The Record (Hackensack, NJ) articles from August 2002

The Record (Hackensack, NJ) archives from August 2002

Closure of Teterboro, N.J., Clothing Distribution Center Will Cost 434 Jobs.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Lisa Goodnight Aug. 1--TETERBORO, N.J.--After holding a steady job with the same company for 14 years, Ruben Martinez has to start all over again. And Martinez, the father of two grown children and a third who is in college, is...

Grandparents Increasingly Provide Child Daycare, Census Shows.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Colleen Diskin Aug. 1--Today's grandparents do more than give lavish presents and baby-sit the occasional Saturday night. New census data show grandpa and granny are often nannies too. One in five preschoolers is watched by a...

Nanotechnology Backers Anticipate a Trillion-Dollar Industry.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Brendan January Aug. 1--MURRAY HILL, N.J.-- Government, industry, and academic leaders announced Wednesday that a consortium of private and state interests have come together to form New Jersey Nanotechnology Laboratory, a facility...

Nanotechnology Backers See Trillion-Dollar Industry in New Jersey.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Brendan January Aug. 1--MURRAY HILL, N.J.--Government, industry, and academic leaders announced Wednesday that a consortium of private and state interests have come together to form New Jersey Nanotechnology Laboratory, a facility...

Saddle Brook, N.J.-Based Packaging Firm's Stock Tumbles 61.5 Percent.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Kevin G. DeMarrais Aug. 1--Sealed Air Corp.'s stock plummeted for a second consecutive day Wednesday in reaction to a ruling by a federal judge in Newark (NJ) that made it easier for asbestos injury claimants to seek damages...

New Jersey Cash Shortfall Delays Homeowner Rebate Checks.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Herb Jackson Aug. 1--Governor McGreevey revealed Wednesday that the state is so short of cash that Homestead Rebate checks will be delayed by several weeks, but he guaranteed all checks would be mailed by the end of August. ...

New Jersey Firm's Software Helps New Employees Hit the Ground Running.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Rebecca Kumar Aug. 1--Too often, new employees cannot begin work promptly when they arrive at a company because they don't have access to its computer networks or don't have essential resources, such as a laptop. Business...

New York Makes Plan to Reduce Transportation of Trash through New Jersey.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Adam Lisberg Aug. 1--NEW YORK--The city has found a new way to take out its trash that will reduce congestion and pollution in North Jersey. Instead of trucking most of its trash through New Jersey to landfills and...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Investment Mailbag Column.
August 1, 2002... Aug. 1--QUESTION: I am hoping to retire in a year to 18 months, at age 58. I have recently been reviewing my situation with a financial planner. Much of my retirement savings is in certificates of deposit and money market accounts. In an...

New Jersey Commission Preliminarily Approves Golf Resort on Landfill Site.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Hugh R. Morley Aug. 1--The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to an amended plan that would bring 72 holes of golf to former landfills. The commission two years ago announced an agreement...

Men Sue American Airlines over Search.
August 2, 2002... Byline: Michelle Han Aug. 2--Four men announced Thursday they intended to sue American Airlines, claiming they were unfairly pulled from an airplane and strip-searched because of their Arabic names. The men, who live in Clifton,...

New Jersey Assemblyman Hopes to Help Families near Teterboro Airport.
August 2, 2002... Byline: Daniel Sforza Aug. 2--Jets from Teterboro Airport rain oily soot and shake the foundations of the homes neighboring the airfield, residents told state lawmakers who held a "town hall" meeting in Wood-Ridge on Thursday. "Every...

New Jersey Victims of Medical Errors Testify on Insurance Limit.
August 2, 2002... Byline: Wendy Ruderman Aug. 2--Alexander Rivera should be getting ready for kindergarten. Instead, the 5-year-old from Hasbrouck Heights is confined to a wheelchair and hooked to an oxygen tank and a feeding tube. He has the learning...

New Jersey Credit Union Spokesman Advocates Teaching Children about Money.
August 2, 2002... Byline: Clecia Thompson Aug. 2--When Evan Childs says that "it's equally as important as reading, writing, and arithmetic," he is not referring to history or science. Childs, director of public relations for the Credit Union...

New Jersey Program Equips Students with Money Management Skills.
August 2, 2002... Byline: Clecia Thompson Aug. 2--When Evan Childs says that "it's equally as important as reading, writing, and arithmetic," he is not referring to history or science. Childs, director of public relations for the Credit Union...

