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

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Taxation Clinic Helps Poor Prepare Forms in Newark, N.J.
March 31, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Mar. 31--NEWARK, N.J.--This time of year, the mere utterance of the word "taxes" can seem more sinful than a four-letter word, especially for those who don't earn a comfortable living. But there is a clinic in...

Commissioner Says New Jersey Economy Is Strong, Despite U.S. Slowdown.
March 29, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Mar. 29--JAMESBURG, N.J.--State Labor Commissioner Mark Boyd was brief and non-committal when he spoke upon the Paid Family Leave Bill at a breakfast roundtable yesterday in the Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg....

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
March 29, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Mar. 29--NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Forget the TV show. Gloria Zastko is a real life survivor -- in business and in health. It's been nearly 10 years since the 70-year-old go-getter founded Gloria Zastko Realtors,...

Colonia, N.J., Residents Fight Proposed Bank Branch.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Beth Rosenberg Mar. 14--COLONIA, N.J.--More than 500 Colonia residents have signed petitions against a Commerce Bank branch proposed for West Street and Inman Avenue in a residential zone. "I'm going to try and fight them...

Rahway, N.J.-Based Savings Bank Marks 150 Years of Service.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Mar. 12--RAHWAY, N.J.--Growing old certainly isn't something we humans tend to embrace. But maybe it's time we took pause and learned a thing or two from those who lavishly celebrate their historical status. ...

Edison, N.J., Hospital's Doctors Fight Move to Cut Length of Patients' Stays.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Eric Forman Mar. 15--EDISON, N.J.--Several physicians on staff at JFK Medical Center are challenging the hospital's decision requiring them to either submit a plan to reduce the amount of time their patients stay in the hospital...

Albertson's Grocery Chain Opens Superstore in Milltown, N.J.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Mar. 10--MILLTOWN, N.J.--The latest entry into the megasuperstore trend has arrived in Milltown. Acme Market, located at 300 Ryders Lane, opened its doors for business Tuesday morning. The store will celebrate...

New Brunswick, N.J., Board Approves Replacement Housing on High-Rise Site.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Sharon Waters Mar. 16--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--The city Planning Board voted 8-0 to approve the site plan for 76 rental units of replacement housing on the New Brunswick Homes site and a variance allowing the developer to provide...

New Jersey Dump Delivers Waste to Staten Island, N.Y., Location.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Kathleen Hopkins Mar. 23--It's now history with a stench. The dump New Jerseyans love to hate -- a 20-story mountain of trash known as Fresh Kills Landfill -- took in its last tons of refuse yesterday, ending its 53 years as...

New Brunswick, N.J., Planners Approve Plan for $43 Million Luxury Complex.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Sharon Waters Mar. 15--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--The city Planning Board approved the site plan for a $43 million complex on the lower parking lot block surrounded by New, Neilson, Richmond and Burnet streets at last night's meeting....

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Joseph Picard Column.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Mar. 12--Will New Jersey become the first state in the Union to grant paid leave to workers who are having or adopting a child? Or will businesses, especially small businesses, prevent a law they say would cripple...

New York, New Jersey Port Authority Responds to Booming Growth.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Kathleen Hopkins Mar. 15--ELIZABETH, N.J.--The growth in cargo at the Port of New York and New Jersey was more than double the projections last year, when the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey began a $1.8 billion port...

Postal Service Cancels 21 Projects in New Jersey.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Mark R. Sullivan Mar. 14--A freeze on projects by the U.S. Postal Service means this cramped post office at 450 Smith St. in Keasbey will have to stay just as it is. Any changes at the Keasbey and South Amboy post offices are on...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Mar. 15--EDISON, N.J., John Holobinko says he was a "rotten" student at Carnegie Mellon University. If only his professors could see him now that he's a CEO. "You know how they say it's C students who run...

German-Based Siemens to Be Listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Mar. 15--ISELIN, N.J.--Wall Street may have the jitters from a faltering economy but the U.S. stock market is looking ripe to German-based Siemens AG. As of tomorrow, the company will be listed on the New York...

