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...

Long Live the Arts (and Artists)

#b#William Lockwood#/b# Bill Lockwood’s first foray into arts...

Reflections of a Septuagenarian

For my 70th birthday, I looked forward to proudly proclaiming my age in order to bask in the obligatory “I would never have known,”...

Past Presidents Active in Other Pursuits

#b#William Bowen#/b# Since Princeton is a college town,...

Ageless Architects?

In some towns the conductors seem to live forever. In Princeton the architects seem to be ageless. Bob Geddes, now 87, has been a...

Fried? Let Someone Else Cook Breakfast for You

Back in January I was contacted by the folks at Food Network Magazine for a story they were planning for their July/August issue on...

Who Needs Happy Hour When You Can Have a Dog?

I used to not be a dog person, even though I had an Irish setter growing up. But then about five years ago I...
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