Tag: Lawrence Township
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Lawrence Senior Center re-opens after COVID-19
The Lawrence Senior Center welcomed back its seniors – on a limited basis and with limited capacity – on July 7, after being closed for more than 15 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lawrence Senior Center on Darrah Lane is being re-opened to seniors on the same day the Lawrence Township Municipal Building…
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Arbor Day Foundation designates Lawrence Township a ‘Tree City USA’
Lawrence Township was named a 2020 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. Lawrence achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per…
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Deadline to file for Lawrence school board seats
Time is running out for would-be candidates to file nominating petitions to serve on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education. The deadline to file a nominating petition for one of three seats on the school board is July 26 at 4 p.m. The nominating petition, which has to be signed by 10 registered…
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Lawrence Township Municipal Building on target for July 7 opening
The Lawrence Township Municipal Building, which has been closed to the public since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is on target to re-open July 7. The decision to open the doors to the municipal building was made after Gov. Phil Murphy issued an executive order June 4, formally terminating New Jersey’s public health…
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Lawrence Township to permit cannabis businesses to operate
Cannabis businesses – from retail sales to the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, wholesaling and delivery of cannabis – would be permitted to operate in selected areas of Lawrence Township, under an ordinance introduced by the Lawrence Township Council. The ordinance was introduced at the Lawrence Township Council’s June 15 meeting. The council sought to get ahead…
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Carson Road Woods celebrates 20th anniversary
Twenty years ago, efforts by local, county and state governments, for-profit and non-profit corporations and other entities and more than 300 private citizens culminated with the signing of a contract to purchase 183 acres of land in Lawrence Township. Now known as Carson Road Woods, the parcel had been slated to become the site of…
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Craniosacral therapist opens office in Lawrence Township
Emily Ireland, craniosacral therapist from Manhattan, has relocated to Lawrenceville and is accepting new clients. In practice for more than a decade, Ireland specializes in TMJ (jaw pain/dysfunction) and complementary orthodontic care for a holistic dentistry, as well as chronic and acute pain conditions, physical and mental trauma/stress, and longevity. The new location is 3550…
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Bike sharing program available at three locations in Mercer County
The County of Mercer, the Mercer County Park Commission and Verve have launched a bike-share program now available to the public in the County Park System. Bikes are located at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, at Rosedale Park in Pennington, and the Red Barn in Mercer Meadows, Lawrence Township. Ten bikes are at each…
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Community completes 238K mile ‘journey’ to the moon
A community of hikers and cyclists completed the 2020-21 Journey to the Moon on May 28 after Memorial Day weekend, completing a 238,000 “journey” to outer space. Each earth mile was recorded in “LHT Miles.” Each LHT mile equaled 22 miles, or the length of the the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, making the virtual journey 10,818…