For thousands of students, Zoran Milich has been a teacher, coach, mentor, and friend. Coach Milich founded the Montgomery High School football program and served as head coach for a quarter of a century.

Sirens, flashing lights and the excitement of Halloween come together at the Rocky Hill Fire Department’s annual Halloween Open House, set for Friday, October 31, from 5 to 8:00 pm at 154 Washington Street, Rocky Hill. Families are invited to explore the firehouse, climb aboard fire trucks, try on firefighter gear, and trick-or-treat safely inside the station.

Montgomery Township Police Chief Silvio Bet is proud to announce a special partnership with Hunterdon Health in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness. The Montgomery Township Police Department is continuing to show their support of Breast Cancer Awareness by deploying a pink wrapped police vehicle during the month of October.

The Montgomery Township Senior Citizen Organization sends a warm thank you to all the seniors who joined them for their Annual Ice Cream Social at the Montgomery Senior Center this summer! Your smiles, laughter, and good company made the afternoon extra special. It was the perfect way to beat the summer heat—with plenty of ice cream and all the fixings!

The Montgomery Township Health Department teamed up with the Police Department and New Jersey chapter of the American Red Cross at the Montgomery Municipal Building to provide residents with a presentation regarding safety protocols in the event of common emergencies on Tuesday, September 16.

The Princeton FC United (U16) and Porto (U17) club soccer teams won the national championship in their respective age brackets at the US Club Soccer NPL Finals in Denver this summer. United and Porto each punched their ticket to the NPL Finals by winning the Mid-Atlantic Premier League Championship during the spring season.

Morpeth Contemporary, a premier fine art gallery in Hopewell since 1996, is proud to announce the representation of Montgomery-based sculptor Don Campbell. Known for his evocative figurative and portrait sculpture, Campbell now joins the gallery’s accomplished roster of painters and sculptors. Don Campbell is also participating in Hopewell’s Tour Des Arts.

A Montgomery Upper Middle School eighth grader called another student "acoustic." Is it bullying? The Montgomery school board, the courts, and now the NJ Commissioner of Education say yes.

In an ongoing effort to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff in our local schools,  the Montgomery Township Police Department and the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office announced a collaborative initiative on September 22 aimed at increasing school safety and preventing  potential threats. This partnership will combine resources, personnel, and expertise to provide a safer learning environment for all. 

On September 17 at 8:50 pm, Montgomery Police, Montgomery Fire Companies 1 and 2, Montgomery EMS and Griggstown Fire Company responded to River Road at the Belle Mead-Griggstown Road intersection for a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle that drove through the guardrail into the Millstone River.

The Montgomery Township Police in partnership with the Health Department and the American Red Cross hosted a presentation on Emergency Planning on Tuesday September 16 at the Montgomery Municipal Building – Library meeting room. The presentation contained vital information on the best ways to keep yourself and your family safe during emergencies.

One year ago, taxpayers of Montgomery Township and Rocky Hill were denied access to Montgomery High School’s tennis courts. What began as a dispute over access has since evolved into a lingering dilemma. While there have been efforts on both sides – township officials and school district administrator – to resolve the matter, taxpayers are still questioning whether there has been any substantial progress.

In a continuing effort to improve pedestrian safety, Montgomery police observed 23 drivers who failed to stop for a pedestrian in the crosswalk on Pike Run Road in Belle Mead during a four-hour period on Thursday, September 11.

Police: Two DWI Arrests in Montgomery, Another Check Mailed at Skillman Post Office Stolen

Retired Montgomery Township School District music teacher and band director Christian Smith died September 3, 2025 in New York City after a long battle with cholangiocarcinoma.

Montgomery High School students will learn about bullying/mental health, driver safety/distracted driving, and vaping/substance abuse this year in three assemblies sponsored by Montgomery's police, health department, and school district.

Patricia Yantz Potts, 81, died on September 6, 2025 at home surrounded by her loving family.

Monte Nido – one of the nation’s leading eating disorder treatment providers – opened its new residential program this summer, on Sunset Road in Montgomery. It is designed exclusively for female-identifying adolescents between the ages of 10 and 17. The inpatient care program, known as Monte Nido Clementines, addresses a growing demand for youth-specific mental health services by offering evidence-based treatment in a home-like setting.

Montgomery Township will remember local victims of the September 11, 2001 attack on America on with a ceremony at the Montgomery Fire Department #2 / Blawenburg at 6 pm today, September 11.  Three Montgomery residents and one Rocky Hill resident died in the 9/11 attacks – Brian Thomas Cummins, Steven Goldstein, Phillip L. Parker, and William F. Fallon (Rocky Hill).

Erik and Sarah Axelsen lived in their new Belle Mead home for just two weeks before disaster struck. A severe thunderstorm on Saturday, September 7, uprooted a giant oak tree on their front lawn, and it crashed through the roof of their one-story home at about 2:30 pm.

About 20 residents made public comments urging Montgomery Township governing officials to pass a resolution supporting the NJ Immigrant Trust Act (ITA), which they say will protect undocumented residents and allow them to access essential services without fear of ICE involvement. They were the only people in the audience, and at the podium, at Thursday night's Township Committee meeting.

Uprooted trees, fallen branches — even a trampoline flying through the air in the Bridgepoint section of Belle Mead — closed sections of Route 206 and River Road (Route 533) today into this evening as Montgomery Public Works crews and first responders worked to reopen and restore order throughout the township.

Montgomery native Jeff Mertz is co-founder and owner of Wildspawn Mushrooms, a blossoming agribusiness. Weekend farmers’ market attendees are often drawn to Wildspawn’s colorful array of the freshly-foraged and locally-grown fungi.

Township Administrator Lori Savron updated the community on top issues — WiFi service, the pending development of the Kenvue Corporate site in Skillman, management of the food pantry, and the imminent opening of a new, inclusive playground — at the Montgomery Township Committee meeting on Thursday, September 4.