Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Lays Off 193 Company Will Still Expand Campus for Research by CHARLES W
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Glowing gala Eyes on the prize Gubernatorial candidate Bret Schundler North Brunswick tennis team gears up stumps for support in South Brunswick for weekend's GMC Tournament J 'if Page 14 Kingston Law i MJ Serving North and South Brunswick April 26, 2001 www.gmnews.com 500 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. lays off 193 Company will still expand campus for research BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer' ristol-Myers Squibb Co. will close its manufacturing facility on Route 1 in BNorth Brunswick and lay off 193 work- ers in June, according to a company spokes- woman. The company will close its manufacturing division on June 29 because 50 percent of the contacts for visual-imaging equipment pro- duced there will be canceled. According to company spokeswoman Tricia Haugeto, the contracts for the Italian company, Bracco Group, will not be renewed, and the remaining work will not justify keep- ing the division in North Brunswick open. Haugeto said the remaining contracts will be sent to manufacturing divisions in Puerto Rico and Italy. The company has been on the Route 1 site since 1905, according to Haugeto. The Bristol-Myers company started as the JEFF HUNTLEY Clinton Pharmaceutical Co., Clinton, N.Y., in John Harrison is seen in his 1934 Chevrolet at the North Brunswick Cops and Rodders show at the DeVry Institute on 1887 as a drug manufacturing firm with Sunday. For more pictures, see page 19. William McLaren Bristol and John Ripley Myers as president and vice president, respec- tively. Following World War II, the company East Brans, zoners reject training facility moved into personal hygiene products and idents in New Brunswick, Milltown and ecological transformation, sprouting trees other areas. Board answers residents' several other surrounding communities. and lakes in an area that was barren for 11 It merged with another pharmaceutical concerns about ecology In a recent statement before the board, years. company, E. R. Squibb & Sons, in 1989. Daniel McSweeney, a planner for Schoor The land is also near the Tamarack The manufacturing division is just a part of of Church Lane property DePalma Inc., Manalapan, who is repre- golf course and Ireland Brook Park, both the large campus on Route 1. he East Brunswick Zoning Board senting East Brunswick, said, "The pro- popular recreation spots. Despite the closing, Haugeto said Tuesday of Adjustment has denied the con- posed training facility would not only stir "This deserves to be a park. It's a Continued on page 12 T troversial application submitted by up dust, but also threaten the water quali- beautiful area," resident Anthony Operating Engineers Local 825 request- ty of Ireland Brook." Riccobono told officials. "It's virtually Index ing to move its heavy-equipment training He then added that "noise from the resurrected itself after being a sand pit, Classified 33 facility from South Brunswick to East bulldozers, cranes and backhoes may dis- and I don't want to see it go back to that." Editorials 16 Brunswick. turb nearby residents." Stephen Barcan, a Woodbridge attor- Entertainer 22 Zoning officials voted unanimously Local 825 had been eyeing the tract for ney representing Local 825, said the Letters , 16 against the application last Thursday, after more than a year, hoping to build an union may pursue an appeal of the zoning extension of its current facility, which is board's ruling. Marketplace 28 hearing opposition from about 15 resi- located on Deans Rhode Hall Road, adja- A key argument may be the union's Milestones 18 dents from East Brunswick and the sur- rounding area. cent to the Dallenbach Sand Co. intent to offer training courses at the new Police Beat 23 Among the largest complaints voiced In order to do this, however, the union site in conjunction with Middlesex Sports .26 was the fear that the facility, proposed for needed to acquire a land-use variance County Vocational and Technical High Quote of the week: a 66-acre tract on Church Lane, could from East Brunswick, due to the land's School, East Brunswick campus, thus "It is my democratic right to vote any way damage the area's ecology, particularly in classification as a farmland preservation allowing the heavy-equipment training I wish. If I was invited into the process, 1 may the vicinity of Ireland Brook. The brook is area. facility to be classified as a school, which have voted differently." one