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OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OUR TOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
FAITH FOCUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
CIVIC NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
HAMMONTON’S HISTORY . . . . . . 25
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . 41
HAMMONTON
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WHAT’S HOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
MIND GAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
HOROSCOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
SCORECARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Margaret E. Gargone
Margaret E. Gargone (Novack), 96, of Somers Point, beloved mother
and grandmother, died peacefully on Decembe r 17, 2017.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Pa., Margaret was a lifelong resident of the At-
lantic City area. In 1939, Margaret graduated from St. Margaret’s High
School in Bel Air, Md. After graduation, she waitressed at banquets in the
Officer’s club. There, she made the acquaintance of Captain Dafuse and
his wife. They recommended her to Colonel Winslow who hired her to
run his household at Fort Hoyle. She became a companion to his wife.
Together, they traveled to Camp Gruber in Oklahoma to open a USO
show. While at their estate in Millbrook, NY, Margaret accompanied the
Colonel and his wife to teas and lunches with President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
It was during their employ Margaret met and married Anthony Gargone in 1940. Anthony
was a serviceman in the U.S. Army. Due to his transfer, they lived on base at Fort Jackson,
SC. Unfortunately, their marriage was short lived. Anthony succumbed to injuries sustained
from being a welterweight Army boxer. Margaret first returned to Pa. beginning her civilian
career working in Sunbury, Pa., assembling the black boxes to be used in submarines. She
was drawn back to Md. during the Era of “Rosie the Riveter.” She worked at the Glen L.
Martin Company building airplanes. At Fort Meade, she prepared trucks to be shipped over-
seas. This took her to Newton, Mass., where she graduated from Auto Mechanics School
for the U.S. Army. Margaret enlisted in the Woman’s Army Corps in 1945 and did basic
training at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. She was trained at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore,
Md., as a Surgical Technician. She served at Thomas M. England General Hospital, formerly
Chalfonte-Haddon Hall and now Resorts International Hotel-Casino. Her final military as-
signment was in neurosurgery at McCloskey General Hospital in Temple, Texas. She was
honorably discharged at the end of WWII and given a WWII Victory Medal.
Margaret married William Gargone on October 16, 1946. Having served in Atlantic City,
they decided to settle down there. She worked as a Surgical Technician at both Atlantic City
and Shore Memorial Hospitals. She also had fond memories waitressing at Chalfonte-Had-
don Hall. Proud of her service in the military, Margaret participated in many parades often
carrying the flag. She joined the American Legion Post 334 where she held the position of
Secretary. She is a Charter Member of the National WWII Museum and Listed Member in
the U.S. Army Women’s Museum. Margaret was a loving, devoted, proud mother and
grandmother and spent most of her retirement residing in Smithville. She worked part-time
at The Shoppes of Smithville but most of all enjoyed spending her time with her grandchil-
dren. Margaret was steadfast in her Catholic faith. Her most devout dedication was to St.
Nicholas of Tolentine. She attended Mass daily by taking two buses to get there from
Smithville, since she never obtained a driver’s license.
Margaret was predeceased by 12 siblings and two husbands. She is survived by two sons,
Robert Gargone (Frances) of Galloway, and Anthony Gargone of Woodbine; one daughter,
Patricia Gonzalez of Somers Point; two grandchildren, Gina Gargone of Taos, NM, and
Michael Gonzalez of Glen Cove, NY; two step-granddaughters, Christina Gonzalez and
Melissa Denning (Jack) both of Egg Harbor Township; one step-grandson, Jose Gonzalez
Jr. (Sarah) of Northfield; six great-children, Tyler, Julie, Taylor, Kacey, Maeve and Madison;
and many nieces and nephews.
Family and friends attended a Mass of Christian Burial on December 21 at St. Nicholas
of Tolentine Church, 1409 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, NJ. Burial will be in Arlington National
Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Church.
Arrangements made by the Marinella Funeral Home.
George Sciblo Sr.
George Sciblo Sr., 83, of Mullica, died on Tuesday, December 19,
2017, in Southern Ocean Medical Center.
Mr. Sciblo formerly worked for Creamer Brothers of Folsom. He was
a member of the IUOE Local 825- International Union of Operating En-
gineers.
Mr. Sciblo is survived by his wife, Donna Alice (nee Baltuskions) Sci-
blo; his four children, George Sciblo Jr. and William Sciblo both of Ham-
monton, Donna Sciblo of Elwood, Jacquelyn Sciblo of Nesco; seven
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, December 23, 2017, at the Car-
nesale Funeral Home, 202 S. Third St., Hammonton. Burial will be private.
Arrangements made by the Carnesale Funeral Home.
Francis G. Vitagliano Jr.
Francis G. Vitagliano Jr., 28, of Winston Salem, NC, formerly of Brig-
antine and Hammonton, died suddenly on Monday, December 11, 2017.
