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Somerset County Veterans Services

The county’s Veterans Services office under Director Peter Niemiec, at 27 Warren Street, P.O. Box 3000, Somerville, (908) 704-6329, provides counsel, information and referral to county veterans and their families, assists with VA and state benefit applications, orchestrates interment memorial markers and grave flags, and supports the county’s veterans ceremonies.

Also called: Veterans Services, Peter Niemiec, 27 Warren Street, Somerville, 908-704-6329, Wall of Honor, grave flags.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The office's own page (read through the Internet Archive's capture of February 19, 2025; the live site answers Akamai's 403 to every automated fetch). "Provides counsel, information, and referral to county veterans of military service and their families. Assists with the application process for benefits from the Veterans Administration and other federal and state agencies. Orchestrates the issuance of internment memorial markers and grave flags. Maintains a close liaisonship with county veterans' organizations. Provides assistance for memorial and patriotic ceremonies." Readers are sent to "the Wall of Honor to see the Somerset County residents who are currently serving in the U.S. military." Where to go. "Peter Niemiec, Director. Phone: 908-704-6329. Fax: 908-575-3910. Mail: 27 Warren Street, P.O. Box 3000, Somerville, NJ 08876. Email: [email protected]." Resource links on the page run from the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and Marine Corps League through "NJ Department of Military Veterans Affairs Benefits and Veterans Guide," "Online Resource for Earned Benefits," Operation Autism ("a Resource Guide for Military Families"), TRICARE for Military Retirees, VA forms and the Veterans Health Administration to "Veterans Benefits Administration, Pension & Fiduciary Service - Enhanced Pension Benefits." The page also carried the county's homeless-veteran referrals of its era: the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program at Soldier On ("24/7 hotline at 866-406-8449") and Community Hope ("SSVF provides rapid re-housing to homeless veterans... Please call 855-483-8466 or email [email protected]"), plus a Ballot Question 2 explainer recording that the $250 property tax deduction expanded to peacetime veterans effective December 4, 2020 (the deduction itself is the State entry, filed with the municipal assessor or collector).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Somerset County Veterans Services
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Any Somerset County veteran or family memberThe office provides counsel, information and referral and assists with VA applications; no rating is required.

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