of the tributaries feeding the The Church Lane property, which is is a permitted use in the zone. Dr. Richard Novak Lawrence Brook, which, according to bordered by the New Jersey Turnpike, Zoning officials disagreed with that North Brunswick Board of Education Alan S. Godber, president of the Beekman Road and Ireland Brook, was argument, however, countering that the Page 3 Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership once used as a sand mine, and, according union did not conduct a search for more to residents, has 'undergone an amazing Visit Greater Medid Newspapers' Web site www.Epnews.com Inc., is a source of drinking water for res- i appropriate sites. •'. ( 2 SENTINEL, APRIL 26, 2001 NS To Mom Send a Special Message and let her know how much you care! Whether it's to Mom, Grandma or your spouse, this is the one day a year to show you care with a Special Message to Mom. 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NS SENTINEL APRIL 26 2001 3 Dissension remains on North Brunswick board Goldstein named president; body moving to appoint Rimmer BY DAVE GOLDBERG Staff Writer issension still exists despite the fact that Bob Gnmm is no longei a D member of the Noilh Brunswick Board of Education The faction of Dr Richdid Novak, Craig Rosevear, Kevin Williams and Frank Petnllo who are against the appointment of Di Robeit Rimmer as superintendent, is no longer the majority without Grimm as a Newly elected North Brunswick Board board member of Education member Curt Kristjanson Curtis Knstjanson and incumbent is sworn in as a new member during the board reorganization meeting Monday board members Rita Goldstein and night at the Maple Mead School. Baibaia Snepar won the thiee open seats during the school elections last week said that those board membeis were ic- "I'm going to woik to bring the board acting to the loss ol Gnmm togethei," newly elected boaid President "True chaiacter comes out in defeat" Rita Goldstein said on Tuesday Manning said Goldstein was elected board piesident, Township icsidcnt Ronald Karl said he and running mate Baibara Snepar vice was embairassed by the boaid membeis president at the reoigamzation meeting, who voted against Goldstein and Snepar Monday night "I find it disgiaceiul that there weie The pair took office despite opposition two no voles foi the president and vice from Novak and Rosevear who voted piesident," said Karl "Paients have been against them concerned over the last few months, and JEFF HUNTLEY Williams and Petnllo did not support we are hoping that this election may be an Dr. Robert Rimmer, current principal of the North Brunswick Township High School, Goldstein by abstaining from the vote end to this dissension We hope to contin- will likely be named the new school superintendent. Novak said that he was justified in vot- ue to send a message through oui votes " ing against Goldstein because he did not Unsuccessful board candidate John feel that courtesy was shown to him by the Daingeifield said that it is time to end the bchavioi, I'm heie to do ajob" we will need to appoint a new high school board in selecting who would hold office hostility on the boaid Haws said that the boaid will move on puncipal" this year "It has been ugly, and eveiybody is to new issues Cunent interim Supenntcndcnt Fiank "Theie aic those in the community who tued ot it," Daingerfield said "Give oui "I think we will move along and get Sinatra will help tiain Rimmci to help him lambasted us for not attending a meeting kids an education, and give them oui sup- things done," Haws said "We arc going to get comfortable with the position accoid that did not take place," Novak said "The poit" appoint a new superintendent, and we also ing to Haws oificers were pieselected, and we were not Board member Robert Haws contends have important building projects to think There has been no full-time supenn- intoimed of who was running Every yeai that the dissension will not affect his work about" tendent in Noith Brunswick since July 1 there was the courtesy of a phone call It is on the board Haws also said that the boaid is plan- when Dr Alan Elko resigned Robert my demociatic right to vote any way I "We aie not affected by the dissen- ning on appointing Dr Robeit Rimmei, but Tuico seived as acting supenntendent until wish If I was invited into the piocess, I sion," Haws said "It was intense from it is not something they want to iush into his retirement in February Since then, may have voted differently" one side [tonightj because there is a loL ol "Theie is no paiticulai reason to lush Sinatia has been