Rocky Hill Borough
Sitting in the southeast corner of Somerset County, Rocky Hill was settled in 1701. In November 1783, following the close of the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington gave his "Farewell Address to the Army" there. corporated as a separate municipality in 1890 and named for the Rocky Hill Ridge. It was earlier known as the Devil’s Featherbed because it was difficult to travel the rocky terrain by horse and wagon
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The government consists of a mayor and a borough council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year
Public Library:
Mary Jacobs Memorial Library, 64 Washington St., Rocky Hill, NJ. Phone: 609- 924-7073. Website: www.somerset.lib.nj.us/maryjacobs.htm.
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www.rockyhill-nj.gov 68216thSomersetwww.mtsd.k12.nj.usRocky Hill is a non-operating school district; all public school students from the Rocky Hill School District attend school in the Montgomery Township School District. Superintendent of Schools: Earl Kim. Montgomery Township High School, 1016 Route 601, Skillman, NJ, 609-466-7602; Montgomery Township Upper Middle School, 375 Burnt Hill Rd., Skillman, NJ, 609-466-7603; Montgomery Township Lower Middle School, 373 Burnt Hill Rd.. Skillman, NJ, 609-466-7604; Orchard Hill Elementary School, 244 Orchard Rd., Skillman, NJ, 609-466-7605; Village Elementary School, 100 Main Blvd., Skillman, NJ, 609-466-7606.Borough Clerk Rebecca P. Newman, Rocky Hill Municipal Office
P.O. Box 188, 15 Montgomery Ave., Rocky Hill, NJ 08553. Phone: 609-924-7445. Email: [email protected]
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