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The Hammonton Gazette
OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 27
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 53
HAMMONTON
FAMILY EYECARE
WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Alice A. Campione-Lemons
Alice A. “Pinky” Campione - Lemons, 66, of Hammonton died peace-
fully at home on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.
Born in Hammonton she was a lifelong resident there. Alice enjoyed
gardening, being outdoors and going to the beach, but her greatest love
was spending time with her family—especially her grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her parents, Carmen and Mary Lou Campione
Sr. and her companion, John A. DiMeglio. She is survived by her two
daughters, Cristina Lemons (Jimmy fedga) of Vineland and Kelly Smith
(Brian) of Hammonton; five grandchildren, Samantha, Brian Jr., Sean,
Gianna and Patricka; two brothers, Carmen Campione Jr. ( Dolly) of elm,
Anthony Campione of florida and one sister, Cindy Campione of florida.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on November 12, 2018 at St. Mary of Mt.
Carmel Parish—St. Joseph Church. Burial followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Arrangements made by the Carnesale funeral Home.
Florence Borek
florence Borek (rakowska), 98, of elm Town, died on Monday, No-
vember 5, 2018.
She was a member of the elm Town Home Owners Association. Being
a frequent casino player, she enjoyed arranging bus trips for the elm Town
residents. She read the Courier-Post newspaper every day and was an avid
reader and a follower of the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia eagles
teams. earlier in life she enjoyed gardening, bowling and vacations to
Wildwood Crest.
She is predeceased by her beloved husband, John O. Borek; brothers,
Theodore and Al rakowski, and sister, Claire Bannister. She is survived
by her loving daughters, Barbara Comfort and Susan Buonocore (Lawrence); grandchildren,
Danielle and Michael Buonocore; loving friend and caregiver, Carol James and grand puppy,
Munchie.
relatives and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on November 13 at Christ the
redeemer Parish, St. Anthony’s Church in Waterford Works. interment was held privately.
in lieu of flowers, the family is requests donations be made to the American Lung Associa-
tion at 55 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, iL 60601 or visit www.lung.org.
Arrangements made by the Leroy P. Wooster funeral Home & Crematory.
Herman W. Priestley Jr.
Herman W. Priestley Jr., age 98, of Hammonton died peacefully on
Monday, November 5, 2018 at Virtua Hospital in Voorhees.
He was born and raised in elm and graduated from Hammonton High
School in 1940. Herman was an army veteran of World War ii. He served
in europe as a supply sergeant with the 278th engineer Combat Battalion.
following his military service, Herman and his wife Lorraine (Brown)
resided in Stratford, N.J. where they raised their family. Herman was em-
ployed by Philadelphia electric Company where he worked in the finan-
cial department and retired in 1988. in his later years Herman moved to
Hammonton where he enjoyed spending time with his family and recon-
necting with high school classmates and meeting new friends.
He was predeceased by his parents, Herman and Sadie Priestley; beloved wife, Lorraine
of 51 years; brother, David Albert Priestley, and his loving companion of 14 years, Mary
Kryvoruka. He was a loving and devoted father, grandfather and great-grandfather and is
survived by his daughter, Peggy rizzotte (John); son, robert Priestley (Debra); grandchil-
dren, Kevin rizzotte (erin), Matthew rizzotte, Stephanie Burchett (Drew), Christa Priestley
(David), Andrea Birchler and great-grandchildren, Grayson rizzotte, Layne and Wieland
Burchett, emma and Beau Priestley, Max and Judah Birchler.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, November 12, 2018 at St. Mary
of Mt. Carmel Parish-St. Anthony’s Church 285 route 206 in Hammonton, NJ. Burial was
at Oak Grove Cemetery. in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s
research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105; St Vincent de Paul food
Pantry, 226 french St, Hammonton, NJ 08037 or to a charity of choice.
Arrangements made by the Marinella funeral Home.
Susanna Marko
Susanna Marko (nee Jamack), age 79, of Mays Landing, N.J. died on
friday, November 9, 2018.
Born in Philadelphia, she moved to Mays Landing in 1984. Susanna
worked for Atlantic County as a Librarian at the Hammonton Library for
more than eight years and retired from the Mays Landing Library.
Surviving are her son, John Marko; brothers, Peter Jamack and John
Jamack; sisters, Anna Jamack and Bernice Tarbotton.
A Memorial Mass is being held today, Wednesday, November 14 at
11 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 5021 Harding Hwy Mays Landing,
NJ. Burial Holy Cross Cemetery, Mays Landing, NJ.
Arrangements made by the Marinella funeral Home.
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The town is preparing to paint the Lincoln Street water tower.
