Bringing the Messenger-Press back home

Dear Allentown, Upper Freehold and Millstone residents and business owners, ...

Monks to transform former first aid building into meditation center

The quiet hum of meditation will soon replace the sound of emergency sirens in a former first aid...

Community turns out for Allentown Spring Stroll

Area visitors turned out in force to brave the cooler-than-usual weather on Sunday, April 26, 2026 to attend the annual Allentown Spring Stroll. ...

Dr. Auntie mixes flavor, fundraising and community ties

One of Ewing Township’s most colorful new businesses in recent years is Dr. Auntie’s Gourmet Popcorn — an independent snack shop that opened in 2024. ...

Latest Articles

This train don’t carry no passengers

In the early 1950s (prehistoric times), my parents gave me a set of Lionel Trains. I started out with an engine, tender, boxcar and...

Donnie Black: The Real “Four Brothers”

If you haven’t seen the movie Four Brothers starring Mark Wahlberg, I suggest you watch it because this story is pretty close. My brother...

Fight in the Museum: Printmaker Ani Vassileva

Ani Vassileva is a printmaker. Through etching, carving and incising on a plate, she is able to make multiple prints of images on paper....

Complex Simplicity: In thrall to the wanderlike

I have an illness one might call “recurrent sporadic wanderlust.” For the most part, I’m happy to have a set of predictable, even boring...

PILOT and affordable housing in Hopewell Township: the facts

As a part of Hopewell Township’s state-mandated plan to meet its affordable housing obligation, and to ensure that these new neighborhoods are financially feasible,...

Trenton Walks! Continues with Fall Treks

Residents of Trenton and beyond are invited to join any of 12 more Trenton Walks! in September and October, with volunteer leaders hosting walks...

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