Milford-Montague Bridge

Rededicated

July 21, 2009

Originally opened on Dec. 30, 1953, the Milford-Montague Bridge was rededicated upon the completion of it most recent major rehabilitation project. A video clip covering the event was shown on that evening's NJN News broadcast. Both the opera singer, who sang the National Anthem, and the antique car and its owner hail from Montague. .. as does the 2nd Vice Commander of American Legion Post 139.

Congratulations to those picked as winners of our local Talent Show and to represent Montague as our Royalty for 2009!

Miss Montague now goes on to represent Montague Township in the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show / NJ State Fair "Queen of the Fair" Contest and the others participate as our Royalty.

Miss Montague - Rachel Thompson: Runner up - Kortney McCollough-Coss: Jr. Miss - Ilana Mishiyev; Little Miss - Madyson McCan; Little Mister - Robert McCullough

Talent show - 1st place winners: children's category - Nate Rome; youth category - Emily Biccum, Destiny Stackard; adult category - Rachel Thompson

Gathering Info to Piece the Missing Portions from our Past

Much has changed over the years on Montague's landscape.

We welcome receiving copies of photographs or images that show sites or homes that may no longer exist to help document what was here - and to be able to tell of the people who resided at these sites.
This postcard shows "Belvedere Cottage". Anyone who can identify where it was.. please get in touch.

Happy 345th Birthday, New Jersey!

"On June 24, 1664 the name " New Jersey " first appeared, as the name given by the British royal government for a brand new colony established between the Hudson River, the Delaware River, and the Atlantic Ocean. In March 1664 King Charles II of England granted his brother James, Duke of York lands in the New World including Maine, Long Island and territory between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers. On June 24, 1664, James presented a valuable portion of this land to John Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret in recognition of their loyalty to the crown during the English Civil War. Described by one of the Duke's followers as some of the "most improvabelest land" held by James, this new proprietary colony was called Nova Caesaria or New Jersey." courtesy NJ Dept. of State website

Montague Elementary School students create a time capsule & present their student-composed 4 volume set: Montague's History: Through Our Eyes.

L-R are shown - front row: A. Batko, historian; Students from grades 4-6 who submittend the winning entries; Asst. Principal, Mrs. R. Kalish.
back row: MARCH members: Ed Ibold, Sharon Orce, and Donna & Bob Gibson; Township committemen: Charles Teufert (deputy mayor) and Mayor Joseph Barbagallo [photo courtesy of K. Goyette]

On May 29th, during a final school program dedicated to observing the township's 250th anniversary during the current school term, students saw what items were being placed into their time capsule to be unveiled in 2059 - on Montague's 300th!

Among the items included were school memorabilia, a Powerpoint presentation highlighting life at Montague Elementary, their own 4 volume set about Montague's History, and winning entries from a school-based contest for students in grades 4 to 6 who submitted poems and letters speaking about the future or written to the students of 2059.

Copies of the 4 book set were also presented during the assembly to the Township, to MARCH, and to Montague School and the children of Montague's future. These books and the time capsule were funded by the Montague Education Association, Pride in Education funding.