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<p>TREASURE HUNT: 2-16-19-23-29</p>
<p> MIDDAY PICK TWO: 0-9</p>
<p> MIDDAY PICK THREE: 2-8-5</p>

<p>1913: Swedish-born engineer Gideon Sundback of Hoboken, New Jersey, received a U.S. patent for a “separable fastener” — later known as the zipper.
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<p>• Locust Township’s zoning board will meet May 16 at 7:15 to consider allowing a property at 1156 Numidia Drive a variance from required off-street parking.
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<p>WASHINGTONVILLE — As coal falls out of favor as a power-plant fuel, wallboard operations like the one in Washingtonville — which use those plants’ biggest byproduct — are feeling the pinch