The Hammonton Gazette

OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 33 FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 34 CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35 HAMMONTON ’ S HISTORY . . . . . .. 35 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . .. 39

WHAT ’ S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 41 MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 42 HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 42 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 43 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45 SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 46 SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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OBITUARIES Charles J . Fanelli

Charles J . Fanelli , 77 , of Hammonton , died peacefully at home on Monday , august 8 , 2016 . born in Camden , he was a lifelong Hammonton resident . He attended St . Joseph ’ s School and Hammonton High School . Mr . Fanelli served seven years in the u . S . army National Guard in Hammonton and tuckerton . He was a produce truck driver for more than 42 years .

He was predeceased by his parents , John and ida Fanelli Pencek and his brother , John Fanelli . Mr . Fanelli is survived by his nephew , John rocco Fanelli and his wife , Deirdre ; his sister-in-law , bernadette Fanelli ; his four grandnieces , Josephine , alexandria , Veronica and Danielle Fanelli , and many cousins .

Friends and family attended a Mass of Christian burial on Friday , august 12 , 2016 , at St . Mary of Mt . Carmel Parish Church of St . Joseph ’ s , 226 French Street in Hammonton . burial followed at Greenmount Cemetery in Hammonton . in lieu of flowers , donations may be made to St . Vincent DePaul Food Pantry , 226 French Street , Hammonton , NJ 08037 . arrangements made by the Carnesale Funeral Home .

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Alexis Gabrielle Sondrini alexis Gabrielle Sondrini , 23 , died at her residence on the evening of Friday , august 5 , 2016 . born in rome , Georgia , she lived in Waterford township and graduated from Hammonton High School . She worked as a bartender while saving up to go back to college for a law enforcement degree . alexis grew up playing soccer for Waterford township and both Hammonton Middle / High School and played basketball from elementary school at Waterford township teams , aau travel ball , and through to college level , Dukes girls basketball . alexis was predeceased by Donna best ; her great-grandparents , Lt . Colonel ernest borden ; Jean borden , edward and Corrine butler , and Mary Sondrini . She is survived by her parents , Michael and Staci Sondrini ( nee borden ); her three sisters , brittany Sondrini ( fiancé benjamin Hoechst ), Destiny and Sentury Sondrini ; her grandparents , Patricia and benjamin Garback , James and Deborah borden . Funeral services will be held privately . in lieu of flowers , please consider a gift to support a lasting tribute in alexis ’ memory for her love for basketball and her passion for children . the alexis G . Sondrini Memorial Scholarship is established to support Hammonton High School Girls ’ basketball studentathletes to further their education and love for the game . Checks can be made payable to “ the alexis G . Sondrini Memorial Scholarship ” and mailed to Hammonton High School , 566 Old Forks road , Hammonton , NJ 08037 . arrangements made by the Leroy P . Wooster Funeral Home & Crematory .

The Rev . Joseph H . Burns the reverend Joseph Harrington burns , 85 , died on august 10 , 2016 .

He was a priest of the Diocese of Camden for 56 years . Father burns was educated at assumption School and ansonia High School in ansonia , Conn ., St . thomas Seminary in bloomfield , Conn ., St . Michael ’ s College Colchester , Vt ., St . Charles borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood , Pa . and Villanova university in Philadelphia , Pa . He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Camden on June 11 , 1960 . upon his ordination , Father burns served as parochial vicar in a number of parishes in the Diocese of Camden . He was pastor of Our Lady of Victories , Landisville , and St . anthony of Padua , Hammonton . Father burns was very involved in education serving on the faculty at Camden Catholic High School and Sacred Heart High School including vice principal at Holy Spirit High School and principal at St . Joseph High School . in addition to his work in the parishes and schools , Father burns also served as chaplain of the atlantic County West Serra Club and bridgeton Hospital . He retired in 2002 . Fr . burns was the second son born to thomas Patrick and irene Harrington burns in Derby , Conn ., on august 14 , 1930 .

Father burns was predeceased by his brother , thomas F . burns ( Margaret Clifford ). He is survived by his siblings , elizabeth M . blanchard ( John ), richard M . burns ( Dorothy ), Peter F . burns ( Patricia ) and irene b . brown ( David ); his twenty beloved nieces , nephews and their progeny for whom he prayed daily .

Friends and family attended a Mass of Christian burial on tuesday , august 16 , 2016 , at St . Mary of Mt . Carmel Parish – St . anthony of Padua Church , 285 rt . 206 , Hammonton , NJ . interment will be private in Connecticut . arrangements made by the Marinella Funeral Home .

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Paul Aviles and his daughter , Savannah Aviles , working at Marinella Funeral Home on Third Street . Saturday , August 13 , 3:04 p . m .

2016 blueberry season comes to an end

Inferrera ’ s Market

BERRY , from Page 1

Now that the busy season is over and Hammontonians are scrambling to fit as many blueberries as possible into their freezers to hold them over until next season , local farmers finally have a chance to sit back at least for a moment and reflect on how exactly the 2016 blueberry season went for them .

For one local farmer , this season ’ s crop exemplified quality over quantity .

“ at our farm , we didn ’ t have a very large yield , but what we did have was an excellent quality crop ,” Sam Mento , of Mento blueberry Farm , said .

Mento said that one reason for the decrease in size of his yield was the weather .

“ the mild winter followed by an unseasonably cold april was a main factor that lead to our crop not being as large as we would have hoped ,” he said . this past year leading up to the season definitely was an unpre-

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Dan Franchetti Sr . at his family ’ s farm .
dictable one in regards to the weather , as the winter months saw higher temperatures than usual and the spring saw lower temperatures than what is ideal , growers said . Farmers also said the colder temperatures in addition to rainfall led to a poor pollination period for the berries , which affected many local farms . this is because the bees whose job it is to pollinate blueberry plants are much less effective if the spring weather is cold or rainy . “ Well , this season as a whole , production was half compared to last year because of the freeze we had in May ,” elizabeth Condo , of big buck Farms , said . Despite the lessening of production , it seems as though there was no real affect on the actual prices of the berries . Condo said that the prices were average , nothing below those of other years . Condo noted that the weather , while not affecting prices , did actually have an effect on the physical condition of the berries .	“ berries this year didn ’ t seem as large as other years ,” Condo said . there are many varieties of blueberries , and each variety blooms at different times throughout the season . For instance , the Duke variety blooms earlier on in the season and the bluecrop variety blooms a little later in the season . the yield of the different varieties can be affected by how the weather is faring at the time the plants produce berries . “ the weather did affect bluecrop because it seemed to rain more later on in the season while bluecrop was in , and it did split the berries because the rain that we had was a lot in a short amount of time ,” Condo said . Severe weather does not combine well with harvesting season , because strong winds and heavy rain over a short period of time could easily wipe the berries from the plants and even split the individual berries . Heavy rains may cause the berries to enlarge in size , but it can also lead to a waterlogged taste .
For some farms in Hammonton
, it was business as usual , despite
the fluctuating winter and
spring temperatures , and storms
throughout the summer .
“ the cold spell in april didn ’ t
affect our crop too much , surprisingly
so . We ended up with an average
		yield	and	average
production ,” Dan Franchetti Sr .,
of Dan Franchetti Farms , said .

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