Born and raised in Montgomery Township, Amanda Baumunk is a junior at Montgomery High School. She will graduate one year early (this June). Baumunk's three most important issues are housing, environmental protection, and protecting our immigrant neighbors.

Vince Barragan has served as a global corporate finance executive for Johnson & Johnson. He graduated from Rahway High School in 1996. He earned a certificate of completion from the U.S. Army ROTC program at Fordham University. He currently serves as deputy mayor of Montgomery.

Michel “Mike” Martin of Skillman is a pharmaceutical executive and current member of the Montgomery Township Committee — the five-member governing body elected to lead the township. He is one of four candidates running in the June Primary Election for two slots on Democratic Party ballot in the November general election.

Nina Tadych, 15, won this year's Arbor Day seed contest, organized by Montgomery Township's Shade Tree Committee and held at the Montgomery Library in April.

Sydney S. Taggart, 92, died on November 15, 2024 in Princeton, NJ.

Dipalika "Dipali" Bhargava, MD, of Belle Mead died on May 6, 2025. She was 86. Born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India on October 22, 1938, she was a beacon of resilience, intelligence, and compassion.

“Given Montgomery Township’s reputation as an award-winning school system, it’s hard to fathom why the board chose not to take advantage of all funding opportunities in order to keep class sizes down and vital staff positions intact,” MTEA President Mike Razzoli.