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

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

New Brunswick, N.J., Students Take Over Local Hotel for the Day.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty May 2--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Remember the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld? Well, he may have met his match in Ramon Peralta, the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick's likely new general manager--in about 10 years. When Larry...

New Jersey to Review Curriculum Standards for Public Education.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard May 5--The state Department of Education will this month begin a review of curriculum standards for public education. The five-year review is built into the 1996 law that established the standards -- what every...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
May 10, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt May 10--NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Maine's Moosehead Lake, with mountains peaking above lush rows of trees, is a breathtaking sight for many nature lovers. Richard Brown, chief executive officer of the Texas-based...

Businesses Attend Middlesex County, N.J., Chamber Expo.
May 11, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty May 11--EDISON, N.J.--The Secret Service wants you. Only, they can't talk about it, at least not to a reporter. The mysterious government agency was one of 240 exhibitors at the 47th Annual Middlesex County...

New Jersey Regulators Move to Audit Verizon's Records.
May 11, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard May 11--NEWARK, N.J.--The state Board of Public Utilities will hire an auditor to inspect Verizon's books. The state Ratepayer Advocate and state Senate Minority Leader Richard Codey, D-Essex, both of whom have...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Joseph Picard Column.
May 12, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard May 12--As reported this week, the Federal Communications Commission is considering limiting the universal service fee that long-distance telephone companies charge consumers. The fee is that line item on your...

Nine Exceptional New Jersey Small Business Given Awards for Achievements.
May 12, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty May 12--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Celebrities aren't the only ones who get annual kudos for their hard work. Small business owners are praised, too, as was evidenced yesterday at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick,...

Homeowner Battles New Jersey Real Estate Firm over Unsafe Furnace.
May 19, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard May 19--Last year, on a Saturday in March, Dana Rotoli, visiting her parents' new home in Port Reading, went into the bathroom to take a shower. The floor felt hot to her bare feet. She summoned her parents. The...

Sayreville, N.J., Hosts Polish Business Leaders.
May 19, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Sarfaty May 19--SAYREVILLE, N.J.--It's been a busy week for five of Poland's top business leaders. Embarking on their first North American trek, beginning in Canada and ending in New Jersey, the businessmen from Lodz...

New Jersey Public Utilities Board Approves Water Rate Increase.
May 22, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt May 22--ISELIN, N.J.--The Middlesex Water Company has received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for an 8.1 percent rate increase. Households using approximately 6,700 gallons or 900 cubic...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Human Factor Column.
May 24, 2001... Byline: Josee Valcourt May 24--EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Nice and easy. That's how Howard Rossman describes his life. Without hesitation, he whips out a wallet-size picture of a family that includes four sons, two daughter-in-laws and two...

Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Joseph Picard Column.
May 27, 2001... Byline: Joseph Picard May 27--Once again, public officials are publicly displaying their ignorance. Congresswoman Marge Roukema, R-N.J., is calling for the House of Representatives to formally condemn the HBO drama series "The Sopranos"...