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After More than a Century, a Bayonne Institution Closes its Doors

Mel Stock Retires as Barney Stock Shops at 499 Broadway Closes This Fall After more than 100 years of serving the Bayonne community, Barney Stock Hosiery Shops at 499 Broadway will close its doors permanently early this fall, as owner Mel Stock retires following almost 50 years at the helm of his family's beloved store

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Mel Stock Retires as Barney Stock Shops at 499 Broadway Closes This Fall After more than 100 years of serving the Bayonne community, Barney Stock Hosiery Shops at 499 Broadway will close its doors...

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Mel Stock Retires as Barney Stock Shops at 499 Broadway Closes This Fall After more than 100 years of serving the Bayonne community, Barney Stock Hosiery Shops at 499 Broadway will close its doors permanently early this fall, as owner Mel Stock retires following almost 50 years at the helm of his family's beloved store

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