Editing Hammonton, New Jersey (section)

===Events===
In 1949, Hammonton was the winner of the [[Little League World Series]], after finishing third in the tournament in both 1947 and 1948. The Hammonton team was the first official team located outside of Pennsylvania.<ref>LeConey, Bill. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAEAED7D5861682&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Baseball / Hammonton's Boys Of Summer / A Glance At Hammonton's 1949 Little League Journey"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 28, 1999. Accessed May 15, 2012. "Hammonton's Little League team was the original 'Beast of the East.' Founded by local businessman Al Mulliner, it was the first sanctioned Little League team outside of Pennsylvania. In 1949, it made its third straight trip to Williamsport after finishing third in the first two years of World Series play."</ref>

[[File:Longest Line of Cakes Guiness Record in Hammonton New Jersey.jpg|thumb|Longest Line of Cakes Guinness Record in Hammonton New Jersey]]
On July 24, 2011, Ricca's Italian Bakery set a [[Guinness World Record]] for the Longest Line of Cakes topped with fresh blueberries donated by local farmers. This received recognition from the [[Mayor]] Steve DiDonato and all members of the Hammonton Town Council. The Hammonton Town Council Deputy Mayor Tom Gribbin announced the recognition during a town council meeting on local TV in 2011 August.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130411015340/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/12000/longest-line-of-cakes], [[archive.today]] [[Guinness World Records]]. Accessed June 14, 2013. "The longest line of cakes measured 571.5 m (1,875 ft) topped with fresh blueberries donated by local farmers and was achieved by Ricca's Italian Bakery (USA) in Hammonton, on 24 July 2011. [[Hammonton Gazette]] Ricca's Italian Bakery Attempt at World Record 20 July 2011 in Hammonton."</ref>

In November 2014, in a study conducted by CreditDonkey.com, Hammonton was ranked second-happiest city in New Jersey. The ranking was based on restaurants, crime rate, commute, departure time, income, divorce rate, and housing.<ref>Lake, Rebecca. [http://www.creditdonkey.com/happy-new-jersey.html "Study: Happiest Cities in New Jersey"], CreditDonkey.com, November 3, 2014. Accessed March 28, 2016.</ref>