Tag: Lawrence Township

  • Homeowners lose ‘everything we own’ after fire destroys home in Lawrence Township

    Homeowners lose ‘everything we own’ after fire destroys home in Lawrence Township

    Homeowners of a Rosedale Road home have lost “everything we own” after a fire destroys their home. The fire was reported at 4:37 p.m. by a neighbor on July 23, who told the dispatcher that smoke was coming from the house, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. When the first police officers arrived, they…

  • New warehouse and distribution center will replace eight abandoned buildings south of Route 1

    New warehouse and distribution center will replace eight abandoned buildings south of Route 1

    A new warehouse and distribution center south of Route 1 will replace eight abandoned buildings. The Lawrence Township Planning Board unanimously granted preliminary and final site plan approval for a 276,656 square-foot warehouse and distribution center at 40 Enterprise Ave. at its June 6 meeting. The 16.4-acre property is located south of Route 1 in…

  • Lawrence Township remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice during Memorial Day ceremony, parade

    Lawrence Township remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice during Memorial Day ceremony, parade

    For Shaun Sexton, who comes from a Gold Star family, Memorial Day is personal. That’s because Sexton’s uncle was killed in action during the Vietnam War on Dec. 3, 1969. He was just 20 years old. Gold Star families are those that lost an immediate family member in the military in the line of duty.…

  • Lawrence Township League of Women Voters announces 2022 leadership award winners

    Lawrence Township League of Women Voters announces 2022 leadership award winners

    The League of Women Voters of Lawrence Township (LWVLT), part of the national and state League of Women Voters organization, announced its annual Youth Leadership Awards for 2022. The award is given to graduating high school seniors in Lawrence, Trenton and Ewing who exemplify civic leadership in their community. The 2022 Youth Leadership Award winners…

  • Lawrence police step up presence at public, private schools

    Lawrence police step up presence at public, private schools

    The Lawrence Township Police Department is stepping up its presence at public and private schools in the wake of the May 24 school shooting incident that killed 19 children and two teachers in Texas. An 18-year-old man walked into the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and shot the children and their teachers in their classroom,…

  • Lawrence Township police sergeant to lead Memorial Day Parade as grand marshal

    Lawrence Township police sergeant to lead Memorial Day Parade as grand marshal

    Lawrence Township’s annual Memorial Day Parade will step off promptly at 10 a.m. May 28 from its starting point at Lawrence High School on its way until it reaches its destination at Veterans Park. The marchers, led by parade Grand Marshal Shaun Sexton, will march north on Princeton Pike and continue on Darrah Lane, Birchwood…

  • Lawrence Hopewell Trail unveils interpretive signage program

    Lawrence Hopewell Trail unveils interpretive signage program

    The Lawrence Hopewell Trail is more than just a meandering pedestrian and bicycle path – it’s a path through the history of Lawrence and Hopewell townships, illustrated by interpretive signs placed at key spots along the trail. The “History Along the LHT” interpretive signage program was officially unveiled May 14 at the monthly Lawrence Hopewell…

  • West Windsor Township Planning Board considers warehouse distribution center

    West Windsor Township Planning Board considers warehouse distribution center

    Plans for a 5.5 million-square-foot warehouse distribution center on Quakerbridge Road, on the border between West Windsor and Lawrence townships, were unveiled before the West Windsor Township Planning Board at its May 11 meeting. Bridge Point WW LLC is seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval and subdivision approval for the 645-acre parcel, which…

  • Lawrence police arrest burglars

    Lawrence police arrest burglars

    Two Trenton men have been charged in connection with two burglaries that occurred in Lawrence Township in December 2021 and April 2022, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. The two men – aged 46 and 50 years old – allegedly burglarized a home on Slack Avenue in December 2021, and then allegedly committed another…