pajic , Jr ., 23 , of Hammonton passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Friday , June 23 , 2023 in Pennsylvania Hospital after an extended illness . Born in Voorhees he was a lifelong area resident . He formerly worked in the Electronics Department at Walmart in Hammonton . He was a member of COTA , The Children ' s Organ Transplant Association .
Michael was predeceased by his paternal grandparents , Michael J . Pajic , III and Linda Pajic ; and his maternal grandfather , Theodore William Gregory . He is survived by his loving parents , Michael A . and Joannie Pajic ; his sister , Victoria Pajic ; his maternal grandmother , Joan Denoma ; his paternal great grandmother , Anne Marie Calascione ; his aunts and uncles , Jill Moon , Theodore " Bear " Gregory ( Amanda ), Rebecca Wright ( Patrick ), Christopher Pajic ( Mary ) and their son Johnny , and Justin Pajic ; longtime family friends , Jennifer Horne and Robert Culligan ; and many aunts , uncles , cousins and friends . Funeral Services will be held Wednesday , June 28 , 2023 11:30 a . m . at the Carnesale Funeral Home , 202 S . Third St ., Hammonton , NJ where a viewing will be held from 10 a . m . until 11:30 a . m . Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery , Hammonton . Memorial Donations in Michael ' s name may be made to the Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation c / o Clifton Larson Allen LLP , 50 Tice Blvd . Suite 175 , Woodcliff , NJ 07677 . ( dtrf . org )
Arrangements entrusted to Carnesale Funeral Home .
HPD makes DWI arrests
POLICE , from Page 1 an erratic driver on June 24 at 9:48 p . m ., Friel said .
The vehicle was found traveling westbound on Central Avenue and turning onto Golf Drive . A motor vehicle stop was conducted on Golf Drive . The driver of a beige Buick Century , Juan Rivera Balbuena , 37 of Landisville , was found to have an odor of an alcoholic beverage in his vehicle and stated he was coming from a party and had about two beers , Friel said .
Rivera Balbuena was transported to police headquarters for processing and was arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol and was charged with the following motor vehicle violations : driving under the influence , reckless driving , careless driving , open container of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and failure to inspect . Rivera Valbuena was released , as per John ’ s Law , pending a court appearance at Hammonton Joint Municipal Court , Friel said .
Friel said Officer Travis Hoffman was the investigating and arresting officer .
HPD was called to another DWI on the 1000 block of South White Horse Pike on June 25 at 3:31 a . m . Officer Richard Carpo was conducting stationary traffic enforcement in the area of White Horse Pike and South Egg Harbor Road . Carpo observed a silver Toyota 4Runner pass by his location three times within five minutes , Friel said .
Carpo ran a random license plate check of the Tennessee registration of the vehicle and found it to be suspended . The vehicle was pulled off into a gas station at White Horse Pike and South Egg Harbor Road and back onto White Horse Pike heading eastbound .
The driver , Emilio Alvarez-Salas , 51 of Hammonton , was failing to maintain his lane of travel and had signs of impairment and odor of alcohol beverage emanating
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from within the vehicle . Alvarez-Salas was placed under arrest and , during a search , yielded two folded dollar bills containing a suspected crystal methamphetamine and the other suspected of containing cocaine . Two small black twisted plastic bags containing suspected crystal methamphetamine were also found in the search , according to Friel .
Alvarez-Salas was transported to police headquarters for processing and was charged with possession of CDS cocaine and the following motor vehicle charges : driving under the influence , failure to possess a registration , failure to maintain lane of travel , careless driving , reckless driving , driving while suspended and driving without a license . Alvarez-Salas was released , as per John ’ s Law , with a court appearance in Atlantic County Superior Court , Friel said .
Friel said Officer Richard Carpo was the investigating and arresting officer .
This report is comprised of of arrests and investigations made by the men and women of local enforcement . All suspects and arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law .
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