Tag: Lawrence Township
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Bristol-Myers Squibb supports students at The Bridge Academy
The United Nations declared Dec. 3 the International Day of the Disabled Person. Bristol-Myers Squibb, through their Differently-Abled Workplace Network (DAWN) awarded The Bridge Academy a $5,000 grant to support student safety. This donation helped The Bridge Academy continue in-person instruction during the past school year, during which time they did not have a single…
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Lawrence gas station attendant assaulted by driver
A Conoco gasoline station attendant was assaulted and struck in the head with a windshield Squeegee by a customer over a reported dispute about the amount of money owed for refueling her car on Nov. 14, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Two women drove up to the gasoline station on the corner of…
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Lawrence police blotter
A 2020 Hyundai Sante Fe sport utility vehicle was reported stolen from Ardisia Court overnight between Nov. 13 and 14. The vehicle had been left unlocked with the key fob inside. Several credit cards that had been left inside the vehicle were fraudulently used to buy merchandise in Hamilton Township. The vehicle was recovered on…
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Mercer County residents give approval to reallocate funds for increased development of parks and stewardship
Mercer County voters overwhelmingly approved of a county referendum reallocating resources in the Open Space Preservation Trust Fund towards funding increases for park development, historic preservation and stewardship activities. In the Nov. 2 General Election, Mercer County voters who cast their ballots approved of the referendum permitting the reallocation 76.7% (66,567) to 23.2% (20,187), according…
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Lawrence school board election vote tallies certified
The return of two incumbent school board members to the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education has been confirmed by Lawrence Township voters, and they will be joined by a newcomer to fill the third open seat. Incumbent school board member Jo Ann L. Groeger was the top vote-getter with 4,626 votes in the…
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Incumbents re-elected to Lawrence Township Council
Incumbent Lawrence Township Councilmen Christopher Bobbitt and James Kownacki will return to the governing body for four-year terms following the Nov. 2 General Election. The final vote tallies for Bobbitt and Kownacki, who ran unopposed, were 7,500 votes and 7,478 votes, respectively. The vote tallies were certified by Mercer County officials and released Nov. 19.…
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Lawrence Township Education Foundation grants awarded
When Oliver Valentino began classes at the Lawrence Intermediate School, one of the first things that he noticed on the playground was a life-sized outdoor chess set. Oliver, who likes to play chess, was surprised. There are life-sized outdoor chess sets – painted squares on the blacktop – at some of the schools in the…
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Lawrence Township celebrates veterans
In these trying times, it can be difficult to see who the heroes are – but it’s actually not that hard, Andrew Tunnard said as he welcomed attendees at Lawrence Township’s annual Veterans Day observance Nov. 11. It’s not the celebrities or the athletes or the politicians who are the heroes, said Tunnard, who served…
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Lawrence Township officials address police officer accused of possessing child sex abuse materials
A Lawrence Township police officer who was charged with possession of child sex abuse material has been suspended without pay, pending the outcome of an investigation, Lawrence Township officials said. Police Officer Shane Hickey, 29, was arrested Nov. 10 for allegedly possessing dozens of files of child sex abuse material on his mobile phone, said…