Tag: Lawrence Township
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George Regan was a ‘magnet for the wounded’ – Lawrence Township pays tribute to late teacher
Kind, patient, thoughtful and a believer in his students – that’s how George Regan’s friends, colleagues and parents described the Slackwood Elementary School teacher, who died unexpectedly in November. Many of those who came into Regan’s orbit gathered virtually on Jan. 21 to pay tribute to Regan, who taught for nearly 25 years at the…
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Mercer County to open a vaccination site at Mercer County Community College
Mercer County seeks to open a COVID-19 vaccination site at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) in February. In mid-February the county plans to open the vaccination site for the public. According to Mercer County spokesman Michael Boonin, the college is holding a closed clinic this week to vaccinate its health care staff and nursing students,…
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Lawrence Township Council gets first look at 2021 budget
The Lawrence Township Council got its first look at the proposed $49.4 million municipal budget for 2021 – which keeps the municipal property tax rate flat – at its Jan. 19 meeting. The proposed 2021 municipal budget, which is expected to be introduced at the Lawrence Township Council’s March 16 meeting, is $1.2 million less…
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Lawrence zoning board to hold another hearing on affordable housing development
After listening to more than two hours of testimony about a proposed affordable housing development next to the Lawrence Shopping Center, the Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment has postponed the public hearing to its Feb. 17 meeting. The zoning board spent more than two hours discussing some of the finer points of RPM Development’s…
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Affordable housing development application goes to zoning board
The would-be developer of a 70-unit affordable housing development, adjacent to the Lawrence Shopping Center, hopes to wrap up an application for a use variance before the Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment at the board’s Jan. 20 meeting. This will be the third meeting in a series of public hearings on RPM Development LLC’s…
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Lawrence students will resume hybrid learning, despite mixed opinions by parents
Lawrence Township Public Schools students will be back in the classroom for in-person instruction using the hybrid learning model beginning Jan. 19, school district officials said. Hybrid learning alternates between bringing small groups of students into the classroom for in-person learning for part of the week, and having them learn at home remotely for part…
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Change at water treatment plants will affect customers in Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset counties
As part of an annual maintenance program for its water distribution system, New Jersey American Water will temporarily change the water treatment process from a chloramine (combined) residual to free chlorine residual at the company’s Raritan-Millstone and Canal Road water treatment plants. These surface water treatment plants serve New Jersey American Water customers in Essex,…
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Lawrence school board reorganizes
Three newly elected school board members were sworn into office at the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education’s annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 6. Incumbent school board member Michele Bowes and newcomers Patricia Hendricks Farmer and Gregory Johnson were administered the oath of office by Business Administrator Thomas Eldridge. The term is for three…
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Zwicker names chief of staff
Andrew Zwicker, a member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 16th Legislative District, has named Petra Gaskins his chief of staff, effective Jan. 11. “I am thrilled to welcome Petra Gaskins to my staff. She brings a tremendous amount of experience and a unique personal perspective into this role. Her deep desire to…
