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...

Between the Lines

Generally U.S. 1 does not cover retail store news, but just a couple of weeks ago we featured an ownership change at the ice...

The Whole Earth Center: Bigger and Greener

Who in the world would go to the trouble of preserving the huge plate-glass windows of a former automobile dealership? Who would add a...

This Chef’s Secret Ingredient: Do It Yourself

I'll give you three guesses as to what Barry Rabner, president and CEO of Princeton HealthCare System, was doing on Saturday night, March 8....

Between the Lines

Bill Gates makes news all the time, but a speech he gave last week got unusual attention, maybe because it involved technology everyone under...

21st Century Sherlocks

In May, 2004, Melanie McGuire shot and took a power saw to her husband. ...

What a Sweet Transition

There’s a new Sweetie in town. That’s what scoopers at Princeton’s landmark ice cream shop Thomas Sweet are called, and it’s what Princeton native...
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