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...

Bigger Bridges, Bigger Walking Adventures

If the accompanying article on short walks over Delaware River bridges (see page 28) whetted an appetite for walks more daring, why not take...

Putting the ‘We’ in ‘We the People’

It’s a hot summer night and people are trickling into the social hall of Princeton’s Engine Company No. 1 fire station on Chestnut Street,...

The Torch’s Second Act

It’s a sunny Friday morning on Union Street in Lambertville, and the historic Broadmoor Antiques shop is under renovation, soon to be re-opened as...

Mathematica, Where Data Drives Decisions

What if the government just gave everyone money? ...

Capital City Goes Jersey Fresh Green

Hard to believe but “down on the farm” means pretty close to the statehouse as urban agriculture takes root in the capital city. ...

Farmers Markets

Bordentown City Farmers Market, Carslake Community Center, 207 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. to dusk. Through September 27. ...
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