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.

Fred Rhodes, a lifelong member of Princeton Elks Lodge 2129 in Skillman, NJ, died on May 13. He was 82.

A Rutgers study identifies gaps in transportation, access to fresh local veggies, and - Praises open space and farmland preservation and strong schools in Montgomery Township, NJ.

The Montgomery Township School District (MTSD) is partnering with Fairgrown Farm to introduce a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) pickup location at Montgomery High School. The farm is owned and operated by brothers James and Alex Klett, who each graduated from Montgomery High School.

The 2026 Montgomery Township budget was presented and formally introduced by Chief Financial Officer Michael Pitts at the April 16 committee meeting. The public hearing and adoption of the budget is scheduled for May 14. The total budget for 2026 is $34.7 M, compared to $35.6 M in 2025.

Montgomery Twp, NJ, Looks to Prohibit Data Centers and Detention Centers at Tonight's Meeting, Plus Public Hearing on 2026 Budget

A solar energy company must stop mailing letters to Montgomery Township, NJ, landowners asking to lease their properties for “Battery Storage.”

NJ Attorney General Jennifer Davenport awarded a $39,295 wellness and resiliency grant to the Montgomery Police Department during the Excellence in Policing Awards Ceremony in Trenton on May 7. Montgomery was one of 15 police departments statewide that earned recognition.

Eugene Gregory Baker, 78, Dies. The former Montgomery Township, NJ, residents worked on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in the early 1980s.

On a quiet neighborhood lane in Bridgewater, NJ, a 25-year-old man allegedly in possession of an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with magnified optics, was involved in 34-hour standoff with the Somerset County SWAT team, according to police and county dispatch reports. Police initially responded to a 911 call at 9 pm on Thursday at 7:45 pm. The SWAT team eventually forced entry into the home on Saturday at 6 am, after long hours of attempting to contact and negotiate with the susp

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, the Montgomery Township Police Department and Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services are reaffirming their commitment to compassionate, effective responses to mental health crises through the ARRIVE Together Program.

What started as a letter-to-the editor in 1985 is now a 40-year staple institution of the community. At a local tree planting in Montgomery Veterans Park on April 24, Ewa Zak and her husband Greg Kaganowicz told a reporter how the Montgomery Shade Tree Committee got its start.

The Montgomery Police Department, in partnership with Montgomery Office of Emergency Management (OEM), is proud to announce the official unveiling of its new Swift Water Rescue Program.

E. Kahn Development (EKD), the new owner of the former Kenvue campus in Skillman, NJ, held a neighborhood meeting at the Princeton Elk's Lodge on Wednesday, April 29, in which he solicited feedback from about 15 neighbors of the property. While EKD Principal Eli Kahn said he submitted a fully-engineered limited industrial development plan for his 382-acre property, he is simultaneously seeking support for a less dense, mixed-use residential alternative.

Detectives from the Montgomery Township Police Department recently conducted a school safety presentation for middle school students at Princeton Montessori School. The interactive presentation covered topics including bullying, internet safety, responsible use of phones and digital media, and the importance of reporting concerns through the “See Something, Say Something” approach.

Look for Jersey Paster, a 14-year-old Yorkshire terrier from Belle Mead, NJ on a new scratch-off ticket from the New Jersey Lottery beginning on May 4.

The Montgomery Township School Board voted 7 to 2 in favor of a budget that includes a tax levy increase of 6.37% for the 2026-27 school year. Even with this tax increase, the district still will have to cut $4.4 million districtwide through position reductions, facilities upgrades, services, and supplies.

An oft-repeated tale about the Blawenburg Band’s founding is probably apocryphal (often believed but unverified). But it’s such a colorful part of this beloved band’s history that it deserves retelling. Sometime around 1890 (or so the story goes), a shipping crate — as mysterious as it was heavy — arrived in the farming community of Blawenburg. It was addressed to “General Delivery” and (significantly) marked for “General Recreation.”