Howard Troxler
Best-ever Christmas Eve starts with a move away
It was a Dec. 22, three days before Christmas. Her moving day. On the narrow street that ran by her soon-to-be-former house, she had parked a large Ryder truck, the largest she figured she could handle. When he pulled into the driveway after lunch she was down in the basement rooting through the garden tools.

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Owner thwarts robbery attempt in Hillsborough
The owner of Hungry Howie's in Town 'N Country used the .44-caliber pistol he decided to carry after being robbed a year ago.

Skyway suicide patrol beefed up
Two troopers will spend Christmas on the bridge to deter troubled or depressed people from jumping.

Harried drivers push the limits
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