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  • Harry A. Van Reekum

       Harry A. Van Reekum, 90, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, at the Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in New York City, he lived in Westfield, Plainfield and Watchung before moving to Rossmoor in 1978. Prior to his retirement in 1972, he was a painting and decorating contractor in the Westfield area for more than 40…

  • Prudential Fox & Roach Princeton earns honors for quality improvement

    Award represents continuous improvements in a number of key business and operational areas    Prudential Fox & Roach Princeton office has announced that it has received the Business Development Award from the Prudential Real Estate. The award represents continuous improvements in a number of key business and operational areas, including business practices, quality standards, expense control,…

  • Customer service focus of session on cable TV

    By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — Poor customer service was the main complaint at the first public hearing held by the Township Committee in its effort to set up a new franchise agreement with Comcast Cable.    Three township residents and the four members of the Township Committee peppered representatives of Comcast with questions and concerns about…

  • Internet safety program slated at Grover school

       WEST WINDSOR — Want to know how to keep your kids safe on the Internet?    Then come out to the Thomas R. Grover Middle School auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.    Township police Sgt. Rob Garofalo, a 13-year veteran of the force and computer crime expert, will present information on Internet safety, with tips on news…

  • Support helps pilot’s widow turn the page

    Mary Alden credits the incredible response from family and friends and the strength she and her two boys found together as they worked through trying times. By: Gwen Runkle    PLAINSBORO — If Mary Alden had one word to describe the past year, it would be bittersweet.    Bitter because a year ago Tuesday she lost her…

  • PHS girls take walk on title side

    Little Tiger soccer squad reaches CJ III final By: Bob Nuse    It has been a long time since the Princeton High girls’ soccer team walked off the field having lost a game.    And now, if they can do that one more time, the Little Tigers will walk away with their first sectional title.    Princeton, the…

  • TANGENTS: Recovery time triggers guilt

    By: John Saccenti    Will my daughter ever believe another thing I say?    She recently had minor surgery to correct her "trigger thumb." Officially, that’s when the flexor tendon and its sheath in the thumb thickens or swells. When the tendon swells, it gets stuck or clicks. For us, it meant that her thumb wouldn’t extend…

  • Letters to the editor

    For the Nov. 15 issue By: Residents encouraged to honor veterans To the editor:     New Jersey and America set aside one day each year to honor our veterans, but we should never forget that everyday the citizens of New Jersey and America live in peace and freedom we owe to our veterans.    New Jersey,…

  • Tenacre expansion review centers on bikeway feasibility

    Religious organization wants to expand on its 36-acre campus with a new, 32,539-square-foot nurses’ residence hall and an 11,917-square-foot administrative building and welcome center. By: David Campbell    Talk of a Master Plan-endorsed bikeway on The Great Road West took center stage at the Princeton Township Zoning Board of Adjustment’s review Wednesday night of Tenacre Foundation’s…