Residents have been asking the reason for the
Special Montague BOE meeting to be held Wed. 10/15 at 7PM
On the agenda posted online is this resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Montague Board of Education authorizes
the Board Attorney to submit correspondence to the New Jersey Commissioner of Education,
confirming the prior permission for withdrawal of consent for
Montague’s send-receive relationship with Port Jervis City School District
for Montague’s 7th and 8th grade students effective 2015-2016 school year
with the use of Montague’s existing facilities for 7th and 8th grades.
A Brisk & Beautiful Autumn Morning!
Sun's out, but it is a chilly 33 this morning & frost is on the pumpkins.
A perfect day to take in the Fall Splendor.
Enjoy the Tri-State views from High Point State Park,
or to stop by one of the many sites still open on the Heritage Weekend.
Locally - today 10/12 , the Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History (MARCH) will host visitors at the historic ca. 1790 Foster-Armstrong House from 1-4;
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| Courtesy MARCH Facebook page - guest demonstrator, Barbara Meyer, to show her “Basket Making” crafts |
Peters Valley School of Craft's gallery is featuring
their art exhibit called "Sweet Tea" from 10-6 Sunday;
the Walpack Historical Society will provide tours of the Van Campen Inn from 1-5;
and Lusscroft Farm is open 12-3
Deer are more active seeking food before winter chills come and its also mating season!
Drivers be alert and report road kills.
Fall colors are all around us!
Montague's Foster-Armstrong House, High Point State Park,
and Westfall Winery are participating.
There is a Black Bear Century bicycle tour passing through town Sat. 10/11.
Aside from using the County roads, some cyclists will travel over
New & Old Mashipacong Roads, and Red Hill Rd.
Remain alert.
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| Courtesy HABS/HAER post at historichomeplans.net |
MARCH is noting its own 35th anniversary as the township's historical society - while today it notes the
20 years it has been permitted to maintain and administer the Foster-Armstrong House, through a memorandum
of agreement with the Dept of the Interior/ NPS,
of the National Historic Register site.
The house is located at 320 River Rd. / CR 521
across from Overlook Drive.
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| Courtesy MARCH via The History Girl |
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| Courtesy Jennie Sweetman - NJ Herald |
The House will be opened from
1-4 pm, starting with a special ceremony at 1pm.
Early 1900's
circa mid-2000
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