Tag: Lawrence Township
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Work begins on Lidl grocery store at the Lawrence Shopping Center
The transformation of the former ACME grocery store into a Lidl grocery store at the Lawrence Shopping Center is under way. Demolition work on the vacant space began Aug. 26. The entrance to the former ACME grocery store has been taped off, and workmen were observed carrying out debris and loading it onto trucks to…
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Free Book Day continues to bring book lovers together in a unique way
Free Book Day has made its way to Princeton and Lawrence Township after launching throughout Hopewell Valley in August. This next edition of Free Book Day takes place across homes in Princeton and Lawrence on Sept. 12. The event, created by Anna Salvatore, a recent graduate of Hopewell Valley Central High, allows for residents to…
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Lawrence Township Public Schools will begin school year remotely
Lawrence Township Public Schools students will be learning remotely for the first few weeks when they go back to school Sept. 8, based on the latest iteration of the school district’s re-opening plan. The Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education approved the re-opening plan at its Aug. 12 meeting. Administrators hope to gradually bring…
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Lawrence schools move toward equity and inclusion
The Black Lives Matter Lawrence group has spoken and Lawrence Township Public Schools (LTPS) officials have listened. Since a petition signed by more than 1,000 Lawrence residents and public school district graduates was presented to the school board last month, the district has hired a consultant to review its hiring practices and also retained two…
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Dollar Tree adds to revitalization of Lawrence Shopping Center
Dollar Tree has opened its doors in part of the former CVS drugstore space at the Lawrence Shopping Center, moving the revitalization of the shopping center steadily ahead. The discount store opened in its new space Aug. 7, across Brunswick Pike/Route 1 from its former location. It occupies 11,000 square feet of space next to…
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Downed trees, power outages reported in wake of Tropical Storm Isaias
Tropical Storm Isaias left a trail of downed trees and power outages in its wake as it raced through Lawrence Township on Aug. 4, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Route 206 was closed between Cold Soil Road and Province Line Road because of fallen trees blocking the roadway. Trees also blocked Princeton Pike,…
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Nine candidates will vie for three seats on Lawrence Township school board
A nine-way race has shaped up for three seats on the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education, following the July 27 deadline to file to run for the school board in the Nov. 3 general election. The term is for three years. Incumbent school board members Michele Bowes, Dana Drake and Cathy LeCompte are…
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Grant allows Lawrence Township to continue environmental assessment of former Pit Stop service station
With a $239,524 state grant in hand, Lawrence Township officials are set to take the next step in the continuing saga of the former Pit Stop service station on Lawrence Road, between Altamawr and Merline avenues. Lawrence Township officials learned July 21 that the the township’s grant application to the New Jersey Economic Development Administration’s…
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Sale of property by Colonial Lake ends proposal to build extended stay hotel
Lawrence Township has closed on the eagerly anticipated purchase of nearly six acres of land bordering Colonial Lake from Sheft Associates, Inc., owners of the Colonial Bowling and Entertainment Center at 2420 Brunswick Pike. Lawrence Township officials and Sheft Associates Inc. representatives signed the paperwork needed to transfer ownership of the 5.9-acre parcel July 17.…
