Tag: Lawrence Township
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Lawrence Township urged to ‘lead by example’ in honor of those who served during Veterans Day ceremony
More than 50 Lawrence Township residents gathered to honor the military veterans who fought in wars and conflicts – from the American Revolutionary War to Afghanistan – on Veterans Day. The ceremony, which was slated to be held in front of the Lawrence Township Municipal Building, was moved indoors because of rain. Attendees gathered in…
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Lawrence Township may be in line for additional American Rescue Plan Act funds
Lawrence Township may be in line for additional American Rescue Plan Act funds. The township and other Mercer County municipalities have already received American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds directly from the federal government, but Mercer County officials said they saw an opportunity to provide $3 million in additional money to the towns to help…
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Womanspace launches annual Communities of Light fundraising campaign
Womanspace, which helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, launched its annual Communities of Light awareness campaign at a reception at the D&R Greenway headquarters in Princeton. Communities of Light, which is Womanspace’s signature event, seeks to raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault, officials said. The campaign launched on Oct. 25 and…
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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 parents voice concerns over mandated NJDOE transgender policy
Is the Lawrence Township public school district grooming children to become transgender? That’s what some parents claimed – and school district officials disputed – at the school board’s Oct. 19 meeting. At the center of the debate is the school district’s nine-page policy on transgender students, known as Policy 5756. It is mandated by the…
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Lawrence Township: Early voting starts Oct. 29
Lawrence Township voters won’t have to wait until Nov. 8 to cast their ballots in the general election, under state law that permits early voting to begin Oct. 29, according to Mercer County officials. Early voting will run from Oct. 29 to Nov. 6, said Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello. Voters can cast their…
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NJDEP steps in to oversee operations of Trenton Water Works
With growing concerns over compliance and operation failures, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has intervened in the oversight and operations of Trenton Water Works. Gov. Phil Murphy had announced the decision on Oct. 12. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will work with the Trenton through an initiative out of the…
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Lawrence school board appoints ‘tireless advocate’ to fill vacancy
Among a field of nine candidates, Arundel Clarke came out on top to fill a vacancy on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education. The board voted 6-1 to appoint Clarke to fill an unexpired three-year term at the school board’s Oct. 12 meeting, following public interviews with the candidates. The term ends in…
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Lawrence Historical Society to present talk on archaeology and the Delaware Indians
Richard Veit, a professor of anthropology at Monmouth University, will present an illustrated talk about the Delaware Indians and what they left behind in the Delaware Valley – including Lawrence Township – at the Lawrence Historical Society’s annual Mary Tanner Lecture Series. The free lecture, titled “Archaeology and the Delaware Indians, a 12,000-year Odyssey,” starts…