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Focus on Seniors: Hey, you want a job?
Holly Glen Gearhart AARP has joined with local YWCA and WorkSource offices to offer employment services for those of us over 55 years of age. To qualify you must be…
Featured Non-Profits: YouthBuild and East County Senior Center
By Polly Keary, Editor Editors Note: With these two stories, we wrap up our annual Featured Non-Profit series, in which each week through the holiday season we highlight the work…
Patriotic essay wins 5th grader district award
By Polly Keary, Editor For a kid who was struggling with writing, he’s sure winning a lot of recognition for writing well. Gage Nagy, a 5th grader at Fryelands Elementary,…
Dinosaur back atop orthodontist sign
By Chris Hendrickson If you’ve driven past the offices of orthodontist Raymond Maxwell recently, you will have likely noticed the triumphant return of the dinosaur above the sign in front…
Monroe holds vigil in support of Newtown
By Polly Keary, Editor About 100 people turned out in near-freezing temperatures at Lake Tye Park Friday night for a hastily-organized candlelight vigil in support of the victims and survivors…
African band Maisha Soul to perform in Monroe Friday
By Chris Hendrickson, special to the Monitor Their city was ravaged by war, and violence was commonplace. Just as there was a glimmer of hope that the war might be…
Monroe High School senior city council representative hopes to hear from students
By Polly Keary, Editor Monroe’s city council members hope to represent the values and concerns of the people who voted for them, whether parents, business owners or senior citizens. Brandon…
Citizen’s SEPA appeal denied, wakeboard proposal moves forward
By Sally Gillie, Monitor A citizen’s appeal challenging the city of Monroe’s findings that a wakeboard park on Lake Tye would have non-significant environmental impacts has been denied. The decision,…
Second annual Jayme Biendl run planned for next month
By Polly Keary, Editor For the second year in a row, runners will suit up and hit the road on a January Saturday morning to honor slain Monroe Correctional Complex…
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