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...

The Straight Scoop on the Bent Spoon

If you’d been walking along Palmer Square one fine day in May, 2004, and saw that a new ice cream shop was opening its...

Between the Lines

Events often drive our choices of what to cover in each issue of U.S. 1. The profile of an intriguing person gets even more...

The New Season: Theater

For the avid theatergoer, it doesn’t take much to get enthused at the start of each new theater season. The prospects of seeing a...

Live Music: From Folk to Rock

When it comes to concert promotion, sometimes, no matter what you do, it’s just not good enough. ...

Fall Arts: In the Concert Halls

The 2006-’07 music season is actually beginning with an ending of sorts. Commemorations of musical high points stemming from the years ending in ’06...

The New Fall Season: Dance

Grounds For Sculpture 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, 609-689-1089,...
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