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...

For the Bereaved, Help with Funerals

The death of a family member or good friend is hard enough without the added trauma of huge expenses associated with the death. The...

You Say Your Product Works, They’ll Prove it

When a company makes a new kind of pimple cream, someone needs to put it on their pimples to see if it actually works....

This Job Stinks, From One Who Knows

Barrie Drewitt is co-owner, COO, and chief scientist of Princeton Consumer Research, but he also has a much less glamorous job. ...

A 350th Holiday Season of History and Memories

The song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” seems as if it were written especially for the central New Jersey region. After all, its...

Holiday Gadgets: Are We Wearing Watches Again?

Are you planning to rush out and buy the new Apple Watch when it becomes available next year? Are these “wearables” like smart watches...

New From Verizon: Personal Mini-Drone For Home (or Yard)

Just to emphasize how far we have come with the integration of wireless and technology and miniaturization, Verizon Wireless kindly opened up their Holiday...
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