Thursday, November 8, 1:10 p.m.
Drug, weapon charges for man
POLICE, from Page 1
vegetation believed to be mari-
juana. He also had in his posses-
sion a BB gun in the back of his
waistband,” Slimm said.
Walker was charged with two
counts of possession, one count of
possession of cds marijuana and
one count of possession of a
schedule i, ii, iii or iV narcotic.
He was also charged with distri-
bution of cds, possession of drug
paraphernalia, unlawful posses-
sion of a weapon while in the
course of committing, attempting
to commit or conspiring to com-
mit cds violation under New Jer-
sey statutes, Slimm said.
“He was later released pending
a court appearance,” Slimm said.
Slimm said Officer John Amen-
dolia iii was the arresting officer.
Police also made the following
arrests last week, according to
Slimm:
• On November 6 at 1:06 p.m.,
Jose Barreto, 42, of Landisville,
was arrested on the 100 block of
e. Orchard Street on an outstand-
ing warrant from Cumberland
County, Slimm said.
He was transported to the At-
lantic County Jail and the arrest-
ing officer was Detective Peter
Hagerty, Slimm said.
• On November 7 at 6:51 p.m.,
frank Soto, 48, of Pleasantville,
was found walking in the middle
of the street on the 400 block of N.
Washington Street, Slimm said.
He said he had a head injury
and was disoriented, Slimm said.
Soto was treated on scene but re-
fused further medical treatment,
Slimm said.
Soto was found to be in posses-
sion of controlled dangerous sub-
stance believed to be heroin, as
well as a syringe, Slimm said. He
also had two outstanding National
Crime information Center (NCiC)
warrants, Slimm said.
He was charged with possession
of cds suspected heroin and pos-
session of a syringe, Slimm said.
Slimm said Soto was trans-
ported to the Atlantic County Jail.
Slimm said Officer Jason rigby
was the arresting officer.
• On November 7 at 7:46 p.m.,
edward Hadley, 41, of Collings-
wood was arrested in the area of
the 100 block of Bellevue Avenue,
Slimm said.
Hadley was arrested on an out-
standing warrant from Cherry Hill
in the amount of $1,000, Slimm
said.
He was processed and released
pending a court date in Hammon-
ton Joint Municipal Court, Slimm
said. Sgt. Sam Angello iii was the
arresting officer, Slimm said.
• On November 10 at 4:55 p.m.,
a suspicious person call was made
to the Hammonton Police Depart-
ment because there appeared to be
a drug transaction taking place on
the street between an unidentified
male walking out of the woods to
a white Honda Accord occupied
by two females, Slimm said.
“The initial call came out for
the area of Judy’s Court and 11th
Street. The vehicle was stopped in
the 400 block of S. egg Harbor
road,” Slimm said.
Taylor Capaldi, 26, of egg Har-
bor City was the driver of the ve-
hicle, Slimm said. She was found
to have a $750 warrant from Mul-
lica Twp., and was able to post
$75 and was released pending
court, Slimm said. Officer John
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Amendolia iii was the arresting
officer, Slimm said.
Jessica Lavin, 27, of Mays
Landing, was the passenger in the
vehicle and was found to have a
$750 warrant from Galloway
Twp., Slimm said. Lavin was able
to post the full $750 and was
processed and released pending a
court date in Galloway Twp.,
Slimm said.
K-9 Officer robert zbikowski
was the arresting officer in the
second arrest, Slimm said.
HSH Open
House
December 1
The Historical Society of
Hammonton will be hosting their
annual Christmas Open House on
Saturday, December 1 in
conjunction with the town’s tree
lighting. Stop by the museum
located at 333 Vine St. from 5
p.m. to 9 p.m. and enjoy the
displays of the town’s railroad
history. View incredible vintage
railroad artifacts, model trains
from pre- and post-WWii,
realistic models of trains thru
town,
antique
1920-1950s
children’s ride-on trains and an
operating holiday train layout. in
addition, Hammonton Towne
Drama will also be performing at
the museum.
Watch for information in
January, 2019 regarding the
Historical Society’s next paver
project. Members are currently
collecting names of those
interested in purchasing a paver.
The Historical Society is open
every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to
noon, and the first Saturday of the
month from 10 a.m. to noon. Call
(609) 270-7652 (please leave a
message),
Anne
DeCicco,
President at (609) 561-0326) or
Denise Saia, Secretary at (609)
561-3933) to make arrangements
to visit the museum on a different
day.
Visit their updated website at
www.historicalsocietyofhammon
ton.org for membership and other
information about the society and
museum. New members of all
ages are always welcome.