A Superior Court judge ruled on Friday morning at the Somerset County Courthouse, NJ, that an 18-year-old Belle Mead resident must remain in custody while awaiting trial on vehicular homicide charges, rejecting defense arguments that a mental health episode led to the fatal July crash that claimed the life of a local woman.

Breaking News: E. Kahn Development, (EKD), filed a lawsuit on July 31 in Superior Court against Montgomery Township. The developer is claiming that local officials passed a data center ban without a valid reason amid ongoing disputes over the future of the 257-acre property, which is zoned for limited-manufacturing. On June 18, the Montgomery Township Committee held a final vote on an ordinance that would effectively ban the construction of data centers in the township.

The Montgomery TownshipPlanning Board voted unanimously on Aug. 10 to approve a major infrastructure project that officials say is vital for the region’s long-term power grid. Public Service Electric & Gas (PSEG) has been granted final site plan approval to construct a new Class H electric substation on a seven-acre parcel at 151 Trent Place in Belle Mead, NJ. The project, which seeks to modernize the local energy network, is designed to relieve strain on the overloaded Sunny

Montgomery, NJ - Three loop roads, Nevius Boulevard and Bolmer Corner at Montgomery Promenade and Village Drive at the Village Walk at Montgomery, opened as scheduled this weekend. Local officials celebrated with ribbon cutting ceremonies this morning, and tested out the new pedestrian walkways. In the near future, left-turn restrictions will be implemented at the Route 206/518 intersection to further improve the flow of traffic, according to township officials.

Montgomery Township Committee congratulated two Montgomery, NJ, school district students at their August 6 meeting at town hall for winning the 2026 America's Field Trip Contest in two categories. Fifth-grader Dhruv Srikanth earned first place in the artwork category and his brother, Veer Srikanth (a ninth-grader at Montgomery High School), earned first place in the essay category. The contest is part of the America 250th celebration initiative.

Montgomery Township Committee appointed School board member Victoria "Cookie" Franco-Herman as the new chairperson of the Montgomery/Rocky Hill Municipal Alliance and Youth Services Commission (MAC-YSC), at its August 6 meeting.

Joe Lockwood, a 28-year-old trumpeter and 2016 graduate of Montgomery High School, NJ, and his partner Morgan Walbridge opened a recording studio and gathering space in the artsy Fishtown section of Philadelphia.