The Hunterdon Scoop / Tools

Tools for living in Hunterdon County

Check a contractor's license, plan the weekend, see what's closing on your road. Free, built on public data, nothing you type gets stored.

Free No signup needed

Check a license

Type a contractor's name or license number, see their state registration status in seconds.

What to do this weekend

Answer four questions, get picks across the county that fit your crew.

Road work map

What's closed or under construction, where, and when it reopens, on a timeline.

Development tracker

Every pending warehouse, subdivision, and rezoning near you, plus which towns are moving on data-center bans.

County Pulse

This week's county alerts, public meetings, park notices, and county job postings, pulled from the county's own feeds.

Town Chooser

Moving to (or within) Hunterdon? Weigh taxes, schools, commute, and environment, then compare any two towns with real numbers.

Food help near you

Pantries, self-serve cabinets, and meal programs across the county, with hours and flags for the ones that don't ask questions.

Farmland tax checker

See whether your land qualifies for Farmland Assessment and estimate a rollback bill at your town's real 2025 rate. August 1 is the filing deadline.

Teen first jobs

Working papers step by step, the real hour limits by age, and verified places teens get hired in the county.

Lost & found pets

See who's lost or found nearby right now, plus what to do first if your pet goes missing.

River levels

Live height and flow for the South Branch, the Delaware, and the county's creeks, with each gauge's real flood stage.

Train departures

Next Raritan Valley Line trains from High Bridge, Annandale, Lebanon, and White House, weekends handled automatically.

Air quality now

Live smoke and air alerts for the county, plus current readings from the four closest state monitors.

Jobs near home

County job openings on a map, sorted by distance from your town.

The Thursday email these tools come from

Events worth your time, what's opening and being built, and who's worth hiring. Free, every Thursday at 7 AM.