Recent Changes in Montague Township

  If you haven't been out and about town due to COVID restrictions, you may not have noticed some changes.

The biggest news if long-awaited new firehouse/community center/storm shelter is coming along and nearing completion.

Take a look at all the progress since the ground-breaking on  March 7th at:
     http://montaguefd.org/montague-fire-dept-future-home.html

For security reasons, the Montague Post Office no longer leaves its postal boxes accessible overnight.

D&B Deli in the mini-mall on Clove Road has closed down. 

On 206, there's a new store in town, DOLLAR GENERAL.
It's located at 45 Route 206 - south of Thompson Stone, just before the former Antique Shop.
     Postponed til the Fall:   Township Cleanup 
   & Paper Shredding on Fri., 9/11 only


Courtesy https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

The Township of Montague formed 
17 years prior
to the signing of the
Declaration of Independence.

Have a safe & blessed Fourth!


Remembrance Sunday: Requiem for a Soldier

Remembrance Sunday is the day the British nation observes in Nov. to remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom.
Sometimes known informally as Poppy Day ( due to the tradition of the remembrance poppy) is a the memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.

Here in America, rather than Veterans Day, since its our day reserved to honor all living veterans, we do likewise on Memorial Day. The red poppy officially became the U.S. national emblem of remembrance in 1920 - thanks to the American Legion. So, this year, we are marking 100 years since that national tradition began.

 (Poster created by Virginia Reyes; U.S. Air Force photo/Vance Janes)

While there are no planned commemorations, one can go and while maintaining safe distancing - visit the gravestones in the local area cemeteries that mark the graves of veterans who had served our country, some during wartime.  
Some have military issue gravemarkers, others may have a flag holder that indicates when they served.
Stop by & say a "Thank you!"


Courtesy  twitter.com/NewJerseyDEP

Amidst all the Coronavirus news,
many overlooked announcing that Earth Day
last week also marked the NJDEP anniversary!

Founded on the first Earth Day in 1970, the New Jersey DEP protects the Garden State’s air, lands, water, and natural and historic resources.

But they, and the National Park Service, cannot do this without each of us assisting. 
or within the 

Visit NJDEP's Earth Day & Birthday page 
 filled with virtual activities, environmental lessons and tours of beloved state parks & historic sites: Things to View and Do at Home!

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