After decades honing his craft in Trenton’s once-glorious rock, blues, and jazz club scene, keyboardist, vocalist, arranger, and bandleader Mike Hudak has found his niche. Beginning in the mid-1990s, he made the switch to playing music for senior citizens. Ultimately, he has found it much more satisfying than late nights in bars. His gigs are […]
There’s no pro like an old pro, and “An Old-Fashioned Family Murder,” at New Brunswick’s George Street Playhouse through November 2, has three of them proving the point. Among others. The veteran pros are so deft, it’s difficult to decide whom to praise first. There couldn’t be a production without playwright Joe DiPietro, whose sense […]
As an icon of the Trenton and regional art scene approaches a milestone birthday, the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie has prepared a fitting celebration. “Mel at 90,” a series of exhibitions at the museum and invited partner sites, celebrates painter Mel Leipzig’s 90 years, beginning with an exhibit at Ellarslie titled “The Revival of […]
The Historical Society of West Windsor and several community partners are hosting the township’s first “Martian Weekend” from Friday through Sunday, October 24 through 26. The event is meant to mark the anniversary of the infamous 1938 “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast by Orson Welles that placed sleepy Grovers Mill at the center of […]
Visitors this month to the Arts Council of Princeton have had the chance to immerse themselves in a solo exhibition of new and recent works by Victor Davson, curated by Juno Zago. Now they can hear from the artist himself at an artist talk on Saturday, October 25, from 3 to 4 p.m. The exhibition […]
Penn Medicine leaders and regional community representatives have broken ground on the Penn Medicine Princeton Cancer Center — a transformative $401 million project that will deliver a full spectrum of cancer services to patients in Central New Jersey. Located on the campus of Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center on Plainsboro Road in Plainsboro, the 200,000-square-foot […]
Mercer County Community College (MCCC), with support from Johnson & Johnson, the MCCC Foundation, and NJBioFutures, has announced the launch of its new Aseptic Biomanufacturing Program and Aseptic Mobile Laboratory. Deborah E. Preston, MCCC president, was joined by representatives of Johnson & Johnson, NJBioFutures, and public officials for a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour of […]
Thomas Edison State University (TESU), New Jersey’s only public institution dedicated to serving adult learners, announced plans to create a Center of Excellence for AI Innovation. The initiative will ensure that every TESU student, regardless of discipline, graduates with meaningful AI competency, positioning them to thrive in a technology-driven workforce. Backed by an initial $450,000 […]
Younity Hosts Two Events for Domestic Violence Awareness Month Younity invites the community to stand together during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Guided by the national theme, With Survivors, Always/Con los Sobrevivientes, Siempre, Younity will host two events intended to uplift victim-survivors and honor lives lost: the Stepping Out of the Darkness DVAM Walk and the […]
The following stories were originally published in the October 22, 2025, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories A Niche for Déjà Vu with That Old Time Rock ’n’ Roll Between the Lines Coming Up: Events That Celebrate Humanity Preview of the Arts Stories George Street Review: ‘An Old Fashioned Family Murder’A Community Celebrates an […]