Rikki N. Massand

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Associate Editor at The Montgomery News

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Constituents defy rain 'Looking for Tom Kean' in Lebanon Borough

3 days ago | newjerseyhills.com | Rikki N. Massand

LEBANON - On a damp spring Friday afternoon, May 9, about two dozen protestors came down to the new Lebanon Borough office of Rep. Tom Kean Jr., D-7, just off Route 22, at 100 Corporate Drive. Kean moved his district office from Bernardsville, where it had been since November of 2022, to 100 Corporate Drive, Suite 106, in Lebanon Borough effective Thursday, May 1, according to a statement issued by his office.
Califon Council discusses Elizabethtown Gas project delay

3 days ago | newjerseyhills.com | Rikki N. Massand

CALIFON - The Califon Borough Council met on Tuesday night, May 6, with one main objective, appointing a new tax assessor, but ended up focusing on inconveniences caused by a delay in the Elizabethtown Gas installation project. With three Council members joining Mayor Charles Daniel at Borough Hall and Councilman Ed Haversang calling into the meeting, Christopher Lauver’s hire as the new municipal Tax Assessor was made official. kAm{2FG6C 3C:?8D 9:D 6IE6?D:G6 42C66C 324<8C@F?5 :? >F?:4:A2= E2I2E:@?
Hunterdon County Chamber honors local kids in business, community leaders

4 days ago | newjerseyhills.com | Rikki N. Massand

The Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce presented its annual Hunterdon Business Awards at a breakfast ceremony on Wednesday, April 16, at Razberry’s in Kingwood Township. Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Chris J. Phelan presided over the event. kAm%9C66 =@42= 9:89 D49@@= DEF56?ED – EH@ 7C@> }@CE9 wF?E6C5@? 2?5 @?6 7C@> wF?E6C5@? r6?EC2= \ H6C6 AC6D6?E65 H:E9 E96 a_ad Qp>2K:?8 z:5D :? qFD:?6DDQ pH2C5D 7@C E96:C 6?EC6AC6?6FC:2= 2?5 :??@G2E:G6 6?562G@CD :? E96 4@F?EJ]k^AmkAmwF?E6C5@?
(VIDEO) Dozens rally against Trump in Flemington

1 month ago | newjerseyhills.com | Rikki N. Massand

For the second time in a month, Hunterdon County residents took to Flemington’s Main Street to rally against the administration of President Donald Trump on Thursday, April 3. Topics of protest, attended by approximately 50 people, included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and arrests, Special Advisor Elon Musk's influence on the federal government, and a lack of support from U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-7. kAms6DA:E6 2 =:89E C2:?[ AC@E6DE6CD H:E9 2?
(VIDEO) Hunterdon Central world languages help expand students’ horizons

1 month ago | newjerseyhills.com | Rikki N. Massand

The Hunterdon Central High School Board of Education heard updates from faculty and students in the district’s acclaimed World Languages Department at its meeting on Monday, March 24. More than a dozen Central students assembled in the Little Theater as during the meeting, Laura Arredondo, supervisor of Hunterdon Central Regional High School’s World Languages Department, and staff recognized them for attaining the New Jersey State Seal of Biliteracy. kAm“%96 $62= @7 q:=:E6C24J C6BF:C6D 2?
Perceived lack of transparency looms over Hunterdon Central board

1 month ago | newjerseyhills.com | Rikki N. Massand

Public comments about a perceived lack of transparency brought forth explanations from Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board of Education President Lisa Santangelo at the Monday, March 24, meeting. Her statements from the dais on the Little Theater’s stage led into public comments as a handful of community members expressed a sense of unease with the direction of the board without one longstanding agenda item - board member comments. kAm$2?E2?86=@[ :?
(VIDEO) Hunterdon Central superintendent highlights 2025-26 curriculum initiatives

1 month ago | newjerseyhills.com | Rikki N. Massand

Hunterdon Central Regional High School Superintendent of Schools Jessica Cangelosi-Hade outlined a continuing initiative the district has involving its academic priorities at the Board of Education's Monday, March 17, meetingThat initiative involves the expansion of work-based learning (WBL) programs coupled with dual enrollment.
(VIDEO) Hunterdon Central adopts tentative budget for 2025-26

1 month ago | newjerseyhills.com | Rikki N. Massand

The Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board of Education held its tentative budget presentation for the 2025-2026 school year at its meeting on Monday, March 17, with a budget decrease from last year, but a raise in tax levy by 2 percent. Business Administrator Heather Spitzer delivered a PowerPoint outlining factors for the district budget totaling $78,074,395. kAm~G6C2== E96 3F586E C6AC6D6?ED 2 564C62D6 7C@> E96 24EF2= C6G:D65 a_ac\ad D49@@= 3F586E @7 Sfh[hef]bhb[ E9@F89 wF?E6C5@?
(VIDEOS) Hunterdon Central votes to omit board comments from agendas

1 month ago | newjerseyhills.com | Rikki N. Massand

Hunterdon Central Regional High School’s Board of Education began its Monday, March 17, meeting with a contested vote that some community members view as suppressing freedom of speech. The meeting was structured for a comprehensive 2025-2026 proposed budget presentation, but it turned into friction among board members and some in the audience, without many questions in the room on the future of the school district’s financial planning.
Hundreds turn out for Friendly Sons of St. Patrick parade

1 month ago | newjerseyhills.com | Rikki N. Massand

The parade featured many community organizations and nonprofits, church and school organizations, the North Hunterdon High School marching band and wrestling team, first responder squads and rescue trucks, the New Jersey State Police, and pipes and drums units and several local companies lending a helping hand through their generous sponsorships. kAms@K6?D @7 >6>36CD @7 E96 uC:6?5=J $@?D =65 3J !C6D:56?E #FDD6== rC@D3J[ @H?6C @7 #FDD’D (C6?49 2FE@ C6A2:C D9@A :? r=:?E@?[ 2?5 wF?E6C5@?