The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) has announced the return of the popular Princeton Sketchbook Club for its third iteration. This beloved community initiative invites participants of all ages and experience levels to contribute their creativity to a growing public collection of unique sketchbooks contributed by artists of all skill levels. Each member of the […]
Capital Health’s Trenton Neighborhood Initiative (TNI) has received a $75,000 grant from the Credit Union of New Jersey to expand programs and services that promote digital equity. “We are incredibly grateful for the Credit Union of New Jersey’s continued commitment to advancing community well-being,” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health. “Their support […]
Younity (formerly Womanspace), Mercer County’s leading nonprofit agency supporting victim-survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, has announced the appointment of DuEwa Edwards-Dickson, CSW, MPA, Tushar Garimella, Ph.D., and Sherri Goldberg to its board of directors. Each appointee brings deep expertise in public service, scientific innovation, and community-based nonprofit work — all rooted in a […]
As the school year ends, many families across our region will look forward to a fun-filled summer for their children. Yet, for many young people, especially those from low-income households, summer is a time when affordable childcare is scarce, and opportunity and achievement gaps are widened. At the Princeton Area Community Foundation, we believe every […]
Calls for Donations Princeton Public Library is seeking donations of yarn to be used in kits to be distributed as part of this year’s Knit for Others program. Donations of full, or nearly full, skeins of clean, untangled yarn will be collected throughout the month of August. All types of yarn, wool and acrylic, will […]
The following stories were originally published in the July 23, 2025, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Summer Fiction 2025 Between the Lines Opportunities Preview of the Arts Stories ‘Voice Lessons’ Marks a Homecoming and an OpportunitySoSI Puts Contemporary Percussion Front & CenterArts Council’s Princeton Sketchbook Club Returns Life in the Fast Lane Management […]
Act I Agent Daniel Warlock was a blood-stained mess. His face and scalp were caked in shades of dried brown blood and fresh, still seeping, crimson. Beneath his torn clothes peeked bruises and cuts on his arms and legs; his hands were raw at the knuckles – a vibrant example of “you should see the […]
Amy Molloy scarfed down the last of her caramel, apple toasty a la mode, crushed the Jammin’ Crepes bag, and rolled over onto her non-arthritic side. “There’s nothing worse than a man who thinks he’s funny when he’s not,” she thought, watching the comforter rise and fall. Amy had known Thaddeus since high school when […]
The persistent chirping of her cell phone irritated Debbie. Her friends knew she carefully guarded the earliest moments of her day, sitting in her garden, sipping her first cup of coffee. Only a scam call she thought as she blocked out the noise. But a second immediate call got her attention. The caller ID identified […]
Tap, tap, tap. “Okay, people, pay attention,” the choreographer shouts over the pounding piano, “…again, step, kick….” I move to my mark on the stage and line up with the other hoofers in the chorus line. “Step, step, shift, turn,” I feel the momentum. A spotlight illuminates us. My swaddled legs kick in time with […]