Montgomery, NJ - Montgomery Township Committee Candidate Doug Herring (D) answers questions from The Montgomery News regarding his candidacy in the 2026 general election.

Skillman, NJ – A postmortem examination positively identified the victims of a recent murder-suicide in Skillman as Lora Grodnick, 62, and her daughter Sloane Grodnick, 24. The cause of death for both victims was gunshot wound of the head, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide. The deceased male was positively identified as David Grodnick, 61, husband to Lora and father to Sloane. His cause of death was a gunshot wound of the head, and the manner of death was ruled a

Mary M. Meyer, 89, of Skillman, NJ, died on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. She was a eucharist minster at St. Paul's Church, Princeton, NJ.

Sidney L. Willis, who lived in Princeton and more recently in Skillman, died at the age of 96 on August 31, 2026 at the Princeton Medical Center. He served as the director of New Jersey State and Regional Planning, and as a special master supporting the court in its landmark decision of what became known as the Mount Laurel II decision, which obligated all of New Jersey’s municipalities to provide for the production of low- and moderate-income housing in their zoning codes.

The Montgomery Township Committee will be voting on a resolution tonight to conduct a "Study for An Area in Need of Redevelopment for Kenvue Site" and "Authorizing Execution of Escrow Agreement with E. Kahn Development to Fund Costs Associated with Area in Need of Redevelopment Study and Potential Designation of Site," according the meeting agenda. The meeting begins at 7 pm.

The Montgomery Planning Board unanimously granted final major site plan approval tonight to Atlantic Realty to construct a one-story retail building on Route 206 in Belle Mead. Known as Building 4, it would be located within the existing Montgomery Place Shopping Center, home to Kasia Market, CVS, and other shops.

Aubrie Daniel Barnes, a culinary specialist for the US Air Force, died in a car crash on July 26, 2026. He was 26. Born on November 22, 1999 in Dade County, Florida, Aubrie lived a life defined by love, kindness, strength, and unwavering devotion to family and especially to God. Throughout life's journey, he touched countless lives with a warm heart, generous spirit, and genuine compassion. Aubrie graduated Montgomery High School, NJ, in 2018 and went on to attend the Univers