Tag: Monroe Township Senior Center
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Men and women of all ages invited to join Monroe Township Chorus
Beginning Jan. 15, any soprano, alto, tenor or bass who resides in Monroe can join the Monroe Township Chorus. The group sings four-part harmony. Rehearsals are held from 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the Monroe Township Senior Center, 12 Halsey Reed Road, Monroe. Men and women of all ages are welcome. For more information, contact Sheila…
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Monroe Township Senior Center offers new evening and weekend programming in new year
The Monroe Township Senior Center will institute new evening and weekend programming in 2019. The new lifestyle and fitness oriented classes, lectures and entertainment are geared toward the township’s active senior community while offering flexible options for those who maintain traditional daytime work hours. Thursday evening classes begin 6 p.m. on Jan. 10 with ballroom…
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Monroe police collecting toys for children hospitalized at Bristol-Myers Squibb
The Monroe Township Police Department will hold its fifth annual toy drive to benefit the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Drop off an unwrapped toy or non-monetary donation for children of all ages at the Monroe Township Police Department, 3 Municipal Plaza, through Dec. 3. Additional dropoff locations…
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‘Abraham Lincoln’ visits Monroe Township Senior Center
PHOTO COURTESY OF MONROE TOWNSHIP In partnership with the Friends of the Senior Center and Parker at Monroe, Monroe Township’s Senior Center hosted “An Afternoon with Abe” on July 13. Pictured as the 16th U.S. president is Robert Costello, with Danielle Woodruffe of Parker, left to right, resident Marvin Weiss, resident Rhea Weiss and Daniel Carr of…
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Social hour pairs Monroe senior citizens with special needs students
MONROE – Each week, a large meeting room at the Monroe Township Senior Center transforms into a busy classroom for a small gathering of special needs students. The Monroe Township High School upperclassmen, part of the district’s Transitioning Adult Program, are accompanied by a team of educators and paraprofessionals who visit with a few senior…
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Monroe students offer opinions on school safety initiatives
MONROE — Only one out of the four students who participated in the School Safety Common Sense Gun Reform Forum last week said she feels safer with armed police officers in the schools. Hanna Touri, who is president of her senior class at Monroe Township High School, said she was concerned with the unknown situation.…
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Monroe community members to hold gun reform forum April 23
Indivisible of Monroe will hold a School Safety Common Sense Gun Reform Forum from 7-9 p.m. on April 23 at the Monroe Township Senior Center, 12 Halsey Reed Road, Monroe. Members of Monroe Township High School, the Monroe Township Police Department, Moms Demand Action and the Monroe Township School District will participate. For more information,…
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Airline historian to discuss anniversary of Israel’s El Al Airlines in Monroe on April 22
Hadassah Associates and Monroe Township will celebrate the 70th anniversaries of Israel and its El Al Airlines at 1:30 p.m. on April 22 at the Monroe Township Senior Center, Halsey Reed Road. Airline historian Marvin G. Goldman will present an audio-visual program with photos of vintage aircraft and Israel’s history. The program will include a…
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Monroe’s Roaring 90s group shares keepsakes
PHOTO COURTESY OF MONROE TOWNSHIP Members of Monroe’s Roaring 90s, a group of individuals who are “90 years young” or older, met on Oct. 18 at the Monroe Township Senior Center to discuss treasured keepsakes they had brought along to share with club members and guests. During the Nov. 8 meeting, holiday traditions both past…