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OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 27
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 45
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WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Dominic Maiese
Dominic “tony” a. Maiese, 97, of Cedar Brook, died Saturday, Octo-
ber 7, 2017, at Virtua Hospital in Voorhees.
He was born and raised in Blue anchor and attended the one-room
Bates Mill School until eighth grade. a $10 welding course in 1941 got
him a job in the Philadelphia shipyard. He jo ined the local union in 1941,
and in 1946, he was elected president of Local 56, industrial Union of
Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of america. in 1948, he was elected
to the executive board of the 1.5 million member union and served for 20
years. tony took labor management courses at rutgers College-Camden
and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. tony was elected
mayor of Winslow twp. in 1962 and served as mayor for the next 24 years. During his
tenure as mayor, the police department grew from one part-time officer to a staff of 60 full-
time officers. He brought in a number of businesses to the township, which enabled the res-
idents of Winslow to not be charged a local purpose tax. When the atlantic City expressway
was being planned, there were to be no exits in Winslow twp., but he met with the governor
and got three exits the night before the bill was to be signed. ten recreation centers were
built with a combination of state funds and money from developers at no cost to the taxpay-
ers. He was known for being tough, but fair. His dedication and commitment to his work
and family was obvious to all who knew him.
tony was predeceased by his parents, antonio and rose Maiese; his loving wife, Centella
“Stella” (nee DePalma); his sons, ronald and tyrone, and his siblings, rose angeline, Mary
Coculli, angelina Mongo, frances Good, Millie iuliucci, anna Sacco, frank Maiese,
Carmella LaLena and Joseph Papa. He is survived by his daughters-in-law, Margaret
“Peggy” Maiese of Cedar Brook and Janet Maiese of Washington twp.; his granddaughters,
tina Scibilia (anthony), Kelly rosu (Phil), Karen Mcerlain (Pasquale) and Dominique
Humphries (David); his grandsons, ronald Maiese and troy Maiese (Wendy); his great-
grandchildren, a.J. Jr. and ty Scibilia, Courtney and Dylan rosu, Coree, P.J. and Cassidy
Mcerlain, David Jr. and Caden Humphries, troy and alyssa Maiese.
family and friends are invited to attend his viewing today, Wednesday, October 11 from
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the Marinella funeral Home, 102 N. third Street, Hammonton,
NJ. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish – St.
Joseph Church, third and french Streets, Hammonton, NJ. Burial will be in Oak Grove
Cemetery, 500 N. White Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ.
Donations may be made to Hammonton Cancer foundation.org, P.O. Box 1066, Ham-
monton, NJ 08037.
arrangements made by the Marinella funeral Home.
Josephine Liberta
Josephine (nee Caracciolo) Liberta, 93, of Blue anchor, died on Mon-
day, October 2, 2017, at Virtua Hospital in Voorhees.
Josephine was born and raised in Blue anchor. She and her late hus-
band, Joseph, owned and operated Wick Brothers inc. Josephine was a
devoted wife, mom and nana. She was credited with great baking and
cooking skills, and had a love for shopping. Josephine was a lifetime
member of the BVM of Solidarity of St. Lucy Church in Blue anchor.
She was predeceased by parents, emilio and Lena Caracciolo; her hus-
band, Joseph L. Liberta Sr. and granddaughter, Phyllis Liberta. She is sur-
vived by her children, Joseph L. Liberta Jr. and his wife, Susan of Berlin,
Loretta P. Hullings and her husband, Michael of Philadelphia, Pa., and Marcy Murray and
her husband, Chris of Sewell; grandchildren, alaina Peluso (James), Michael Hullings, Do-
minic, Joey and rory Liberta, Carson, Dillion and Colton Murray; sister-in-law, Jean Liberto
of Blue anchor; brother-in-law, David Liberto of Hammonton, and by many nieces and
nephews.
family and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on thursday, October 5 at St.
Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish – St. Joseph Church, third and french Streets, Hammonton.
Burial followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 124 S. first rd., Hammonton.
Donations may be sent in Josephine’s memory to the Little Sisters of the Poor attention
Sister Veronica, 5300 Chester ave., Philadelphia, Pa 19143.
arrangements made by the Marinella funeral Home.
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The Hammonton Volunteer Fire Department responds to a garage fire behind the Warren E. Sooy Jr. Elementary
School and the Hammonton Early Childhood Education Center. Tuesday, October 3, 1:11 p.m.
by Stephen Pistone
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—Columbus
Day is observed as a day to remem-
ber the settlement of the New
World by 15th century, italian ex-
plorer Christopher Columbus, but
for the italian-american commu-
nity, it is also an opportunity to cel-
ebrate italian heritage. the Sons of
italy did just that during its annual
Columbus Day celebration at the
Giuseppe Garibaldi Lodge 1658 on
October 9.
