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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 105, No. 40
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REVIEW OCTOBER 5, 2022
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New candidate surfaces for village council Melin-Rogovin backs local businesses, plans listening sessions By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
Developer, grant writer and 28-year Forest Park resident Michelle Melin-Rogovin said that she owed the village a debt of gratitude. And last week she announced her plan to pay it back. Her husband, artist and activist Mark Rogovin, had memory issues during the last few years of his life, but she knew she never had to worry about him. “He’d go into any restaurant you could think of, and the owner of the restaurant would say hello to him by name,” recalled Melin-Rogovin., “They would know his dietary requirements automatically, they would help him with the menu, and know what he wanted. The owners always talked to him and treated him with dignity and respect, regardless of whether he communicated well or not. They would look out for him.” That kind of care, she said, shows what makes Forest Park special. Ever since her husband died on Sept. 30, 2019, she wondered how she would give back – which
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