Stock of Saddle Brook, N.J.-Based Packaging Firm Rises on CEO's Reassurance.
August 2, 2002... Byline: Kevin G. DeMarrais Aug. 2--Sealed Air Corp. stock recovered some of its losses Thursday after the company's top executive said investors had overreacted to an adverse court ruling and that the company would take immediate steps to...

Drug Maker Pfizer Vows to Maintain New Jersey Ties.
August 2, 2002... Byline: Lewis Krauskopf Aug. 2--Weeks after announcing the acquisition of Peapack-based Pharmacia Corp., Pfizer Inc.'s chief emphasized the drug giant's commitment to New Jersey over the long term, but did not guarantee there wouldn't be...

Hawthorn, N.J.-Based Entrepreneur Loves Piercing Business.
August 2, 2002... Byline: Rebecca Kumar Aug. 2--William Krebs -- owner, president, CEO, and "master piercer" of Pleasurable Piercing Inc. -- was decked in his own merchandise: a nose ring, a few earrings, and a stud beneath his lower lip. He grinned slyly...

Jersey Central Power & Light Seeks Electricity-Rate Increase.
August 2, 2002... Byline: Kevin G. DeMarrais Aug. 2--Electricity bills for Jersey Central Power & Light customers would go up by an average of $4.01 a month under a two-part rate increase the utility requested Thursday from the New Jersey Board of Public...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Your Money's Worth Column.
August 3, 2002... Byline: Kevin DeMarrais Aug. 3--I have high regard for lawyers. My daughter's a lawyer. So is my son-in-law. And so is my brother. But I fear Americans have become lawyer and litigation happy, convinced that any slight, any...

New Jersey Utility Company Requests Rate Increase.
August 3, 2002... Byline: Kevin G. DeMarrais Aug. 3--Electricity bills for Jersey Central Power & Light customers would go up by an average of $4.01 a month under a two-part rate increase the utility requested Thursday from the New Jersey Board of Public...

Tenafly, N.J., Stockbroker Offers Advice to Nervous Investors.
August 3, 2002... Byline: Hugh R. Morley Aug. 3--A telephone headset clamped over his ears, broker Sigmund Fried stared impassively ahead at the bare gray wall of his tiny Tenafly office on a recent morning as a client on the line unleashed a volley of ire...

New York's Harlem Neighborhood Sees Opening of New Musical at Apollo Theater.
August 3, 2002... Byline: Robert Feldberg Aug. 3--It hasn't always been in the headlines, but Harlem has been making a strong economic, social, and cultural recovery in recent years, with real estate prices rising and national chains opening stores. ...

Pfizer Affirms Commitment to New Jersey in Wake of Acquisition Announcement.
August 3, 2002... Byline: Lewis Krauskopf Aug. 3--Weeks after announcing the acquisition of Peapack-based Pharmacia Corp., Pfizer Inc.'s chief emphasized the drug giant's commitment to New Jersey over the long term, but did not guarantee there wouldn't be...

Saddle Brook, N.J., Packaging Company Shares Rebound.
August 3, 2002... Byline: Kevin G. DeMarrais Aug. 3--Sealed Air Corp. stock recovered some of its losses Thursday after the company's top executive said investors had overreacted to an adverse court ruling and that the company would take immediate steps to...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Personal Finance Column.
August 3, 2002... Byline: Peter Hagerman Aug. 3--QUESTION: I am hoping to retire in a year to 18 months, at age 58. I have recently been reviewing my situation with a financial planner. Much of my retirement savings is in certificates of deposit and money...

Vision of Church as Spending Bloc Moves Closer to Reality at New Jersey Expo.
August 4, 2002... Byline: Michelle Han Aug. 4--Perry Mallory has an unusual vision: transforming the church into an economic force to be reckoned with. It first came to him about a year ago, when the businessman and associate pastor from Newark was...

Minor-League Ballparks in Hackensack, N.J., Area Go beyond Baseball.
August 4, 2002... Byline: Peter Pochna Aug. 4--It's a sultry summer evening, but Keith Nixon basks in the cool breeze rising off the Atlantic Ocean and gazes at the Manhattan skyline. His 5-year-old son bounces inside Scooter the Holy Cow, an inflatable,...

