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Meet Jonathan Hunger, Park Ranger
Hello!–What a wonderful month this has been! We welcomed our first grandson, Max Arlo, on October 27 into the [...]

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Published On: November 2nd, 2025Categories: Life, Love and Insights, Podcast - EXTRA Ordinary People with Author, Shirley Wachtel
Join me on Renee’s Reading Club
Hello Everyone!—Are you a member of Renee’s Reading Club? If not, and if you love books like I do, you [...]

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Published On: October 6th, 2025Categories: Life, Love and Insights, My Novel

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James Gaffigan–World-renowned orchestra conductor.
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January 3, 2022

Ron Stallworth
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September 8, 2025

Renee Weingarten

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Meet the Reading Guru–Renee Weingarten
September 7, 2025

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Listen To Shirley’s Radio Interview with Rabbi Sam Cohon and Friends
September 4, 2025

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Want to Know About Pickleball? Ask Mario Fronzoni
July 5, 2025

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July – An Afternoon with Shirley Russak Wachtel
June 30, 2025

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June Book Signing–The Baker of Lost Memories
June 23, 2025

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Professor Milt Heumann–Inspiring Students
May 1, 2025

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Shirley is Professor Emerita of English at Middlesex College in New Jersey. Her short stories and poems have appeared in various literary journals. She earned a Doctor of Letters Degree from Drew University, and in 2017 she received the Middlesex County College Scholar of the Year Award.

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