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Page 2 • Wednesday, October 30, 2019 • The Hammonton Gazette TAB L E O F CO N T E N TS The Hammonton Gazette OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 27 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 55 HAMMONTON FAMILY EYECARE WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Complete Eye Care For All Ages www.hammontonfamilyeyecare.com 80 S. White Horse Pike • Hammonton • Tel: [phone] www.hammontongazette.com O BITUARIES The Hammonton Gazette (USPS 018984) is published weekly. The Hammonton Gazette is located at 14 Tilton St., Hammonton, NJ 08037. Periodicals Postage Paid at Hammonton, NJ. Subscriptions are available for $25.00 per year for New Jersey addresses & $30.00 per year for residents for out-of-state addressess. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Hammonton Gazette, 14 Tilton St., P.O. Box 1228 Ham- monton, NJ 08037. Call [phone] for more information. Martha Mary Musiano Graham Martha Mary Musiano Graham, 73, died peacefully on October 22, 2019, in her home in Marietta, Georgia, with her husband and daughter by her side. Marti had bravely battled ovarian cancer for more than 16 years. She was born on No- vember 13, 1945 to the late anthony arthur Musiano and anna DelVecchio Musiano in Hammonton. She received her Master’s Degree from rowan University in 1974, and re- located to atlanta in 1976, where she had a career with iBM that spanned almost 30 years. Marti remained passionate about education throughout her life, and in her retirement years enjoyed being part of Mount Bethel elementary School’s after school program, and supporting students at Kennesaw State University’s College of the arts. She also loved traveling, and tried to do so often – making friends with many along the way. Marti’s light and natural affinity for connecting with others will be remembered by all. She is predeceased by her parents, tony and anna Musiano; her brothers, richard and Michael Musiano and her step-daughter, Megan. Surviving are her husband, Cam Gra- ham; her sister, Kathie Hendrickson; her daughter, amiee fisk (Guy) and her granddaugh- ter, Melissa fisk, as well as numerous friends from all stages of her life. funeral services were held at Saint Catherine’s episcopal Church, Marietta, Ga., on Monday, October 28, 2019.Visitation was held prior to the service, and internment im- mediately followed at arlington Memorial Park, 201 Mt. Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, Ga. in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Kennesaw State University College of the arts. funds will go to the Cam and Marti Graham theatre and Performance Studies endowed Scholarship. (Contact- Kelly Smith, [email protected], [phone], https://community.kennesaw.edu/giving-search) Or, alternatively, donations may also be made to the Ovarian Cancer institute of atlanta in memory of Martha M. Graham (960 Johnson ferry road, Suite 130, atlanta, Ga 30342, 404-300-2997, https://ovariancancerinstitute.org/donations/) arrangements made by roswell funeral Home, roswell, Georgia. Cancer foundation HPD: Stolen vehicle recovered FOUNDATION, from Page 1 started the organization in 2007. it holds two events annually: the din- ner, and the “Walk for Our Neigh- bors,” held annually in June. according to its website, the HCf is comprised of volunteer mem- bers who share a commitment to the people of Hammonton and the surrounding communities. Many of its members are cancer sur- vivors who understand the impor- tance and need for a friendly hand when going through such a trau- matic event. the HCf is partnered with, and donates all of its proceeds to, the South Jersey Cancer fund (SJCf), another all-volunteer group that has been helping cancer patients in atlantic, Cumberland and Cape May counties pay their bills since 1964.Working together, the groups have provided assistance to thou- sands of cancer patients. “they’re one of our major spon- sors. they raise the money, they give it to us, we disburse it to can- cer patients in need of finance. their work is unbelievable. the two events a year bring in proba- bly $30,000 to our organization,” SJCf president Mary Crane said. this is Crane’s third year as president of the SJCf, and her sec- ond year attending the Helping Our Neighbors Dinner. “this is fantastic. i came last year, and i was overwhelmed by the response from the community. the way they put it together is a first-class affair. i lived in New York City for many years, and this is as good as it gets like that. i re- ally believe that,” Crane said. the record attendance was an understandable cause of excite- ment for HCf members, including Mauriello. “We’re optimistic that we’ll raise quite a bit of money. We’ve been doing this for a while now. Most of the people in the commu- nity get behind what we do, and they know it’s a really good event. ticket prices have remained the same all 12 years, so it’s an easy way to get in, and they know they’re going to have a good time, plenty of entertainment, and great food,” Mauriello said. Local personality “Nor’easter” Nick Pittman, formerly of NBCtV-40 and currently the chief weather forecaster for SJNtv & Jersey Shore See DINNER, Page 3 www.jerseyshoreinc.com Heating • Air Conditioning • Refrigeration • Solar Office ~ 10 N. White Horse Pike [phone] (t) • [phone] (fax) CALL TODAY AND SCHEDULE A HEATER TUNE-UP TO AVOID COSTLY BREAKDOWNS! CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES TO UP- GRADE YOUR EXISTING SYSTEM! DON MASCIOLI [phone] (cell) JOHN CONNAHAN [phone] (cell) Master HVACR Licenses 19HC00196900, 19HC00487200 THG/Gabe Donio. