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Somerset County introduces 2024 budget. What does it mean for taxpayers?
SOMERVILLE – The Somerset County Board of Commissioners has introduced a $270.8 million budget that reduces the property tax rate for county purposes by 3.9%. The county property tax rate is .3004 per $1,000 of assessed home value. Though the tax rate is going down, the average county home valued at $550,000 – up $39,000 from 2023 – will see a $54.10 increase in the county’s portion of the total property tax bill. That does not include the municipal or school district property taxes.
Update: 11 N.J. counties under a freeze watch Friday
An updated freeze watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 6:07 a.m. valid for Friday between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. for Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, Mercer, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Cumberland and Atlantic counties. The weather service states, "Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 degrees...
Jackpot! Lotto Ticket Sold In Somerset Wins Big
One ticket matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Monday, April 22, winning $197,163. The ticket was sold at Bernardsville Shop Rite. The winning numbers were 16, 26, 33, 40, 42 and the XTRA number was: 03. to follow Daily Voice Somerset and receive free news...
Branchburg 'jammed up' financially as 2024 budget looms
BRANCHBURG – The Township Committee's decision to spend more than $25 million to block the construction of two warehouses in the Route 22 corridor is the primary reason why the property tax rate for municipal purposes will be rising more than 7.4%. At the public hearing Monday on the...
Black bear spotted roaming New Jersey town, residents encourage not to leave out food
Police in one New Jersey town are warning residents after a black bear was spotted roaming around. On Tuesday, the Ewing Police Department posted on Facebook that the animal had been sighted near Somerset Street and Georgia Avenue in Mercer County. Black bears are slowly starting to emerge from their...
U.S. News: Bridgewater-Raritan High School Ranks 108th in the State
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School has been ranked the 108th best high school in the state, according to the 2024 U.S. News and World Report rankings. This is out of a total of about 400 schools.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Nationally, the school ranks as number 2,345, out of more than 13,000. To make the determinations, the rankings look at college readiness, college curriculum breadth (looking at participation and scores on advanced placement exams), state assessment proficiency, state-assessment performance, underserved student performance and graduation rate. The highest ranked schools in the national assessments are those where students achieved exceptional scores on state assessments in math, reading and science, and had strong underserved student performance among Black, Hispanic and low-income households, among other qualifications. College readiness measured participation and performance on advanced placement testing. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Whole Foods Worker Goes Missing After Shift At Vauxhall Store: Police
Rousier Romain did not return home after he left his shift abruptly at the Whole Foods in Vauxhall, Township of Union police said. Romaine left Whole Foods at 3:40 p.m. and was last seen on foot in the parking lot near the fence along the edge of Route 78, adjacent to the property, police said.
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