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

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

Hoboken, N.J.-Based Bus Company Wins Contract for Service into Manhattan.
August 30, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Micale Aug. 30--Offering a 16 percent fare decrease, Academy Bus Inc. won the contract to provide commuter service to Manhattan from the two municipal park-and-ride lots off Route 18. The Hoboken-based company beat...

New Brunswick, N.J.-Based Transit Firm Seeks Injunction to Block Bus Deal.
August 30, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Micale Aug. 30--EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Suburban Transit Corp. plans to seek an injunction today to keep Academy Bus Inc. from taking over its commuter service to Manhattan from two municipal park-and-ride lots on Route...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
August 30, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Aug. 30--SPOTSWOOD, N.J.--"When I went to college, I wanted to be a scientist," said Jeff Madan, CPA and proprietor of five tax service franchises in Middlesex County. "In science classes, however, it was all Greek...

Somerset, N.J., Agents Protest Airlines Over Cut in Commissions.
August 30, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Aug. 30--SOMERSET, N.J.--Is the airline industry trying to run travel agencies out of business? Sylvia Ingebrand, manager of Rutgers Travel Inc. in Somerset, thinks so. She's not alone. Today,...

Franklin, N.J., Alternative Energy Source Maker Receives Grant.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Aug. 29--A high-tech company in Franklin that manufactures alternative energy sources was one of the three companies that recently received a $13.2 million grant from the Department of Energy. De Nora North...

New Bus Pact Urged in East Brunswick, N.J.
August 25, 2001... Byline: Brad Stephenson Aug. 25--EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.--For more than 20 years, Suburban Transit Corp. has been providing bus service for the township's Manhattan-bound commuters. But the New Brunswick-based company's contract expires...

Edison, N.J., Architectural Firm Survives Boom-Bust Construction Cycle.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Aug. 24--EDISON, N.J.--In East Brunswick, where the New Jersey Turnpike intersects Route 18, standing tall upon the Raritan River plain is Tower Center. It's two 20-story office buildings and 13-story hotel have...

New Jersey-Based Raceway to Improve Gas Station Leak Detection Systems.
August 23, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Aug. 23--MIDDLESEX COUNTY, N.J.--Raceway Petroleum Inc. has agreed to settle charges brought by the federal Environmental Protection Agency regarding underground storage tank mismanagement at several Raceway...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
August 22, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Aug. 22--HIGHLAND PARK, N.J.--When Don Corr left his native Pontiac, Mich. in 1980 to start work on his doctorate degree at Rutger's University in Piscataway, he didn't foresee that 21 years later, he'd still be...

Hotel Industry Grows in Edison, N.J., Area.
August 21, 2001... Byline: Rosa Cirianni Aug. 21--EDISON, N.J.--Some may soon view the Raritan Center area as the hotel hub of Central New Jersey -- with two new hotels, in addition to three existing hotels, situated within a mile of each other. A...

Company Contests Spotswood, N.J., Cell Tower Restrictions.
August 20, 2001... Byline: Paul Nelson Aug. 20--SPOTSWOOD, N.J.--A company that wants to put up a wireless communications tower in Spotswood has sued the borough, seeking to invalidate an ordinance that sets guidelines for the siting of such facilities....

New Jersey Affordable Housing Units Face Restriction on Future Sale.
August 20, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Micale Aug. 20--Robert Goldsmith and Richard DeFrancesco thought they had hit upon a golden business opportunity. They didn't know it was fool's gold. For $41,300, the partners purchased a condominium at the Commons...

New Jersey Technology Firms Rank Among Highest Revenue Growth List.
August 18, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Aug. 18--ISELIN, N.J.--It's been quite a week for New Jersey's technology sector, especially for those companies that placed on Deloitte & Touche's "Fast 50" list -- an annual ranking of technology companies that...

Metuchen, N.J., Furniture Store to Close as Parent Chain Liquidates Assets.
August 16, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Aug. 16--METUCHEN, N.J.--Castro Custom Furniture and Convertibles on Route 1 South in Metuchen is closing its doors, according to the firm liquidating the assets of the furniture maker's California-based parent...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
August 16, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Aug. 16--EDISON, N.J.--Sometimes a college education isn't a prerequisite for mastering your chosen profession. Take Edison natives Robert and Brian DiPinto, for example. The co-owners of DiPinto Brothers...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Drive Column.
August 14, 2001... Byline: Phil Hartman Aug. 14--Ever since Volvo abandoned its boxy designs for a slimmer and trimmer architecture, the C70 coupe and convertible have been flagships for the Swedish automaker's new philosophy. The C70 is not just style...

Developer Unveils Plans for Piscataway, N.J, Retail Complex.
August 12, 2001... Byline: ROSA CIRIANNI Aug. 12--PISCATAWAY, N.J.--Centennial Avenue may get more commercial retail space and restaurants under a local developer's plan. Jack Morris, owner of Edgewood Properties Inc. on Stelton Road, plans to build...

Loopholes in New Jersey Law No Benefit to Power Users.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Aug. 7--Monroe, hoping to benefit from the deregulation of power suppliers that took effect in August 1999, tried last year to form a municipal aggregate to buy electricity for residents at reduced rates. Township...

Metuchen, N.J., Train Station to Offer Concierge Service to Commuters.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Rosa Cirianni Aug. 7--METUCHEN, N.J.--Rail commuters this fall will be able to have their laundry done, movie rentals returned, car oil changed and flowers ordered by the end of their work day -- without ever having to set foot...

Skeptics Say Electricity Deregulation May Push Prices Up in New Jersey.
August 6, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Aug. 6--When New Jersey's electricity deregulation is complete two years from now, the cost of power will almost certainly rise. The question is: By how much? One consultant predicts increases of "30 percent...

South Plainfield, N.J., Senior Housing Taking Shape.
August 6, 2001... Byline: Rosa Cirianni Aug. 6--SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.--The borough's first senior-housing complex -- a project in the making for a decade -- is under construction and scheduled for completion in February. The foundation and structure...

Two New Jersey Businessmen Push to Get State Involved in Bid for Olympics.
August 5, 2001... Byline: Sharon Waters Aug. 5--Two New Brunswick business leaders are dumbfounded because some New Jersey officials are cool to the idea of being included in New York City's bid to host the 2012 Olympics, which would bring soccer games to...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
August 3, 2001... Aug. 3--EDISON, N.J.--When Betty Manetta was 6 years old, her parents packed up the family and left their native Argentina for life in the United States. It was a move that would prove essential to the loyal and motivated woman that...

New Brunswick, N.J., Council Approves Redevelopment Plan.
August 2, 2001... Byline: Scott Albright Aug. 2--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--The City Council has taken another step toward approving a redevelopment plan for the area around Sanford Street and Remsen Avenue. The council voted unanimously for the Sanford...

Developers to Revamp South Amboy, N.J., Hospital for Doctors Offices.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Micale Aug. 1--SOUTH AMBOY, N.J.--The phone has been ringing off the hook for the past two weeks ever since the father-son development team of Andrew and Drew Piscatelli sealed the deal to buy the former Memorial Medical...

Middlesex County, N.J., Officials Say Proposed Trash-Train Is Unsafe.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Beth Rosenberg Aug. 1--Taking advantage of a new public hearing on the proposed New York City trash train, officials from several Middlesex County municipalities plan to stress the danger the plan poses to their residents in an...