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Once a volunteer…now a shopper

The Friends of Matheny’s thrift shop, The Second Chance Shop, was open for a one-day preview on Wednesday, August 14, and to say the store was crowded would be an understatement.”It’s like Walmart,” one of the volunteers was overheard commenting. … Continue reading

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Sneak peek at Second Chance

“We’re ready to rock!” With those words, Sandy Harrison of Bedminster, NJ, and Josephine Badger of Gladstone, NJ, put the finishing touches on the merchandise displays in the Second Chance Shop, the thrift shop operated at 4 Church St. in Gladstone by The Friends … Continue reading

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On pace for a record

The Friends of Matheny’s Second Chance thrift shop passed the $100,000 sales mark on Thursday, April 3, the earliest date in the season that this point has ever been reached. The sale that put Second Chance over $100,000 was made … Continue reading

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Early start

Business was brisk at First Chance at Second Chance, the August 14th one-day sneak preview of all merchandise to be featured at the Second Chance Shop, the thrift shop operated by The Friends of Matheny, the auxiliary group that raises funds … Continue reading

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Record-breaking season

When The Friends of Matheny, Matheny’s auxiliary group, moved its Second Chance Thrift Shop from the basement of the United Methodist Church in Gladstone, NJ, to the adjacent Wesley Hall, which is much larger, the expectation was that business would … Continue reading

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What’s in store

Josephine Badger and Susan Casarez couldn’t have led more different lives. Badger retired 10 years ago from the Peapack, NJ, Post Office. Casarez spent three years in the CIA and 20 years in the US Marine Corps. Badger has lived … Continue reading

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