He was predeceased by his grandparents, Victoria “Cookie” Wames,
Lawrence and Jennie Vitagliano, Victoria Gibson and Minnie Gibson. He
is survived by his loving parents, Francis G. Vitagliano Sr. (Lisa) and
Michelle Wink (David); beloved son, Lochlan Vitagliano; girlfriend,
Amber Stanley; sisters, Victoria Vitagliano, Melissa Tower (Jason), Jes-
sica Vitagliano; and many nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at LeRoy P.
Wooster Funeral Home & Crematory, 441 White Horse Pike, Atco, NJ.
The Family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Salvation Army.
Arrangements made by the LeRoy P. Wooster Funeral Home & Crematory.
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at Life’ seminar January 23 drug arrests
by Gabe Donio
at Stockton’s Kramer Hall
HAMMONTON—Are you in-
terested in learning tips for a suc-
Warrant
arrest made
by Gabe Donio
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HAMMONTON—Todd Sli-
wecki, 18, of Park Avenue, was
arrested at the intersection of the
White Horse Pike (Route 30) and
S. Egg Harbor Road following a
motor vehicle stop at 12:14 a.m.
on December 18, Hammonton Po-
lice Chief Robert Jones said.
Sliwecki was found to have an
active warrant from Galloway
Twp. for $500. He was arrested,
posted $200 bail and released
pending court, Jones said.
cessful financial future? Join in on
Tuesday, January 23, to learn
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Street, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m to
discuss budgeting, building credit,
marriage, kids and money, retire-
ment planning, elderly parental
care and funeral planning.
Receive advice from seven local
professionals, including Kelly Ra-
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Jim Siwek of Edward Jones, Nan-
cy Wescoat of Ocean First Bank
and Steve Kincaid of Marinella
Funeral Home.
The event will be moderated by
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Marie A. Picchi
Marie A. (nee Totora) Picchi, 74, of Folsom, died peacefully on
Wednesday, December 20, 2017, in AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
City Division.
Born in Philadelphia, she was a lifelong Folsom resident. Marie for-
merly worked for Whitehall Laboratories of Hammonton. She retired
from the Holiday Inn in Atlantic City where she worked as a Hotel Reser-
vation receptionist.
She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph A. and Antoinette Totora;
and her husband, Robert Anthony Picchi. Marie is survived by her four
children, Lisa Will and her husband, Loren of Pemberton, Gina Robeson
and her husband, Bruce of Greenbank, Joseph A. Picchi of Hammonton, Master Chief,
United States Navy Robert J. Picchi and his wife, Meredith of Long Beach, Miss.; her sis-
ter-in-law, Linda Pajic; brother-in-law, Anthony DiSylvestro and his wife, Sue all of Ham-
monton; 13 grandchildren, Jaime, Kristy, Nicole, Amanda, Bruce, Rebecca, Alex, Devin,
Jennifer, Dylan, Reagan, Brandie and Joann; seven great-grandchildren, Autumn, Dominic,
Joey, Wayne, Ben, Jaxson and Tony.
Funeral Services will be held today, Wednesday, December 27, 2017, 11 a.m., at the Car-
nesale Funeral Home, 202 S. Third St., Hammonton, where a visitation will be held from
10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Greenmount Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s
Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Arrangements made by the Carnesale Funeral Home.
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HAMMONTON—Mark
McAdams, 35, of Winslow Twp.,
was arrested at 7:33 p.m. on De-
cember 14 at the Walmart located
at 55 White Horse Pike (Route 30)
for shoplifting, and it was discov-
ered that he had a red cellophane
bag that had a rock substance that
was determined to be crack co-
caine, Hammonton Police Chief
Robert Jones said.
McAdams had a $1,000 warrant
for failure to appear from Ham-
monton, Jones said. He was re-
leased on his own recognizance
pending a court date, Jones said.
Jones said Cpl. John Panarello
was the arresting officer.
Police made another drug arrest
at 12:08 p.m. on December 16 on
N. Chew Road, Jones said.
Carey Mayo, 34, of Barnegat,
was arrested for possession of
controlled dangerous substance
and possession of drug parapher-
nalia after a “check well-being” of
a vehicle parked partially in the
roadway, Jones said.
Mayo was found to be in pos-
session of heroin and a hypoder-
mic needle, Jones said. She was
arrested by Officer John Amendo-
lia III, Jones said.
Emily Nicholson, 35, of Cedar
Run, was arrested on the same
charges as Mayo, Jones said.
Amendolia was the arresting offi-
cer, Jones said.
Diane L.
Bailey
Diane L. (nee Daddona) Bailey, 66, of
Collings Lakes, died on December 8,
2017, at AtlantiCare Regional Medical
Center – City campus.
Born in Waterbury, Conn., Diane
resided in the Collings Lakes section of
Buena Vista Twp. for the past 32 years.
She previously worked at Eckerd Drugs
in Hammonton and was a homemaker
upon retiring.
Diane was predeceased by her daugh-
ter, Dawn Ketchum. She is survived by
her husband, John Bailey; two daughters,
Deanna Bailey and Elizabeth Castro; a
brother, Joseph A. Daddona Jr.; sister,
Karen Stanbacher; six grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be private at the
convenience of the family.
Arrangements made by the Landolfi
Funeral Home.