Business Briefs

Optometrist Dr. Marshall Field has opened a larger office at 1825 Route 130 south, North Brunswick, which replaces his office at the Wal-Mart Vision Center, North Brunswick. His wife, Dr. Debbie Field, is an optometrist in Brick, and Dr. Marshall Field also sees patients in the Brick location. Dr. Field provides eye examinations, contact lens exams, pediatric eye exams, treatment of eye disease and treatment of ocular allergies. For more information, call 732-422-8200.

Marshall Jones III, North Brunswick, has been nominated for appointment to the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority, following a nomination by Gov. Jon S. Corzine to the N.J. State Senate.

The engineering firm of Kipcon Inc., North Brunswick, has introduced a new division of the company, Energy Squared LLC, that will focus on energy and sustainability. The full-service energy design consultant firm offers mechanical, electrical and plumbing designs and specifications, building performance modeling and energy simulations as well as feasibility studies for sustainable energy systems, paying particular attention to life-cycle costs. Its team consists of professional engineers, licensed inspectors, and sustainable design and energy professionals.

Employees at L'Oreal, South Brunswick; Target, Milltown; and Wachovia, North Brunswick, raised more than 30 boxes of food during April for 70 food pantries throughout the area served by the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services. The United Way of Central Jersey also gave tomato plants purchased at Mike's Country Market, Milltown, and gave the plants to participating companies so the companies could continue the effort. There is still a need for food, and for more information on conducting a food drive or to get involved in helping the community, call Gloria at 732-247-3727 or visit, www.uwcj.org.

Zusette Dato, East Brunswick, received the Middlesex County College (MCC) Alumna of the Year Award, and was honored for professional and volunteer work at a ceremony in mid May. Following graduation from Woodbridge High School in 1966, she work as a legal secretary for area attorneys, and it took her 11 years to get her degree at MCC, Edison. She volunteered with the Domestic Violence Response Team in North Brunswick, the North Brunswick Parks and Recreation Committee, and the North Brunswick Open Space Committee, the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission, the South Amboy Planning Board and the South Amboy Library Board. Dato works as a paralegal/officer manager with her husband, Robert Dato, a Woodbridge attorney. She is also an aide to Freeholder Director Stephen "Pete" Dalina. She has two sons, Christopher and Craig Casale.