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Online Fundraiser For Haddonfield Ice Cream Shop Owner After Fall

Anthony Maniscalco, who owns Gracie's Ice Cream Shop, is on life support after a recent fall.

HADDONFIELD, NJ — The owner of Haddonfield’s Grace Ice Cream is on life-support after falling down steps, according to an online fundraiser that has been launched to help him.

Anthony Maniscalco suffered brain damage when he recently fell down steps, according to the Support for Mansicalco Family online fundraiser.

The fundraiser had raised $7,959 toward its $10,000 goal as of Friday morning.

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Maniscalco and his wife, Nancy, own Gracie’s Ice Cream Shop, located next to the gazebo in the courtyard adjacent to Kings Highway. Families are known to gather there in the center of town to enjoy frozen desserts.

Haddonfield Mayor Neal Rochford told nj.com he’s known Maniscalco for years and was devastated by the news.

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