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Montgomery-area Small Businesses Get Creative
Jon Lambert of Rocky Hill owns the Princeton Record Exchange (PREX) — ranked one of the top indie record stores in the country. PREX just...
The Montgomery News
Mar 24, 20204 min read


Bedens Brook Country Club Maintenance Building Catches Fire
Montgomery police, fire companies, and EMS, along with assistance from the Hopewell fire company, responded to Rolling Hill Road for a...
The Montgomery News
Mar 23, 20201 min read


Somerset County Seeks Nitrile Gloves, Face Shields, and Other Protective Gear
Supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are low due to the current public health crisis. As a result, Somerset County’s Office of...
The Montgomery News
Mar 22, 20201 min read


Local Churches in Blawenburg and Griggstown Offer Online Services
Blawenburg and Griggstown Churches, like so many others, are shutdown while the coronavirus is causing major disruptions in our normal...
The Montgomery News
Mar 21, 20201 min read


COVID-19 Virus May Have Infected a Rocky Hill Resident at an IT Cybersecurity Conference
Bryan Greer, 37, of Rocky Hill attended an IT security conference in San Francisco to learn about the most powerful tools to prevent...
The Montgomery News
Mar 21, 20204 min read


Montgomery Now Has Five Positive COVID-19 Cases, Plus Local Cases Now in Hopewell & Hillsborough
— Updated March 21, 2020 — Montgomery Township Health Officer Stephanie Carey reported the township now has five positive cases of...
The Montgomery News
Mar 19, 20203 min read


Joseph Engel, Water Facilities Engineer, 82
Joseph Engel, 82, formerly a resident of Rocky Hill and Montgomery Township, died on March 5 in Saxtons River, Vermont. He fought a...
The Montgomery News
Mar 18, 20202 min read


Curbside Recycling in Somerset County Is Delayed, Not Canceled
Out of an overabundance of caution, curbside recycling pickups were temporarily postponed while the county evaluated coronavirus safety...
The Montgomery News
Mar 18, 20201 min read


Local Businesses to Close at 8 pm Tonight Due to State COVID19 Mandate - Take-Out Food Allowed
Gov Murphy Announced this morning that restaurants and bars through New Jersey will close for on premise service and move to take-out and...
The Montgomery News
Mar 16, 20202 min read


Three Montgomery Residents Test Positive for COVID-19
Three Montgomery Township residents — including a Lower Middle School student — have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Saturday, March...
The Montgomery News
Mar 15, 20202 min read


Bridgewater Man Tests Positive for COVID19 — First in Somerset County
A presumptive positive case of COVID-19 (coronavirus) has been identified in Bridgewater, and the test result is being sent to the CDC...
The Montgomery News
Mar 14, 20201 min read


Princeton Woman Tests Positive for COVID-19
The Princeton Health Department (PHD) announces the municipality’s first positive case of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). The resident is a...
The Montgomery News
Mar 14, 20201 min read


Montgomery Township Prepares for COVID-19
By Barbara A. Preston l Mar 12, 2020 Montgomery Township Schools will be closed as of Friday, March 13. Classes will be offered online...
The Montgomery News
Mar 12, 20206 min read


Theodore J. Drake, 90
August 1, 1929 - March 11, 2020 Theodore J. Drake, 90, of Harlingen, died at home on March 11. Ted was born on August 1, 1929, the only...
The Montgomery News
Mar 11, 20202 min read


Monty Health Officials Investigate Possible Exposure to COVID19 Virus at a Princeton Party
Montgomery Township Health Department is aware of individual residents who may have been exposed to COVID 19 at a private party in...
The Montgomery News
Mar 11, 20201 min read


Gov Announces First Presumptive Case of Coronavirus COVID-19 in NJ
Gov Phil Murphy announced the first presumptive case of coronavirus COVID-19 on March 4. The individual, a male in his 30s, is...
The Montgomery News
Mar 4, 20204 min read


Constance Greiff, Architectural Historian, 90
Constance Greiff — a pioneer of the historic preservation movement in the US and a longtime Rocky Hill resident — died March 1 in Princeton.
The Montgomery News
Mar 3, 20204 min read


Rachel “Phyllis” Soffen, 88
September 14, 1931 — February 29, 2020 — Rachel “Phyllis” Soffen died at age 88 on Saturday, February 29. Phyllis was born in Washington...
Rocky Hill Nursery School Teacher
Feb 29, 20203 min read


Montgomery Resident Arrested for Purchasing Gas with Fake Money
South Brunswick police arrested a Montgomery Township man on February 18 who they say used a fake $100 bill to purchase gasoline at a...
Barbara A. Preston
Feb 26, 20201 min read


Marie Richey Staats, 89
Marie Richey Staats August 12, 1930 – February 20, 2020 Long-time Belle Mead Resident Marie Staats, 89, passed away on February 20. ...
The Montgomery News
Feb 20, 20203 min read


African American Museum Newly Opened on Hollow Road in Skillman — Is Among the First of Its Kind
A water color painting of the Mount Zion AME Church (by Martha Haude) on Hollow Road in Skillman. Prints are available to donors of...
Barbara A. Preston
Feb 18, 20204 min read


Rocky Hill Architect earns AIA Merit Award
Susan Pikaart Bristol of Rocky Hill was recently awarded the AIA NJ Merit Award for Excellence in Architecture for her project, Garden...
The Montgomery News
Feb 7, 20201 min read
Car Burglaries on Cherry Valley Road
The Montgomery Township Police Department (MTPD) is investigating a series of motor vehicle burglaries that took place during the...
The Montgomery News
Feb 6, 20201 min read


Risk of Contracting Coronavirus Is Low for Montgomery Area Residents for Now
The Montgomery Township Health Department, which serves Hopewell, Pennington, and Rocky Hill in addition to Montgomery, is working with...
Barbara A. Preston
Feb 6, 20203 min read




















