Annual Event Honors Past Presidents and Installation of New Officers

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Newark & Suburban Architects and 2007 President Robert G. Emert, AIA, welcomed guests and honorees at the 2008 Past Presidents' Banquet. The invitation-only event took place on Jan. 24 at the Stone House at Stirling Ridge Restaurant in Warren, N.J.

Myles C. Williams, of Paterson, never imagined dialing a wrong phone number would help jumpstart his academic career. After losing his eyesight at an early age, Myles struggled in school and never received his high school diploma. Throughout the years, he researched educational programs but didn't find the right fit until he mistakenly dialed the General Educational (GED) Program at Bergen Community College College's Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, Hackensack.

Working in partnership with organizers of the American Dental Association’s (ADA) “Give Kids A Smile” initiative, Bergen Community College’s dental hygiene program provided free dental check-ups to over 70 children on February 6, 2009. A near-constant stream of children patients kept student hygienists busy throughout the day.

Innovative New Facility Will Be Sweetwater's 14th Surgery Center

Sweetwater Construction Corp., a recognized leader in New Jersey construction, management and general contracting, recently announced that a new 50,000-square-foot facility, the MALO CLINIC Ambulatory Surgery Center and the MALO Advanced Oral Rehabilitation Center, is now under construction at 201 Route 17 North in Rutherford, N.J.

Meeting 2-10-09 Mayor Tedesco was unable to attend the meeting; Council President Denis Niland presided. Niland was able to reply to the questions posed to him, it being his first Acting Mayor Council Meeting. Borough Attorney John Ten Hoeve , Borough Administrator Anthony Iacono and Borough Clerk Ian Shore were available to respond to technical questions.

I would also like to speak to this year’s budget. As you have been reading in the paper daily, we are going through very difficult economic times; and as you have been hearing from the Mayor, Paramus residents are not exempt. What compounds the problem for Paramus is that our businesses which make up a larger part of the tax base than almost all communities are on the front line and we can see the casualties as we drive rte 17 and rte 4.

The Sudler Companies, one of New Jersey's established real estate developers just celebrating its 100th year, has announced plans to offer prospective tenants Class-A office space at an astounding $4.95 per square foot leasing offer. The 500,000-square-foot Class-A building is debt-free and thus not subject to the kind of financing constraints currently affecting the commercial real estate market. The property is located at 1 Continental Drive in Cranbury, New Jersey at Exit 8A off of the New Jersey Turnpike.

- New individually tailored 401(k) product available for small businesses -

Priority Pay Payroll, one of the country’s premier payroll processors offering clients integrative products and services to business ranging in size from one to several hundred, has recently partnered with Independent Nationwide Insurance Brokers to provide its customers with a 401(k) product specifically created for small businesses. This new product, which first rolled out in 2008 in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Missouri, North Carolina and Rhode Island markets, is currently available to all Priority Pay Payroll customers nationwide.

1 Stop Shop For Kosher Baked Goods, Meats, Groceries, Dairy, Coffee and Organics

Keeping kosher will never be easier than when Fairway Market, the iconic New York grocery superstore and specialty shop, opens in Paramus in mid-March. Indeed, the new store, in the Fashion Center on Route 17 will be a one-stop shop for a complete line of kosher baked goods, meat and poultry, packaged goods, dairy products, and even organics.

Phiaton, a leader in the worldwide audio industry, was awarded the First Prize at the 2008 International Design Awards (IDA) Competition in the “Media and Home Electronics – TV Video and Audio Equipment” category with its high-end MS 400 headphones.