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...

Harford’s Celestial-Inspired Music Lands in Princeton

The multi-talented Chris Harford — a singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist, painter, and photographer to name just a few skills — enjoys employing themes and...

Distracted Drivers Blamed for Increase in Highway Deaths

The numbers, by themselves, are bad enough. Last year 607 people died in accidents on New Jersey’s roads, up from 562 the previous year,...

Fleet Managers Take a Hard Line

Concerned about the hazards of distracted drivers, the NAFA Fleet Management Association, based at Princeton Forrestal Village, issued a position paper that it acknowledged...

For Siegel, Real Estate Is a Character Study

Last year, when a developer bought the Witherspoon Street buildings that house Small World Coffee, the Army-Navy store, and Lisa Jones, it would have...

Living in Trump World: Will the U.S. Still Lead in Climate Change Issues?

Climate Central, the Palmer Square-based, independent group of scientists and journalists dedicated to reporting the facts about global warming, has been closely monitoring the...

Living in Trump World: Fighting at the Congressional Level

When President Obama leaves office on January 20 he already has one task on his to-do list: Work with the newly created National Democratic...
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