Bergenfield, N.J., Developer Revises Proposal for Downtown Apartments.
August 4, 2002... Byline: Karen Mahabir Aug. 4--BERGENFIELD, N.J.--A local developer has submitted a revised proposal to construct a four-story apartment building downtown. Like the first plan, the latest proposal by Landmark Development Co. in...

New Jersey Couple Sells Amateur Videos of College Tours.
August 5, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Lynn Aug. 5--Attention, high schoolers: Sami and Cliff Kramon of Tenafly want to make the college selection process even harder. Got your choices narrowed down to a handful of colleges? The Kramons want you to think...

New Jersey, Nation Debate Regulating or Banning Online Gambling.
August 5, 2002... Byline: Teresa M. McAleavy Aug. 5--As the gambling industry watches billions of dollars in revenue flow to offshore casino operators via the Internet each year, the national debate over whether to regulate online gambling is taking shape...

In Industry Slump, Boutique Hotels Try to Be Cool.
August 5, 2002... Byline: Randy Diamond Aug. 5--Two years ago, they were the place to stay. Cool boutique hotels were where your whole visit was an experience -- from lobbies that resembled swank lounges to rooms with fancy furniture, ionized air,...

New Jersey Lawmakers Want to Tap Into Fast-Growing Online Gaming Industry.
August 5, 2002... Byline: Teresa M. McAleavy Aug. 5--Is it legal? Is it reputable? Should it be regulated in the United States? For all the controversy fueling the debate over online gaming, the one aspect of the four-year-old industry few...

Taxpayers May Bail Out New Jersey Investment Portfolio.
August 5, 2002... Byline: Charles Stile Aug. 5--New Jersey's investment portfolio feasted off the Wall Street boom for most of the last decade, its value ballooning into a $95.4 billion nest egg for the state's 660,000 public employees. Now taxpayers...

Stock Market Slump Puts Privatization of Social Security in Slow Lane.
August 5, 2002... Byline: Brendan January Aug. 5--For the past decade, many Republicans have pushed the idea that privatization will solve the problems facing Social Security. During the stock boom of the late-1990s, this was easier. The stock market...

Shuttle Proves Popular Ride for Workers at Jackson Township, N.J., Theme Park.
August 5, 2002... Byline: Josh Gohlke Aug. 5--Riders of Six Flags Great Adventure's Nitro roller coaster experience a climb of 230 feet before a "dive back to Earth at hyper-speeds approaching 80 mph." For nearly 50 people from the Paterson area,...

New Jersey Transit Agency to Add More Seats on Commuter Trains.
August 5, 2002... Byline: Daniel Sforza Aug. 5--Commuters returning from vacation this month may find a little more elbow room on their next NJ Transit train. Governor McGreevey announced Sunday that the number of seatless passengers each weekday has...

Transportation Planners Set Sights on Roads Made of Dreams.
August 5, 2002... Byline: Daniel Sforza Aug. 5--A giant conveyor belt that carries vehicles through the Lincoln Tunnel. A coffin-like tube that transports people using magnetic levitation. Robotic trucks that deliver goods on command -- without a driver....

Sell-off of Cablevision Systems' Programs Hinted.
August 6, 2002... Byline: John Brennan Aug. 6--Cablevision Systems Corp.'s effort to improve its struggling bottom line may lead to the sale this week of a large portion of its cable channel division -- including American Movie Classics and Bravo. A...

More Buyers Are Looking for a House with a Mouse.
August 6, 2002... Byline: Brendan January Aug. 6--More and more people are searching for their dream house with the click of a mouse. According to a report issued Monday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the number of Americans who turn to...

Gender Income Gap Narrows in New Jersey, Census Data Show.
August 6, 2002... Byline: Leslie Brody Aug. 6--Women's incomes rose faster than men's during the Nineties in every county of New Jersey. But men's paychecks are still fatter. The state median income for women reached $34,636. For men, it was $48,027....

With Stock-Market Decline, Seniors See Retirement Go Down the Drain.
August 6, 2002... Aug. 6--Three years ago, Cosmo Palmisano of Teaneck had a tough choice to make, but a booming stock market made it easier. Plagued by a heart condition, Palmisano could no longer handle the strain of a full-time teaching job, so at age 55...

