Joan Jeffery Eckstein died on February 7 at the age of 101 at Stonebridge at Montgomery in Skillman, NJ, where she had resided for 10 years. Prior to that, she was a longtime resident of Princeton and Rocky Hill, NJ.

Montgomery Township’s Fourth Round Prospective Affordable Housing obligation (2025-2035) of 260 units will be addressed with extension of expiring controls and Fourth Round bonuses, according to a new plan that was posted online on Feb. 13. Township Committee is expected to introduce the affordable housing ordinance at its Thursday, Feb. 19 meeting. The Montgomery Planning Board will hold a public hearing and adoption vote on plan on Monday, Feb. 23.

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. Emma Seamon and Gavin Fong are the February 2026 Athletes of the Month for The Montgomery News.

In this age of increasingly specialized athletes – year-round practices for the same sport – Montgomery junior Emma Seamon is a reminder of how kids should approach athletics. A star forward for the Cougars’ soccer team and starting goaltender for the Hopewell- Montgomery co-op team, Seamon has become an invaluable part of each program.

Phase 1 of Montgomery Promenade in Skillman, NJ, to be Fully Open by Autumn. Loop Roads to help alleviate Route 206 traffic congestion must open first.

Wrestling never stops for senior Gavin Fong. He has risen through the ranks that the late-great John Moyle started, beginning in the youth program, and a decade later, he is a team captain for the Cougars and closing in on the illustrious 100 career wins mark.

Joyce Fisher Lefens, 98, of Belle Mead, NJ, died peacefully at home of congestive heart failure on January 31, 2026 with family by her side. She was born in Fairfield Township, MI on April 13, 1927, the youngest of Harry and Iva Fisher’s five children.