Tag: Lawrence Township
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Schedule for the Ten Crucial Days commemorative events on Jan. 2
The Ten Crucial Days Commemorative and Memorial events taking place on Jan. 2 are occurring in Princeton, Lawrence and Trenton. The Ten Crucial Days in the Revolutionary War involved Gen. George Washington crossing the Delaware River and taking part in the Battle of Princeton. Events on Jan. 2 are: 10 a.m. – Reenactment and interpretation, Princeton…
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Lawrence Township municipal building closed due to COVID surge
Editor’s note: Between Dec. 7-26, there have been 201 confirmed cases of COVID-19, for a township total of 3,442 cases. The Lawrence Township Municipal Building and the Lawrence Senior Center will be closed to the public until further notice, beginning Dec. 28, because of a resurgence of COVID-19, according to Lawrence Township officials. All…
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Lawrence Township Community Foundation awards grants
While $31,540 may not seem like a lot of money, for the 12 nonprofit groups that serve Lawrence Township, it’s a windfall. That’s how much money was distributed among the groups – ranging from the Lawrence Lacrosse Club to Meals on Wheels Mercer County and Lawrenceville Main Street – by the Lawrence Township Community Foundation…
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Hogmanay bonfire at the historic Brearley House will be virtual
The annual New Year’s Eve Hogmanay bonfire at the historic Brearley House has been canceled for the second year in a row – but celebrants won’t be left out in the cold. That’s because a virtual”bonfire has been set up on the Lawrence Historical Society’s website at www.thelhs.org. The historical society has sponsored the Hogmanay…
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Calendar listing: Mercer County Library System, January 2022
The Mercer County Library System announced the following in person and virtual events and programs: Virtual Adult Programs for January 2022 Cannabusiness (Cannabis Business) Information Session Thursday, Jan. 6, 6 p.m. Learn about the history of the medical marijuana program in New Jersey, the summary of the rules and regulations that were released by…
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Westminster Choir College students petition Rider University administrators for improved conditions
Citing what they claim are broken promises, a group of Westminster Choir College students and alumni has petitioned Rider University to either fulfill its obligations or to make the Princeton campus available to them immediately. Rider University officials have disputed the claims leveled against it in a petition that has been signed by 130 Westminster…
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Lawrence Township Nature Center will be renamed after open space advocate
Without Anne Demarais, there likely would not have been a Lawrence Greenways trail network, nor would Drexel Woods, at the southern end of Drexel Avenue, have been saved from development. The Pole Farm at Mercer Meadows Park on Cold Soil Road likely also would have been developed, and Demarais was also a leading advocate for…
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Superintendent provides continued updates about handgun incident at high school
Aiming to squash rumors about the Dec. 8 incident in which a Lawrence High School student brought a loaded handgun to school, school district officials have reached out to parents to outline the steps that are being taken to protect students and staff. In a Dec. 14 letter to the school community, Superintendent of Schools…
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School board member ends service with Lawrence Township Board of Education
It was a bittersweet moment for Joyce Scott, whose term on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education came to a close at its last meeting of the year. Scott, who did not seek re-election for a third, three-year term, was feted by her school board colleagues as a mentor and a friend at…