Cover Stories

Hopewell Valley Stage reopens after summer hiatus

Hopewell Valley Stage has resumed programming after a six-week summer hiatus, returning with a new website, improvements to its venue and an expanded schedule of events. The theater began programming...

Helping Seeing Eye puppies find their way

Before a Seeing Eye dog ever guides someone through a busy intersection or safely across a street, countless...

Karly C and Rebel Y’all find their stride

Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, Mercer County folks can say they knew Mike Matisa and Karly C. “when.”...

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...

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...

From Dishwasher to Executive Chef

In restaurant kitchen hierarchy, no one is lower on the totem pole than dishwasher and no one higher than executive chef. In between are...

French Theater Festival Takes Center Stage

The arrival of fall also announces the arrival of a now annual area theater festival that offers a different focus and accent — and...

New Jersey & France: Parfait Ensemble

New Jersey’s ties with the French have always run deep. It was here that French General Lafayette led revolutionary forces in a fight for...

A Guide to Princeton’s Connexion Francaise

The large presence of French natives in the Princeton region is attributed to a number of factors: the area’s proximity to urban and rural...

Somerset County to Fund Bridge Project

Travelers and business owners in the Rocky Hill area have voiced their frustrations over the stagnant Route 518 bridge project (U.S. 1, August 24,...

Remembering My Experience in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001

It is now the 15th anniversary of September 11th. Fifteen years. And yet I remember every detail and emotion of that tragic morning as...
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