Hunterdon County News
By TERRY WRIGHT
January 15, 2026
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - A young Hunterdon County woman, Christina Piparo, is the 2026 N.J. State Agricultural Fair Ambassador.She had been chosen as the Hunterdon County 4-H & Agricultural Fair Ambassador last summer, paving the way to compete for the state title at the recent meeting of the ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - The Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners will extend the “new era” of county-municipal financial partnerships in 2026 to include emergency management squads.Newly re-elected commissioner John Lanza, who was also re-elected as board director for the second consecutive year, ...
CLINTON TWP. – The complicated process to sell the Hunterdon County transfer station to Waste Management Inc. could come to an end early in 2026.In the meantime, the county board of commissioners, on Dec. 16, approved a new short-term contract with the waste company to operate the facility until ...
FLEMINGTON – Since the 2024 reopening of the historic Hunterdon County Courthouse following an extensive restoration, the Main Street building has seen an increasing number of events and exhibits.The renewal of the courthouse as an attraction is one of the elements, with the planned reopening of ...
FLEMINGTON – The Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners approved a $36,800 grant for the Hunterdon Chamber of Commerce Foundation for repairs to the Reading-Large House on Main Street.The 1847 house is the Chambers headquarters.The funds approved by resolution on Dec. 16 are designed for repairs ...
RARITAN TWP – The effort to transform Dvoor Farm’s historic bank barn into a public meeting space received a $500,000 boost from Hunterdon County Dec. 2.The county board of commissioners approved two grants that would allow the farm’s owner, the Hunterdon Land Trust, to continue a project that ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - The Hunterdon Board of Commissioners, on Dec. 2, appointed the five-member board that will oversee the newly-minted Hunterdon County Improvement Authority.The authority, approved by the board in July, received state approval, and will begin to operate in 2026.Administrator ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - Restoration projects and land preservation in three Hunterdon County towns received funding on Dec. 2 from the county board of commissioners.The board approved a $354,000 municipal grant to Readington Township for the purchase of the Stavola Property. The purchase was ...
FRENCHTOWN – Hunterdon County reached an agreement with Frenchtown to install a set of enhanced pedestrian crossing signs at the intersection of County Route 610 and Creek Road.The board of commissioners approved the agreement at the Nov. 18 meeting.The borough joins numerous county municipalities ...
BETHLEHEM TWP – An 89-acre farm in Bethlehem moved closer to preservation Nov. 19 when the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners, by resolution, accepted a development easement purchase agreement.The status means Glen Manor Farm meets the parameters for preservation funding.The Glen Manor Farm, ...
CLINTON TWP, NJ - The Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners introduced a spending ordinance to apply $4.9 million to the construction of the county’s emergency services training center in Clinton Township.The ordinance was introduced at the Nov. 5 meeting, and a public hearing is scheduled for ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - Hunterdon County introduced revised health service fees Nov. 5 that eliminate unnecessary fees, and make life simpler for food truck operators.The ordinance supports the county health department acting under the state county Environmental Health Act that regulates a variety ...
RARITAN TWP. – Hunterdon County will host a drive-by food distribution event for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Route 12 county complex.“The goal is to get food people who need it,” Shaun Van Doren, the deputy director of the board ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - With a commanding lead as the unofficial results have been released, Republican incumbents John Lanza and Zachary Rich won new terms on the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners.According to the unofficial results, Lanza received 34,145 votes and Rich received ...
DELAWARE TWP. – Thanks to a $1 million grant from the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners, 20 county municipalities will have funds to upgrade local parks and park equipment.The grant was announced at the Oct. 21 commission meeting held in Delaware Township.The parks and recreation grant is ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - If one brand is useful, maybe two is better.With that idea in mind, the Hunterdon Board of Commissioners on Oct. 7 agreed to join a licensing agreement with the New Jersey Highlands Council to promote the regional’s environment and economic development.Mary Jude ...
FLEMINGTON – The Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners approved a contract that will lead to the consolidation of the chancery division court in the county Justice Center on Park Avenue.The $2.750 million contract was awarded to Pal-Pro Builders, LLC, one of eight builders, the approving ...
CLINTON TWP. – Hunterdon County local police departments were awarded grants to cover building renovations, body worn cameras, speed monitoring boards and integration into the county’s new dispatch technology, among other items.The grants were from a $500,000 program created this year by the county ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - The Hunterdon County Library is holding a photography and short story contest over the coming weeks for students and residents in the area.Entries are currently being accepted until Sept. 27 for the Annual Hunterdon County Library System Amateur Photography Show. Students ages 12 ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - Hunterdon County accepted a grant from the New Jersey Highlands Council to help further develop plans to manage stormwater.The county board of commissioners accepted the $150,000 grant by resolution at the Aug. 19 meeting.The Highlands Council administers the 2004 Highlands ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - The Hunterdon County of Board of Commissioners supported more farmland preservation on Aug. 19 with a resolution in favor of a Delaware Township farm.The resolution would allow the appraisals of the property as a step toward the potential preservation. The application was ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - Hunterdon County and governments and schools from 20 of the county’s 26 municipalities will share reduced costs for electricity for the next two years.The new contract for electricity was announced at the Aug. 5 county board of commissioners meeting. The bids were offered ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - A new fire truck can cost $1.6 million.Flemington in April paid $475,000 for a used one. The borough maneuvered its budget over two years to make room for the funding.The replacement of a Hunterdon County bridge in Raritan Township was pegged at $2.7 million.Hunterdon County ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - For 40 years, Hunterdon County senior citizens, others with disabilities and those in need of getting from here to there have been able to rely on the LINK.The Hunterdon board of commissioners, on July 15, honored the transportation system for its 40th anniversary with a ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - Hunterdon County agreed to accept another $100,000 from the New Jersey Highlands Council to support county tourism promotion.By resolution on July 15, the board of commissioners agreed to accept the grant from the Highland’s tourism expansion program.The fund will support ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - Following three years of a “new era” of shared services with the county’s 26 municipalities, the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners approved July 15 an application to the New Jersey Local Finance Board to establish a Hunterdon County Improvement Authority.Since 2023, the ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - Community members and elected officials gathered at the July 15 meeting of the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners to celebrate what the county called “the rich and proud tradition” of the Granges of Hunterdon County on its 150th anniversary.John Benedict, chosen as spokesman ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - The Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners celebrated, on July 15, the talents of county high school artists who took their talents from the annual county Teen Arts Festival to winning awards at the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival.The students were honored with a proclamation ...
HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - New soccer goals, a summer concert series and biological warfare – just another week at the Hunterdon County Division of Parks and Recreation.Division director Ryan Preston told the board of commissioners at the June 16 meeting that the Hunterdon Football Club donated 10 ...
FLEMINGTON – Walter Buckleitner’s dream of adding a small playground to Court Street Park to honor his wife Ellen Wolock took one more step forward May 20 when the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on the project.Court Street Park is owned by the county.The board placed ...