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

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

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Business People Column.
July 2, 2000... Jul. 2--BANKING: John Reissner of Edison, was promoted to assistant vice president and direct marketing officer for United National Bank, Bridgewater. Reissner is a graduate of Elizabeth College and has been with the bank for five years, most...

Application for Edison, N.J., Strip Mall Remanded Due to Technicality.
July 5, 2000... Byline: Marcy Behrmann Jul. 5--A judge has once again remanded an application for an Edison strip mall to the Planning Board, this time raising a technical question about a drive-through lane at a planned Walgreens. A battle has been...

Owners of Central New Jersey Airport May Sell Property Development Rights.
July 6, 2000... Byline: Bill Bowman Jul. 6--Central New Jersey airport owners said yesterday they would consider selling their property-development rights to the state if a bill allowing such sales is signed into law. The bill, passed June 29 by the...

Metuchen, N.J., Funeral Home to Expand Building.
July 6, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jul. 6--METUCHEN, N.J.--The Costello-Runyon Funeral Home in Metuchen, located at Route 27 and William Street, is adding 7,000 square feet to its 4,500 square foot building, according to owner Jay Costello. The...

Wetlands Group Files Complaint against New Brunswick, N.J.-Based Agency.
July 6, 2000... Byline: Chandra M. Hayslett Jul. 6--Hoping the end result will be cleaner air, water and soil, the Edison Wetlands Association Inc., announced yesterday it filed a complaint against Rhodia Inc. of New Brunswick and other agencies. The...

Managers Confirm Racial Discrimination, Bias at Newark, N.J., Goodyear Plant.
July 7, 2000... Byline: JOSEPH PICARD Jul. 7--NEWARK, N.J.--Two former managers at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Inc.'s North Brunswick warehouse have confirmed allegations by 11 former employees of anti-black bias and racial discrimination by members of the...

Two Firms Plan New Stores in North Brunswick, N.J.
July 11, 2000... Byline: Ken Serrano Jul. 11--Two developers with plans to build shopping centers on Route 1 pitched their ideas last night to an overflow crowd at the municipal building. They predicted a hefty increase in tax revenue along with upscale...

Two Metuchen, N.J., Amoco Stations Charge Different Prices for Gasoline.
July 12, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jul. 12--METUCHEN, N.J.--Two Amoco stations within two miles of each other are charging very different prices for regular unleaded gas -- 7 cents per gallon different. But just as every business has its preferred...

New Jersey Job Training Center to Consolidate Operations.
July 14, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jul. 14--NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.--The Chubb Institute, a career training center in business since 1969, will consolidate its North Brunswick and Iselin campuses by the end of the year, according to Bill Ehrhardt,...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Business People Column.
July 15, 2000... Jul. 15--ACCOUNTING: Peter J. Floersch, CPA of Clark, has been elected president of the Union County Chapter of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants for a one-year term beginning this June. Floersch, a partner of the firm of...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Business Calendar Column.
July 16, 2000... Jul. 16--JULY 18: New Jersey Technology Council holds networking dinner, "Tips and techniques for getting a seat at the executive table." 6-8 p.m., Forsgate Country Club, Jamesburg. $50 members, $75 non-members. Attendees may register on...

Demand Rises for New Hotel Rooms at Newark, N.J., Airport.
July 16, 2000... Byline: Kathleen Hopkins Jul. 16--ELIZABETH, N.J.--A strong economy, ever-expanding business at Newark International Airport and large-scale retail development in Elizabeth are driving occupancy rates for airport hotels well above the...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Joe Picard Column.
July 16, 2000... Byline: Joe Picard Jul. 16--Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Alan Greenspan, arguably the most influential individual on the planet, addressed a gathering of the nation's governors several days ago. The chairman spoke of the radical...

Perth Amboy, N.J., Recycling Firm to Debut New Tire-Recycling Process.
July 19, 2000... Byline: Frances Carroll Jul. 19--The Bayshore Recycling Corp. in Perth Amboy is expected to add a first-of-its-kind in the nation tire-recycling process to its 26-acre operation on State Street by next spring. County officials said the...

Union Officials Urge New Brunswick, N.J., Nurses to Vote Down Hospital Plan.
July 21, 2000... Byline: Chandra M. Hayslett Jul. 21--Nearly 1,000 nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick were urged by union officials to vote against the hospital's contract proposal, leaving open the possibility of a strike....

Investors Service Raises East Brunswick, N.J.-Area's Credit Rating.
July 22, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jul. 22--Moody's Investors Service has raised Woodbridge Township's credit rating from A1 to AA. A top credit rating of MIG 1 was also given to $87.2 million in Woodbridge Township Bond Anticipations Notes,...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Business Calendar Column.
July 23, 2000... Jul. 23--AUGUST 1: New Jersey Technology Council holds "Guerilla Marketing on a Shoestring Budget," 4 to 6 p.m., Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, tech service room -- No. 100. $20 members, $40 non-member. Attendees may...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Business People Column.
July 23, 2000... Jul. 23--ARCHITECTURE Walter Broner of Kendall Park, a project architect with the Hillier Group of Princeton's Science and Technology Studio, was promoted to senior associate. Janet M. Garwood of North Brunswick, a landscape architect with...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Drive Column.
July 25, 2000... Byline: Phil Hartman Jul. 25--F or 2001, Mitsubishi lets the sun shine in on its popular Eclipse Spyder model. Adding a convertible top to the Eclipse was a no-brainer. The 2+2 coupe's long lines begged for a soft-top treatment. The...

Jamesburg, N.J., Home Improvement Store Competes Successfully with Big Chain.
July 25, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jul. 25--Ladies and gentlemen! In this corner of Jamesburg, we have what just might be the historic town's best kept success story -- Northeastern Building Supply -- a strong, 22-year-old independent store that's...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Joe Picard Column.
July 25, 2000... Byline: Joe Picard Jul. 25--Gosh, wasn't it nice of the Group of Eight this past week to allow representatives of four of the poorer countries on earth to enter the golden doors, if just for a little while, and visit with their much...

Netherlands-Based Supermarket Operator to Convert 70 of Its Stores.
July 26, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jul. 26--Ahold, the Netherlands-based supermarket operator, will convert all 70 of its Edwards Super Food Stores to Stop & Shops by year's end, according to Peter Phillipes, executive vice president of administration...

Edison, N.J.-Based Advertising Firm Keeps Its Clients Looking Good.
July 30, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jul. 30--If this is still a man's world, then that's OK with Vis-Com's female owners, Kathleen Collins and Sheila McWeeney. The duo pride themselves on handling anything and everything that comes their way. ...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Business Calendar Column.
July 30, 2000... Jul. 30--AUGUST 1 New Jersey Technology Council holds guerilla marketing on a shoestring budget, 4 to 6 p.m., Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, tech service room -- No. 100. $20 members, $40 non-members. Attendees may...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Business People Column.
July 30, 2000... Jul. 30--ACCOUNTING Michael McLafferty has been hired as a manager of the healthcare consulting practice of Amper, Politziner & Mattia, which has an office in Edison. ENGINEERING Bridget S. Zellner of Linden has been hired as...

Perth Amboy, N.J., Collects Money Owed for Delayed Road Project.
July 30, 2000... Byline: Chandra M. Hayslett Jul. 30--Perth Amboy officials have received a check from Co-Steel Raritan for the balance owed for construction of an industrial bypass road, according to Mayor Joseph Vas. The check for $851,066 changed...