Bruno’s finds a sweet spot at Allentown Pharmacy

For nearly 30 years, generations of Allentown customers have walked into Bruno’s One Sweet Ride for homemade chocolates, old-fashioned candy and the kind of small-town conversation that comes with...

Extra! Extra! ‘Newsies Jr.’ puts local news center stage

When young performers took the stage for “Newsies Jr.” this summer, they carried a piece of their own...

PorchFest brings music, art and history to Allentown

Allentown’s Main Street will become a showcase for music, art and local history Saturday, Sept. 12, when the...

The game’s afoot: Allentown at war, 1774-1783

(Part III of Allentow ’s important and historic role in America’s fight for independence) Religion played an important role...

Composer Andrew Rudin finds harmony in Allentown

One approaches through the side door of a historic home on Main Street with a certain restraint, as...

New beginnings, endless possibilities

As the final days of summer give way to September, there is a familiar, vibrant energy returning to the UFRSD. The start of a...

Redbirds field hockey hoping for another big year

More than likely, field hockey teams in the Colonial Valley Conference are figuring this may be the year to get Allentown High. Coach Kayla Peterson...

Basement venues give young musicians a place to be heard

On a show night, an ordinary basement in Mercer County can become a concert venue, packed with young music fans standing just a few...

American Revolution: A village in the gathering storm

A word from the journeyman scribe: This is the second of three planned installments examining the Revolutionary history of Allentown, Upper Freehold and the...

Massive AI data center raises regional concerns

Correction: An earlier version of this article quoted Bordentown resident Katie Ireland who said she had helped stop a proposed data center in Hamilton....

Mixed-use center proposed for Allentown’s South Main St.

A longtime Allentown resident is proposing a mixed-use development behind the historic John Imlay Mansion that would bring new shops, food businesses, a brewery,...

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