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OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 25
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 55
HAMMONTON
FAMILY EYECARE
WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Marie Byrnes
Marie (nee arena) Byrnes, 95, of Buena, died on Sunday, November
19, 2017, at home.
Born and raised in Hammonton, she was a lifelong South Jersey resi-
dent. Mrs. Byrnes formerly worked as a seamstress for Kessler Clothing
Co., Bertino’s Manufacturing, both of Hammonton, and DiPaola’s in egg
Harbor. She was a member of the amalgamated Clothing Workers Union.
Mrs. Byrnes was predeceased by her husband, Joseph C. Byrnes. She
is survived by her four sons, thomas Byrnes and his wife, Joyce of Vent-
nor, timothy Byrnes of Stratford, Gregory Byrnes and his wife, Betty of
Mullica, richard Byrnes and his wife, terry of Mays Landing; six grand-
children, Patrick Byrnes and his wife, Natalie, Michael Byrnes and his wife, Sharon,
Michelle Surprise and her husband, alistair, alan Byrnes, erin Byrnes and Kirstie Byrnes
and her two great-grandchildren, Brooklyn and Joseph.
relatives and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on friday, November 24, 2017,
at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish Church of St. Joseph’s, 226 french St., Hammonton. Burial
was private.
in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Holy redeemer Hospice, 6550 Delilah road,
egg Harbor township, NJ 08234.
arrangements made by the Carnesale funeral Home.
Jason Michael Healey
Jason “Jay” Michael Healey, 35, of Hammonton, died peacefully at
home, after a short illness, on November 21, 2017.
Jay was born and raised in Marlton and graduated from Cherokee High
School in 2001 and attended Camden County College for two years. He
founded and operated atf auto recovery in 2011 and recently expanded
his business and started atf Parking enforcement. Jay was known
throughout the South Jersey region as the “repo Man,” a nickname that
he was most proud of.
He was very diligent in everything he did, but he was most proud as a
younger man that he had achieved and was awarded full merit as an eagle
Scout in January 1999. His favorite holiday was thanksgiving and he and his wife, Brittany
Sahli – Healey, hosted on several occasions what they referred to as “friendsgiving” turkey
dinners. Jay loved his home in Hammonton and always looked forward to the feast of Our
Lady of Mt. Carmel each July and enjoyed many celebrations at foxy’s tavern until it
closed. He always enjoyed New Year’s eve as he was always ready with a display of fire-
works. Jay and Brittany in the spring and fall could always be found, four-wheeling in and
around the Wharton tract for hours on end.
Jay is survived by his loving and devoted wife of five years, Brittany Sahli-Healey; his
mother Donna Marie Dahms-Healey of Marlton; his father, Stephen Gary Healey of Prescott,
ariz.; his sister, Catherine Healey of Marlton; his sister-in-law, Brooke funk and her hus-
band, andrew of Northfield; his father-in-law, ronald Sahli of Hammonton; his grandfather,
David G. Quinlan of Washington, D.C.; his niece, taylor funk; his nephews, Merrick funk
and Jeffrey Masters Jr., and his rottweiler, foxy, who was always his faithful companion
and at his side, but Jay knows that foxy will be well taken care of by Brittany.
family and friends attended his service on November 28 at the Marinella funeral Home,
102 N. third St Hammonton. Burial was private. in lieu of flowers, the family requests a
donation to be made in Jason’s name to the animal Welfare association, 509 Centennial
Blvd., Voorhees, NJ 08043, as Jason was an avid animal lover.
arrangements made by the Marinella funeral Home.
DWI driver hits bldg.
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
HaMMONtON—a woman
was arrested and charged with
driving while under the influence
of alcohol and/or drugs after her
car struck a building at 5:21 p.m.
on November 14 on the 300 block
of S. White Horse Pike (route 30),
Hammonton Police Lt. Kevin friel
said.
“We had a vehicle leave the
travel portion of the roadway,
strike a fence and come to rest up
against a commercial building that
is home to a dog grooming estab-
lishment,” friel said.
friel said Lisa Bielicki, 59, of
Hammonton, was operating a
green 2007 toyota Corolla and was
pulling into the parking lot and was
under the influence of what was
believed to be medications, caus-
ing her to strike the building.