Court Orders Dad of Ex-New Jersey Electronics King 'Crazy Eddie' to Pay Up.
August 6, 2002... Byline: Leslie Koren Aug. 6--A federal appeals court has ruled that the father of onetime electronics king "Crazy Eddie" must repay millions of dollars to shareholders, ending a nine-year legal battle over his assets. "To think that...

Bear Market Mauls Mutual Funds.
August 6, 2002... Aug. 6--Stock market volatility has hammered mutual funds, with 93 percent of all stock funds reporting negative returns for the second quarter of 2002, according to Weiss Ratings Inc. The dismal performance represented a dramatic...

EPA Recognizes Clifton, N.J., for Recycling Program.
August 6, 2002... Byline: Robert Ratish Aug. 6--CLIFTON, N.J.--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will again honor the city for a successful recycling program. The WasteWise program, which urges businesses, trade associations, and governments to...

AstraZeneca Delays Introduction of Cholesterol Drug.
August 7, 2002... Byline: Lewis Krauskopf Aug. 7--One of the pharmaceutical industry's most anticipated drug debuts will miss its cue this year. AstraZeneca, maker of the cholesterol treatment Crestor, said Tuesday it will provide more patient data...

Suit Lodges Allegations of Devaluation of Baseball's Mets.
August 7, 2002... Byline: Pete Caldera Aug. 7--MILWAUKEE--Nelson Doubleday's lawsuit against Fred Wilpon is more than a declaration of war between the Mets' co-owners. The accusations leveled by Doubleday could shake baseball to its foundation, destroying...

Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., Farmers' Market Is a Celebration of Summer.
August 7, 2002... Byline: Elena Matsui Aug. 7--HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.--Charles M. Kuperus, the state agriculture secretary, exchanged his usual suit and tie for a denim shirt and baseball cap and offered a ripe white peach to patrons during his visit to...

New Jersey Company Sells Filters That Remove Arsenic, Heavy Metals from Water.
August 7, 2002... Byline: Allison Pries Aug. 7--Cleaner water doesn't seem like a concept that needs to be sold. But that's just what John Schroeder does as president of Hydroglobe. The one-year-old business is associated with Stevens Institute of...

N.J. Will Sue to Recoup Stock Losses.
August 7, 2002... Byline: Charles Stile Aug. 7--The state of New Jersey will join a long line of angry investors seeking to recoup their stock market losses in court. Attorney General David Samson announced Tuesday the state will sue several of the...

Folks from New Jersey Get Away from It All Without Traveling Far.
August 7, 2002... Byline: Rebecca Kumar Aug. 7--The economy has caused Americans to shrink their vacation budgets this year. Hotel occupancy and air travel are down, automobile travel is up, and people are seeking cheaper, less stressful ways to spend...

Verizon to Offer Bundled Package of Phone, Internet Services.
August 7, 2002... Byline: Brendan January Aug. 7--Verizon Communications Inc. annouced Tuesday that it will offer a combined package of local, long-distance, wireless, and high-speed Internet services to consumers. The package, already available in New...

Environmentalists Seek More Safeguards for Reservoir in Old Tappan, N.J.
August 7, 2002... Byline: Alex Nussbaum Aug. 7--Environmentalists and legislators urged Gov. James McGreevey to step up protections for Bergen County water supplies on Tuesday, warning that streams and reservoirs were under siege by developers. Under...

North Arlington, N.J., Man Must Yank Baseball Web Site.
August 7, 2002... Byline: John Brennan Aug. 7--Yankees fan James Frasch of North Arlington said he was just trying to put his computer skills to good use three years ago when he started a Web site called bronx-bombers.com. On Monday, Frasch was stunned...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Business People Column.
August 7, 2002... Aug. 7--Boiling Springs Savings Bank, Rutherford, has appointed two branch managers in its Ridgewood Savings Bank division. Angela Finamore of North Haledon was named manager of the North Broad Street office, and Margaret "Penny" Budesa of...

Skittish Air Travelers Shun Sept. 11 Flights.
August 8, 2002... Byline: Daniel Sforza Aug. 8--Thomas Drivsholm won't be kept from the skies on Sept. 11 by fear or superstition. Instead, he will fly United Airlines from Seattle to New York that day. "Well, I won't be chickened into letting the...