New Jersey Television Station Stops Using Newspaper in News Coverage.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Mar. 16--EDISON, N.J.--As viewers may have noticed, the Star-Ledger's presence on News 12 New Jersey has been absent for a while. News 12 Networks, a division of Rainbow Media, which is a subsidiary of...

New Monroe, N.J., Costco Won't Disturb Neighbors, Officials Say.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Paul Nelson Mar. 21--MONROE, N.J.--When Costco opens a huge distribution center on Possum Hollow Road at the end of the year, trucks going to and from the facility shouldn't disturb residents of nearby golf communities to the...

New Jersey Sports Complex Mulls Building New Football Stadium.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Sarah Greenblatt Mar. 21--Although the owner of the Jets has been coveting a Big Apple home, the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority is considering plans for a new football stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. A...

New Jersey Sees Rise in Number of Hispanic-Owned Businesses.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Mar. 23--The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in New Jersey is growing steadily, according to the 1997 Economic Census figures, released yesterday by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The survey is...

State's First Free-Standing Children's Hospital Opens in New Brunswick, N.J.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Eric Forman Mar. 22--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Not even a looming rain storm could dampen the spirits inside the new, brightly colored children's hospital that opened yesterday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. After...

New Jersey Public Utilities Head Resigns Position.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Mar. 21--NEWARK, N.J.--Herbert Tate, president of the state Board of Public Utilities, has resigned his position effective March 30, according to acting Gov. Donald DiFrancesco's office. Tate was appointed BPU...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Mar. 22--METUCHEN, N.J.--Some people seem to have their lives all sewn up. Helen Lenihan is one of those people. The 45-year-old owner of Abilitees Unlimited, Inc., a screenprinting and embroidery shop in...

Resignation Revives Idea to Expand New Jersey Utility Regulatory Board.
March 21, 2001... Mar. 21--TRENTON -- The resignation announcement Monday by Herbert Tate, president of the state Board of Public Utilities, has revived the idea to expand the BPU's voting membership from three to five people. "The biggest advantage is...

New Jersey Legislature To Consider Legislation To Create Paid Family Leave.
March 16, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard Mar. 10--Will New Jersey become the first state in the Union to grant paid leave to workers who are having or adopting a child? Or will businesses, especially small businesses, prevent a law they say would cripple...

New Brunswick, N.J., Officials Make Correction on Housing Statement.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Sharon Waters Mar. 2--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--A city official and HOPE VI developer The Community Builders Inc. insisted TCB is the only partner in the Riverside Urban Renewal Limited Partnership, which has been given an option to...

Woodbridge, N.J., Store Utilizes Innovative Advertising.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Feb. 28--WOODBRIDGE, N.J.--A sign reads "Al-Bee Dinettes" with an arrow in black ink pointed toward what first appears to be bushes. Drive a few feet closer and the arrow reveals a store tucked on the right side of...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt Mar. 1--MONROE, N.J.--Nancy Renehan doesn't have a problem with life's abrupt changes. In fact, she faces them head on, decoding any underlying message they may hold and surviving any heartache they may bring. ...

Woodbridge, N.J., Mayor Outlines Public Policy Agenda.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Feb. 28--WOODBRIDGE, N.J.--Jim McGreevey highlighted yesterday's Public Policy Symposium at the Woodbridge Hilton, hosted by the New Jersey chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties....

Elizabeth, N.J., Revitalization Project Mired in Litigation.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Kathleen Hopkins Feb. 28--ELIZABETH, N.J.--Even though the city's Midtown redevelopment project is mired in legal woes, Elizabeth officials hope to move forward with a key piece of that renewal effort: transformation of the...

Trenton, N.J., Tech Firms Mark Passage of Time with New Developments.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty Feb. 28--TRENTON, N.J.--Time appears to evaporate as quickly as technology innovates. It doesn't seem that long ago that television broadcast technology was limited to three network stations, a local public...