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...

Social Networking for the Un-Schooled

For those new to (or intimidated by) social networking, Mercer is introducing a pair of courses in October. ...

New Paths In Green Tech and Teaching

Adults looking to shift careers midway have new options in the rising green technology and services sector, and in the more traditional role of...

Courses, Colleges, and Adult Schools

Adult Schools Berkel Training Institute, 320 West State...

Plainsboro Business, Reaching for the Stars

You’re right. We should all have jet packs by now. We should all be vacationing on the moon, dining at lunar satellite stations shaped...

Banking on Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

Over the years the Route 1 area has had its share of successful food-based businesses created and run by women. Sue Simpkins, for example,...

Freecycle to Clear Out and Clean Up

When Kelly Cleland’s 16-month-old daughter grows out of her clothes, toys, and baby furniture, Kelly knows how to find these unwanted items a new...
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