Dunellen Fire Company gambles on bingo

On Friday night at the Dunellen Fire Company firehouse, concentration hung in the air like fryer grease. Dozens of bingo players listened intently, dotting their bingo sheets as the caller drawled out numbers that would decide who walked away a winner, and who just walked away.

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Mon, May 14th, 2007

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