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...

Summer Happenings Hot With Hope and Spirit

The summer 2022 arts and culture season is stepping out — despite current pandemic concerns — with a winning blend of concerts, stage shows,...

Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: June 1, 2022

The following stories were originally published in the June 1, 2022, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. ...

Memorial Day and the Region’s Civil War Legacy

Memorial Day, as one historian notes, “was born out of necessity” — the human need to transform pain and trauma into hope and wholeness....

Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: May 25, 2022

The following stories were originally published in the May 25, 2022, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. ...

The Village Potter Opens for Business at GFS

It’s a Wednesday afternoon, and Roberto Lugo sits down for an interview in his makeshift pottery studio at Grounds For Sculpture. ...

Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: May 18, 2022

The following stories were originally published in the May 18, 2022, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. ...
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