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...

What to Carry: portable data storage

It’s time to re-assess the contents of your briefcase, your pockets, and your carry-on luggage. The inventions of the laptop, the cell phone, the...

The Gift of Reading: Paula Rossi

It is the sound of language being learned. One Thursday night not long ago, about eight men and women, immigrants from all parts of...

The Gift of Reading: Michael Thiel

Michael Thiel, Volunteer Michael Thiel has lots of...

The Gift of Reading: June Vogel

June Vogel, Director To Vlad Gimpelevich, an immigrant...

Helping Hands: Literacy Organizations

Big Money, Bigger Need Literacy programs, though underfunded,...

CCL’s Very Sticky Business

Central Jersey is known as the nation’s medicine chest, and it is also a center for personal care products. And while the mega pharmaceutical...
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