Tag: Lawrence Township
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Zoning board affordable housing application rescheduled for December meeting
The public hearing on RPM Development’s use variance application to build a 70-unit affordable housing development, adjacent to the Lawrence Shopping Center, has been rescheduled for the Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment’s Dec. 16 meeting. The use variance application was slated to be heard at the zoning board’s Oct. 21 meeting, but was postponed…
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Lawrence police officer indicted for allegedly submitting false report
A Lawrence Township police officer has been indicted on two counts of official misconduct by a Mercer County grand jury for allegedly submitting an official report that contained false and misleading information. Andres Mejia, 42, was indicted by the grand jury on Oct. 20, one month after he was charged with tampering with records and…
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Educators donate COVID-related books to Lawrence Public Schools in memory of former employees
A piece of Lawrence Township Public Schools’ (LTPS) past was recalled at the Oct. 14 Board of Education meeting as the daughter of two former district employees returned to the district with an act of kindness in her parents’ memory. Karen Stroman Pardonner is the daughter of Joseph Stroman, former Ben Franklin Elementary principal (1967-69),…
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Lawrence schools begin in-person instruction
Having welcomed 40 special education students for in-person learning on Oct. 12, the Lawrence Township Public Schools is preparing to bring back another group of special education students, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students for in-person learning on Oct. 26. There was a lot of “excitement” and “enthusiasm” as the first group of special education students were…
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Bridge Academy celebrates two Eagle Scouts
Recent Bridge Academy alumnus Julian Reeves ’20 and Bridge student Jared Rodriguez have both been involved in scouting since grade school. This year, they achieved something only 4% of all Boy Scouts accomplish: they became Eagle Scouts. An Eagle Scout is the highest achievement or rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy…
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Lawrence Planning Board will continue to hear housing application
The Lawrence Township Planning Board expects to wrap up its public hearing on an application for The Trails at Princeton Pike townhouse and apartment development at a special meeting later this month. The virtual public hearing, which starts at 7 p.m. on Oct. 26, is the third in a series of public hearings on JAS…
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Lawrence Township school board awards bus contracts to prepare for return to school
Having awarded several school bus transportation contracts, the Lawrence Township Public Schools is on the road to bringing students back into the classroom. The Lawrence Township Board of Education awarded two contracts to transportation company George Dapper Inc. at a special meeting Sept. 25. One contract is for special education students, who are expected to…
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BMS for Community raises money to aid global relief efforts in combating COVID-19
In the era of COVID-19, one company has found a creative way to raise money for relief efforts to aid individuals and families affected by the virus. As Bristol Meyers Squibb (BMS) employees, their families and invited patients participate in BMS for Community, an inaugural event organized by the company, they will track their time…
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Trail at Princeton Pike goes before Planning Board on Oct. 5
The would-be developer of The Trail at Princeton Pike, which is a 189-unit townhouse and apartment development proposed for a 34.9-acre site at the end of Lenox Drive, will learn the fate of the application at the Lawrence Township Planning Board meeting Oct. 5. The virtual meeting, which begins at 7 p.m., is a continuation…
