Allegra Celebrates 27 Years with Grand Opening in Historic Harlingen School Building on May 30, 2026 at 2152 US 206, Belle Mead, NJ.

Vaishali Patel plans to open a Taste Buds Kitchen franchise at The Montgomery Promenade, NJ, this fall, creating a space designed for cooking classes, social gatherings, birthday parties and community events. She was also recently appointed chairperson of the township’s Economic Development Commission (EDC) for 2026.

Montgomery Township, NJ, officials want an innovation hub. The owner of 23 Orchard, a 44-acre "underutilized property" with parking for 488 cars and an office building with declining occupancy, wants to earn a profit. Would allowing the construction of luxury rental apartments at the corner of Orchard Road and Route 206 provide the financial resources to update the building?

In a pre-emptive measure aimed at safeguarding its local infrastructure and environmental quality from the pressures of federal immigration policy and the burgeoning technology sector, leaders of Montgomery Township, New Jersey, have introduced an ordinance to prohibit the construction of both data centers and immigrant detention facilities within its geographical boundaries.

Each month, Montgomery High School Athletic Director Kris Grundy polls local coaches to select a female and male scholar athlete to spotlight on this page. In addition to a feature article, each athlete receives gift certificates to The Tiger’s Tale and Beniamino's Cucina and Pizza. Muinat Tijani and Mason Neufeld are The Montgomery News May Athletes of the Month.

Montgomery High School pitcher Mason Neufeld took to the mound in the top of the seventh in a tie game against Pingry at the Somerset Patriots’ TD Bank Park in Bridgewater on April 11. With one out in the eighth, Neufield hit a double. Then teammate Henry Maddox hit a single, bringing Neufield home, and the score to 10-9.

Senior Muinat Tijani works hard, and helped her team place 3rd in the discus relay and 5th in the shot put relay at the Somerset County Relay Championship. Through Montgomery High School’s program, and her older sister Raliat’s influence, Tijani has learned what it takes to be a competitor.