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• Does anyone know of a home in Montgomery with great outside Christmas decorations?
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• The Sourlands Players are presenting "Footloose this weekend (Friday and Saturda...
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• We think we found who "Jamal Antwoine Shram." Thanks to those who helped us. He is a former ShopRite (or possibly current) employee and an MHS 2010 graduate, with a rather commenplace real name. Charges will be pressed. Apologies to all his vic
• $100 reward for the correct name and phone # of someone who calls himself "Jamal Antwoine Shram" on Facebook. Email: cliff@montynews.com
• Montynews on summer break. We'll be back in August. Meanwhile, have a great summer and best wishes to all.
• Don't forget to vote on our webpoll question: "After 18 months of economic recovery, are things better than they were a year ago?" Go to www.montynews.com, bottom right hand side, and vote
• Arts day for Seniors at MUMS. A concert, and art display, and lunch.
• The Montgomery Township Earth Day Celebration brought out hundreds on April 10. A little early, but it worked.
• 10 high school level bands performed during the 2011 MHS Jazz Festival on April 8. They were amazingly good groups, with terrific charts.
• Community Easter Egg Hunt
• MTSD announced an oops! moment: tax revaluations lowered total Township assets by $18M, thus increasing average school tax per home by an additional $43. See story on our advertiser-supported website, www.montynews.com.
• We're sending the April issue of the Montgomery News to the printer. The big story is that the Borough is pulling the plug on the Rocky Hill First Aid Squad. See our story on our advertiser-supported website, www.montynews.com.
• The Orchard Hills Elementary School PTA ran their annual Girl's Night Out Fundraiser at the Princeton Elks on March 18.
• MUMS competing in the Science Olympiads - a very strong team. The Tower event was a clear winner, with the lightest tower to take over 15KG.
• The first of 4 classes on Asian Cooking. This one concentrated on cooking dumplings. The next, march 18, is on preparing Sushi. After that, Indian Paneer Makhani, then Indian Samosas. This class was great fun, and the proof was in the eating.
• The MHS Jazz Band rehearsing for the May 7 MHS Jazz Festival.
• This piece of 911 iron was in a hanger until March 10, 2011, when it was brought to Rocky Hill to become part of a 911 Memorial in Panicaro Park. John Shedd was kind enough to prove a place to store it. Schilke Construction brought it on their flatbed.
• The Montgomery Township School Board has issued a bill to Rocky Hill of $1,396,367 (4.54% more than last year’s $1,335,766), which will result in an increase of some $173 per home for Borough taxpayers. This is the same increase Township taxpayers
• Also in the March issue: School Board cut $1M from 2011-12 budget, but school tax will rise $174 per home. Thanks, Governor Christie. See all the stories our advertiser-supported website, www.montynews.com.
• Stories in the March issue include a rise in crime in the Township, mostly, it would appear, from increased numbers of traffic stops, and the small amount of crime to begin with: robberies are up from 0 to 1.
• Our new Montynews Web Poll question is, “Do you support the Somerset County plan to consolidate municipal police departments into a county-wide system?” To vote, go to our website, www.montynews.com, and look for the Poll on the right hand s
• Pothole Hotline Got a favorite pothole? Report it to the Township Pothole Hotline, 908-874-8947. Pothole reports are monitored every week day. If it is a weekend and an emergency, notify the Township Police Dept, at 908-359-3222.
• Happy Valentine's Day!
• Members of the MHS Robotics Team getting ready for competition. The Robot is nearly good to go.
• Latest US census figures are in. We posted the story on our website, www.montynews.com.
• The February issue of the Montgomery News will be back from the printer on Monday, Jan. 31. It should be in all the mail boxes by the end of the week. Our big story: the teachers renegotiated their contract to get half the raise they expected. Guess wher
• MHS Cougar Robotics preparing for FIRST Robotics competition. The first event is Chesapeake in March, followed by Philadelphia in April. Photos/Cliff Moore
• The score was MHS 22 - 19 when I left. Does anyone know the final score? Thanks in advance!
• Some of the activities for kids at the Mary Jacobs Library. Others include crafts, music and storytelling, for all ages.
