Polish up those autos and bring them to the annual Montgomery Car & Bike Show to be held in the Village of  Maybrook at the Frederick O Meyers Veterans Memorial Park on Tower Avenue. It will be on September 27 and cars, trucks and motorcycles are welcome. 

There will be prizes, food trucks, drink trucks. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Montgomery Elementary School DARE Program. Stop by and meet the DARE officers.  For more on this contact or call Tracey at 845-728-9949 or Events25@yahoo.com.

I’ve heard of Shop with a Cop at Christmas, and Coffee with a Cop but the Village of Montgomery Police Dept. is having something new: Fishing with the 5-0. Enjoy a couple of hours of relaxing fishing on July 19th from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Pleasure Grounds Riverside Pavilion. Bring your fishing equipment but if you don’t have any they will have a few fishing poles you can borrow. 

Montgomery’s National Night Out will be held on August 4th from 6-9 p.m. Join in with the Village of Montgomery Police Dept. in Veteran’s Memorial Park (60 Bachelor St.) for a night of fun, food, giveaways and fireworks.

Mark your calendars! I know this is not for awhile however the classes do fill up fast because everyone likes to save money. AAA’s 6 hour classroom driving course will be at the Montgomery Senior Center on Saturday, August 8th. The cost is only $36.00 per person, it will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., call Jo-Ann at 457-9367 for more info.

On August 18th at 1 p.m. join in a fun craft event at the Montgomery Senior Center. They will be making Button Bouquet Arrangements. The cost is only $10.00 per person, all supplies are included. Call Jo-Ann at 845-457-9367.

On August 19th a Blood Drive will be held at the Montgomery Senior Center. It will be from 12 to 5 p.m. New donors are needed. Give the gift of life and receive a $20.00 Amazon gift card by mail. For more on this go to rcblood.org/August.

The Summer Concert Series next performance will take place at Montgomery’s Clinton St. Bandstand. On July 16 the popular Hurley Mountain Highway Band will have you singing along. July 23 will feature The Crew, and July 30th will be the Jon Bates Band.  Bring your chairs, blankets, and dancing shoes. Grab some refreshments at area businesses but remember to clean up after yourself. Keep Montgomery beautiful.

Attention Village of Montgomery parents, if your child is interested in participating in this year’s Royal Court please contact Tracey Kazie, Events25@yahoo.com, the Montgomery Events Committee. The categories are ages 4-6, 7-10, 11-14 and 15-16. All questionnaires must be in by August 3.

Who doesn’t love bread. However it is important to learn what are considered healthy breads? Come to the Montgomery Senior Center on July 29th at 11:15 a.m. to find that out. For more on this contact Kirstin at 845-324-2192 for more on this. I wonder if there will be samples.

Montgomery Free Library’s 2026 free Summer Reading Program is entitled Unearth A Story. Ages 3-5 are held on Saturdays 10:30 – 11:30 on July 18, 25 and Aug. 1 at the Library. Stories and activities with Miss Kelly. Grades 1-6 will meet on Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m. on July 15, 22 & 29 at the Library. Each week has a different theme. Space is limited, registration starts on June 22, Also teen volunteers in grades 7-12 are needed to help out. This is a perfect opportunity for those who need to do community service for college applications or maybe someone working towards a Scout badge.

The library has new and improved hours! Mon. thru Fri. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 am to 1 p.m.

From the Advisory Board for Senior Citizens comes the following: On July 20 a Trivia Lunch at 12:30, only $5.00 at the Maybrook Senior Center, no sign up required. August 4 a Summer Picnic at the Maybrook Senior Center. $10.00 per person, sign up & prepayment required.  August 19 a Sip & Paint, Wooden Welcome Sign for $20.00 at St. Mary’s Hall Montgomery.  Sign up & prepayment required. Call 845-260-4475 for more info on any of the above programs.

The Osborn Fitzsimmons American Legion Post 521 is seeking clothing donations. Finish up that spring cleaning and bring your unwanted, unneeded items to the Post at 2130 Rt. 208 Montgomery. They have partnered with St. Pauly Textile to provide a wood shed for the community to drop off donations. The Textile company partners with businesses and organizations to distribute donated items. The American Legion receives funding for the donated items. 

Accepted items are: clothing, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, curtains, pillowcases, and stuffed animals. There is also one at the Brick Reformed Church parking lot on Rt. 17 K Montgomery and the parking lot of Harmony Christian School & Church Rt. 211 just outside of Montgomery. 

Traffic alert! Celebrating Americas 250th the Freedom Fest will be held on July 18 at the Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Montgomery. Along with live performances there will be activities, fireworks and a drone show. Free entry, rain date July 25th.

Join a walking club with a friend or neighbor. The Office for the Aging Walking Club meets on Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Thomas Bull Memorial Park Day Camp Area.