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Rocco Palese
Rocco Palese, born on July 4, 1893, in Garaguso, Italy, to Domenico and Luicia Palese, immigrated to America with his family in 1898, settling in Camden by 1906. Domenico Palese initially worked as a bartender, and the family resided at 318 Cherry Street. By 1910, they had moved to 266 Pine Street, where Domenico owned…
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Orlando Assumes Charge of Vice War
Camden Evening Courier – September 17, 1934 Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando today dropped all other duties and took personal charge of the drive to rid Camden city and county of vice. Orlando announced he would concentrate his activities in the drive against crime and the solution of the murder of Detective William T. Feitz Jr.,…