Tag: Lawrence Township
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Community Day canceled
Community Day, which is Lawrence Township’s annual celebration of itself, has been called off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawrence Township officials were reluctant to hold Community Day on Oct. 4, which draws hundreds of visitors, because of the pandemic. Township officials said they thought it was the responsible choice, and pledged to make sure…
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Developer will present plans next month for affordable housing units near Lawrence Shopping Center
The would-be developer of a 70-unit affordable housing development at the rear of the Lawrence Shopping Center will have to wait until next month to find out whether the Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment will grant a use variance to allow it to move forward. The zoning board began the public hearing on RPM…
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Lawrence High School ready for fall outdoor sports
Lawrence High School’s athletics department is one of many statewide that have adapted to a new reality for their outdoor fall sports to occur this fall season. Program operations are different with official practices having begun for cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, and girls tennis on Sept. 14. “First off, we have staggered practice…
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Lawrence cop suspended, charged for allegedly tampering with records
A Lawrence Township police officer has been charged with tampering with records and unsworn falsification for allegedly submitting a report that contained false and misleading information, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said. Police Officer Andres Mejia was charged with the disorderly persons offenses and was also suspended from the Lawrence Township Police Department without pay…
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Lawrence schools equity report includes calls for collective liberation, social justice
In the wake of Black parents’ push for the Lawrence Township Public Schools to make educational equity a priority for Black students and other minorities, school district officials have taken steps to meet that goal – ranging from professional development seminars for teachers to reviewing the district’s hiring practices. Three of the school district’s recently…
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Lawrence Town Hall remains closed to the public
The Lawrence Township Municipal Building will remain closed to the public at least through October, despite neighboring Hamilton Township officials’ decision to open their municipal building to the public on an appointment basis. That’s the word from Municipal Manager Kevin Nerwinsk, who ordered the building to be shut down March 16 to prevent the spread…
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Preliminary work on monitoring wells at former Pit Stop is first part of demolition project
Preliminary work on the monitoring wells at the former Pit Stop service station at 1175 Lawrence Road has begun, which will start the process of demolishing the vacant building. Lawrence Township officials were able to obtain an access agreement with the executor of the estate of the sole member of the defunct limited liability company…
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Opinion: Colonial Lake Park saved for generations to come
The pair of bald eagles that swept with great splendor into southern Lawrence Township’s Colonial Lake Park for daily feedings from the lake’s shallow waters had rarely, if ever, been seen there before their sudden appearance in the early, wintry months of 2018. The great blue heron, stately and eye-catching in its own right with…
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Mother-daughter duo deliver meals to the homeless through HomeFront
Like father, like son? For Pepper Evans and her daughter, Nelle Evans, it’s more like mother, like daughter, for both feel compelled to help other people – in this case, through HomeFront. Nelle Evans has just completed a summer job working with HomeFront, delivering meals to homeless families in motels from Lawrence Township to Bordentown…
