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...

In New Jersey’s 12th District, Voters Have a Choice

One way or another, the U.S. 1-area communities that make up New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District will have another hometown representative serving them in...

Rush Holt: Science to Politics

Congressman Rush Holt Jr. comes from a family that can trace its roots back to the 1660s in colonial Virginia and has left a...

Scott Sipprelle: Business Roots

Republican Congressional candidate Scott Sipprelle grew up in a family that lived off government paychecks (as did his Democratic opponent), But Sipprelle spent those...

Prerequisite For This 100-Mile Ride: A Lot Of Heart

They usually travel in packs. Heads thrust forward, chests hunkered down over thighs and posteriors clad in padded lycra shorts, bicyclists have become a...

Downtown Living: A European Vision (Finally) Comes to Palmer Square

Residential construction has returned to downtown Princeton in a big way. In tony Palmer Square, home to small boutiques and high-end retail shops, 100...

Downtown Living: Luxury Apartments Come To Spring Street

The economy may be down but luxury apartments are going fast in the new Spring Street House in downtown Princeton. ...
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