• Community Campus slates flu shot clinic

    A Flu Shot Clinic will be held 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Jewish Community College (JCC) of Middlesex County Community Campus, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. A pharmacist and her staff from the CVS on Inman Avenue will be on hand to help attendees fill out papers and get vaccinated. Speak…

  • Play duplicate bridge at JCC on Wednesdays

    Duplicate bridge, directed by Al Steinberger, will be offered 1-4 p.m. every Wednesday at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, Edison. All are welcome, with or without a partner. The fee is $8, or $6 for Community Campus members. Coffee and cookies will be provided. Registration is not required. For more information, call…

  • Authors will speak at members meeting

    The Friends of the Metuchen Library will hold its annual members meeting, which will feature two local authors at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. All are invited. At the annual meeting, new officers will be elected and the Friends of the Metuchen Library will present the annual gift to the library…

  • Robert Pfeiffer

    Mr. Pfeiffer, 75, of Millstone Township, formerly of Sayreville, died Aug. 28, 2013, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Along with his wife, he was the owner and operator of the Corner Deli, Perth Amboy, for 32 years before retiring in 2002. Prior to that, he had been employed as a milkman for Puritan…

  • Frank J. Gordon

    Mr. Gordon, 89, of Old Bridge, died Sept. 25, 2013, in Madison Center, Old Bridge. Surviving are his wife, Mary Gordon; two sons, Michael Gordon of Naples, Fla., and James Gordon of Old Bridge; three daughters, Kathleen Black and Linda Chamas, both of Old Bridge, and Brenda Gordon of Edison; two brothers, James Gordon of…

  • Ten indicted in $200M credit card fraud conspiracy

    Three residents of Iselin are among 10 suspects indicted as part of one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the U.S. Justice Department. Babar Qureshi, 59, Vijay Verma, 46, and Tarsem Lal, 74, are among the defendants charged with bank fraud conspiracy and wire fraud in the 25-count indictment that was…

  • Thousands are expected for Italian Festival at Shore

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Spring Lake may be known as the “Irish Riviera,” but on one day each year the downtown is transformed into an Italian piazza with food, music and retailers. The Greater Spring Lake Chamber of Commerce will present the fifth annual Italian Festival on Oct. 12 from noon to 5 p.m.…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    The Menlo Park Mall will add a number of new merchants to its line-up of more than 175 stores, with retailers and eateries joining the merchant mix. Those new stores include CUPS Frozen Yogurt; Kids Foot Locker, a provider of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories; and Leatherworks, a source for custom-made leather motorcycle saddlebags, solo…

  • ‘School House Rock Live’ goes up this month

    Plays-in-the-Park will present “School House Rock Live” at the Stephen J. Capestro Amphitheater in Roosevelt Park, Edison. The show is based on the Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday-morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever and tuneful songs. Performances will take place indoors on Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20 and 26,…

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