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  • Funeral Consumers Alliance of Princeton to meet March 18

       The 51st annual meeting of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Princeton (formerly the Princeton Memorial Association) will take place at the Princeton Public Library on Sunday, March 18, at 2 p.m. Josh Slocum, national authority on funeral regulation and funeral scams, will dispel costly myths and misunderstandings. Admission is free to public.    Surveys show that…

  • Letters to the Editor, March 6

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, March 6 Crossing guards deserve thanks To the editor:     Our thanks go out to people like Mike Amendola and the other long time school crossing guards for their faithful duty. Adult school crossing guards play an important role in the school traffic safety program by providing safe crossing to and…

  • BRIEFCASE

    Issue of March 6, 2007 NRG earnings move higher    NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), based in West Windsor, reported net income from continuing operations for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2006 of $555 million, or $3.63 per common share, compared to income of $72 million, or $0.61 per common share for last year. The…

  • Naylor’s scoring helps PHS move on

    Hockey team eyes Sweet 16 By: Justin Feil    In Jon Naylor’s first two seasons with the Princeton High School boys’ ice hockey team, he has never seen an earlier exit than in the Sweet Sixteen.    The PHS junior helped ensure that trend could continue when he scored the game-winning and insurance goals in a 5-3…

  • Weddings, Princeton style

    The Nassau Inn to roll out the red carpet for annual bridal expo By: Kristin Boyd    Attention brides-to-be: Here’s what you need to know while planning your big day.    Chocolate brown is the new black.    Cascading flower bouquets are making a comeback.    Black-and-white wedding pictures are in high demand.    Need more tips before you walk…

  • No catching No. 22 in tournament play

    Jefferson skates past Pirates in states By: Justin Feil    The West Windsor-Plainsboro South ice hockey team was happy enough to put together a run to reach the state tournament.    The Pirates didn’t receive a high seed. They were seeded better than just 10 of the teams to make the state tournament.    As such, they never…

  • Feeling blue at tax time? Consider municipal bonds

    IT’S YOUR BUSINESS Aaron Skloff    Q: I live in New Jersey and seem to be getting clobbered on taxes. How can I earn additional income without losing it all to taxes? Are there tax-advantaged investments?    The problem: Taxes, taxes, taxes. While we are all proud to be taxpayers, few of us would volunteer to pay…

  • OBITUARIES, March 6, 2007

    M. Lloyd Van Doren, William M. Sloane, Stamatis Golfinopoulos, Lothar S. Sander, Paul E. Tellier, Dorian D. Lindbloom, Virginia M. Dobson, Mary V. Swinnerton M. Lloyd Van Doren Montgomery farmer     FREEHOLD — M. Lloyd Van Doren died Friday at CentraState Medical Center. He was 89.    Born in New Brunswick, he resided in Montgomery Township…

  • Hopewell ends .500 year for North girls’ hoops

    Young Knights optimistic about future By: Bob Nuse    HOPEWELL — In the end, the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls’ basketball team finished the season right where Bob Boyce thought they would.    "I thought we would be around a .500 team because of our youth and we wound up 13-13," said the Knights’ coach, whose team saw…