Two Montgomery Township police officers earned awards for rescuing a dog from a pond in the Cherry Valley Country Club. The dog had escaped from a neighbor's backyard and fell into a frigid pond by the golf course on Jan. 21.

The star of truTV’s hit show Impractical Jokers — James “Murr” Murray — and his wife Melyssa purchased a five-bedroom home on a two-acre lot in Rocky Hill for about $1.3 million in April. It's regular home, however, it gets about 1,000 visitors a year, has an extensive model railroad setup in the basement, and is home to a 30-member non-profit club that wants to keep their masterpiece intact, but could not afford to purchase the property.

Party Fair, the discount party supply and rental store, plans to open a shop this summer in the Montgomery Shopping Center in Skillman on Route 206, next to ShopRite.

In New Jersey, a primary election is a process where registered voters of a specific political party choose their party's nominee(s) for the June general election. Voting began in April via absentee ballots and ends on June 10.

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.

Mazhar Syed is a litigation paralegal. He grew up in Hillsborough and moved to Pike Run in Belle Mead in 2023. The issue of affordable housing is paramount to Syed. He lives in a one bedroom affordable apartment with his wife and 7-month-old son.

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.

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.

Once again, Montgomery High School (MHS) students' SAT scores rank in the top five general admission public high schools in New Jersey, according to the latest School Performance Reports released by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE).

Montgomery Township continues its proactive Code Compliance initiative with rigorous enforcement efforts led by the Construction, Engineering, Zoning, and Health departments. These efforts aim to address vacant or abandoned properties and other nuisance issues through increased inspections and penalties for non-compliance.

Montgomery officials have finally agreed to conduct a townshipwide property revaluation. The Somerset County Board of Taxation has been pushing us to do this for years — since Montgomery Township residents’ assessed property value has dropped way below the actual, up-to-date market value.

Meaningful, hands-on learning: MontyHacks VIII, Montgomery High School's Computer Science Club’s 8th annual hackathon, Saturday, May 31. Montgomery, NJ.

Police Blotter: Montgomery NJ Resident Sends $1K to Fake Friend on Social Media, Tools stolen from Truck

Montgomery School Board Votes to Underfund 2025 Budget, Layoffs Begin, Board Member Abstains on Crucial Budget Vote, Wants Pre-Algebra for 5th Graders

Chief Financial Officer Michael Pitts introduced the 2025 budget and gave a presentation at the Montgomery Township Committee meeting on April 3. The 2025 budget is scheduled for adoption at the May 1 Township Committee Meeting. The municipal component of the property tax rate is increasing to $0.48. That is a 2.89% increase over last year.

The Barn Quilt Trail of Central New Jersey will feature six barns that honor Montgomery’s rich agricultural heritage. By November, each barn will display a vibrant, one-of-a-kind quilt block.

The MTEA is asking Montgomery and Rocky Hill residents to, "please reach out to school board members as a concerned education advocate to express your upset at what’s been occurring in the Montgomery Township School District."

Barbara DiLorenzo of Rocky Hill says anyone who wants to learn how to draw or paint can learn the skills.

Pam and Gary Mount of Terhune Orchards held a press conference announcing their 50th anniversary as a landmark farm in Lawrenceville. Local farmers and business affiliates gathered to congratulate the Mount family on their impressive growth, and enjoy some memories shared by the Mounts and their daughters.

Xiu Ping Li, 48, of Skillman was sentenced on April 17 to five years in prison for operating "multiple residential marijuana grows" in California, according to a press release from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Montgomery police force veteran Sean Sullivan promoted from sergeant to lieutenant. Lt. Kurt Rock retires after 30 years in Montgomery, NJ.

Tickets for the Van Harlingen Historical Society’s 2025 May in Montgomery: A Day on the Farm, are now on sale.

Zoe Bitterman is a relentless competitor.  The junior sensation has been a catalyst behind the Montgomery Girls Varsity swim team, leading the squad to its best season in years.

Brandon Rector —Montgomery High School Football, Track & Field — Named Athlete of the Month

Peter Kammler, formerly of Skillman, NJ, died unexpectedly on March 25, 2025 at the Country Village Center in Lancaster, New Hampshire.

Paul Stanley Rodland, who helped build Sunset Acres in Skillman, NJ, died on March 31, 2025. He was 70.

Montgomery Township will host its first innovation summit on May 22, bringing together some of the brightest minds in science, technology, and finance to support local collaboration and economic development.

Zhang Ming Xi (John Zhang), known affectionately as “Sushi John” to those who visit his Ya Ya Noodles restaurant in the Montgomery North Shopping Center, is entering his 22th day of captivity in an immigrant detention facility by Newark Airport.

Donald Veghte Terhune, who grew up in Blawenburg and remained a big part of the Blawenburg Reformed Church his whole life, died peacefully at his home on March 11. He was 88.

A Belle Mead resident lost $6,000 in a PayPal scam, according to Montgomery Township police. The resident reported the scam on April 9.

A community poetry path is now in place for the month of April. It begins at Rocky Hill Borough Hall with a Paul Muldoon poem, "The River Is a Wave."

This year, the MHS Science Olympiad team left nothing to chance, defending their title as state champions, they won by a decisive four points above West Windsor-Plainsboro North. With first-place finishes in multiple events, MHS clinched the overall victory, punching their ticket to Nationals in May.

The inaugural season of the Monty Over 35 Basketball League has officially wrapped, and what a season it was! With eight teams, more than 60 players, and more knee braces than a CVS pharmacy, local basketball legends (at least in their own households) took to the hardwood at the Otto Kaufman Center.

A local resident was injured, and his car appeared to be totaled, in an Montgomery Township accident on Route 518 on April 3.

Zoning regulations change to reflect evolving needs and priorities of a community.

The Montgomery police department enacts a program to make traffic stops safer for Autistic drivers.

Police said Pankaj Mohan, 61, of Lawrenceville was flying a small, single-engine plane out of Princeton Airport in route to Raleigh-Durham I

ICE arrests Ming Xi Zhang, a Chinese national and Montgomery Township resident known by locals as "Sushi John," owner of YaYa Noodles.

Bohdan Biekietov from Ukraine was a standout on the outstanding 2024-25 Montgomery High School boys basketball team.

Man charged with a burglary that took place at a Rocky Hill home in February 2012. The resident reported that numerous piece

Berger may have been the oldest poll worker in New Jersey. At age 98, in 2018, she worked the full election day.

Longtime Assistant Coach Sean Carty is the new Montgomery High School head football coach.

The Montgomery school district operates a fleet of diesel-powered buses. The average initial cost of each bus is about $155,000.

Kyra March has curated the exhibit “The Head That Wears The Crown” at the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum.

A crowd of teachers and administrators grimaced on March 18, as the Montgomery School Board approved a 2025-26 tentative budget.

Plainfield beat the Montgomery High School boys' basketball team for the Group IV State Championship title at Rutgers on March 16.

Betty Bonham Lies, 89, a long-time English teacher at Stuart Country Day School in Princeton, died on March 10.