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...

Big Gifts, Small Packages

We’re digital, and we’re wired (and wireless) – we’re connected everywhere, and at the same time we’re disconnected as we focus into our headsets...

Big Gifts, Small Packages: Part II- Portable Choices

Memory cards are the most portable digital storage – solid-state ("flash") memory in a tiny card, easy to plug into a digital camera, mobile...

Between the Lines

We like to think that every issue of U.S. 1 offers some insight into the world around us, but this time we were struck...

McCarter’s Christmas Carol: Tiny Tim Turns 25

Most people know the theater expression "Break a leg." But when Sam ...

Between The Lines

No, U.S. 1 was not trying to make a statement when we put Gennady Spirin’s portrait of a Victorian Santa Claus on the cover...

The Decorating of Holidays Past

In the beloved holiday story "A Christmas Carol," the miserly Scrooge discovers the true spirit of the season from visits from the spirits of...
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