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OBITuARIES
Lisa F. Haarde
Lisa f. Haarde (nee Corl), 54, formerly of Hammonton, died Monday, July 29, 2013, in florida after a six year courageous battle with lung, brain and bone cancer. Lisa was born January 29, 1959, raised in Hammonton and attended Hammonton High School. She lived in the Williamstown/Sicklerville areas before moving to florida in 1991. Lisa made her living bartending and enjoyed socializing with her customers. She was a great homemaker and cook with her specialties being seafood dishes and especially her soups. Lisa loved to party and dance with friends and family. Surviving her are: husband, edwin Haarde; daughter, Jamilee Jack of florida; beloved sisters, Deborah (Corl) Haughey of Hammonton with whom she lived throughout most of her illness, Carolyn Sammons of S.C.; two grandchildren; nieces, Christina (Joe) Patane of Galloway township, Jeanine (Jim) Whittaker of folsom, ronda (Bill) Buford of Ga. Services and a celebration of life will be held in Sebastian, fla. under the direction of Sea Winds funeral Home. a celebration of life will also be held in Hammonton at the convenience of the family. in lieu of flowers the family requests donations in her memory to Compassionate Care Hospice, 518 South Shore road, Marmora, NJ 08223. arrangements made by Sea Winds funeral Home.
anthony “tony” amedio, 93, of Hammonton, died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, with his loving family by his side. Born in Philadelphia, he was a lifelong resident of Hammonton. He attended St. Joseph School and was a member of the track team. tony served in the United States army during World War ii and went on to work as a clothing cutter for several factories in the area. for 25 years you could see tony safely crossing school children and was honored with the anthony amedio Day. tony was a member of the Hammonton Senior Citizens and an avid Hammonton High School sports fan. Predeceased by: wife, Grace (nee Pagano); parents, thomas and Phyllis amedio; several brothers and sisters. Surviving him are: children, anthony amedio and his wife Mary ann of folsom, Diane falivene and her husband John of Port republic; loving grandchildren, Kimberly (John rutecki), anthony amedio and Lauren falivene; great-grandson, John rutecki. relatives and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, august 5 at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish St. Joseph Church followed by burial at Greenmount Cemetery. arrangements made by Marinella funeral Home.
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Jeanne S. Liberto (nee Smith), 88, of Blue anchor, died thursday, august 1, 2013, at home. Jeanne worked as a secretary for Morie Viola Block Company in Vineland from 1950-1961 and as a supervising Communications Operator in Winslow township for 28 years retiring in 1997. Predeceased by: parents, fred and rose Smith; brothers, Hershal, Harland, fred Smith; sister, rose alma Seeger. Surviving her are: husband, edward; son, albert Winstel and his wife evelyn of Berlin; daughter, Lisa Liberto Linardo and her husband Jim; sister, elizabeth “Libby” turner of Bridgeton; grandchildren, Cheryl Gottshall, Shannon Winstel, MaryLou Sandler, ryan Winstel, albert Winstel Jr., Margaret Gibson, Kyle Linardo, alex Linardo; nine great-grandchildren. relatives and friends attended funeral services on tuesday, august 6, at the Marinella funeral Home followed by entombment at Greenmount Cemetery. Donations may be made to Hospice of New Jersey, 226 Haddonfield road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 or Daniel J. Calabrese Jr. Memorial Scholarship, 125 route 73, Braddock, NJ 08037. arrangements made by Marinella funeral Home.
Jeanne S. Liberto
CLARIFICATION: The town received its original order for a revaluation from the county board of taxation on February 7, 2011. According to town solicitor Brian Howell, the town made an appeal to the state tax court and as a result of the court’s decision, the town will have to do a revaluation by January 1, 2015.
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PARKS, from?Page 1 entities to determine conceivable locations for the park and discuss other logistical components before bringing the idea back to the commission. “all of a sudden you’ve got people coming out of the woodwork talking about dog parks and the dog parks are up in Medford and Gloucester County so there’s nothing quite accessible,” Bachalis said. Bianca Herrmann and april Domenico came before the commission to request use of the Hammonton Lake to host a Children’s fishing Derby fundraiser. the Derby would be held in heats by age groupings and the money raised will fund the frank Domenico Scholarship, which was started in his memory by the Sons of italy and is awarded to local high school seniors. the lak e use was approved for October 6, pending insurance questions and clearance from town risk manager P.J. Pullia, of M.L.?ruberton agency, Newton said after the meeting.
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“i think you’d have a big hit with this project,” Bachalis said. Bachalis reported that council had approved the revisions to the Parks and recreation Ordinance allowing for a recreation Leader and a recreation aide. He also stated that council formally approved the park maintainance guidelines. recreation Supervisor Monica Newton told the commission that the No Net Loss Grant had been received in the amount of $35,700. the grant will be used to fund tree planting at the Boyer avenue site and the downtown area. “We started purchasing all the supplies and we’re going to plant the trees in late October,” Newton said. Newton reported that a Hammonton Hawks football coach made a complaint about dog feces on the main football field. the coach requested signs reading ‘No Dogs on field’ be put up outside the playing fields. the commission concluded that since the field in question is fenced in and locked it may have been an isolated inci-
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Local man charged with assault
dent and if the problem persists the police would be called upon to address it. “i don’t think it’s going to require signs, if it’s a continual problem then we’ll address it with the police,” commissioner Paul Ordille said. Bachalis reported a message received from Barberio that he, Councilman rodio and Councilman Steve furgione, along with the Presidents of the Hammonton Youth Sports associations would be meeting with the Board of education to discuss issues surrounding use of facility fees at the schools. Commissioner Nick esposito told the commission that they were waiting for test results from the water quality intern hired to test the lake water for July and august. Senior Yoga and the Kid’s Craft Program will begin again in September and run until the end of the year. a Chalk in the Park event will be held for children at the Hammonton Lake on august 30, at 2 p.m. according to Newton.
HaMMONtON—Michael fleming, 19, of Hammonton was charged with simple assault at the Subway restaurant on the White Horse Pike (route 30)
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at 5:45 p.m. on July 24, Hammonton Police Captain Nick Salvatore said. “there was a fight with an employee of Subway. the two were in an argument and Mr. fleming allegedly struck the employee,” Salvatore said. K-9 Officer robert zbikowski was the arresting officer, Salvatore said.
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HaMMONtON—James O’Brien, 42, of Gibbsboro was stopped on route 206 at 3:16 a.m. on July 27, Hammonton Police
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Captain Nick Salvatore said. He was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol, Salvatore said. O’Brien was charged and released by Officer Kevin Sloan, Salvatore said. elizandro Ortiz, 19, of Hammonton was arrested and charged with driving under the influence by Officer Jared Baglivo, Salvatore said. Ortiz was arrested at 3:08 a.m. on august 4 on the White Horse Pike (route 30).