Arbitrator Rules for Nurses in Englewood, N.J., Hospital Overtime Dispute.
August 8, 2002... Byline: Bob Groves Aug. 8--An independent arbitrator has ordered Englewood Hospital and Medical Center to stop forcing nurses to work "unreasonable" amounts of overtime that, in recent years, has stretched into double shifts and even...

Retailers Rechristen Clerks, Shoppers.
August 8, 2002... Byline: Lauren Coleman-Lochner Aug. 8--Where have all the sales clerks gone? They have morphed, it would seem, into customer care representatives. Associates. Agents. And no one is a shopper anymore: The operative word, courtesy of...

Tough Times Ahead for Telecommunications Industry, Analysts Say.
August 8, 2002... Aug. 8--The future of the telecommunications industry will be marked by consolidation and rapid technological change, industry analysts say. A tough economic climate, increased competition, and reduced spending on equipment and services by...

Edgewater, N.J.-Area Toxic Site Mired in Bureaucracy.
August 8, 2002... Byline: Laura Fasbach Aug. 8--EDGEWATER, N.J.--Everyone calls it the "Superfund site." But in reality, 16 acres of PCB-contaminated property on River Road has yet to be placed on the Environmental Protection Agency's hazardous site list, a...

Networking Is Key to Landing a Job, Many Say in Survey.
August 8, 2002... Byline: Teresa M. McAleavy Aug. 8--Finding a job is still largely about whom you know. A recent survey of 28,000 job hunters in 45 countries showed that more than 46 percent believe networking is the best way to find employment,...

New Jersey MCI Customers Face New $1.35 Monthly Fee.
August 8, 2002... Byline: Brendan January Aug. 8--New Jersey MCI customers may wince the next time they read their long-distance bill. Starting in September, the long-distance company is adding a $1.35 monthly charge to recoup the fee MCI must pay local...

Statistics Say Crime Fell at New York-Area Airports after 9/11.
August 9, 2002... Byline: Daniel Sforza Aug. 9--Crime at Newark International, Kennedy International, and La Guardia airports has dropped an average of more than 40 percent through April, according to statistics released Thursday. Port Authority police...

Cablevision Announces Layoffs, Closings.
August 9, 2002... Byline: John Brennan Aug. 9--Cablevision Systems Corp. -- trying to adapt to what its chief executive officer calls "a changing environment" in the telecommunications sector -- announced on Thursday that it is reducing its workforce of...

Judge Knocks Down Claritin's Patent Protection.
August 9, 2002... Byline: Lewis Krauskopf Aug. 9--A federal judge invalidated patents protecting Claritin on Thursday -- a decision that could end Schering-Plough Corp.'s exclusive run with the best-selling prescription allergy drug by mid-December. ...

Drug-Benefit Firms Are under Political Fire in New Jersey.
August 9, 2002... Byline: Herb Jackson Aug. 9--They insisted they were there to discuss public policy, not Senate politics. But Democrats on the Assembly Health and Human Services Committee used a hearing Thursday to denounce the industry that made...

Microsoft Hosts Sneak Preview for Video Game Console in New York.
August 9, 2002... Byline: Brendan January Aug. 9--NEW YORK--It was the perfect place to get in touch with your inner teenager. Microsoft, maker of the video game console Xbox, hosted a sneak preview Thursday to showcase its latest games and a new online...

Nets Signs Cable Deal That Excludes 3 Million Viewers in New York Area.
August 9, 2002... Byline: John Brennan Aug. 9--First the Nets followed up the Yankees' feat of reaching their sport's championship round. Now the Nets are following up their corporate partner's move to the YES Network -- a move announced Thursday that...

Two New Jersey Real Estate Investment Trusts Report Modest Gains.
August 9, 2002... Byline: Kathleen Lynn Aug. 9--Two large New Jersey real estate investment trusts -- Vornado Realty Trust of Paramus and Mack-Cali Realty Corp. of Cranford -- have announced improved results for the second quarter of 2002. Mack-Cali's...

Gristede's Market Prepares to Enter New Jersey, Challenge Kings Supermarket.
August 9, 2002... Byline: Kevin G. DeMarrais Aug. 9--Despite losing its bid to purchase Kings Super Markets, Gristede's is coming to New Jersey, ready to extend its biggest New York City rivalry to the west side of the Hudson River. The 114-year-old...

