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OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21 FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22 CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35 HAMMONTON ’ S HISTORY . . . . . .. 35 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . .. 41
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John J . Lyons
WHAT ’ S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 43 MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 44 HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 44 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 45 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 47 SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 48 SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
OBITUArIES
John J . Lyons , 72 , of Hammonton , died peacefully on Tuesday , August 16 , 2016 , at his residence .
Born in Philadelphia , he lived in the Hammonton area for most of his life . His career spanned 40 years with the Foundry Service Corporation of Vineland where he retired as Executive Vice-President . Mr . Lyons enjoyed car racing , waterskiing and fishing , but his greatest enjoyment was spending time with his grandchildren .
He was predeceased by his father-in-law , Gene Conte . Mr . Lyons is survived by his wife of 38 years , Anna Lu Lyons ( nee Conte ); his daughter and son-in-law , Rosie and Mike Ryan ; his son and daughter-in-law , John E . and Adalgisa Lyons all of Hammonton ; his five grandchildren , Jason , Selena , Jeremy , Jonathan and Michael , and Tony Siscone , whom he loved as a brother .
Family and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on Monday , August 22 , 2016 , in St . Mary of Mt . Carmel Parish , Church of St . Joseph ’ s , 226 French Street , Hammonton . Entombment followed in Greenmount Cemetery .
In lieu of flowers , memorial donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society , PO Box 4527 , New York , NY 10163 .
Arrangements made by the Carnesale Funeral Home .
JoAnn P . Verdi
JoAnn P . Verdi died on Tuesday , August 16 , 2016 .
Born on Groundhog ’ s Day in 1939 in Hammonton , JoAnn received a bachelor of science in pharmacology from Duquesne University in 1961 . She went on to obtain her Masters in Counseling from the University of Pennsylvania later in life . She was a longtime resident of Haddonfield . JoAnn began her career as a Pharmacist in Hammonton until she got her wisdom teeth removed and fell in love with her surgeon , the late Dr . Frank J . Verdi , DDS , DMD . They married and began many wonderful adventures together , the first of which was opening Crystals Restaurant in Haddon Township . Ever the entrepreneur , JoAnn went on to open Wildflower Clothing Boutique in Haddonfield , then created her own house flipping company , Works In Progress , and flipped many houses in the local area . Joann loved to read and write ; she was active in the community and worked hard to develop the downtown area by volunteering in The Partnership for Haddonfield . Additionally , she travelled the world with her family and friends , but her greatest love by far was her husband , Frank .
She is survived by her children , Catherine Verdi Stranquist ( Ed ) and Fran Verdi ( Michelle ); her grandchildren , Annabel , Ryan , Julian and Anderson and Anthony and Francesca Verdi ; her dear sister , Evelyn Penza and brother , James Penza ( Judy ) and many , many nieces and nephews .
JoAnn ’ s family will receive friends on Saturday , August 27 , 10-10:45 a . m . at Christ the King RC Church , 200 Windsor Ave ., Haddonfield , NJ ; where her Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a . m . Entombment will be at St . Joe ’ s Cemetery , Chews Landing , NJ . A reception will follow at JoAnn ’ s favorite place to go .
Arrangements made by Kain-Murphy Funeral Services .
Terry Vaughn
Terry Vaughn , 60 , of Atlantic City and formerly of Sweetwater , died on Thursday , August18 , 2016 , in AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Division .
Born in Hammonton , she was a lifelong area resident . Terry formerly worked for Heritage Dairy in Williamstown .
She was predeceased by her husband , George H . Vaughn Sr . Terry is survived by her son , George H . Vaughn Jr . and his wife , Melissa of Mullica Twp .; her daughter , Tegan D . Vaughn of Atlantic City ; her mother , Beatrice Wescoat ; her brother , Charles Wescoat both of Millville ; her two grandchildren , Lita and Rachel Vaughn .
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday , August 25 , 2016 , 8 p . m ., at the Carnesale Funeral Home , 202 S . Third St ., Hammonton , where a visitation will be held from 6 p . m . – 8 p . m . Burial will be at the convenience of the family . In lieu of flowers , donations may be made to the family . Arrangements made by the Carnesale Funeral Home .
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PLANNING , from Page 1 ceed six feet in height . Also on hand to assist in the explanation of the requested height increase was engineer John Pettit , president of The Pettit Group .
“ To the side of the building is an outdoor display area for materials . It ’ s enclosed by an eightfoot-high fence , as was noted
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of the board unanimously approved the request to increase fence height to eight feet .
The second submission was from JTS Custom Builder and Remodeling Contractor . The company was seeking a minor subdivision and waiver of curb and sidewalk for Block 2301 , Lot 62 , Zone R-3 , located at 699
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request for curb and sidewalk waiver and said they will install curb and sidewalk wherever necessary .
Town planner Kevin Dixon spoke about a letter he received from Hammonton Town Engineer Bob Vettese .
“ His only concern was the curb and sidewalk waiver . His letter
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. We just didn ’ t realize it was a variance . We believe that the benefits of the variance the board granted outweigh any detriments because it ’ s required for the security of any materials stored outside the building ,” Pettit said .
He stated that the extra two feet will cause absolutely no harm or interference with any surrounding properties in any way . Members
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of the applicant was engineer Andrew Schaffer of Mays Landing . The proposal asked to have Block 2301 , Lot 62 , which currently makes up eight acres , broken into two separate plots of land . One lot will contain a single-family home and the other a duplex . They had already received permission from the Pinelands prior to their visit before the planning board . During their testimony , they withdrew the |
waiver ,” Dixon said . A motion was made with two conditions . The first was that the applicant would split the existing lot into two separate lots , 62-01 and 62-02 . The second was that a curb and sidewalk plan be submitted and reviewed administratively to the satisfaction of the board engineer . Planning board members unanimously approved the request
with these two conditions .
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by Gabe Donio
GAZETTE STAFF WRITER
HAMMONTON — During the regular meeting of the council on
August 15 , Councilman Steven
Furgione updated the governing body and the town on the South
Jersey Gas remediation project at the Hammonton Water Department and Wawa properties at the corner of 12th and Lincoln Streets .
According to previous statements by town officials , the town was first notified in 1993 about the need for an
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environmental cleanup of a “ coal tar ” spill at the site , where a manufactured gas plant that turned coal into gas was once located .
South Jersey Gas is financially responsible for the cleanup , according to the utility and the town . The town received $ 2.5 million from South Jersey Gas in
2007 , money town officials said at the time would be used to fund a new water supply . Municipal wells
1 and 3 are located at the water department site , underneath the
“ coal tar ” plume . In 2015 , the town received an additional $ 1.6 million
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from South Jersey Gas for relocation and construction of several water department buildings that have since been demolished at the water department property portion of the environmental cleanup site , according to town officials .
Wells 1 and 3 are currently offline but could be turned on again . Water from the wells is blended into the entire municipal water system , as are the other wells , town officials said .
Furgione gave new information and updates about the South Jersey
Gas environmental cleanup
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project during his August 15 report to council .
“ They have brought in a second drill rig . So here ’ s where we are :
They started last Monday using the four-inch water line that we supplied them . Monday through Friday of last week [ August 8 o
12 ], they used approximately 200,000 gallons give or take a few .
The second drill rig was brought in last week and set up , and they will begin using the second drill
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