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A blogger claimed a friend entered Hobby Lobby, whose nearest store is in Millville, looking for a bar mitzvah card and was told "We don't cater to you people."
Local blogger Ken Berwitz claimed a friend of his entered the Monmouth County store looking for a bar mitzvah card and was told "We don't cater to you people."
Local blogger Ken Berwitz claimed a friend of his entered the Monmouth County store looking for a bar mitzvah card and was told "We don't cater to you people."
Local blogger Ken Berwitz claimed a friend of his entered the Monmouth County store looking for a bar mitzvah card and was told "We don't cater to you people."
Local blogger Ken Berwitz claimed a friend of his entered the Monmouth County store looking for a bar mitzvah card and was told "We don't cater to you people."
Local blogger Ken Berwitz claimed a friend of his entered the Monmouth County store looking for a bar mitzvah card and was told "We don't cater to you people."
Local blogger Ken Berwitz claimed a friend of his entered the Monmouth County store looking for a bar mitzvah card and was told "We don't cater to you people."
Local blogger Ken Berwitz claimed a friend of his entered the Monmouth County store looking for a bar mitzvah card and was told "We don't cater to you people."
Local blogger Ken Berwitz claimed a friend of his entered the Monmouth County store looking for a bar mitzvah card and was told "We don't cater to you people."
News you may have missed from our Monmouth County Patch sites.
News you may have missed from our Monmouth County Patch sites.
Don't let tomatoes go out of season before trying this salad.
Don't let tomatoes go out of season before trying this salad.
The haunted hayride opened Sept. 28 and run until the first weekend of November.
The haunted hayride opened Sept. 28 and run until the first weekend of November.
Customers will begin seeing the items in November, in test stores.
Customers will begin seeing the items in November, in test stores.
Customers will begin seeing the items in November, in test stores.
Customers will begin seeing the items in November, in test stores.
Customers will begin seeing the items in November, in test stores.