About this site

I live in Hunterdon County. Our 180-year-old newspaper stopped printing last year, and the question I kept watching neighbors ask each other in Facebook groups and on Nextdoor was the same one: "Can anyone recommend a..." A roofer, a paver, a septic guy, a plumber. The answers were eleven names, no facts, and every so often a horror story from someone who picked wrong.

So this site pulls the records nobody had time to pull. Every company listed here gets its registration checked against the state's own registries, with the date printed next to the status. Review scores are reported with their sources named. The companies we'd call first are picked on the checkable record and we say why, including the weak spots.

Who's behind it

The Hunterdon Scoop, the county's free Thursday-morning email newsletter, written by Steve, who lives here. The newsletter checks one contractor's license every week; this site keeps every check current.

How it pays for itself

Eventually: sponsorships and enhanced listings, always labeled where they appear. Money never changes a fact, a table, or a pick. That rule is written down in the methodology.

Talk to us

Corrections, additions, or a business that wants its listing fixed: corrections@hunterdonscoop.com. We correct verified errors within 48 hours.