“She also had alcohol on her
breath,” friel said.
She was charged with driving
under the influence of alcohol
and/or drugs and reckless driving,
friel said.
Sgt. Sam angello was the arrest-
ing officer, friel said.
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14th annual Gazette Cookie
Bake-Off is Thurs., Dec. 7
Helen D’Agostino (right) and daughter, Alyssa, raised money for the Hammonton Mothers’ Club outside of Cas-
ciano Coffee Bar and Sweetery during Small Business Saturday. Saturday, November 25, 10:39 a.m.
HaMMONtON—attention all
holiday bakers! Join the fun of The
Gazette Cookie Bake-Off on De-
cember 7.
“We are super excited. this is
our 14th year. We are calling out to
all cookie bakers this Christmas
season to join in the fun and
friendly competition. Medals will
be awarded to all top winners,”
Gazette editor-in-Chief Gina rullo
said.
rullo reminds entrants that The
Gazette has moved offices.
“We are now located at 14 tilton
St., behind the 7-eleven. We have
off-street parking,” rullo said.
Gazette Sports editor Dan rus-
soman came up with the idea for
the original cookie bake-off, a con-
test that has only grown in number
of entrants and prestige since it
began.
“People love cookies at Christ-
Stabbing on Orchard St.
by Gabe Donio
G azette S taff W riter
H aMMONtON—Police were
contacted about a stabbing on the
100 block of e. Orchard Street at
10:42 a.m. on November 25, Ham-
monton Police Lt. Kevin friel said.
Henri Handres-Barahona, 38, a
resident of the 100 block of e. Or-
chard Street in Hammonton, has
been arrested and charged in con-
nection with the stabbing of Jose
Barreto, 41, of Landisville, friel
said.
“Police received a call about a
stabbing,” friel said.
When police arrived, they found
that Barreto had been stabbed, and
a witness advised police that the
accused “went that way” pointing
toward N. Second Street and giv-
ing a description of the vehicle the
subject was fleeing in, friel said.
Officer John amendolia iii wit-
nessed a vehicle matching the de-
Suspect arrested
scription driving down fairview
avenue, closed the gap with the
vehicle while witnessing multiple
motor vehicle violations by the ac-
cused, friel said.
“as the officer affected his stop,
the subject bailed from the vehicle
and began to run. a short foot pur-
suit ensued after which the subject
was apprehended on the 100 block
of Linda avenue,” friel said.
Handres-Barahona was charged
with aggravated assault with a
deadly weapon, unlawful posses-
sion of a weapon, possession of a
weapon for unlawful purposes,
eluding police with a motor vehi-
cle, resisting arrest, driving while
intoxicated and charged on an ac-
tive warrant for $2,500 from Ham-
monton, friel said.
He was transported to the at-
lantic County Jail, friel said.
Officer John amendolia iii was
the arresting officer, friel said.
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mastime, and as
a sports guy,
i like com-
petition, so
it seemed
like a
good
fit,”
rus-
soman
said.
Here’s
h o w
T h e
Gazette
Cookie
Bake-Off works:
to enter, each contestant needs
to submit 1 dozen cookies by 5
p.m. on thursday, December 7
along with a recipe. entries should
be dropped off at The Gazette of-
fices at 14 tilton Street, behind the
7-eleven. there is no entry fee.
the winning cookie recipes will be
printed in the December 13 edition
of The Gazette. Contestants must
sign a release allowing The Gazette
to print their recipes. a panel of
judges from the community will
select the winners in each category.
the categories are as follows:
chocolate chip, holiday cookies,
pizzelle & bar cookies and other.
Categories will be judged on: taste
(50 percent), appearance (25 per-
cent) and originality (25 percent).
the rules are as follows: all
cookies must be homemade.
recipes must be provided to vali-
date authenticity and for content.
Contestants may enter all cate-
gories. the contest is open to the
public, children bakers welcome.
there is no age limit. for more in-
formation, call The Gazette at
704-1940.
“We have been doing this many
years now, and in all those years,
we have seen and tasted some of
the most delicious cookies in
Hammonton and throughout the
area. it’s something bakers – and
judges – look forward to each
year,” Gazette Publisher Gabriel
Donio said.
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