The anticipation on Nevius Boulevard was palpable on Friday morning as a line of residents stretched outside the 45,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market in Montgomery Township. For a community that had watched the 54-acre site sit undeveloped for more than 15 years, the grand opening on August 21 was not merely the arrival of a grocery store; it was the realization of a complex, long-term vision for the Montgomery Promenade development. Ulta Beauty, located next door, had a so

John F. Burton, Jr., 91, of Skillman, NJ, died on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at Penn Medicine at Princeton Medical Center. One of the nation’s foremost scholars on workers’ compensation, he was Professor Emeritus and the founding Dean of the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University, and Professor Emeritus in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

Susan Fisher, VMD, of Rocky, Hill, NJ, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at the age of 84. She was born in Philadelphia on August 18, 1941 to Benjamin and Evelyn Fisher (nee Kaufman). She founded Kingston Animal Hospital in Princeton, NJ.

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.