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...

U.S. 1 Celebrates 12 Years of Summer Fiction

U.S. 1's annual Summer Fiction issue, published July 23 this year, is an unusual publication. Containing a minimum amount of business and entertainment news,...

Princeton Becomes Climate Central

When the great European explorers first hit the North American continent, what they were looking for was a way to reach Asia. Even after...

Using Technology to Counter the Counterfeiters

Emanuel Ninger, a meticulous counterfeiter of American currency, painted each bill by hand. Wary of drawing attention to the dollars he created and circulated,...

Reliving 1783 — Princeton’s Capital Moment

In 1783 Princeton was a small town, even by colonial standards, with about 60 to 80 dwellings and 300 residents, and its College of...

Fourth of July Weekend Events — Recreating 1783

The kickoff weekend of Princeton 1783: The Nation’s Capital 225th Anniversary celebration takes place throughout the fourth of July weekend with more events than...

How Do You Work Out — Portraits in Fitness

Anyone who has ever started an exercise program knows how easy it is — easy to start and, in fact, even easier to quit....
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