Tag: Lawrence Township Council
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‘The Boulevard at Brunswick Pike’ inches closer to reality with award of contract
The long-awaited streetscape improvement project on a one-mile stretch of Brunswick Pike, between Lake Drive and the Brunswick Circle, inched closer to reality after the Lawrence Township Council awarded a contract for the project. The Lawrence Township Council awarded a contract for $701,854 to S. Batata Construction Inc. at a meeting in December 2022. The…
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From Cathleen to Catherin: Lawrence Township Council appoints new member
The Lawrence Township Council has appointed lifelong resident Catherin “Catie” MacDuff to fill the vacancy on the council that was created by the resignation of former Township Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis in early January. MacDuff was chosen from among three nominees to fill the vacancy at the Lawrence Township Council’s Jan. 17 meeting. She will fill…
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Lawrence Township Municipal Manager: Significant increases expected in trash collection, 911 dispatch contracts
The Lawrence Township Council got its first look at the recommended $60.7 million municipal budget for 2023, which carries a 2-cent increase in the municipal property tax rate. The 2023 municipal budget, which was recommended at a Jan. 17 Council meeting, is $6.1 million more than the 2022 budget of $54.6 million. It is expected…
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Melker, Lewis sworn in as Mercer County Commissioners
Two Mercer County Commissioners-elect, including incumbent Commissioner Nina Melker and newcomer Cathleen Lewis, were sworn into office at the Mercer County Board of County Commissioners’ annual reorganization meeting. Melker was sworn into office by Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo (D-14) at the meeting on Jan. 4. She was appointed in 2018 to fill a vacancy on…
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Lewis leaves tenure on Lawrence Township Council for County Commission
While Jan. 3 marked the first meeting of the new year for the Lawrence Township Council, it also marked the last meeting for Township Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis. Lewis, who had served on the Lawrence Township Council since 2012 and held the ceremonial post of mayor in 2014 and 2015, leaves the Council to take a…
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Powers will not seek re-election to Lawrence Township Council in 2023
Lawrence Township Councilman Michael Powers will cap 20 years of service on the Township Council that includes two one-year stints as the mayor when his term ends in 2023. Powers, a Democrat, announced that he is not going to run for re-election next year. He is making the announcement now in order to alert Lawrence…
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Lawrence Township officials ‘shine a light’ on domestic violence; declare Dec. 5 as Communities of Light Day
Aiming to “shine a light” on domestic violence, Lawrence Township officials are urging residents to buy luminary candle kits to place along their driveways and sidewalks at dusk Dec. 5 in support of Womanspace’s annual Communities of Light project. Mayor John Ryan issued a proclamation declaring Dec. 5 as “Communities of Light Day” at the…
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Lawrence Township Council considers naming park or street to honor Pat Colavita Jr.
The Lawrence Township Council has been asked to consider naming a street or a park after the late Pat Colavita Jr., a former mayor and township councilman, school board member and Mercer County Freeholder/Commissioner who died in September. Township Councilman Jim Kownacki brought up the consideration at the Township Council’s Oct. 18 meeting, in response…
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Lawrence Township Council honors longtime volunteer Janet Bickal for her work
Mayor John T. Ryan and the Lawrence Township Council feted long-time Lawrence Township volunteer Janet Bickal with a proclamation. Lawrence Township Councilman Christopher Bobbitt read the proclamation at a meeting on Sept. 20. Bickal has been active in several groups ranging from the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic to the Friends of the Lawrence…