Cover Stories

Farm to Fork: Allentown farmers market finds room to grow

By R.H. Schmitt Jr. Central Jersey, particularly Mercer and Monmouth counties, remain home to a rich network of family farms that continue to shape the region’s landscape, economy and identity.  In...

At the crossroads of war and independence

By R. H. Schmitt Jr. Trenton, Princeton and Mercer County have long commanded much of New Jersey’s Revolutionary War...

History takes the center stage for America’s 250th

Before there was a country, there was a a river crossing in the dark, a capital city waiting...

Foundation gives a future to retired Standardbred racehorses

By Jane Meggitt A horse once headed for slaughter surged through traffic, scaffolding and parked cars on a Manhattan...

Strategic Plan Rethinks Modern Library Space In Plainsboro

The Plainsboro Public Library is asking residents to help shape the next phase of one of the township’s...

Fall Arts: A New Season Begins

Welcome to the 2019 Fall Arts Preview. As readers will see, plenty of shows and exhibitions and concerts are going on, and we invite...

Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: September 4, 2019

Cover Stories The Garden in the Machine: The...

Hamilton Wastewater Treatment Plant Looks to Stave Off Brain Drain

There’s an old saying that goes something along the lines of “filth rolls downhill.” And if you live in Hamilton Township and you follow...

The Garden in the Machine: The D&R Canal is Central Jersey’s Hidden Gem

In Trenton, Route 1 is a concrete colossus that cuts the city in half, diagonally southwest to northeast. All day long the highway howls...

Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: August 28, 2019

Cover Story The Hidden History of Our Number...

The Hidden History of Our Number 1 Highway

Highway U.S. 1 does not have the romantic allure of the fabled U.S. Route 66 — a highway with a song that let’s drivers...
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