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

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Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Business Calendar Column.
June 4, 2000... Jun. 4--JUNE 7: Edison Chamber of Commerce Honors citizens of the year at annual installation dinner, 5:30 p.m., at the Sheraton-Edison in Raritan Center. The winners are: Exxon Mobil Corp., corporate citizen of the year; The New York...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Business People Column.
June 4, 2000... Jun. 4--ACCOUNTING: Steven S. Goodman, CPA, of Goodman & Mizrach CPAs PC of New York and Iselin received the 1999/2000 Foundation for Accounting Education Outstanding Service Award. BANKING: Joseph Kitlas joins Prinvest Corp. of...

Family-Owned Grocery Chain in New Jersey Announces Management Changes.
June 16, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jun. 16--RED BANK, N.J.--Foodtown Food Circus Super Markets, Inc. has announced its first restructuring in the family-owned business since 1955. State Assemblyman Joe Azzolina, R-Monmouth, will remain as president,...

Omaha, Neb.-Based Company Assists Homebound Senior Citizens.
June 16, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jun. 16--SEWAREN, N.J.--"You don't think about it, but laundry facilities are often in the basement and that flight of stairs is something that someone in their 80's can't do anymore," said Cindy Condon, caregiver...

New Jersey Chemical Plant Gets New Owner.
June 17, 2000... Byline: Jennifer Micale Jun. 17--Nitrocellulose workers at Hercules' Parlin plant will be back at work this morning -- under new owners. Yesterday, the much-anticipated sale of the plant to Green Tree Chemical Technologies of Seaford,...

Warehouse Project Earns Edison, N.J., Increased Tax Revenue.
June 17, 2000... Byline: Joseph Picard Jun. 17--EDISON, N.J.--Mayor George A. Spadoro moved the first shoveful of dirt with a backhoe yesterday at the site of a new $34 million warehouse project at Heller Industrial Park on Mill Road. "The fact that we...

New Jersey Chemical Plant Reopens under New Owners.
June 18, 2000... Byline: Jennifer Micale Jun. 18--Just as when their workplace was owned by Hercules, employees at a Parlin nitrocellulose plant drifted across the parking lot to their cars as their shift ended yesterday. "It's a job," said worker Jim...

Edison, N.J., Environmental Group Seeks State Grant to Save Horse Farm.
June 19, 2000... Byline: Marcy Behrmann Jun. 19--The Edison Wetlands Association is applying to the state Green Acres program for a grant so it can preserve the 4.5-acre Triple C Pony Farm near the township's border with South Plainfield. Officials are...

Developer Applies to Build Senior-Citizen Housing in Edison, N.J.
June 20, 2000... Byline: Marcy Behrmann Jun. 20--An Edison developer is asking for a variance to build three senior-citizen apartment complexes on land targeted by the township's Open Space Committee for preservation. Pierson Investment LLC has applied...

New Jersey Retailers Change Business Offerings to Stay Competitive.
June 21, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jun. 21--The Bocchieris have come a long way in the three generations that have passed since the family first opened its fruit and live poultry stand at 226 Route 1 in Edison back in 1935. Recently, they rolled...

Rising Gas Prices Have Varied Effect on East Brunswick, N.J.-Area Car Sales.
June 22, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jun. 22--Soaring gas prices are having a fluctuating effect on car sales in Middlesex County, according to three local dealerships. Since the beginning of the year, New Jersey residents have been coughing up an...

East Brunswick, N.J., Video Rental Store Closes after 10 Years.
June 30, 2000... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jun. 30--Video Vault Entertainment Center, located at 510 Highway 18, locked the doors on its video rental shop for the last time yesterday after a 10-year run in the township. The shutdown has been in the works for...