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    Greg Scharpf, senior vice president and chief retail officer of Amboy Bank, and Alice Mesa, Ernston branch manager, congratulate Mauro Rutigliano, center, as the winner of a 50-inch TV from Amboy Bank’s recent “Know Your Bank” sweepstakes. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMBOY BANK

  • College aims to streamline enrollment with new facility

    Middlesex County College kicked off construction on one of two new buildings scheduled for completion in 2016. A Sept. 24 groundbreaking marked the coming of West Hall in Edison, which will consolidate enrollment services. Scheduled to open in spring 2016, the two-story building will enable the college to transform studentenrollment procedures, according to college officials.…

  • Shabbat ShaBand on tap at synagogue

    Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick, will offer a Shabbat ShaBand Service at 8 p.m. Oct. 24. The event will feature guest instrumentalists playing Shabbat melodies set to folk, swing, rock and Broadway music. A sermon in-song will be titled “Famous Jewish Musical Composers of Broadway.” For more information, call 732-251-…

  • Motorists asked to join safe-driving initiative

    Local law enforcement agencies will observe Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day on Oct. 10. Motorists across the nation are asked to join a daylong effort designed to increase awareness about safe driving behaviors to keep the state’s roadways fatality-free for at least one day. The New Jersey Department of Transportation encourages drivers to use…

  • American Legion slates annual Spaghetti Fest

    American Legion Post No. 214 will sponsor its annual Spaghetti Festival 12:30- 4:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at the post home, 264 Whitehead Ave., South River. The menu will include spaghetti, homemade meatballs, sausage, salad, bread, coffee, tea, soda and cake. Donation is $12 for adults or $6 for children under age 10. For tickets or…

  • Licensed agent offers help with Medicare plans

    Medicare enrollment for 2015 will be held Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. To help navigate through the Medicare maze, Parker at the Pavilion, 443 River Road, Highland Park, will host a free workshop 1-2 p.m. Oct. 17 with Scott Bennett, a licensed agent for many Medicare plans. To reserve a seat, call 732-565-2490.

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    Forms to announce births, engagements, weddings, anniversaries and campus news are available online at www.gmnews.com. Click on “Announcements” in the top right corner.

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    Milltown volunteer firefighters respectfully retire worn U.S. flags during the Milltown Day event on Oct. 5. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI

  • Showing ‘re2pect’ to my idol

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL PRIEST PHOTOGRAPHY We say in my family that I played shortstop for Joe Torre before Derek Jeter did. That’s because as a 7-year-old living in Brooklyn, N.Y., my parents enrolled me in Joe Torre Little League, where I defended the hot spot between second and third base roughly six years before…

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