Tag: Lawrence Township Council
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Township Council awards contract to pave three streets
Three streets in the southern part of Lawrence Township will be repaved as part of the township’s 2023 road program, according to Lawrence Township officials. The Lawrence Township Council awarded a contract for $722,560 to Richard T. Barrett Paving Co. to repave Smithfield Avenue, Devon Avenue and Irwin Place at its Sept. 19 meeting. The…
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Lawrence Township to repave roads, replace guide rails
Three streets in Lawrence Township will be repaved in the first phase of the 2023 road program, according to Lawrence Township officials. The Lawrence Township Council awarded Richard T. Barrett Paving Co., based in Trenton, a contract for $535,715 to repave portions of Eggert Crossing Road, Princeton Pike and Van Kirk Road. Seven bids were…
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‘Keep up the good work’
The Lawrence Township Police Department has been awarded reaccreditation by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. The police department gained its initial accreditation in 2017 and was reaccredited in 2019. This is the third time that the police department has been through the accreditation process. An assessment team from the New Jersey…
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Township Council awards contract for Colonial Lake path
Kalogridis Contracting LLC was the only bidder for the job Work on a long-awaited section of the walking trail around Colonial Lake is set to begin in September. The Lawrence Township Council awarded a $131,780 contract to Kalogridis Contracting LLC to construct the trail along the northwest side of the lake at its Aug. 15…
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‘Trying to fill that void’
The Lawrence Township Police Department welcomes five new police officers to its ranks Five new police officers were ceremonially sworn into office by Mayor John Ryan at a recent Lawrence Township Council meeting. The five new police officers include a former New York City Police Department police officer who transferred to the Lawrence Township Police…
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Honoring those in blue
Lawrence Township recognizes 23 police officers for their heroic actions Lawrence Township police officers were honored by the Lawrence Township Council for their actions – from saving a woman’s life who was choking to taking illegal guns off the street from criminals – at a special awards ceremony. The annual ceremony, which recognized 23 police…
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Lawrence voters choose Township Council candidates
Lawrence Township voters chose one incumbent Council member and two newcomers to run for the Township Council on the Democratic Party ticket in the Nov. 7 general election. Incumbent Township Councilman John Ryan received 1,614 votes in the June 6 Democratic Party primary. Newcomers Patricia Hendricks Farmer received 1,644 votes and Olympia I’liou Perry earned…
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A new coat of asphault
Lawrence Township to use State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for 2023 road improvements Nearly 20 streets throughout Lawrence Township will be getting a new coat of asphalt as part of the township’s 2023 road program. The Lawrence Township Council approved spending $1.6 million in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, plus $775,000 from the…
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Lawrence Township Council honors volunteers at awards ceremony
The late Pat Colavita Jr. was the consummate volunteer who dedicated his life to helping others. Colavita made ill children’s wishes come true through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and found time to help at the St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center. He volunteered at CONTACT of Mercer County, which is a suicide and crisis hotline, and at the…
