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MT . CARMEL , from Page 1 in 2020 due to the pandemic , this year ’ s celebration — which ran from July 15 to July 20 , complete with carnival games , midway games , food stands galore , the aforementioned procession and fireworks at 10 p . m . on July 16 — was a return to form .
“ We ’ re very blessed to have the ability now to do it like we ’ ve always done it . Last year was something that we all had to adjust to , but I ’ m proud of the members in our organization that we ’ re able to continue that tradition ,” Louis Pantalone , the president of the Our Lady of Mt . Carmel Society , told The Gazette on July 16 .
Pantalone said that the members of the society were grateful for the opportunity — and the size of the crowds — despite oppressive temperatures .
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“ We are grateful — although it is extremely warm , so we ’ re worried about that for a number of reasons , but we ’ ll take the appropriate safety precautions . We anticipate the crowd to be in excess of 30,000 today . We ’ re really excited . Last night was a record crowd for an opening night , and we probably had close to 12,000 or 13,000 people here for that . We ’ re thankful that everybody still remembers , and they want to be a part of it ,” Pantalone said .
Susan Davidow , the director of marketing for St . Mary of Mt . Carmel Parish , said that things “ are great this year .”
“ On our opening night , we had a fantastic night . We were very crowded ; it was a good crowd . We ran out of food . It was excellent ; it was beyond our expectations . It was great ,” Davidow said .
One of the draws to the food stands at St . Joseph Church were the Tarantini Panzarottis . Frank Tarantini , whose mother first brought the fried delight to the United States , was on hand for their production and distribution .
“ My mother used to make them by hand . Now , we have a machine a mile long to make the panzarottis . We mass produce them , and we came up with the minis , the little ones . People love them . They ’ re better than the big ones ; I sold
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Filippini Sisters join crowds for Feast of Our Lady of Mt . Carmel
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Customers waited to board the 11 a . m . train on May 15 .
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Takacs , of the Religious Teachers Filippini , made the trip back to Hammonton for the procession . Below : Nick Perone and Susan Davidow manned the wine booth on the grounds of St . Joseph Church .
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