Ahead of U.S. 1’s full Fall Arts Preview in next week’s issue, here is an overview of exhibitions in progress and opening soon in the region’s galleries and museums. Access to these galleries is free for all. Anne Reid ‘72 Gallery The art gallery of Princeton Day School presents “Ariel in NJ,” featuring textiles, performance […]
Simmering tensions over the future of Trenton Water Works boiled over this month as city leaders resisted mounting pressure to relinquish sole control of the troubled utility. The state Department of Environmental Protection says the 200-year-old utility — serving more than 225,000 people in Trenton and four neighboring towns — is teetering on the brink […]
Tiny titans run the world! Three quarters of the known animal species on planet Earth are insects, and Mercer area residents are invited to celebrate their impact on our lives at the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County’s 21st Annual Insect Fest on Saturday, September 6. Fun, hands-on activities will teach attendees about the vital […]
Do It for the Delaware The Delaware River Greenway Partnership (DRGP) has announced a collaborative river cleanup event on Saturday, September 20. In partnership with the NJ Clean Communities programs in Hunterdon, Mercer, and Sussex County along with the NJ Park Service, volunteers will come together to tackle litter along the shores of the Delaware […]
The following stories were originally published in the September 3, 2025, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Area Galleries Get a Head Start on Fall Between the Lines Opportunities for Dancers and the Delaware Preview of the Arts Stories Master Gardeners to Host 21st Insect Fest Life in the Fast Lane Debate Rages Over […]
For Denise McGough, the Evergreen Forum’s “Science in the News” class was a real life-changer. After getting a D in high school chemistry, she says she “was intimidated about studying any science.” But after she retired, she realized that “my only regret was that I didn’t take any more classes in science.” So, when she […]
Very little has changed about how traditional schools* work in the United States since they began almost 200 years ago. Sure, some new technologies and various teaching fads have come and gone, but the main feature common throughout has been that young people must attend and do as they are instructed. Almost all the important […]
How might a museum relocate its treasures and archives — all of it, the entire collection — to a secure, harm-free storage space? That daunting challenge formed Phase One of The Hopewell Museum’s Reimagination initiative. We had launched an ambitious plan to completely renovate our 148-year-old Victorian-era brownstone. Now, after two-plus years of cataloguing, conserving, […]
Mercer County houses of worship since have been awarded more than $3.6 million in security grant funding since 2021 with the assistance from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Homeland Security Unit. The grants, provided through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, can be used for surveillance equipment, access control systems and security personnel. Thirty-two houses of […]
YWCA Princeton has two new members in its executive leadership team. Dennis Washington has joined the staff as the chief advancement officer, and Valencia Petion is the new chief human resources officer. Washington has over 25 years of leadership experience in education, government, and nonprofit management across multiple states, most recently at Drexel University raising […]