• A snappy Boxing Day Blizzard brought Arctic conditions to NJ, with snowfalls exceeding 14" in Montgomery, wind gusts over 40 knots, and sub freezing conditions. No matter. It was Christmas week and time for kids to have fun.
• The fire began in the early morning. Montgomery, Griggstown, Flagtown, MEMS, Hillsborough EMS Rocky Hill, Princeton, Kingston & Hopewell responded. The house was totaled, and 1/3 gone by the time the 1st engines arrived. No injuries reported.
• Author of the "Biscuit" series, Ms. Capucelli visited OHES on Dec. 3, one of three childrens' book authors scheduled to visit during December.
• Fundraiser at Tiger’s Tale Dec 22 - A former student, Peter McLaughlin, MHS 2003, has just been diagnosed with stage 4 Lymphatic cancer. A fundraiser for him at the Tiger's Tale will be held Dec 22, 5 – 10 pm. 10% of your total bill wi
• There is nothing like picking a fresh tree from a Montgomery tree farm such as the Pariso Farm on Skillman Rd. Shop local! Photos by Cliff Moore
• Happy Thanksgiving, everyone, and best wishes. We've uploaded our paper to the printer - look for the first copies on Monday, Nov 29 - and our story about the whopping $28 that the average taxpayers may save on their property tax bill now that the C
• Photo by JB Turner
• Power restored in Rocky Hill as of 11 am. Some roads still closed, including Sycamore, Montgomery, and in Montgomery Twp, Rt 518 west of Rt. 601 - poles downed by wind.
• A series of squalls knocked out power in Rocky Hill and parts of Montgomery, took down a few trees, a did a lot of damage elsewhere in the state during the morning of Nov 17. The biggest gust was around 4:30 am.
• Mayor Zimmerman led a small group of Rocky Hill residents in observing Veterans Day on Nov. 14 at Panicaro Park. He noted that two Rocky Hill residents were serving ion the Armed Forces.
• Service veterans were invited to the Elks in Skillman for lunch on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
• Final Score was MHS over Hunterdon Central, 2 - 0. Photos/Cliff Moore
• Members of the Rocky Hill Reformed Church held their fundraiser over the weekend of Oct 16, starting with a jazz concert on Friday night.
• "Dining by Design: Le Soire Surrealist."
• Hillsborough 109.825, MHS 106.725 - Please correct me if I got the names wrong. photos/Cliff Moore
• Coachs Tim Sullivan, Kevin Lynch, and Owen Tollefsen teaching these youngsters the fine points of Lacrosse during Monty Rec Summer Camp.
• The Indian festival of Divali was celebrated on Nov. 4 at the Mary Jacobs Library with dance, henna painting, and art while children were off from school.
• After the Parade, the town celebrated Ray Whitlock's retirement; he is a former mayor, councilman, Borough Clerk, member of the Fire dept., and Rescue Squad, and all around good guy. Photos/Svilen Stoev
• Construction crews hit a gas line just after lunchtime on August 3 at Orchard Hill Elementary School. 45 children attending nearby Kid Connection were safely evacuated, first to the end of the building, a quarter mile away, then by bust to the Otto Kaufm
• The final day of the Montgomery Recreation Dept. summer cam, "Rec'n'Crew," ended with a field day - a good weather.Lots of fun for the kids, and that's what its all about. Photos/Cliff Moore
• The 2010 4-H Fair,at the Somerset County Fairgrounds in Bridgewater, running through Aug 13, is free and worth a visit. Something for all ages. Photos/Cliff Moore
• Friday, August 13 is the last day of summer camp at Fal-Rooney Camp. Photos/Cliff Moore
• Marching Band rehearsal on August 31. Photos by Cliff Moore.
• Open house for incoming 3rd and 4th graders at VES. Photos/Cliff Moore
• The MHS football team begins a new season. Photos/Cliff Moore
• These kindergartners are starting the first day of 12 long years that will pass quicker than an eye can blink. Photos/Cliff Moore
• The game was in the first half when I left, Phillipsburg leading, 0-1, the a thunderstorm blew through. Does anyone know the final score? Photos/Cliff Moore
• The fire started around 3 pm, burned 7.1 acres of underbrush; There were no casualties.
• Does anyone know the final score? It was MHS 7 -0 when I left at the first half. Thanks in advance! Photos/Cliff Moore
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