Category: archives

  • HEALTH & MEDICINE

       C. Richard Sarle, president and chief executive officer of Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead, recently received the executive leadership service award from the West Windsor-based New Jersey Hospital Association. The award was presented in recognition of his 10 years dedicated service and leadership in a New Jersey healthcare system.    During his tenure at Carrier he…

  • Stuff to do on Wednesday

    Art shows, insects and blood screenings, oh my! Blood sugar and pressure screening: The Lawrence Township Health Department will hold blood sugar and blood pressure screenings from 9  to 11 a.m. at the Lawrence Senior Center, 30 Darrah Lane East. Appointment required at the senior center. Call (609) 844-7048 for more information. ‘Double Vision’ art…

  • ‘Lions for Lambs’

    The film doesn’t come up with answers, but it has outstanding performances by Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. By Bob Brown    The war in Iraq, and the resurgent conflict in Afghanistan, have gone well past their freshness dates. World War II was, to date, more than a year and a half shorter, but there were…

  • Lady Mustangs need to work on skills in off-season

    2007 soccer campaign ended 1-17 by John E. Powers, Sports Writer    Erin Delaney, the head coach of the Manville High School girls’ soccer team, is hoping that the Lady Mustangs learned a valuable lesson the last few months.    In the few minutes after Manville’s one win — a 5-0 victory over Dunellen Oct. 16 in…

  • TECHNOLOGY

       Sarnoff Corp., the West Windsor-based electronic, video and vision technologies company, recently announced that John A. “Skip” Richardson has joined the company as vice president for corporate business development. He will have responsibility for managing and growing Sarnoff’s business-to-business as well as business-to-government contracts.    Mr. Richardson joins Sarnoff from the Digimarc Corp. in Massachusetts, where…

  • Cytogen explores strategic options

       Plainsboro-based Cytogen Corp. (Nasdaq: CYTO) announced that it has engaged investment advisor ThinkEquity Partners LLC, in San Francisco to assist it in “identifying and evaluating strategic alternatives” intended to enhance future growth potential of its products and maximize shareholder value. “We continuously evaluate our business to identify and develop prospects for maximizing value for all…

  • Lisa Grasso

    Montgomery resident     MONTGOMERY — Lisa Grasso died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Maryland. She was 57.    Born in New York City, she moved to New Jersey to raise her family.    She enjoyed cooking, hosting parties and celebrating holidays with her family and friends.    Daughter of the late Eugene and Miriam Aronow of New…

  • ‘No Country for Old Men’

    This modern day classic would have done Hitchcock proud. By Elise Nakhnikian    ”It’s very good that the Coens took the words Cormac wrote and didn’t try to ‘improve’ them,” said Tommy Lee Jones, sounding a lot like the master of understatement he plays in the movie, after a New York Film Festival press screening of…

  • Orchid Cellmark net loss decreases

       Orchid Cellmark Inc. (Nasdaq: ORCH), a Plainsboro-based provider of identity DNA testing services, reported total revenues were $15.6 million for the third quarter of 2007, compared to $15.7 million for the third quarter of 2006. Orchid reported a decrease in net loss for the third quarter of 2007 compared to the third quarter of 2006.…