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...

Senior Living: Too Old to Travel? Pas de Tout. Vive La France!

In my next life I’d like to be born in Provence, where everyone seems to be smiling. Horns don’t honk, strangers not only explain...

Make a List, Check It Twice: Gifts for a Smart Home

It’s back home for the holidays in consumer electronics this season. We’ve come full circle: not so long ago the industry was built on...

AtmosFX Digital Decorations

While technically not part of a conventional smart home, AtmosFX “Digital Decorations” are a really fun way to spread holiday cheer in the home,...

You’d Better Watch Out – Secret Santa’s Watching

So you better watch out — these devices can see you when you’re sleeping, and know when you’re awake. So you do need to...

Thinning the Deer Herd and Healing the Land

You could hear the rhythmic hoofbeats advancing through the forest. I had crawled out of the old, low canvas tent my father brought on...

Recreational Hunters’ Role in Controlling Deer

All this massive overpopulation of deer has completely changed the sport from what Plainsboro hunter Gary Woodhull, shown at right, remembers as a youth....
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