Thirty years ago, in the summer of 1993, Anne Brener received an urgent phone call from Nancy Beck. Beck, a board member of the Princeton Adult School (PAS), told Brener that the school’s part-time administrator had just left and someone was needed to fill in the slot. Brener, a Princeton resident who had served on […]
The Trenton Museum Society at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie continues to commemorate its 50th anniversary with “NEXT: Reimagining the Future Through Art.” Currently on view through February 11, the exhibition features 40 artworks by 30 artists. A curators’ talk takes place Saturday, January 6, from 1 to 4 p.m., and a virtual artists’ […]
Mercer Street Friends, a nonprofit whose mission supports local families through comprehensive food and education programs, opened a Choice Food Pantry at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, the second of three planned in the Trenton School District, in December, 2023. With the goal of expanding resources currently offered through the Mercer Street Friends […]
Editor’s Note: This edition of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s weekly column was written by Jay Watson, co-executive director. If you’re like many New Jerseyans, you probably haven’t given much thought to squirrels, except maybe wondering how to keep them out of your birdfeeders. They’re so common in every New Jersey community – rural, suburban […]
The following stories were originally published in the January 3, 2024, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Construction Gives Way to Connection & Creativity Between the Lines Love Trees & Forests? Thank the Squirrels! Preview of the Arts Stories Princeton Adult School Celebrates 85 YearsEllarslie Exhibit Takes Inspiration from the Future Survival Guide Brian […]
For the first time in two decades, long-time Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes won’t be sitting behind the desk of the county’s top administrative elected official. Former Assemblyman Dan Benson — a Democrat who was overwhelmingly elected in November over Republican Lisa Richford — will be sworn in at the county’s annual reorganization meeting, which […]