Cover Stories

Hopewell Valley Stage reopens after summer hiatus

Hopewell Valley Stage has resumed programming after a six-week summer hiatus, returning with a new website, improvements to its venue and an expanded schedule of events. The theater began programming...

Helping Seeing Eye puppies find their way

Before a Seeing Eye dog ever guides someone through a busy intersection or safely across a street, countless...

Karly C and Rebel Y’all find their stride

Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, Mercer County folks can say they knew Mike Matisa and Karly C. “when.”...

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...

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...

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...

From Cy Young to Somerset

The shortstop fires to first, a little low and a little wide, where 65-year-old Sparky Lyle plucks it from the dirt like a goalie...

The Business of Minor League Baseball

The Somerset Patriots and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, despite being independent from Major League Baseball, are becoming an important conduit to the...

Meet the Recession Busters: From Coupons to Consignment

This article was written by Kathleen McGinn Spring and Jamie Saxon ...
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