What if you could get the house of your dreams delivered right to you — but with assembly required? That’s the background of the “kit houses” — more than 70,000 of them, by one estimate — sold in America and Canada by the Sears, Roebuck & Company between 1908 and 1942. Excellent examples abound right here in The Montgomery News readership area, most notably in Rocky Hill.

The public is invited to a free Pollinator Planter Walk on Sunday, August 24 at 9:00 am. Sourland Conservancy Stewardship Interns, Kristen Falzon and Ellie DiBartolomeo, will introduce participants to the benefits of planting natives in containers–and maybe even collect and share some seeds!

With nearly 40% of the town preserved, and more open space added each year, Montgomery Township’s land portfolio is dominated by preserved parkland, open space, and farmland. However, the property that once served as the government hub, is part of an evolving discussion: What should be done with the property that once housed the town’s municipal building?

How many successful newspapers owe their beginnings to a rodeo?Very few, especially among those founded in New Jersey. But that’s the origin story of the newspaper you are now reading — The Montgomery News. Its founder, Frank Drift, was and remains a Jersey boy.

Just as Rocky Hill Borough lacked sufficient land to satisfy its Round 3 obligation, it lacks sufficient land to satisfy the new state mandate to provide 37 more units or credits to fulfill its Round 4 obligation. The Rocky Hill 4th Round Housing Element seeks a “Vacant Land Adjustment (VLA).”

The Montgomery News Job Marketplace delivers a new avenue for area businesses to quickly promote their job openings to the community and beyond. It makes it easier to have their job opportunities shared with friends, family, neighbors and colleagues of all our readers whether they are reading our online posts, our digital paper, our e-newsletter or our newspaper.

After crawling through smoke-filled buildings, battling live flames and logging hours of training, Edward Banfe, Cristian Ruedas, Jason Wang and Gary Zuckerman earned their Firefighter I certification, graduating from the Somerset County Fire Academy on July 11. They are now fully qualified to respond as volunteer firefighters to real-life emergencies with the Rocky Hill Fire Department.