Tag: Lawrence Township
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Construction activity maintains usual levels during 2020 despite pandemic
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the havoc that it wreaked, which included forced shutdowns of construction projects, the Lawrence Township Construction Department issued only 106 fewer permits in 2020 than it did in 2019. Construction Official Michael Rodgers outlined the Construction Department’s activities during 2020 and made a pitch for more staff at the Lawrence…
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Princeton man charged with vandalizing Black Lives Matter sign in Lawrence Township, faces other charges
A 50-year-old Princeton man is facing multiple charges for allegedly vandalizing a Black Lives Matter sign in two unrelated incidents that occurred on Feb. 9, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. In addition to a criminal mischief charge, the man was issued summonses for eluding police, aggravated assault, resisting arrest and obstruction of the…
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Zoning Board hopes to complete RPM Development affordable housing hearing
Lawrence Township residents may finally get a chance to comment on RPM Development LLC’s proposed affordable housing development on Texas Avenue, as the Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment plans to wrap up a public hearing on the application at its Feb. 17 meeting. The township zoning board, whose virtual meeting begins at 7 p.m.,…
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St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving fundraiser supports children with cancer
Dr. Michael McCue had always felt badly for the young children who had lost their hair while they were undergoing chemotherapy treatment for childhood cancers. So when McCue saw an advertisement for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which raises money for childhood cancer research, he was intrigued – especially by its signature fundraiser, which is a…
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Man who killed another at Applebee’s pleads guilty to manslaughter
Noel Powell III, a former Lawrence Township resident, has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter for shooting another man in the head as the victim sat at the bar at Appleebee’s restaurant on Route 1 in Lawrence in 2017. Powell’s plea to second-degree manslaughter was made during a Feb. 3 hearing before Mercer County Superior Court…
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Lawrence Township reschedules garbage pickup in wake of snowstorm
In the first snowstorm of 2021, Lawrence Township was blanketed with roughly 11.5 inches of snow. The snow began falling Jan. 31 and continued all day and into the night Feb. 1. There were occasional snow showers during the following day. Students who were expecting a snow day, however, were out of luck. The Lawrence…
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Superintendents in Mercer County push Murphy for educators to receive high priority in vaccine roll out
Mercer County superintendents are urging that Gov. Phil Murphy place educators in the highest priority to receive vaccinations in the state’s COVID-19 vaccination roll out. Mercer County Association of School Administrators (MCASA), an organization for Mercer County superintendents, sent a letter on Feb. 1 to Murphy asking for vaccines for teachers as soon as possible.…
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Lawrence High School navigates challenges of COVID-19 to move forward with winter sports
High school athletic departments across the state have had to navigate and adapt to a new landscape during the coronavirus pandemic. Even with the potential halting and resuming of sports due to COVID-19, Lawrence High School’s (LHS) athletic department is determined to continue moving forward with all of its winter sports programs. “There is no…
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Lawrence school board: Give vaccine priority to educators
Lawrence Township school district officials are calling on Gov. Phil Murphy to give “appropriate priority” to educators and support staff in the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education adopted a resolution at its Jan. 27 meeting that requests the governor to include teachers and support staff in the…
