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MONROE: Holocaust survivor relates struggle to live to sixth-graders
Ilse Loeb, a Holocaust survivor, speaks to Monroe sixth-graders about her years as a refugee during World War II. Staff photo by David Kilby.
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MONROE: Holocaust survivor relates struggle to live to sixth-graders
David Kilby, Managing Editor MONROE — In observance of Holocaust Memorial Day, Monroe Middle School students on Monday participated in the program “Speak up, Speak Out,” where they learned about Holocaust refugees through a book and the firsthand testimony of Ilse Loeb, a Monroe resident and Holocaust survivor. A team of 100 sixth-graders have been…
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MONROE: Holocaust survivor relates struggle to live to sixth-graders
3> Holocaust survivor Ilse Loeb answers students’ questions. From left are sixth-graders Thomas DiPietro, Emanuel Ozowalu and Jennifer Horn, and. Staff photo by David Kilby.
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EAST WINDSOR: Restaurant comeback
Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse to return this March By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR — By March, Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse will have reopened its doors. "We are hiring over 75 employees complimented with approximately four salary positions,” said Craig Godfrey, executive vice president of operations for Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse, on Thursday. These jobs include wait…
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MONROE: FEMA funding for Irene Irene still of concern
Kaitlyn Kanzler, Special Writer MONROE — Residents voiced their concerns to the township about their Hurricane Irene-damaged homes and the status of the four Federal Emergency Management Agency mitigation grants the township applied for. Township Engineer Ernest Feist applied for four FEMA mitigation grants to help pay the costs of repairs for the town. The…
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EAST WINDSOR: Opera comes to town
Batista The Opera New Jersey cast performs “Tosca" at Meadow Lakes, East Windsor, on Jan. 28. (Photo by Amy Batista)
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MONROE: Scouts go racing
Devin Sherron, 9, of Monroe, of the Webelos No. 1, won the Mayor’s Choice Award during the Monroe Pack 3 Pinewood Derby on Jan. 27. Devin chose a rock ‘n roll guitar theme for his car. Councilwoman Leslie Koppel and Mayor Richard Pucci congratulated Devin. Photo by Amy Batista.
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EAST WINDSOR: Opera comes to town
Opera New Jersey practices at Meadow Lakes in East Windsor By Amy Batista, Special Writer EAST WINDSOR — Last weekend, the opera was in full force. For the fifth year in a row, residents at Meadow Lakes, a senior living facility of Springpoint, had the opportunity to experience two final dress rehearsals of Opera New…
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EAST WINDSOR: Opera comes to town
The character Mario Cavaradossi, played by actor Jonathan Burton, listens to Floria Tosca sing, who is played by actress Kara Shay Thomson, during a dress rehearsal at Meadow Lakes on Jan. 28. (Photo by Amy Batista)
