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Journal News Reporter Finds '@HiddenCash' in New Rochelle
An intrepid reporter with The Journal News found $50 Monday as part of the Twitter phenomenon @HiddenCash.
Reporter Ned P. Rauch of The Journal News Monday found $50 in a white envelop at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle, part of the Twitter phenomenon @HiddenCash.
Rauch wrote about his adventures, which included gathering clues for the Westchester search from the Twitter handle @HiddenCashWest. He said he is donating the money to the New Rochelle Library.
Click the link above to read Rauch's story on The Journal News website.
HiddenCash is billed as a social media experiment where someone places real money in a hidden location in a community, then gives out clues on Twitter to find it. So far, thousands of dollars have been found in Houston, San Francisco, Oakland and a host of other locations.
Rauch said he found the envelop wedged between two rocks at the park's castle at about 2 p.m.
Click here and here to read more about the @HiddenCash phenomenon.
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