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...

Progress 2011: Who’s New, and Who Grew In 2010

Twenty-Ten involved a lot less panic than the year that preceded it. Massive layoffs and large-scale business collapse gave way to a more stable,...

Progress 2011: Dentino Marketing Settles In

Karl Dentino moved his direct marketing firm to Executive Drive last year in order to save himself from driving all the way up to...

Progress 2011: BH Sky Sees Growth In Government

Founded in 2006, BH Sky moved from Overlook Drive last year (see U.S. 1, January 27, 2010) because Michelle Hermelee needed more space to...

Progress 2011: Princeton Record Exchange Keeps Vinyl Alive

Vinyl died a long time ago. Or so it would seem, but Barry Weisfeld, owner of the Princeton Record Exchange, has found a way...

Progress 2011: Finance Arts and the New Nonprofit World Order

"Doing good is a bitch/I could do so much more if I were stinking rich.” ...

Lean Ops Make for Green Ops

The agricultural extension services that were created in the 1930s taught farmers techniques to improve their crop yields — contour farming, crop rotation, and...
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