Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, NJ) articles from December 2000

Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, NJ) archives from December 2000

Verizon Withdraws Controversial Phone Rate Plan in New Jersey.
December 2, 2000... Byline: Joseph Picard Dec. 2--Bowing to tremendous public pressure, Verizon Communications yesterday withdrew its application to change basic residential phone rates in the state. "The way the plan was presented in the media and viewed...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Joseph Picard Column.
December 3, 2000... Byline: Joseph Picard Dec. 3--Christmas season is upon us. Santa is checking his list to see what each child wants. But I know what everybody wants. Everybody wants you to spend your money. All your money. Indeed, everybody wants you to...

New Jersey Economic Experts Make Predictions for 2001.
December 8, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Dec. 8--EDISON, N.J.--Thoughts and predictions about the strength of New Jersey's economy was the presiding theme of yesterday's New Jersey Bankers Association seminar at the Woodbridge Hilton, which attracted about...

New Jersey Democrats Want Verizon Audit.
December 8, 2000... Byline: Josee Valcourt Dec. 8--TRENTON, N.J.--State Democrats have renewed their call for an audit of Verizon Communications' books. State Sen. Richard Codey, D-Essex, on behalf of the Senate Democratic caucus, sent a letter yesterday...

Think Tank Says Verizon of New Jersey Overcharged Consumers $44 Million.
December 13, 2000... Byline: Joseph Picard Dec. 13--Verizon Communications of New Jersey overcharged consumers $44 million in 1999, according to the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy, a Pennsylvania-based think tank. Verizon emphatically denied the...

Government Services Available on Computer Kiosk in Elizabeth, N.J., Mall.
December 14, 2000... Byline: Josee Valcourt Dec. 14--ELIZABETH, N.J.--An interactive computer kiosk with over 150 government services is ready for use at the New Jersey Gardens Mall in Elizabeth. It's the second such public kiosk in the United States. The...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
December 14, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Dec. 14--MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J.--FORMER TEACHER AND MAYOR WHOSE MAIN LOVE IS FARMING: It's not often that you meet a farmer whose penchant for reaping what he sows has led to several prominent careers. But Roy Etsch...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Joseph Picard Column.
December 18, 2000... Byline: Joseph Picard Dec. 18--DOWNSIDE.COM: Just the other day I bumped into the Ghost of Christmas Present. He didn't look so good. He had been the third corporate executive vice-president of dedicated screenwatching for...

Former Lucent Technologies Executive Sues Over Forced Retirement.
December 21, 2000... Byline: Joseph Picard Dec. 21--The former president of Lucent Technologies' North American sales is suing the Murray Hill-based company under the state's "whistleblower" statute, claiming Lucent forced her into retirement after she told...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
December 21, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Dec. 21--What do you get when you take a love of people, clothes and bargains, and mix it all together? If you guessed a consignment shop, you would be correct. Welcome to My Sister's Closet, Lilly Villar's...