Tag: Montgomery

  • Veteran police officer becomes captain, director of Montgomery Police Department

    Veteran police officer becomes captain, director of Montgomery Police Department

    The longest serving officer for the Montgomery Police Department now leads the department. Silvio Bet was sworn as police captain and director of the department on Nov. 10. He now leads the 35-person department and is responsible for promoting the public safety, education and collaborative policing for the department, according to a press release through…

  • Cougars ‘prepare’ to end regular season strong after first two losses of the season

    Cougars ‘prepare’ to end regular season strong after first two losses of the season

    MONTGOMERY – The 2022 season began in historic fashion for the Montgomery High School football team, rolling out to the program’s first-ever 5-0 start to begin a single season. Things for Coach Zoran Milich and his Cougars have, however, hit a snag the last two weeks with back-to-back losses to Watchung Hills and North Hunterdon,…

  • Cougars prepare to make giant leap on the gridiron in 2022

    Cougars prepare to make giant leap on the gridiron in 2022

    MONTGOMERY – Following an impressive 8-2 season in 2019, the Montgomery High School football team has stubbled a bit on the gridiron the past two seasons and are coming off a 3-6 campaign in 2021. Coach Zoran Milich feels the tide can turn this year for his Cougars with the talent on the Montgomery roster,…

  • Montgomery police blotter

    Montgomery police blotter

    The driver of a 2015 Lexus was issued summonses for careless driving and using a handheld device while driving after her vehicle struck the rear of a 2020 Honda that was being driven by an 18-year-old Belle Mead resident on Route 206 at Route 518 on May 3. The 27-year-old Princeton resident was looking down…

  • Dozens of new Jersey school districts to close on Diwali in 2022

    Dozens of new Jersey school districts to close on Diwali in 2022

    Welcoming 23 New Jersey public school districts closing schools on Diwali this year, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent schools in the state to close on their most popular festival, Diwali. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said it was simply not fair to Hindu pupils of most New Jersey schools, as they had…

  • Montgomery police blotter

    Montgomery police blotter

    A 29-year-old New Brunswick man was issued a summons for careless driving after he lost control of his 2002 Ford Mustang as he was turning onto Route 206 from Route 518 and struck a 2017 Audi S7 that was waiting at the traffic light April 16. The driver and rear-seat passenger in the Audi suffered…

  • Area students will compete in The American Rocketry Challenge

    Area students will compete in The American Rocketry Challenge

    Four student teams from New Jersey are among the 100 national finalists in The American Rocketry Challenge (TARC). The teams include Jamesburg Presbyterian Church in Jamesburg, advised by Shital Shah; John P. Stevens High School in Edison, advised by William McMullen; Morristown County 4-H in Morristown, advised by Luke McConoughey; and Montgomery High School in…

  • Tennis tournament supports Montgomery first responders

    Tennis tournament supports Montgomery first responders

    Nassau Tennis Club and Montgomery Tennis Patrons Association co-hosted the 10th Annual Presidents Day Weekend Community Tennis Tournament at Nassau Tennis Club’s indoor tennis facility in Skillman on Feb. 21. The event included Doubles and Mixed Doubles events for men and women at USTA levels ranging from 3.0 to 4.5. The fundraiser was established in…

  • Montgomery police blotter

    Montgomery police blotter

    A Coach bag and a Coach wallet were reportedly stolen from a car parked at Skillman Park Feb. 8 in a smash-and-grab burglary and theft. The victim discovered the front passenger window had been smashed and the bag and wallet were missing when she returned to her car after a run in the park. A…