Tag: Lawrence Township
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Couple charged with child endangerment
A Hopewell Borough man and a Lawrence Township woman have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after the police found a child in the rear seat of a car that had been stopped in the middle of Center Street in Hopewell Borough with its engine running for an extended period of time,…
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Lawrence Township budget keeps property tax rate flat
The Lawrence Township Council introduced its proposed $49.4 million municipal budget for 2021 – which keeps the municipal property tax rate flat – at its March 16 meeting. The 2021 spending plan is $1.2 million less than the 2020 municipal budget of $50.6 million. A public hearing on it has been set for the Lawrence…
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RPM submits revised plans for affordable housing development; zoning board still not satisfied
It’s back to the drawing board – again – for RPM Development LLC, the would-be developer of an affordable housing development proposed for a 4.3-acre parcel next to the Lawrence Shopping Center off Texas Avenue. The Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment reviewed revised plans submitted by the applicant at its March 17 meeting, but…
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Womanspace receives pandemic relief funding to support victims of domestic violence
Womanspace was awarded a $20,000 grant from the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund (NJPRF). For this award, Womanspace in Lawrence Township was among 140 nonprofit organizations identified as best positioned to provide services and support to New Jersey communities in greatest need. The funds from this grant will go toward continuing efforts to support victims…
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Lawrence school board approves tentative budget
The Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education has approved its tentative $79.6 million operating budget for 2021-22, sending it on to the Mercer County Department of Education for review. A public hearing and final action on the proposed budget, which was approved at the school board’s March 10 meeting, has been set for the…
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Opinion: Support teaching civics in middle school
We support A3394/S854 to provide a civics course for middle school pupils in New Jersey public schools. We urge the NJ Assembly Education Committee to approve this legislation. The League of Women Voters has spent 100 years empowering voters and defending democracy. Most people agree that Americans should know how our democracy functions, but a…
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Dozens of Lawrence High students qualify for international DECA competition
Historically, Lawrence High School’s (LHS) DECA (formerly Distributive Education Clubs of America) chapter does very well at regional, state and international competitions. This year, despite the pandemic, is no exception. Thirty-one LHS DECA members qualified at the New Jersey DECA Conference March 1-3 to advance to the international conference beginning April 24, according to information…
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Residents support affordable housing, but think RPM’s plan is ‘too crammed’
The fate of an affordable housing development, proposed for a 4.3-acre parcel next to the Lawrence Shopping Center, will be decided at the Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment’s March 17 meeting. The zoning board heard three hours’ worth of testimony and public comment at a special meeting March 10, but ran out of time…
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Lidl to join Lawrence Shopping Center businesses
The transformation of the former ACME grocery store into a Lidl grocery store at the Lawrence Shopping Center is well underway, with an anticipated opening date in mid- to late summer, according to Lawrence Township officials. The renovation has been taking place in spurts since demolition work on the vacant space began in August 2020.…