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Week in Review: $4K, Gay Marriage, Theft

A look at some of Hopatcong's biggest headlines.

$4,000 FOR SICK BOY A tattoo fundraiser to aid 3-year-old Dylan Flinchum, son to a pair of Hopatcong High School graduates, raised $4,000 for the child, who has a terminal brain disease. Click here for more.

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE TALK Hopatcong's mayor said the public should decide whether to legalize it in New Jersey while a pair of borough religious leaders spoke out against it. Click here for more.

STEALING A WASHING MACHINE That's what a pair of Hopatcong men tried doing, police said. But an anonymous caller ratted them out, police said. Click here for more.

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MOM DISPUTES POLICE REPORT Says her daughter didn't steal from her home, but that her boyfriend did. A Hopatcong police report said otherwise, however. Click here for more.

$50K GRANT FOR REPAIRS Hopatcong expects to soon upgrade a handful of borough buildings via an approximately $50,000 state grant. Click here for more.

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ROUTE 15—REAGAN? An assemblyman hopes to lead the charge to rename Route 15 after Ronald Reagan. He's got another assemblyman co-sponsoring the bill, and a handful of highway business owners that said they wouldn't oppose the change. Click here for more.


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