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Warren County Native, Rutgers Honors Graduate Dies Suddenly, 32 Warren County Native, Rutgers Honors Graduate Dies Suddenly, 32
Warren County Native, Rutgers Honors Graduate Dies Suddenly, 32 Warren County native and Rutgers University honors graduate Rachel Anne Wall died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 27. She was 32. Raised in Washington, Rachel graduated from Warren Hills Regional High School and lived in Phillipsburg at the time of her death, her obituary says. Rachel went on to attend Rutgers University, where she graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in communication before earning a master’s degree in Principles of Communication and Professional Development. Rachel is remembered for her one-of-a-kind spirit and endless generosity. She “would truly give the shir…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Shoppers Showered With Cash At Jersey Shore Mall On Mother's Day Shoppers Showered With Cash At Jersey Shore Mall On Mother's Day
Shoppers Showered With Cash At Jersey Shore Mall On Mother's Day A man threw cash down to shoppers at Freehold Raceway Mall this weekend while shouting "Happy Mother's Day," NJ Advance Media reported. A shopper told the news outlet that the unidentified man does this on holidays several times a year. His generosity caught shoppers by surprise at about 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 8 at the mall in Monmouth County.  The man appeared to pull the cash out of a Wawa shopping bag from a second-floor balcony, the outlet said. “Afterward, he just left. It was like a little Santa Claus moment,” Sarah Mostafa told NJ.com. Click here for the complete story by N…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Study: Somerset County Residents Among State's Most Generous Study: Somerset County Residents Among State's Most Generous
Study: Somerset County Residents Among State's Most Generous Somerset ranks third among all the state's 21 counties for charitable contributions, according to a report prepared by SmartAsset.  In coming up with a measure for generosity, the site looked at how much people donate as a percentage of their net income, and the proportion of people in a given county who made charitable donations. In devising the first metric, the site calculated net income for residents in each county, then divided county residents' total income by total donations.  For the second figure, the company took the total number of tax returns with charitable cont…

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by Paul Milo