Hackensack, N.J.-Area Conservation-Oriented Firm Tries to Build Perfect Toilet.
August 10, 2002... Byline: Hugh R. Morley Aug. 10--William Cutler is a connoisseur of toilets. In a corner of a Cedar Knolls warehouse, beneath a 20-foot-high rack of shelves stacked higgledy-piggledy with old toilets, employees for Cutler's company, Niagara...

The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Investment Mailbag Column.
August 10, 2002... Byline: Ted A. Carnevale Aug. 10--QUESTION: My wife and I own a two-family duplex in Allendale. My son and his wife live on one side of the house. If I were to sign my wife's share of the house over to my son and his wife, would there be...

National Economic Recovery Tied to Rise in Business Spending, Experts Say.
August 10, 2002... Byline: Rob Douthit Aug. 10--Until recently, government and business leaders have said stock investors seemed oblivious to the economic recovery. Some economists shared that view. Consumer spending has mostly stayed strong, exports...

Proposed New Jersey Law Denies Hospital Documents to Medical Error Victims.
August 11, 2002... Byline: Wendy Ruderman Aug. 11--Victims of bad medical treatment may soon find it harder to figure out what happened to them. Lawmakers in Trenton are planning to introduce legislation that would prevent victims from getting internal...

Migrant Workers Toil to Fulfill Dreams in New Jersey Fields.
August 11, 2002... Byline: Douglass Crouse Aug. 11--LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J.--The cars and pickups arrive at the edge of the cucumber patches under the white-hot gaze of a summer sun. "Buenos dias," one man says to the others, pulling a hand across his brow....

Trenton, N.J., Rich in History, Poor in Tourists.
August 11, 2002... Byline: Randy Diamond Aug. 11--TRENTON, N.J.--It's considered one of the most important Revolutionary War memorials in the nation, where Gen. George Washington achieved his first major victory 226 years ago. But only about 600 people a...

Official Criticizes Senior-Oriented Condo Complex in Elmwood Park, N.J.
August 11, 2002... Byline: Merry Firschein Aug. 11--ELMWOOD PARK, N.J.--The borough planner told the mayor and council this week that a proposed condominium development geared toward residents 55 and older is "not appropriate" in its current form. In...

Unionized Health Workers Continue to Picket Wayne, N.J., Nursing Home.
August 11, 2002... Aug. 11--WAYNE, N.J.--Unionized health workers, who claim they were forced from their jobs during a contract dispute, continued to demonstrate outside an Alps Road nursing home on Saturday while temporary replacement workers tended to patients....

New Jersey Beach Businesses Enjoy Moderately Successful Summer.
August 12, 2002... Byline: Scott Fallon Aug. 12--Thomas Barlow swears it's the deep-fried Oreos that have made this summer a success at his Ocean Front Pizza and Grill in Point Pleasant Beach. Smothered in funnel-cake dough and thrown into hot oil, this...

Caution Rules Consumers' Thinking as Dow Plummets.
August 12, 2002... Byline: Lauren Coleman-Lochner Aug. 12--The recession last year didn't stop Americans from spending, and neither did terrorism. When federal officials urged them to do their patriotic duty by shopping after Sept. 11, they were happy to...

China to Permit Hearing about Theft of Lucent Technologies Software.
August 12, 2002... Byline: Mitchel Maddux Aug. 12--In a surprising twist to a high-profile espionage case, the Chinese government will allow federal prosecutors from New Jersey to travel to Beijing and interview witnesses about the theft of a Lucent...

Glitches Still Bug Newark, N.J., Airport Monorail.
August 12, 2002... Byline: Randy Diamond Aug. 12--Its new name is AirTrain Newark. But for those who have used it for the past six years, it's been known as the monorail, the transit system that connects Newark Airport's three terminals and most of the...

Former Hackensack, N.J., Broker Gets Prison in Stock, Campaign Case.
August 13, 2002... Byline: Herb Jackson Aug. 13--NEW YORK--The former president of a defunct Hackensack brokerage firm was sentenced to nine months in prison Monday for making illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Robert G. Torricelli and former President...

Cendant Buys Real Estate, Online Travel Reservation Firms.
August 13, 2002... Byline: Kevin G. Demarrais Aug. 13--Cendant Corp. strengthened its two major business sectors Monday by purchasing The DeWolfe Cos. Inc., a major New England real estate company, and Lodging.com, a growing online travel reservation system,...