The Montgomery News gave each school board candidate an opportunity to answer important questions "in their own words." Six candidates are running for three open seats on the Montgomery School Board, following a year of long, heated discussions at board meetings, some lasting until midnight. The current board of nine members could be described as fractured on multiple important issues.

Francine Pfeffer of Skillman, NJ, works for the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). Read her answers to her local newspaper's questions about her stances on important educational issues.

Julius Nunez, a Montgomery Township NJ School Board Candidate, says why she is running and answers The Montgomery News questionnaire.

Three Montgomery Township NJ school board candidates respond to the Montgomery News questionnaire: Jiying “Peter” Li, Joanna Filak, and Ania Wolecka-Jernigan. 

Kathryn Worland of Rocky Hill, a Montgomery Township NJ School Board Candidate, says why she is running and answers The Montgomery News questionnaire.

Montgomery High School Principal Heather Pino-Beattie took to the podium at the Montgomery Board of Education on September 16 and was one of several educators who expressed concern about “toxic behavior” of some members on the board. “Montgomery High School is in the top two percent of public schools in the nation — top one percent of non application high schools,” she said. “We are a place families move to for excellence, stability, and integrity.

For thousands of students, Zoran Milich has been a teacher, coach, mentor, and friend. Coach Milich founded the Montgomery High School football program and served as head coach for a quarter of a century.

Montgomery Township Police Chief Silvio Bet is proud to announce a special partnership with Hunterdon Health in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness. The Montgomery Township Police Department is continuing to show their support of Breast Cancer Awareness by deploying a pink wrapped police vehicle during the month of October.

Morpeth Contemporary, a premier fine art gallery in Hopewell since 1996, is proud to announce the representation of Montgomery-based sculptor Don Campbell. Known for his evocative figurative and portrait sculpture, Campbell now joins the gallery’s accomplished roster of painters and sculptors. Don Campbell is also participating in Hopewell’s Tour Des Arts.

A Montgomery Upper Middle School eighth grader called another student "acoustic." Is it bullying? The Montgomery school board, the courts, and now the NJ Commissioner of Education say yes.

In an ongoing effort to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff in our local schools,  the Montgomery Township Police Department and the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office announced a collaborative initiative on September 22 aimed at increasing school safety and preventing  potential threats. This partnership will combine resources, personnel, and expertise to provide a safer learning environment for all. 

On September 17 at 8:50 pm, Montgomery Police, Montgomery Fire Companies 1 and 2, Montgomery EMS and Griggstown Fire Company responded to River Road at the Belle Mead-Griggstown Road intersection for a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle that drove through the guardrail into the Millstone River.