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...

Summer Camps for All Ages & Interests

U.S. 1 compiled the listings below based on responses to our inquiries and information available online. Camps are divided into five categories: arts camps,...

Camp Open Houses

Appel Farm Arts & Music Center, 457 Shirley Road, Elmer. Sundays, February 23, March 30, April 27, and May 18, 2 p.m. 800-298-4200. www.appel­farm.org....

Centurion Legacy: Seeking to Right Another Wrong

If the walls at Centurion Ministries could talk — and they can — they would tell the stories of the 53 wrongfully convicted prisoners...

Trusting That Truth & Justice Will Prevail

Nick O’Connell’s sense of disillusionment with the justice system is something he shares with the organization’s other recent hire, Alan Maimon, an investigative journalist...

Maintaining Calm in a Sea of Constant Change

Within the next year, more than two linear miles of books and periodicals will land on the doorstep of Karin Trainer. All of these,...

Before the Answer, Getting the Question

Here’s one indication of how much the job of librarian has changed in recent times: When Erica Bess became a librarian, she found that...
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