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

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

New Jersey Panel Says Women Face Long Road to Parity in Employment.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jun. 1--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Though women have made great strides in the business world, there remains a long road ahead, according to the New Jersey Council on Gender Parity in Labor and Education. The group...

Middlesex County, N.J., School Districts Look for New Bus Company.
June 6, 2001... Byline: Beth Rosenberg Jun. 6--MIDDLESEX COUNTY, N.J.--Howard Bus Co., which serves the Woodbridge and Edison school districts, is going out of business at the end of this school year, leaving officials to find other companies to take over...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jun. 7--EDISON, N.J.--Late at night, as many of us nod off to sleep, Vishal Narula silences the volume on his TV set. It's not because he's being a good neighbor. It's because it's time for his wife, Mamta, to...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
June 14, 2001... Jun. 14--EDISON, N.J.--Chances are, you've seen him around: landscaper by day, crusader for the people by night. Though he doesn't don a cape, Anthony Russomanno, 40, does have a perpetual tan. "I love being outside. The only thing is,...

NetJets Provides Time-Share Airplanes with Always-Ready Guarantee.
June 16, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jun. 16--WOODBRIDGE, N.J.--Let's say it's Saturday morning and you're chatting on the phone with your best friend Bob, who moved to Los Angeles last year to sell his first screenplay. The two of you are waxing...

New Jersey Towns Plan Tax Ballot Issues to Lure Suburbanites.
June 18, 2001... Byline: Jan Barry Jun. 18--Joining a growing community trend across New Jersey, Pompton Lakes and Wanaque officials are planning referendums in November seeking voter approval of a municipal tax to buy undeveloped lands as open space. ...

Edison, N.J., Mayor Announces Plan to Preserve Pond Site for $5.6 Million.
June 20, 2001... Byline: Beth Rosenberg Jun. 20--EDISON, N.J.--The township will purchase most of the 6-acre Oak Tree Pond site for $5.6 million and save the tract from commercial development, under a plan Mayor George Spadoro announced yesterday. ...

North Brunswick, N.J.-Based Water Company Fights for Township Contract.
June 20, 2001... Byline: Scott Albright Jun. 20--NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.--In trying to maintain its contract with the township, North Brunswick Water has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to learn more about the township's pending deal with a rival...

New Jersey Regulators Select Pennsylvania Firm to Audit Verizon's Books.
June 21, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Jun. 21--NEWARK, N.J.--The state Board of Public Utilities yesterday hired a Pennsylvania consulting firm to conduct an independent audit of Verizon's books. According to Deirdra Picou, spokeswoman for the BPU,...

Mcdonald's to Propose Building Restaurant Next to Spotswood, N.J., School.
June 25, 2001... Byline: Paul Nelson Jun. 25--SPOTSWOOD, N.J.--Discussion of a controversial proposal to construct a McDonald's restaurant adjacent to the E.R. Appleby School are expected to be a hot topic during tomorrow's scheduled Board of Education...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Drive Column.
June 26, 2001... Byline: Phil Hartman Jun. 26--The bet here is Toyota won't be able to keep enough of its new Highlander SUVs on the showroom floor. There simply are more than 72,000 buyers a year in this country who will want to make this superb...

Garbage Firm's Poll Says Central New Jersey Residents Support Trash Train.
June 26, 2001... Byline: Kathleen Hopkins Jun. 26--A recent poll reportedly found that Central New Jersey residents overwhelmingly favor a plan to ship New York City's garbage through New Jersey by train rather than truck. And a garbage-disposal...

Perth Amboy, N.J., Receives State Permit to Begin Waterfront Redevelopment.
June 27, 2001... Byline: Suzanne C. Russell Jun. 27--PERTH AMBOY, N.J.--The first state permit needed for the $600 million Landings at Harborside -- a hotel, housing and retail project -- has been granted to Perth Amboy. Mayor Joseph Vas said the city...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
June 28, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Jun. 28--FROM PRICELINE.COM TO CRAZY EDDIE, EXECUTIVE KEEPS LOVING LIFE: You might recognize Ted Vagelos by name. For the past couple of years, he's been a major force behind Priceline.com, the name-your-own-price...