N.J. Stat. Ann. § 17:9A-204

A. If the commissioner approves the merger agreement, it shall be open to the inspection of depositors and other parties in interest at the offices of the savings banks which are parties to the merger. Notice of the merger shall be published within fifteen days after the date of the approval by the commissioner, at least once, in a newspaper in which a notice under section 10 might be published, and proof of such publication shall be filed in the department, together with a copy of the merger agreement, and the merger shall thereupon become effective at the time specified in the merger agreement.