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...

Taking Care of Business, Paying Overtime

It didn’t take a new law or a constitutional amendment: just one change to the federal Department of Labor’s “white collar” exemptions to overtime...

Are You Eligible for OT? Check the Guidelines

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), workers are entitled to one and a half times their normal pay for any time worked more...

Committed to Work ­– From Tee to Green

Given that New Jersey’s economy is still emerging from the Great Recession of 2008-2013, it’s no secret that many mid-level private golf clubs around...

Mistras Adds An Eagle to Its Inspection Force

Oil and gas refining is a tremendously complicated and dangerous business, and mistakes can lead to a thousand kinds of death and disaster —...

Reunions Memoir – The Sport of Writing­

As is U.S. 1’s tradition, the issue immediately preceding Princeton University’s Reunions weekend features a story that hopefully will be of interest to our...

Reunions Events: P-Rade to Panels

Princeton alumni make their annual pilgrimage back to campus this Thursday through Sunday, May 26 to 29, for the university’s reunions weekend. The main...
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