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...

9/11 Plus 10 | Living On

You are the sunshine of my life,” sang Joseph Holland to his wife’s pregnant belly. “That’s why I’ll always be around.” When young Joseph...

9/11 Plus 10 | How Tragedy Inspires Art

Playwright Charles Evered, who splits his time between Princeton and Los Angeles, says his new play, “Ten,” written for the tenth anniversary of 9/11,...

9/11 Plus 10 | Nikki Stern

On September 11, 2001, Nikki Stern’s husband of 11 years, Jim Potorti, was killed in the World Trade Center attacks. Much to the confusion...

9/11 Plus 10 | Zeba Iqbal

I was walking west through Midtown Manhattan’s urban canyons and admiring the cloudless September day when I met a small, disparate group of distressed...

9/11 Plus 10 | Events

National Stop & Remember, 9/11 National Moment of...

Princeton Borough, 08542: A Steady Housing Market

Unlike most municipalities in New Jersey, Princeton Borough has managed to sidestep the Great Recession. The downtown, with its main shopping drag directly across...
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