Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, NJ) articles from April 2001

Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, NJ) archives from April 2001

Drug Emporium Begins Liquidation at Closing Stores across Nation.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Apr. 5--PARLIN, N.J.--Drug Emporium, on the heels of filing for bankruptcy protection last week as a requirement for selling to Minnesota-based Snyder's Drug Stores, has begun slashing prices in the 31 stores that...

Developer Offers to Buy Two New Brunswick, N.J., Parking Lots.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Sharon Waters Apr. 5--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--The potential for redevelopment of the area by the Court Tavern on Church Street moved forward yesterday after a developer made an offer to buy two nearby parking lots, and the City...

New Jersey Environmental Board Presents Awards to Metal Finishing Firms.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Apr. 5--TRENTON, N.J.--The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, along with the federal Environmental Protection Agency, is presenting silver awards today to six metal finishing companies that have...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Apr. 5--SAYERVILLE, N.J.--Many business owners don't have enough time to indulge in hobbies. Nimish Shah is an anomaly among those folks. The Sayreville resident has turned his hobbies into work on different...

Westfield, N.J.-Based Water Company Agrees to Keep Land Undeveloped.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Rosa Cirianni Apr. 5--EDISON, N.J.--Elizabethtown Water Co. has agreed to keep 30 acres of its residentially zoned land off Oak Tree Road in North Edison undeveloped for at least the next 27 years. After more than a year of...

Construction Set to Begin at Perth Amboy, N.J., Redevelopment Project.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Suzanne C. Russell Apr. 6--PERTH AMBOY, N.J.--The first phase of the four-part, $600 million Landings at Harborside redevelopment project -- a landscaped esplanade, retail space, a park, and town-house and condominium units -- has...

Elizabeth, N.J., to Construct 22 New Schools with New State Money.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Frances Carroll Apr. 6--ELIZABETH, N.J.--New Jersey's fourth-largest city will see 22 new public schools constructed within the next few years under a nearly $523 million facilities plan approved yesterday by the state Department...

Perth Amboy, N.J., Mayor Looks to Attract New Development.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Suzanne C. Russell Apr. 8--PERTH AMBOY, N.J.--Mayor Joseph Vas saw an opportunity to take an old, industrial city and transform it by attracting new development. As his vision is about to become reality, other officials, even...

New Jersey University Officials Limit Access to Farm Amid Foot-and-Mouth Fears.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Sarah Greenblatt Apr. 8--RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, N.J.--Rutgers University officials yesterday began limiting access to the Cook College farm to protect livestock against foot-and-mouth disease. Workers posted signs asking students,...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Joseph Picard Column.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Apr. 9--Even though, as a small-time investor, I am also getting walloped by the harsh market, I cannot help but smile at these investment houses that have started calling for the head of Alan Greenspan. These...

Milltown, N.J., Celebrates Opening of New Discount Retail Store.
April 9, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Apr. 9--If the slogan proves true -- `Nobody Beats The Wiz' -- then Milltown is in for a big business boost. Debuting its latest concept store in New Jersey -- the first was launched in Lake Grove, Long Island --...

New Milltown, N.J., Store Forms Retail Partnership with Cable Firm.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Apr. 7--MILLTOWN, N.J.--If the slogan proves true -- `Nobody Beats The Wiz' -- then Milltown is in for a big business boost. Debuting its latest concept store in New Jersey -- the first was launched in Lake...

New Brunswick, N.J., Board May Take Action on Revitalization Project Site.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Sharon Waters Apr. 10--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--The New Brunswick Housing & Redevelopment Authority's board of commissioners will consider tonight conveying all property for the George Street and Remsen Avenue site of HOPE VI...

North Brunswick, N.J., Metallurgy Plant Announces Plans to Relocate.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Apr. 11--NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.--ABB Metallury, a division of the ABB Group, an inter national service and manufacturing company, will relocate its manufacturing plant at 1460 Livingston Ave. to Columbus, Ohio, at the...

Verizon Drops Request for Local Phone Rate Hike in New Jersey.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Feb. 16--NEW YORK--Local telephone rates in New Jersey will not be rising in the forseeable future, if the state Board of Public Utilities approves the rate plan filed yesterday by Verizon Communications. "The...

Asbury Park Press, N.J., Workplace Column.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Apr. 7--Even though, as a small-time investor, I am also getting walloped by the harsh market, I cannot help but smile at these investment houses that have started calling for the head of Alan Greenspan. These...

Old Bridge, N.J., May Buy Farm to Build Public Golf Course.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Ron George Apr. 11--OLD BRIDGE, N.J.--The township may spend $3.1 million to acquire the 77-acre Lambertson farm as part of a proposed public golf course, off Route 34 in the Cheesequake section. The Township Council at...

