Tag: Montgomery Township
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Montgomery receives NJDEP grant to replace outdated detention basins
A state grant from the New Jersey Department of Enviornmental Protection (NJDEP) will help Montgomery Township replace outdated, municipally owned, detention basins in the township to aid in reducing flooding and improve water quality. The grant received totals $431,120 and would assist with stormwater management in the township by converting two existing detention basins to…
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‘Marks the end of an era’
Montgomery High School Class of 2023 reflect on memories and friendships The Class of 2023 dressed in their Montgomery High School (MHS) green graduation gowns and hats reflected on their high school memories and the friendships made as they came together for one final time. The class whose high school years and learning were thrown…
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Health Department efforts investigate more than 8,000 disease cases
Montgomery Township saw 35 outbreaks mostly involving COVID-19 and RSV Montgomery Township Health Department had a busy 2022 as the department investigated 8,602 disease cases for the year. Within the total cases, 96% were specific to COVID-19. However, the department’s work over the course of the year did not stop there. They administered 2,001 COVID-19…
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‘No reduction’ in township services for Montgomery residents
The Montgomery Township Committee adopt 2023 municipal budget with tax increase Montgomery Township residents will not see any reduction in township services with the Township Committee’s adoption of a $35.1 million municipal budget for 2023. Mayor Devra Keenan, Deputy Mayor Neena Singh, Committeewoman Patricia Todd, Committeeman Vincent Barragan, and Committeeman Dennis Ahn voted unanimously to…
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Not a lot of room
Montgomery Township not immune to increases in inflation and costs Montgomery Township property owners will experience a slight tax rate increase with the introduction of the $35.1 million municipal budget to fund township operations for 2023. The municipal budget was introduced to the Township Committee and public on April 6. A public hearing to determine…
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Sourland Mountain Region gains 10K trees in 2022
For Hillsborough Township resident Jennifer Bryson, the “tremendous loss of ash trees” in the area in and around her property has been “devastating.” That is why when the Sourland Conservancy (SC) expanded its efforts to include plantings directly on private land through a grant from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in partnership with the FoHVOS…
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Montgomery Township cuts ribbon on a new municipal complex, Somerset County library
Montgomery Township officials with a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrated the completion and opening of Montgomery’s new municipal center. The township has long-awaited a new municipal headquarters and has not had a new building complex in decades. Montgomery Township Mayor Devra Keenan, along with members of Montgomery’s Township Committee, the New Jersey State Legislature and officials…
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Authorities release composite sketch of alleged suspect in Franklin Township sexual assault
The investigation continues into a sexual assault that occurred near Blackwells Mills Road and Canal Road in Franklin Township, with authorities releasing a composite sketch of the alleged actor. On Monday, May 16, at approximately 6:03 p.m., Franklin Township police responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a sexual assault on a park trail (Six Mile…
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Car flips over in front of house in Montgomery Township
The driver and two passengers escaped with minor injuries after the car in which they were riding left the road and overturned on Montgomery Road near the 1860 House May 1, according to the Montgomery Township Police Department. The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it left the road, crossed the…