Government

FLEMINGTON, NJ - Flemington’s 2020 budget was approved Tuesday with one no vote cast by Councilman Michael Harris.

The impact on homeowners remains the same, however according to Mayor Betsy Driver some reductions were made since the budget was originally introduced in April.

“The COVID stuff came up and it was clear we probably needed to make changes,” she said.

The ...

HUNTERDON  COUNTY, NJ - During the pandemic, LINK bus service has continued for Hunterdon residents for work-related transportation, access to shopping including the Flemington Circle and for transportation to their essential medical trips including dialysis centers.

The county’s Transportation Advisory Committee held a virtual meeting May 13, and learned about plans for continuing ...

HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - The Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders and State Environmental Protection officials brought up observations and continued safety protocols for residents and visitors engaging in outings to county parks, state parks, trails, beaches and the outdoors in general with Memorial Day weekend unofficially kicking off summer recreational plans.  

At the Freeholder ...

FLEMINGTON, NJ - Flemington council vice president Kim Tilly announced Thursday during the weekly community Facebook update that the 2020 fireworks have been canceled.

“We [the fireworks committee] have decided to cancel, not postpone this year’s fireworks,” she said. “Unfortunately we don’t feel that come September to possibly do a Labor Day celebration that ...

HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - The Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders was pleased to see some progress on “grab-n-go” curbside deliveries now being allowed for New Jersey businesses, but Gov. Phil Murphy’s policies and comments on the COVID-19 pandemic impacts on parts of the state, including Hunterdon, came under more scrutiny during the board’s May 19 meeting via ...

FLEMINGTON, NJ - Water alert! If your water is discolored, you are being asked to notify Flemington Borough officials immediately.  

While the discolored water is safe to use, it represents a theft of municipal resources. According to OEM First Deputy Dave Giuliani during Thursday’s weekly Flemington update,, there has been an uptick of water theft by local contractors opening fire ...

FLEMINGTON, NJ - The discussion of money – flowing like water both in and out of Flemington – was a big topic of discussion at the May 11 borough council meeting.

Mayor Betsy Driver announced that the borough received a $1.142 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Rural Utilities Program. The balance of the $4.9 million replacement ...

FLEMINGTON, NJ - While all branches of the Hunterdon County Library System remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, plans for improved facilities, technology, educational and audience accommodations took shape May 5 as the freeholder board authorized the Hunterdon County Library to apply for a $1.961 million New Jersey Library Construction grant (bond application).

Infrastructure plans ...

FLEMINGTON, NJ - Cities, towns and boroughs across the country are pleading with residents to fill out the census form and be counted in 2020.

For the past 230 years, the Census has worked to count every person living in the United States and five U.S. territories.

It is done every 10 years, and the results are used to determine how billions of dollars in federal funding flow into states ...

RARITAN TWP, NJ - Looking down what is hopefully a short road back to normalcy, the Raritan Township committee outlined the steps being taken to reopen government operations while keeping residents and employees safe.

At the May 4 committee meeting, it was announced that the DPW is back to full staffing as of April 27.  The men are set up in four teams, each working out of a separate ...