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Wednesday June 19, 2013

 

Rocky Hill Celebrates the Fourth

Rocky Hill will be holding the annual July Fourth Parade and Picnic on July 4, starting at 11:30 am at the Firehouse on Washington Street. 

Kids can join in on bicycles The parade ends at Borough Hall on Montgomery Ave, Following the parade, there will be a barbeque and picnic, with a Moonwalk, DJ, and games for kids, which begins about noon. At 1:30 pm, there will be free ice cream.


Volunteers are needed to help organize and run the games, and toclean-up afterwards.... More

Pariso Farm Saved For Open Space

Montgomery News Feature Story

Penny Pariso, left, and Tiana Ireland at the Pariso Tree Farm in Skillman. See our our Front Page story. Photo©Cliff Moore


Former Mayor And Former Planning Board Member Succeed In Write-In Campaign For Montgomery Township Committee

Democrats in Montgomery Township will have candidates on the ballot for township committee following an organized write-in campaign during the recent primary election. Former township mayor Robert Kress and former Planning Board member Ernest Willson emerged with enough write-in votes necessary... More

MHS Athlete of the Month - Alessandro Sclapari

When I think of tennis I think Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokvic. I think of a long list of rhythmical names that's origin come from the distant shores off the beautiful coasts and main lands of Europe. I think of tall, able-bodied, GQ styled men that usually rack up their... More

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"Come Fly Away" to MHS's Senior Class Prom

A day filled with excitement, breakdowns, and pampering is none other than prom day. It is the final touch after months of planning, from finding... More

Montgomery Teen Gets 5 Years For Fatal Accident

The Somerset County Prosecutor's office announced on June 14 that an 18-year-old MHS senior pleaded guilty for a fatal December 22 auto accident... More

Township to Purchase Pariso Farm

At its June 6 meeting, the Montgomery Township Committee voted to preserve nearly all of the Pariso Farm, located on Skillman and Fairview Roads... More

Township May Deter, But Not Ban, Smoking in Parks

The Montgomery Township Committee once again discussed whether to prohibit smoking in parks at its May 16 meeting. Rather than pass an ordinance... More

Montgomery Dad Creates Virtual Friend App For Kids

Chris Boraski’s three year old daughter was using a talking app on an iPad. It could repeat her words, but not answer questions. In... More

Montgomery Artist Brings Dinosaurs to Life

Emily Willoughby faces a true challenge as an artist. Her subjects are extinct, and it’s up to her to determine how they looked based on... More

Canal Dredging to Begin

Dredging to remove silt from a portion of the Delaware and Raritan (D&R) Canal is scheduled to begin later this year. The New Jersey Water... More

The Old Gardener - Chasing the Rainbow

I'm trying to be clever again. Rainbow means iris, or iris means rainbow, as in all the colors of. Somebody's got to be the goddess of rainbows,... More