The Blawenburg Band, New Jersey’s oldest community band, celebrates its 135 years of performing as well as the 40th year of conductor Dr. Jerry Rife’s leadership at its Anniversary Concert in Kendall Hall on The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) campus, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, on Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m. The concert will […]
Harpoon Willy’s has been a staple of the Jersey Shore dining scene for decades, offering warm hospitality and contemporary American cuisine. The Jersey Shore Restaurant Group continues its rapid expansion with the opening of Harpoon Willy’s newest location in Robbinsville in February. The new venue, located at 2360 State Highway 33 in Robbinsville Town Center, […]
The A.J. Meerwald, New Jersey’s official tall ship, will dock along the Delaware River in Trenton from May 14 to 18. Residents will have a chance to experience the restored 1928 oyster schooner through dockside tours, public sails, and hands-on educational programs. The ship’s visit to the Capital City was arranged by the Bayshore Center […]
It has been nearly 40 years since Princeton Forrestal Village opened as a high-end shopping center featuring retail, restaurants, a hotel, and office space — and for nearly 40 years the center has failed to become the destination its designers envisioned. Now, a new plan to revitalize the long-struggling center is one step closer to […]
The Trenton Downtown Association (TDA) has announced the appointment of Thomas C. Rust as its new executive director. Rust brings more than three decades of strategic expertise in operations, marketing, finance and business development to the role at the helm of the nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the capital city’s central business district. Rust has served […]
The Isaac and Abigail Pearson Mansion in Hamilton, pictured at right, has been officially documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey and added to the Library of Congress archives. Built in 1773, the Pearson Mansion stands on its original site on Hobson Avenue. It was preserved from demolition through efforts by Hamilton Township and the […]
A new business accelerator program has launched in Trenton and is accepting applicants for its first cohort. The nonprofit Novella Center for Entrepreneurship, which currently operates in Baltimore, has received a grant from the City of Trenton’s Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) to establish its Conscious Venture Lab Accelerator Program in the capital city. […]
The I Am Trenton Community Foundation, a Trenton-based nonprofit focused on community engagement and community-focused giving, has announced two new online grant preparation classes to enhance the ability of grassroots organizations and activists to submit a successful grant application in the fall 2025 grant round. Both sessions are free and take place via Zoom. Narrative […]
Unpredictable policy changes at the federal level hit close to home this past week as nonprofits in the Princeton region learned that grants had been withdrawn and funding for certain programs cut off. Below are statements from three such groups: Princeton’s McCarter Theater, which lost a $200,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts; […]
The following stories were originally published in the May 14, 2025, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Victor Bell Brings the Dog Days to Princeton Between the Lines Funding Cuts Hit Close to Home Preview of the Arts Stories McCarter Theater Review: ‘Primary Trust’American Repertory Ballet Review: ‘Pasion’Taking Stock of John McPheeHarpoon Willy’s Brings […]