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Add Color to Your Summer — With a Good Book

School may be out for the summer, but learning is a year-round activity. One of the best ways to do that is by reading books, and resources abound to help both children and adults do just that. Regional libraries are inviting readers of all ages to “Color Our World” through summer reading programs running from […]

Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: June 25, 2025

The following stories were originally published in the June 25, 2025, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Add Color to Your Summer — With a Good Book Between the Lines Opportunities: Calls for Actors and Artisans Preview of the Arts Stories New Kids’ Books Put Healthy Minds Front and CenterTrenton Exhibit Celebrates 25 Years […]

Regional Festivities Mark Juneteenth Holiday

The Princeton Festival celebrates the contributions of Motown to popular culture and the Civil Rights Movement on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19. The day-long commemoration of the Emancipation Proclamation includes free community events presented in partnership with the Municipality of Princeton, and culminates in a ticketed performance of Masters of Soul, A Motown Review in the […]

At This Titusville Shop, The Nerds Come Out to Play

Robert Thompson can be forgiven for being a little stressed out. By his reckoning, the self-described “Gamemaster-Storyteller-Nerd” has been working 18-hour days for the past year between his construction business and running Titusville Tabletop Games, described on the business’ website as “A friendly, local game store featuring a cozy play space, a curated games library, […]

Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: June 11, 2025

The following stories were originally published in the June 11, 2025, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories At This Titusville Shop, the Nerds Come Out to Play Between the Lines Spirit of Princeton Announces Flag Day CelebrationCalling All Blood Donors: New Jersey Needs Your Help Preview of the Arts Stories Three Decades, Three Oratorios […]

Murr’s Mission: Buy a House, Save a Model Railroad

Model railroading is an imaginative endeavor. It appeals to the mechanical, scientific, and creative mind. Building the world surrounding the train tracks is a fun challenge. The train can run through cities, small towns, and countryside. There is a model railroading club in Rocky Hill that has been steaming down the tracks since 1964, meeting […]

Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: June 4, 2025

The following stories were originally published in the June 4, 2025, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Murr’s Mission: Buy a House, Save a Model Railroad Between the Lines Opportunities: Bike Drive, Auditions, and Open Call Preview of the Arts Stories Lark Makes a Name Fiddling with the ClassicsReocking and Rolling at Robbinsville Community […]

Make Way for a Summer of Music, Art, and More

The show must go on, they say, and that holds true as the region heads into the summer season. Amid anxiety and uncertainty about once reliable nonprofit arts funding sources that have been reduced or eliminated — see related stories, page 6 and 7 — organizations and venues are pushing forward with an impressive roster […]

Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: May 28, 2025

The following stories were originally published in the May 28, 2025, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Make Way for a Summer of Music, Art, and More Between the Lines Opportunities: Calls for Memories and Donations Preview of the Arts Stories Summer 2025: Fairs & FestivalsBright Greetings for a Cloudy Summer Arts SeasonNonprofit Perspective: […]

For This Economics Professor, Wine Is Academic

When most people think about economics, they think about supply and demand, the allocation of scarce resources, and the behaviors of consumers and markets. For retired Princeton University labor economics professor Orley Ashenfelter, wine is also on that list. Last fall at the inaugural New Jersey Wine Exposition at the former Bell Labs campus in […]