Tag: Life Stories with Lisa
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Butcher’s book a popular read
By Lisa Anderson It is always fun meeting someone who grew up in the same town as you did. In this case, it happens to be Ray Venezia, who I had the pleasure of speaking with about his new bestselling book “The Everyday Meat Guide,” which sold out on Amazon within four hours of his…
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Happy Mother’s Day, Mom
The date was Nov. 9, 1930. President Herbert Hoover was in office, the must-see movie was “Morocco” starring Gary Cooper and Marlene Deitrich, and ice cream was a nickel. It was also the day my Mom, Dolores, came into the world. She was the first of six children born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Frank and…
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Daniela’s Wish: To help others
By Lisa Anderson Daniela Olt, 13, of Colts Neck, remembers the day her life changed. She explains, “I was seven years old, and I was watching TV and a commercial came on showing the damage from the earthquake in Haiti. There was a little boy standing in the rubble crying, and it made me very…