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Central NJ Now Exists on State Tourism Map — Local Small Businesses Expected to Benefit
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted August 31, 2023 Local restaurants, farms, vineyards, breweries, and inns should soon see an uptick in...
The Montgomery News
Aug 31, 20232 min read


Man Found in Car in Pike Brook, Belle Mead, Pronounced Dead
Driver pronounced dead in Montgomery
The Montgomery News
Aug 29, 20231 min read


Scout Builds a Genizah for His Synagogue
Posted August 24, 2023 Stephen Strauss, who graduated from Hillsborough High School in June, broke ground this summer on a new genizah...
The Montgomery News
Aug 24, 20232 min read


Kiki D’s Dress Shop May Be Replaced by a Smoke Shop
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted August 24, 2023 Rocky Hill resident Mary Hagemann has sold many prom gowns and special occasion dresses to...
The Montgomery News
Aug 24, 20232 min read


Belle Mead Woman Charged with Attempted Murder after Crashing into 7 People in Midtown Manhattan
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted August 22, 2023 Updated at 6 pm. New York City police say a 29-year-old woman from Belle Mead drove...
The Montgomery News
Aug 22, 20232 min read


Somerset County Officials Are Reporting an Uptick in Suicides, Six Deaths in Last Three Weeks
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted August 18, 2023 New Jersey has the lowest suicide rate in the country, according to the United Health...
The Montgomery News
Aug 18, 20232 min read


Improving Walkability in Montgomery
By Lori Savron | Posted August 17, 2023 This summer there has been quite a bit of progress made on important township goals. Improving...
The Montgomery News
Aug 17, 20232 min read


Nancy Herrington’s Art Honors Nature & Civil Rights
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted August 17, 2023 Nancy Herrington of Belle Mead painted her first landscape when her fourth child was a...
The Montgomery News
Aug 17, 20232 min read


The Case of the Missing Windmill
By David Cochran | August 17, 2023 It’s easy to misplace your keys or forget where you put your wallet, but losing a windmill? That’s...
The Montgomery News
Aug 17, 20233 min read


Hans P. Schoenfeld, 58
Montgomery High School Class of 1983 (October 16, 1964–August 10, 2023) Hans P. Schoenfeld of Long Valley, NJ died Thursday, August 10,...
The Montgomery News
Aug 17, 20233 min read


Some Folks Can Now Walk to the New Montgomery Library and Municipal Center off Orchard Road
Posted August 10, 2023 Montgomery Township officials announced the creation of sidewalks, crosswalks, and new bike lanes making it...
The Montgomery News
Aug 10, 20232 min read


School Rankings, Transgender Bathrooms, and Requests to Pre-Approve All Classroom Texts in Monty Twp
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted August 10, 2023 A number of Montgomery residents continued to attend school board meetings through July to...
The Montgomery News
Aug 10, 20234 min read


Where Have All the Fireflies Gone?
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted August 10, 2023 Fireflies—or lightning bugs to some—are neither flies nor bugs. They are beetles that—even...
The Montgomery News
Aug 10, 20232 min read


Plane Crash on Princeton Airport Runway
By Barbara A. Preston | August 9, 2023 (Updated at 1:30 pm) Montgomery police are reporting that a plane crash with no injuries occurred...
The Montgomery News
Aug 9, 20231 min read


Six Candidates File to Run for Three Seats on the Montgomery Township Board of Education
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted August 1, 2023 (Updated August 10, 2023) Following a year of contentious school board meetings in...
The Montgomery News
Aug 3, 20233 min read


Rise in Home Burglaries Involving Asian-American Business Owners
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted August 3, 2023 The Montgomery Business Association, in partnership with the Montgomery Township Police...
The Montgomery News
Aug 3, 20232 min read


A Father Drowned in the Millstone River After Pulling His 3 Children to Safety
By Richard D. Smith | Posted August 2, 2023 - Updated August 3, 2023 A sunny, warm, and near-perfect summer day was darkened and chilled...
The Montgomery News
Aug 2, 20233 min read


Lightning Strikes a Montgomery Home, No Injuries Reported
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted July 27, 2023 Members of Montgomery Fire Stations 45 and 46, the Rocky Hill Fire Department, and...
The Montgomery News
Jul 27, 20231 min read


MEMS Cadets Earn 1st Place in the County
Posted July 24, 2023 Montgomery Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) cadets have always claimed to have the best training program in...
The Montgomery News
Jul 24, 20232 min read


County to Help Monty Fill Its Empty Office Bldgs
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted July 24, 2023 (Updated on July 27, 2023) Montgomery Township Committee is looking to the county for help...
The Montgomery News
Jul 24, 20232 min read


Monty’s Brigadier General Recognizes 79th anniversary of the World War II D-Day Invasion
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted July 21, 2023 As fewer and fewer U.S. veterans are able to make the trip to Normandy, U.S. Army Brigadier...
The Montgomery News
Jul 21, 20232 min read


Record Rainfall and Devastating Flooding Are an Urgent Call to Action
By Jim Waltman | Posted July 20, 2023 This week, parts of New Jersey once again endured record rainfall triggering Governor Murphy to...
The Montgomery News
Jul 20, 20232 min read


A 6-year-old Girl with Special Needs Dies After Choking During a School Bus Trip in Franklin Twp
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted July 20, 2013 A school bus monitor is charged with manslaughter after a 6-year-old girl in a wheelchair...
The Montgomery News
Jul 20, 20232 min read


Nine Governors Join Governor Murphy in Opposing Censorship of School Textbooks
Posted July 19, 2023 Following news of textbook publishers agreeing to censor their educational materials at the behest of state...
The Montgomery News
Jul 19, 20232 min read




















