Tag: Lawrence Township
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Lawrence Township police officer accused of possessing child sexual abuse material
A Lawrence Township police officer was arrested Nov. 10 for allegedly possessing dozens of files of child sex abuse material (CSAM) on his mobile phone. Shane Hickey, 29, of Lawrence Township, was charged by complaint-summons with a charge of third-degree possession of CSAM. Following a tip to the New Jersey State Police’s Internet Crimes Against…
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Lawrence declares 40 Enterprise Ave. as an area in need of redevelopment
Mounds of tires and trash fill one building, a tree grows through a hole in the roof of another building, and abandoned trailers are lined up outside another building at a former industrial site on Enterprise Avenue, tucked away in a far corner of Lawrence Township. But Lawrence Township officials are banking on those conditions…
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Lawrence Township awarded state DOT grant to repave roads
Lawrence Township has been awarded a $500,000 state grant to pay for the repaving of Devon Avenue, Irwin Place and Smithfield Avenue. Lawrence Township is one of 541 municipalities whose Municipal Aid grant program application has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT). The grant program is funded by the state’s Transportation…
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Princeton Council encourages residents to take part in Communities of Light
Seeking to shine a light on domestic violence, Princeton officials are urging residents to buy luminary kits to place along their driveways and sidewalks Dec. 6 at dusk in support of Womanspace’s annual Communities of Light project. Mayor Mark Freda issued a proclamation declaring Dec. 6 as “Communities of Light Day” at the council’s Oct.…
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Lawrence voters choose school board members
Lawrence Township voters seemingly returned two incumbent school board members to the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education and chose a newcomer to fill the third seat on the school board. Incumbent school board members Jo Ann Groeger and Kevin Van Hise possibly won their bids for re-election the Nov. 2 General Election, and…
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Incumbents run unopposed for Lawrence Township Council, remain on governing body
Lawrence Township voters returned incumbent Township Councilmen Christopher Bobbitt and James Kownacki to serve on the governing body in the Nov. 2 General Election. Bobbitt and Kownacki, both Democrats, ran unopposed for re-election and will serve four-year terms on the Lawrence Township Council. The Republican Party did not field candidates. Bobbitt received 4,314 votes and…
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Planning Board approves 3-lot subdivision for Irwin Place
The Lawrence Township Planning Board approved an application for a minor subdivision on Irwin Place, clearing the way for three new homes to be built on the newly-created lots, at its Oct. 18 meeting. Engineer Daniel Doran, who represents developer JP Property Development, told the Planning Board that the two existing lots on the south…
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Lawrence zoning board grants use variance for dental office
A dentist has been granted permission to move her dental practice into a single-family house at 3640 Lawrenceville Road, on the corner of Lawrenceville Road/Route 206 and Province Line Road. In a 6-1 split vote, the Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment granted a use variance to permit dentist Radwa Saad to move her Hamilton…
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HomeFront offers service opportunities during National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week
Seventeen percent of Mercer County families will be facing eviction once the moratorium is lifted, presumably on Jan. 1, 2022, according to information provided by HomeFront in Lawrence Township. HomeFront will recognize National Hunger & Homelessness Week for the fifth year from Nov. 13-20. The Mercer County nonprofit, active in the community since 1991, provides…