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  • George Ernest Scharpf, Amboy Bank chairman, president, CEO

    George Ernest Scharpf, Amboy Bank chairman, president, CEO

    George Ernest Scharpf, 78, passed peacefully on Jan. 4, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.    Born in St. Vincent Hospital in New York City in 1940, Scharpf was one of four children of Ernest and Theresa Scharpf. He was raised in Queens, New York, loved music and math and at one point was a Brooklyn ballroom…

  • Hatikvah of East Brunswick offers new journey into middle grades

    Hatikvah of East Brunswick offers new journey into middle grades

    NOTE: THIS IS A PICKUP FROM THE CRITERION SENTINEL, JAN. 24, 2018 – PAGE 12 – SAME ARTICLE AND PHOTO (update photo attached)     All set for your child’s new journey into middle grades? You know, there is another smaller and more personalized option that offers a high quality academic program with a strong…

  • Tri-Town News On Campus, Jan. 23

    Tri-Town News On Campus, Jan. 23

    Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, Pa., has named the following area residents to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2018-19 academic year: Emily Paramonte of Howell, a special education (PK-8)/EChild (PK-4) major; and Kayla Glaser of Jackson, a speech pathology audiology major. Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., has named the following Howell residents…

  • Resources Real Estate honors best-selling sales associates for 2018

    Resources Real Estate honors best-selling sales associates for 2018

    Resources Real Estate announced the recipients of the company’s sales awards for 2018: The Imperial Award is presented to associates with property sales totaling between $10 and $20 million. Receiving the award were Tammy Brindise and Allison Gregory. The Sterling Award honors associates with property sales totaling between $5 and $10 million.  Recipients included Christopher…

  • High school students can showcase musical talent in New Jersey Shout Down Drugs competition

    High school students are invited to share substance use prevention messages through their original music as part of the 2019 New Jersey Shout Down Drugs contest. The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) is accepting entries of original music with lyrics through Feb. 1. A panel of judges will select one finalist from every…

  • Discuss new destinations during Travelogue meetings at South Brunswick Library

    Discuss new destinations during Travelogue meetings at South Brunswick Library

    Anyone who is an avid traveler, trip planner or a dreamer may share his/her experiences and discover new destinations, new travel resources and meet new friends at Travelogue at the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. Monthly meetings are held on Mondays at 7:15 p.m. The topic for…

  • Old Bridge now uses CodeRED to send out emergency notifications

    Old Bridge now uses CodeRED to send out emergency notifications

    OLD BRIDGE – As of the New Year, the township has moved from Nixle to OnSolve’s CodeRED to enhance the capabilities of the township’s emergency notification system. CodeRED is a web-based critical communication solution enabling Old Bridge Township to notify residents, visitors and businesses by telephone, text message, email and social media of time-sensitive information,…

  • American Red Cross to hold blood drive at St. Ambrose church on Jan. 26

    American Red Cross to hold blood drive at St. Ambrose church on Jan. 26

    The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 26 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 96 Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge. To make an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org, download the free American Red Cross Blood Donor app, or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

  • The 10 greatest Westerns of all time

    The 10 greatest Westerns of all time

    By Stephen Whitty, ReMIND Magazine There’s a little cowboy (or cowgirl) in all of us. “A pioneer spirit, a special American brand of courage,” as Dale Evans once said. Though most of us have traded bucking broncos for Buicks and wide-open spaces for suburban bliss, lots of Western wannabes still keep Stetsons and cowboy boots…