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...

Go inside the current issue: July 4, 2018

The following stories were originally published in the July 4, 2018 U.S. 1 Newspaper. ...

On the Scene Celebrating

Morven Museum and Garden is showing its historic colors by inviting the region to meet George Washington as he arrives to have tea with...

John Hart: Local Hero

The feature-length documentary “John Hart: Portrait of a Patriot,” highlighting the life and times of the Hopewell-based Declaration of Independence signer, will be screened...

Foundations of the Fourth: Buildings That Made the Colonies

With six signers of the Declaration of Independence having lived in the region and a substantial inventory of Colonial-era buildings, central New Jersey readers...

Go inside the current issue: June 27, 2018

Cover Stories Happy Trails To Hikers, Bikers, &...

Happy Trails To Hikers, Bikers, & Commuters

Scientist Bruce Ellsworth gets his best ideas when he’s operating a device that was invented two centuries ago. ...
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