First Impressions: Northridge Restaurant at Woolverton Inn

It’s been a long time coming and it’s early days yet, but if my first visit to visit to Northridge Restaurant is any indication, it has been well worth the wait. Northridge is located in Stockton on the grounds of the Woolverton Inn, a 1792 stone manor house that offers eight tastefully appointed rooms plus […]

Pennsylvania Artist in Focus at Silverman Gallery

The Silverman Gallery of Bucks County Impressionist Art presents a collection of art from Lahaska, Pennsylvania-based artist Joseph Barrett in an exhibit continuing through Sunday, January 12. Barrett has been with the gallery since its inception in 2011, and his paintings have attracted attention from collectors in the region and across the country. “Throughout the […]

National Initiative Piloted for First Time in NJ Aims to Improve Birth Equity

The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute has partnered with two hospitals to launch “Raising the Bar for Maternal Health Equity and Excellence,” a two-year initiative to improve birth equity, maternal child outcomes, and the experiences of people giving birth. The Quality Institute — with Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell and Penn Medicine Princeton Medical […]

Black Women’s Collective Leadership Institute Now Accepting Applications

The New Jersey Black Women’s Collective (NJBWC) invites aspiring leaders to apply for the 2025 cohort of the Leadership Institute, a transformative program designed to cultivate and develop the next generation of Black women leaders in New Jersey. Applications are open now, with a deadline of Wednesday, January 8. The program will launch on Saturday, […]

Mercer County Announces Two New Grant Programs for Small Businesses

Applications opened Wednesday, January 1, for two grant programs accessible through Mercer County’s Small Business Grant Portal. The Revitalize & Grow Grant and Business Builder Rebates Grant programs are funded by $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, to provide direct aid to Mercer County small businesses in 2025 and 2026. Under ARPA, […]

Green News in New Jersey

To the Editor: 10,000 New Trees Planted to Restore the Sourlands On behalf of the Sourland Conservancy’s staff, board, and members, I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the residents, volunteers, businesses, and community partners who have dedicated their time and energy to restoring the Sourland forest. This week, we achieved an incredible […]

Go Inside This Week’s Issue of U.S. 1: January 1, 2025

The following stories were originally published in the January 1, 2025, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Fresh Signs of History at Princeton’s Battlefield Interchange A Revolutionary Capture Turned the Tide for Independence Between the Lines Green News in New Jersey Life in the Fast Lane National Initiative on Birth Equity Piloted in NJ […]

Nonprofits Tap New Leaders for the New Year

As people prepare for fresh starts in the new year, some area nonprofits are doing the same, with some new and some familiar faces taking on new leadership positions. Capital Harmony Works Niki Spruill Named Executive Director Capital Harmony Works, a Trenton-based nonprofit organization formed in 2023 through the merger of four youth development and […]

McCarter Theatre Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’

McCarter Theatre’s “A Christmas Carol” is as welcome and delightful as the most charming perennial in the loveliest garden. Year after year, since the late Nagle Jackson’s days, McCarter has celebrated the season by staging an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic. The script and production has changed several times. Simple and direct morphed into opulent […]

Patriots Week marks annual celebration of Trenton’s Revolutionary past

Trenton’s Patriots 2024 returns with historic battle reenactments, a Colonial Ball, lectures, music, tours, and family activities. The schedule of planned activities, all taking place between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, is as follows. Events are free to attend unless otherwise indicated; many require advanced registration. Thursday, December 26 Trenton Battlefield Walking Tour. The […]