Breaking News Winners were willing and able to attend public forums to answer voters' questions. By Barbara A. Preston for The Montgomery News | Nov 4, 2026 at 11 am (Updated at 6 pm) Montgomery and Rocky Hill voters decisively elected three new school board members on Tuesday, and Montgomery voters elected two incumbents to Township Committee. All five winners had agreed to attend candidates’ forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area during their c

Kathleen Johnston Dyer, 81, of Belle Mead, New Jersey, died on August 25, 2026 while a resident at The Delaney of Bridgewater in Bridgewater. She died peacefully and quietly after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease with family members in close attendance.

Meet the Montgomery School Board Candidates at Montgomery Library on October 14, 6 pm. Read the Candidate Profiles Online on TheMontyNews.com.

The fact that Montgomery High School Athletic Director and Boys Head Basketball Coach Kris Grundy built a team that won nine Conference Championships, four Central Jersey Group IV Sectional Championships, and were Group IV State Finalists in 2025 and 2026 — is enough to earn him the spot as the 2026 Montgomery News Coach of the Year. However, it is the fact that Grundy builds scholar athletes with character, and his commitment to his team, that led The Montgomery News to sel

The Montgomery Board of Education voted 5 to 3 on September 15 in favor of renewing Superintendent Mary E. McLoughlin's contract for five years with a 20% Increase in year one after a lengthy discussion that was at times contentious. Ultimately, the board ruled that she should be compensated commensurately with her peer superintendents.

The Montgomery Board of Education plans to decide how much its school superintendent should be paid tonight as it reviews the contract of its veteran school superintendent Mary McLoughlin. The meeting begins at 6 pm in the Orchard Hill Elementary School cafeteria. The proposed five-year contract offers a salary adjustment in the first year, offering a retroactive increase from $233,398 to $279,000 (for the period beginning on July l, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027).

Montgomery Township School Board Candidate Christina Harris answers questions from The Montgomery News regarding her candidacy in the 2026 general election.