The Montgomery Township School Board voted 7 to 2 in favor of a budget that includes a tax levy increase of 6.37% for the 2026-27 school year. Even with this tax increase, the district still will have to cut $4.4 million districtwide through position reductions, facilities upgrades, services, and supplies.

An oft-repeated tale about the Blawenburg Band’s founding is probably apocryphal (often believed but unverified). But it’s such a colorful part of this beloved band’s history that it deserves retelling. Sometime around 1890 (or so the story goes), a shipping crate — as mysterious as it was heavy — arrived in the farming community of Blawenburg. It was addressed to “General Delivery” and (significantly) marked for “General Recreation.”

Collin James Diggan of Montgomery Township, NJ, died on February 19, 2026, three days before his 21st birthday. He was born in Princeton, NJ, and was an integral part of a large family that jokingly referred to themselves as “Team Diggan.”

Peter Van Der Veer was a simple farmer. Born in Flatbush in 1734, he married Janetye Schenck in 1758 and soon settled on the Millstone River/Bedens Brook intersection in Belle Mead to farm and to raise his seven children.

Montgomery Township NJ Board of Education President Patrick Todd and Superintendent of Schools Mary E. McLoughlin Address AI-Generated Nude Images of Students, and Safety with Parents.

Every month or so (when I remember…) I face the challenge of administering flea and tick preventatives to my pack of dogs. The tablets are typically large, flavored, and deemed inedible by all but my Lab mix who routinely eats scraps of paper and tissues thereby rendering his opinion moot.

A 17-year-old Belle Mead, NJ, resident was arrested at his home recently and charged with allegedly creating and distributing deepfake nudes of at least 32 girls, according to reliable sources. Some of the victims were Montgomery High School (MHS) students.