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School Board Appoints 3 New Administrators
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted June 1, 2023 The Montgomery Township Board of Education approved two new principals and a new business...
The Montgomery News
Jun 1, 20233 min read


Planning Board Approves a 91-Bed Assisted Living Facility in Skillman, Plans to Open in 2025
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted June 1, 2023 A new senior living community is coming to the Skillman section of Montgomery, despite the...
The Montgomery News
Jun 1, 20232 min read


Montgomery-Area Farmers’ Markets
By Lea Florentine | Posted May 25, 2023 The Montgomery Farmers’ Market opens Saturday June 3. It will return to the center aisle of the...
The Montgomery News
May 25, 20235 min read


Pedestrians Need a Solution Now to Crossing Montgomery’s Busy Roads
By Tomika Reid | Posted May 25, 2023 Imagine moving to a new state, a new city, a new neighborhood where the schools are great, the...
The Montgomery News
May 25, 20232 min read


Local Historian Enters the World of Fiction
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted May 25, 2023 Many locals will know David Cochran for his history blog “Blawenburg Tales.” Others will...
The Montgomery News
May 25, 20232 min read


Drunk Driver with a Loaded Firearm Crashes into a Utility Pole Near Montgomery High School
Posted May 18, 2023 Montgomery Township police found William Schlotthauer, 26, of Wyncote, Pennsylvania standing outside his pick-up...
The Montgomery News
May 18, 20231 min read


A Proposed Housing Project Would Tarnish the Harlingen Historic District in Montgomery Township
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted May 18, 2023 (Updated May 19, 2023) Montgomery Township has another large development in the pipeline—this...
The Montgomery News
May 18, 20232 min read


Three Suspects Arrested for Burglary of an Apartment on Route 518 in Montgomery Township
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted May 17, 2023 Montgomery Township police officers caught three alleged burglars outside an apartment at the...
The Montgomery News
May 18, 20231 min read


Arts & Crafts Spring Show by the Montgomery Arts Council
Posted May 17, 2023 The Montgomery Arts Council (MAC) continues to pursue its mission of showcasing local and regional fine artists,...
The Montgomery News
May 17, 20232 min read


Teacher Enters Guilty Plea for Failure to Report Child Sexual Abuse that Occurred in Montgomery Home
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted May 11, 2023 The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office announced today that Ranait Griff, a former teacher...
The Montgomery News
May 11, 20232 min read


School Bus Crash in Montgomery Township, Children All Safe
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted May 11, 2023 A Montgomery Township school district bus driver was ticketed for careless driving after...
The Montgomery News
May 11, 20231 min read


Montgomery Library to Open a Digital Media Lab as Borrowing Trends Move Online
By Melissa Drift | Posted May 11, 2023 While library attendance declined 21 percent nationwide from 2009 to 2019, according to Words...
The Montgomery News
May 11, 20233 min read


Montgomery High School Participates in the State Science Bowl
By Pennie Lu | Posted May 11, 2023 Montgomery High School sent a team of four students to the annual Science Bowl where about 50 teams...
The Montgomery News
May 11, 20232 min read


Mary Jacobs Neighborhood Library Grand Opening - May 13
Posted May 5, 2023 The Mary Jacobs Foundation (MJF), in partnership with the Somerset County Library, will host a grand opening of its...
The Montgomery News
May 5, 20232 min read


NJ’s Public School Mandate to Teach Climate Change, Cooling Down with Trees
Posted May 5, 2023 New Jersey is the first, and so far only, state in the nation to require educators to teach climate change beginning...
The Montgomery News
May 5, 20232 min read


Got an Unused Bike? Consider Donating It
By Aimee Lee | Posted May 5, 2023 “The bikes we have in our garages, or sitting around that we are not using, can make a big impact on...
The Montgomery News
May 5, 20232 min read


Fairy Tales, Fables, and Button Art
Posted May 1, 2023 With the theme of fairy tales and fables, the New Jersey State Button Society (NJSBS) will present its spring show and...
The Montgomery News
May 1, 20231 min read


Montgomery Muslims Ask for Day Off from School to Celebrate Eid al-Fitr
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted April 27, 2023 Samira Ghani and about 25 members of the Montgomery Muslim community attended the board of...
The Montgomery News
Apr 27, 20232 min read


Monty School Board Member Asked to Resign for Trying to Negate the Public Vote
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted April 27, 2023 Two community members asked Montgomery School Board Member Joanna Filak to resign at the...
The Montgomery News
Apr 27, 20234 min read


Rocky Hill Actor Appears in Off Off Broadway Production, Takes on Heavy Duty Roles
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted April 27, 2023 Adele Batchelder of Rocky Hill has taken on some serious issues in her recent stage and...
The Montgomery News
Apr 27, 20235 min read


Woodmont Treatment Center Withdraws Plans for Monty Detox Facility
By Barbara A. Preston | Posted April 26, 2023 Woodmont Treatment Center, LLC and Kevin Reisch withdrew their application from...
The Montgomery News
Apr 26, 20233 min read


Mary Ellen J. Tietjen, 86
Long-time Montgomery resident September 6, 1936 - April 12, 2023 Mary Ellen J. Tietjen of Belle Mead died on Wednesday, April 12 at the...
The Montgomery News
Apr 21, 20234 min read


Susan M. Campbell, 75
Montgomery Art Teacher April 13, 1948 - April 14, 2023 Susan M. Campbell, 75, of Hillsborough died on Friday, April 14. She was an...
The Montgomery News
Apr 21, 20232 min read


Domenico E. Tamasi, 93
Restaurateur July 23, 1929 - April 15, 2023 Domenico E. Tamasi, 93, of Skillman died on April 15 at home surrounded by his loving...
The Montgomery News
Apr 21, 20233 min read




















