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  • MILESTONES

    Issue of April 3, 2007 LAW    Princeton attorney Hanan M. Isaacs will be recognized as one of New Jersey’s 25 "Legends of Alternative Dispute Resolution" as part of ADR Day Thursday, April 12.    Mr. Isaacs, an accredited professional mediator and noted trial lawyer in divorce, employment, civil and criminal matters, has been a national pioneer…

  • Don’t let insurance lag as your home appreciates

    IT’S YOUR BUSINESS Aaron Skloff    Q: We live in West Windsor. In the last five years the value of our home has increased dramatically, our real estate taxes have done the same, but our homeowners insurance has not. Are we getting a great deal or are we missing something?     The problem: Homeowners’ insurance gap.…

  • MHS’ Herrmann retuns to form

    Cougar junior confident after winter track success By: Justin Feil    Amanda Herrmann enters the spring track and field season after a roller coaster of a year.    The Montgomery High School junior missed all of last spring due to a stress fracture in her kneecap, and when she didn’t return to form in the fall cross…

  • They found space for this old house with that old barn

        With the help of a barn preservation company, a Princeton couple are combining two seemingly contradictory goals, adding living space on the property of their very old stone house while preserving the site’s historic integrity. By: Jessica Demetriou     With the help of a barn preservation company, a Princeton couple are combining two seemingly…

  • TrainLink shuttle service wins a reprieve

    Plainsboro service to train station gets funding By: Nick Noreln    PLAINSBORO — The 125 or so riders of the TrainLink shuttle won’t have to make alternate arrangements after all.    The Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association, which manages the service, announced Monday that the program has acquired additional funding that will allow it to continue transporting…

  • Letters to the Editor, April 3

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, April 3 Borough project earns failing grade To the editor:     The Downtown Redevelopment Project has been heralded as "turning the corner" by the Borough Administrator in a recent review. An impartial examination is, however, not so sanguine.    The current report card reveals the following: (1) the project is nearly two…

  • BRIEFCASE

    Issue of April 3, 2007 YNB restates results, proxy battler returns    An outside investor, Lawrence Seidman, is again gearing up to challenge Yardville National Bancorp’s slate of directors at the company’s annual meeting, to be held this year on July 12.    Mr. Seidman’s challenge was beaten back last year when his slate of three candidates…

  • He tells a good story

    Students receive a comedic lesson about books from author By: Jessica Demetriou    WEST WINDSOR — Fourth- and fifth-graders at Millstone River School were given a comedic lesson about books on Friday from a well-known children’s author.    Bruce Coville, mostly noted for his work with fantasy and science fiction books, visited the school and showed the…

  • Lines are drawn over developing battlefield area

    Assemblyman weighs in on Institute for Advanced Study housing plan By: Courtney Gross    Where George Washington battled the British and the first U.S. Marine was killed in action is the site of proposed faculty housing for the Institute for Advanced Study, to the displeasure of history buffs and Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Princeton Borough).    The proposed…