Cover Stories

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.” That is, when they were playing acoustic duos in small places...

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...

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...

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...

Digital Atelier: Where the Muse and Software Meet to Make Art

At first glance the Digital Atelier — housed on the Grounds For Sculpture campus in Hamilton — looks anything but monumental. ...

Defending the Arts Amid a Culture of Fear

It’s the afternoon of January 20, 2011, and I am in front of a microphone before the New Jersey State Assembly Tourism and Arts...
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