In honor of the Wicoff House Museum’s annual egg hunt coming up on April 19, 2025, we’re taking a quick look at where this fun tradition began! The roots of egg hunting go back to 16th-century Germany, where stories of the “Osterhase” (Easter hare) hiding eggs...
On the morning of April 5, 2024, residents across New Jersey—including here in Plainsboro—felt an unexpected jolt. A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Whitehouse Station in Hunterdon County, marking the strongest earthquake to hit New Jersey in 240 years. ...
Spring in early Plainsboro meant the start of long, busy days on the farm—and kids were an important part of the work. Children in farming families helped plant crops in the spring and harvest them in the fall, often working alongside adults from sunup to sundown....