Tag: Lawrence Township
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Lawrence High School seniors adapt to change and leave ‘the nest’
Childhood’s end came on a warm, summer afternoon for the Lawrence High School Class of 2021, when the seniors came together for one last time as a class on June 16. The nearly 300 seniors gathered on the baseball diamond at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton to mark Lawrence High School’s 53rd graduation ceremony.…
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ETS tops $2.4 million in donations to Lawrence Township Public Schools
This year, Educational Testing Service (ETS) donated $92,000 to the Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF) to support local public-school students and schools. This brings ETS’s overall funding to the LTEF to $2,434,000 since 1993. In addition, ETS has been a strong financial supporter of the Lawrence Township Public Schools (LTPS) since 1981, according to a…
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Lawrence to reopen municipal building next month
The Lawrence Township Municipal Building, which has been closed to the public since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to reopen July 7. The decision to reopen the municipal building follows on the heels of Gov. Phil Murphy’s June 4 executive order that formally terminates New Jersey’s public health emergency as a…
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Parents call for removing face masks from students
Remove those masks from students’ faces immediately – that’s what parents have demanded of Lawrence Township Public Schools officials. But school district officials are holding firm in their position that students will continue to wear masks in the classroom for the rest of the school year, which ends June 17. Superintendent Ross Kasun acknowledged at…
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Press conference, events planned for Juneteenth celebration in Trenton
The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County (AACCofMC), in partnership with Senator Shirley Turner, Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli, and Outdoor Equity Alliance, are planning an inaugural three-day, city-wide Juneteenth celebration. The Juneteenth celebration is scheduled for June 18-20 in Trenton. The presenting sponsors are Wells Fargo and St. Francis Medical Center, according…
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Lidl grocery store is part of revitalization of Lawrence Shopping Center
It wasn’t even 7 a.m., and the line of people on the sidewalk snaked all the way past the Dollar Tree store and Sun Cleaners at the Lawrence Shopping Center. No, it was not Black Friday. It was Wednesday morning, June 9 – and the people in line were waiting for the grand opening of…
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Park named in honor of Womanspace founder is rededicated
The Barbara Boggs Sigmund Park, located on the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Chestnut Street in Princeton, had lately become overgrown with weeds and invasive plants. So Sharon Ainsworth, who chairs Princeton’s Shade Tree Commission and who is a Mercer County Master Gardener, decided it was time for a change – and a cleanup. Volunteers…
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Princess Road closed to through traffic
Drivers who rely on Princess Road as a shortcut between Princeton Pike and Franklin Corer Road will have to find another route. That’s because Lawrence Township officials have installed orange barriers across Princess Road near the roundabout, or traffic circle, at The Gatherings townhouse development. Installation of the barriers, which were put in place last…
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New lighting planned for Veterans Park
A Trenton-based company has been awarded a contract to install new lighting at Veterans Park. Kane Communications LLC was awarded a contract for $109,295 for the job by the Lawrence Township Council at its May 18 meeting. Kane Communications LLC, which was one of six bidders for the job, was the lowest responsible bidder. The bids…