During the ceremony, a large
crowd gathered as local italian-
american speakers shared stories
of family, culture and what Colum-
bus Day means to them. Hammon-
ton resident and president
Dorothy Janet Worrell
Dorothy Janet Worrell (Small), 79, lifelong resident of Hammonton and folsom, died
peacefully at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania surrounded by her children on
Saturday, October 7, 2017.
Janet was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was also a lifelong educator and
dedicated volunteer whose life touched many more than her modest and effacing nature
would allow her to admit. Born in Hammonton on May 29, 1938, to Clifford and edna
Small, she attended Hammonton Public Schools in her youth. She followed in her mother’s
footsteps, attending Glassboro teacher’s College and graduating in 1960. During her college
years, she worked at the Midway Diner, meeting her future husband, George. they were
married in 1962. Upon her graduation f rom Glassboro, she began work as an elementary
School teacher first in Hammonton, then for the remainder of her career at folsom elemen-
tary. During her more than 30-year career, Janet taught all grades except for kindergarten
and was and early proponent of integrating personal computers in elementary education.
after her retirement from teaching, Janet led a very active life, spending many of her week-
ends at Batsto dedicating her time as a member of the Batsto Citizen’s Committee where
she served for many years as treasurer. She also became active in the Hammonton Historical
Society devoting many hours to preserving and curating the town’s history.
She was predeceased by her husband, George John Worrell. She is survived by her
brother, Clifford Small and his wife, Nancy of turnersville; her children, George and his
girlfriend, Linda Souza of Hammonton, richard and his wife, Kathleen of Waterford, and
Cheryl (Gallagher) and her husband, Daniel of Marlton; her beloved grandchildren, Michael,
andrew, alyssa, Christian, Claire, Luke and Jack, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Anita Macciocca
Editor’s Note: Obituary was submitted by Richard Worrell.
anita (nee Vitale) Macciocca died peacefully at home in Mays Land-
ing on October 3, 2017.
anita was born in Hammonton on December 31, 1935 to Melinda
“Millie”(Graziano) and Joseph Vitale. She graduated from Hammonton
High School in 1953 and attended cosmetology school in Philadelphia.
She married alfred Macciocca on October 29, 1955. She was the secre-
tary of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hammonton to father Pat
Schmizzi and father Joe Mungari from 1960-1977. together, anita and
al were owners/operators of the Glen Nor Hotel in Ocean City, NJ,
1978-1986, and longtime members of the Hammonton Seniors. for
many years, they looked forward to winters in florida. She was a mem-
ber of the Hammonton Class of 1953 tuesday Lunch group. anita was
a member of the altar rosary Society of St. Joseph Church for more than 50 years.
anita is survived by her husband, alfred Macciocca of almost 62 years; sisters-in-law,
Gilda (Cipolla) of Washington twp., Phyllis (Buchanan) of Mullica Hill; niece, Debra
(George) Conaway; nephews, ron Buchanan and Steven (Susan) Morgan; six great-nieces
and nephews; 11 great-great-nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by many rela-
tives and friends.
family and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial, friday, October 6, at St. Mary
of Mt. Carmel Parish – St. Joseph Church, third and french Streets, Hammonton. Burial
followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 124 S. first rd., Hammonton.
arrangements made by the Marinella funeral Home.
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resort atlantic City tony rodio
was the guest speaker during the
event and spoke about the impact
his grandparents had on the lives of
him and his siblings and how the
values and traditions they brought
to america were passed along to
their descendants.
“there are so many little things
that we all remember from growing
up that we laugh and joke about,
but they are lost in our world today
… those recollections of simple,
day-to-day life occurrences are
wonderful, but what is truly impor-
tant, what really matters are the val-
ues and life lessons that they
instilled into each of us. things like
integrity, work ethic, a love of life,
a love of food and most impor-
tantly, a love of family,” rodio
said.
Dean tridente, a physical educa-
tion teacher at egg Harbor twp.
High School, also spoke during the
ceremony and reminded his fellow
italian-american citizens that pre-
serving italian heritage goes be-
yond Columbus Day, it is a
year-round effort that he said has
become increasingly important to
italian-americans over recent years
due to backlash against the holiday
due to the legacy of Columbus
himself and the way he was be-
lieved to have treated the indige-
nous people on the islands he sailed
to in 1492.
“We all know that Columbus is
like public enemy #1 to a large
group of people who don’t want us
celebrating anybody who they view
as immoral. Now, my question is:
where do you draw the line? Be-
cause if we only celebrated perfect
people, we wouldn’t be celebrating
anybody. So, was he a bad guy like
people say or was he simply a man
of his time? Personally, i don’t
know, i never met the guy, but
what i do know is this: i know
people care about preserving our
italian heritage; i think it’s very,
very important,” tridente said.
Congressman frank a. Lo-
Biondo (r-2nd), atlantic County
freeholder James Bertino Mayor
Stephen DiDonato, members of
town council and the rev. Peter
Saporito were among the digni-
taries at the event.
Photos on Page 16.