Editor’s note: The New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s “The State We’re In” column for the first week of October was written by co-executive director Jay Watson. This time of year, with a summer’s worth of mosquito bites newly in the rearview, a reprieve from thinking about insects is probably welcome. But not to Marcello Mangano, director […]
The following stories were originally published in the October 9, 2024, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories Reflecting on 100 Years – And Counting – at Adath Israel Between the Lines Beneficial Insects Raised to Protect Nature and Crops Survival Guide NJ Conference for Women Promises Networking & Empowerment Preview of the Arts Stories […]
It’s not just wishful thinking. Judging by the number of folks seen crowding cafes and other communal gathering places, we do seem to be returning to some semblance of post-Covid normalcy. And a lot of those folks don’t simply seem to be sipping between swipes and taps of their device of choice; actual face-to-face conversations […]
One could scan over John Rounds’ garage and constantly see something new. Directly in front of his make-shift workshop is a collage of descended trees in different seasons, to the left are framed wine boxes, and a cut-out of New Jersey made with license plates takes center stage, reflecting light off its sharp corners. All […]
Some of lifetime Mercer County resident Rose Kesting’s earliest memories are helping in her mother’s kitchen — cooking, baking, and expressing her young creativity. Now, after 30 years of experience as a speech language pathologist, she is coming full circle with those memories. Kesting, also known as Chef Rose, held a passion for cooking throughout […]
Heidi Schreck is lucky I was not among the American Legion members judging a speech she made during her teen years at Legion halls throughout the country to earn prize money she could put towards her college education. She would have lost to the rival that plagued her throughout that adolescent journey. The theme of […]
A new arts non-profit, the New Jersey Arts Incubator (NJAI) is hosting its premier fundraiser, “Celebrate to Elevate,” on Saturday, October 5, at 862 Route 518 in Skillman. While the focus of the fundraiser is introducing NJAI and its mission to support the arts in the community, the event will also feature several prominent local […]
To the Editor: Book Sale Success The Friends and Foundation of the Princeton Public Library wish to extend our thanks for the exceptional public support for our 2024 Annual Book Sale. We rely on our local community here in Princeton for our dedicated volunteers and extraordinary book donations, and we thank our Library colleagues who […]
If your teenager feels like a square peg in the round hole of conventional schools and would like a smaller, flexible, welcoming community where they can be themselves, Princeton Learning Cooperative currently has a few open spots. PLC believes that young people should like where they go every day and what they learn while they […]
The following stories were originally published in the October 2, 2024, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Cover Stories What’s Brewing in the Region’s Cafe Scene? Between the Lines Letters & Opportunities Survival Guide New Arts Incubator Hosts Inaugural Fundraiser Preview of the Arts Stories Artist Rounds Gives New Meaning to Creative LicenseCooking Up Communication Skills […]