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call [phone]. The new sign at AtlantiCare Health Park Hammonton Campus has a digital board with a clock. Thursday, October 24, 9:11 a.m. by Gabe Donio G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—a stolen car was recovered after local police were notified at 1:02 a.m. on Oc- tober 20 by Camden County Dis- Woman charged with arson POLICE, from Page 1 have been made against a resident following an investigation by our department. it was a 66-year-old female resident who was charged with aggravated arson. the inves- tigation showed that the fire started in a waste receptacle and paper towel dispensers within the bath- room of her room,” friel said. friel said a 911 call was received subsequent to police responding to the initial call about the fire. friel said the 911 call stated that there was an active fire in one of the rooms. responding police started the evacuation of patients, friel said. responding Hammonton Vol- unteer fire Department members attended to the fire while fire de- partment and atlantiCare eMS also evacuated patients from the area, friel said. “the fire was contained to one room but all first floor patients and staff were evacuated. Within a short time frame the patients were able to return to the building after inspection by [the] health depart- ment. Only one person, a staff member, was transported to a med- ical faculty for treatment,” friel said in a release. Hammonton independent Vol- unteer fire Co. No. 2 Lt. Joseph Lizza provided details of that evac- uation effort to The Gazette in a re- lease. “the members of the Hammon- ton fire Department along with staff from the facility relocated 73 residents of the facility to Ham- monton fire Co. 2 for shelter and care while the incident was being handled,” Lizza said in a release. according to friel, mutual aid was activated and neighboring fire department and eMS responded to assist. Lizza listed the first respon- ders involved in fighting the fire and aiding in the evacuation effort in a release. “in terms of fire response, be- sides Hammonton fire Department (Hammonton fire Co. 1 and Ham- monton fire Co. 2) we also called for Collings Lakes and Winslow twp. atlantiCare called for the Of- fice of emergency Management (Vince Jones) to activate the eMS task force and call in ambulances from Buena, Dorothy, Galloway, as well as the Medical ambulance Bus (MaB),” Lizza said in a re- lease. friel complimented the manner in which police, fire, eMS and fa- cility staff worked together to transfer and care for the patients/ residents. “the teamwork was exceptional. Working interdepartmentally be- tween the fire department, the po- lice department, eMS and the staff of the Hammonton Center was amazing. there were 73 patients transported from the first floor of Hammonton Center to the adjacent Hammonton independent Volun- See FIRE, Page 3 Inferrera’s Market EVERYBODY’S STORE. 436 N. 3RD STREET - HAMMONTON 561-1061 SPECIALS FOR THE WEEK. . . . . . . .pg. 11 11 THE WEEK... FEATURED PAGE ITEM OF 99 CHKN. TENDERS: $ 2 LB. patch, Hammonton Police Chief Kevin friel said. “they advised that Camden Metro had reported that they had recovered a vehicle that had been stolen out of our jurisdiction. it was a four-door silver Hyundai that had been reported as stolen from our jurisdiction on July 20,” friel said. the vehicle was located through the use of a tool that po- lice departments used called an automatic license plate reader, which is affixed to a patrol vehi- cle, friel said. the reader notified the officer that he had come in contact with a stolen vehicle, friel said. friel said the owner of the vehi- cle was contacted to retrieve the vehicle from Camden. Officer Gordon ellis iii was the investigating officer, friel said. Shoplifters sought by Gabe Donio G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—Police are seeking two shoplifters who took items from a store on the 400 block of 12th Street, a theft that was reported to police at 9:12 a.m. on October 20, Hammonton Po- lice Chief Kevin friel said. the establishment reported that at approximately 1:24 p.m. on Oc- tober 19 two white females began shoplifting from the store, friel said. friel said the owner was made aware of the shoplifting by an employee and reviewed video surveillance footage. the woman purchased items from the store and paid for them, then returned to the store, took more items and did not pay for them, friel said. the two accused left the park- ing lot in a blue four-door Volvo with a New Jersey registration, friel said. friel added that the tag number was unclear. Officer William Kurz was the investigating officer, friel said.