Employees at New York, New Jersey Supermarkets Threaten to Strike.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Apr. 11--If a new contract is not agreed upon by midnight Saturday, 28,000 food workers in the New Jersey-New York area will strike supermarkets in four leading chains. The strike could affect business at the...

Metallurgy Firm to Relocate Plant from East Brunswick, N.J., to Columbus, Ohio.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Apr. 11--ABB Metallurgy, a division of the ABB Group, an international service and manufacturing company, will relocate its manufacturing plant at 1460 Livingston Ave. to Columbus, Ohio, at the end of May, according...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Apr. 11--KENDALL PARK, N.J.--LOCAL AUTHOR HAS PAVED HIS OWN ROAD TO SUCCESS: Mark Mehler has always known that he wasn't cut out for the family upholstery business. "I realized at a very young age that talking to...

Donation Enables New Jersey Institute to Establish Women's Cancer Center.
April 13, 2001... Byline: Eric Forman Apr. 12--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--The Cancer Institute of New Jersey yesterday announced a $1 million donation to establish New Jersey's only center devoted to the research and treatment of women's reproductive cancers. ...

Consumer Group Says Credit-Card Firms Prey on Students.
April 13, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Apr. 13--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Applying for a credit card to nab free gifts can lead a college student into years of debt, according to a U.S. Public Interest and Research Group report entitled "The Credit Card Trap:...

New Jersey Supreme Court Clears Way for Strip-Mall Project on Pond Site.
April 13, 2001... Byline: Rosa Cirianni Apr. 12--EDISON, N.J.--The New Jersey Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal by environmentalists seeking to halt work for a proposed strip mall at a North Edison tract that state officials found historically...

New Jersey Teenagers Launch Group to Help Prevent Smoking.
April 18, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Apr. 15--A diverse group of audacious teens looks into the camera and tells Big Tobacco to get out of their lives. The commercial ends with a haze of smoke settling into the slogan "We're Not For Sale." That...

New Brunswick, N.J., Planners Hope for Chance to Host Olympics in 2012.
April 18, 2001... Byline: Sharon Waters Apr. 17--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Get the two leaders of the New Brunswick Development Corporation talking about future plans and they are soon making a case for New Jersey -- not New York City -- to host the 2012 Summer...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
April 19, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Apr. 19--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Iesha Howard carefully moves a needle with black thread in and out of a cornrow atop her client's head. There's no denying it. Howard, a New Brunswick native, feels blessed. The...

New Generating Plant in Linden, N.J., Considered Boon for Environment.
April 20, 2001... Byline: Suzanne C. Russell Apr. 19--LINDEN, N.J.--In two years, PSEG Power LLC, an independent electricity-generating and trading company, is scheduled to begin operating a $590 million power plant fueled by natural gas at the Linden...

New Jersey Legislature Debates Small Business Insurance Bill.
April 23, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Apr. 23--As the rising costs of healthcare continues to baffle and plague just about everyone, a little-known battle is going on in Trenton that points up many of the complexities of this enormous issue. The fight...

Bristol Myers-Squibb to Close Pharmaceuticals Plant in New Brunswick, N.J.
April 23, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Apr. 21--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--New York-based pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers-Squibb will close its manufacturing operation in New Brunswick at the end of June, the company said yesterday. Approximately 190...

North Brunswick, N.J., Metal Stamping Business Celebrates 25th Anniversary.
April 23, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Apr. 23--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Think "big business and New Jersey" and chances are you won't belt out, "manufacturing!" Granted, Silverline Windows is a long-time manufacturing powerhouse in Middlesex County, but...

New Jersey Commuter Line Foes Call for Alternatives to Transit Plan.
April 25, 2001... Byline: J.P. White Apr. 25--NJ Transit officials were out to sell two visions of the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex commuter rail line last night, but opponents to the projects were not having it. The Middlesex County Transportation...

Networking Reigns at New Jersey Business Event.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Apr. 26--FORDS, N.J.--The question of the evening was "Do you have a business card?" Networking was key at Bizmania 2001, sponsored by cooperating chambers of commerce from East Brunswick, Edison, Metuchen, Old...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
April 26, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Apr. 26--EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Rumor has it that the real-life Wonderwoman is residing comfortably in East Brunswick. She's got a husband, two kids, and has her own business, Senior Long Term Care Insurance...

Chanel Invites Workers' Daughters to Discover Inner Beauty.
April 27, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Apr. 27--PISCATAWAY, N.J.--A group of vivacious teen-age girls huddle together and yell out, "Girl Power!" They go on to explain to a room full of 30 peers and several corporate executives the various animal...

Johnson & Johnson Announces Strong Yearly Earnings, Stock Split.
April 27, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Apr. 27--As Johnson & Johnson reported robust first quarter sales of $7.8 billion and net earnings of $1.5 billion yesterday at its annual shareholders meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick, the board...