Dianne L. (Merlo) Senko of Belle Mead, NJ, died early morning on Saturday, July 25, surrounded by loved ones, after a four-year battle with Multiple Myeloma. She was 70.

Siddartha Prasad Surapanani, 18, of Belle Mead is charged with 2nd degree vehicular homicide after an accident in Raritan, just north of Hillsborough, on Monday, July 27, police said.

Montgomery Township, NJ, Police Blotter for April 1, 2026: Garage Fire, Motorcycle Crash, Missing Person Found, and Autism Awareness

Montgomery Township, NJ -- A garage fire in Belle Mead closed Route 601 for three hours on Tuesday, (Dec. 9), from about 2 pm to 5 pm, creating rush-hour traffic jams throughout the township, especially on Route 206. A Montgomery Township fire marshal investigation indicates the flames originated from a wood stove left unattended in the detached garage of a single-family home. There were no injuries reported during the event.

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.

A 47-year-old Belle Mead resident died in a motorcycle crash in Manville during the early evening hours on Sunday.