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...

On the Evolution of Higher Education

Harold T. Shapiro, former president of Princeton University, has written a thought provoking book on the changing role of higher education in American life....

Between the Lines

As one issue of U.S. 1 goes to press we often make a mental note to ...

What Would Wilson Think? A Princeton University Tour

Woodrow Wilson, says historian James Axtell, was the architect of Princeton as a modern university. Axtell had been intrigued by Woodrow Wilson, the United...

A Bulldog Tells the Tiger’s Tale

James Axtell’s book on Princeton University (“The Making of Princeton University: From Woodrow Wilson to the Present,” Princeton University Press) may be the first...

The Kentucky Derby of Cycling

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Between the Lines

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