Tag: Lawrence Township
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One thousand signatures on petition call for end to systemic racism in Lawrence Township Public Schools
A petition demanding changes to end systemic racism and related injustices, signed by more than 1,000 Lawrence Township residents and Lawrence Township public schools graduates, has been delivered to the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education. The petition, which was read to the school board at its July 8 virtual meeting, listed a series…
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Three seats up for grabs on Lawrence Township school board
Time is running out for would-be candidates to run for election to the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education. The deadline to file a nominating petition for one of three seats on the school board is July 27 at 4 p.m. The nominating petition, to be signed by 10 registered voters, must be turned…
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Opinion: There must be an end to systemic racism in Lawrence Township Public Schools
In response to the modern-day lynchings of Ahmuad Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and in New Jersey, Maurice Gordon, that have all taken place within the first six months of 2020, the United States and the entire world have witnessed a resurgent demand for racial justice. The current protests and social revolution known…
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Lawrence residents asked to have ‘strength and resilience’ during fight against COVID-19
The number of Lawrence residents who have died after contracting COVID-19 has risen to 73 people, Lawrence Township officials announced on July 8. They are among the 442 Lawrence residents who have been sickened by COVID-19 since the first two cases were reported on March 15, officials said. Of those 73 people who have succumbed…
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Slackwood School library project underway
The long-awaited renovation and expansion of the Slackwood School library is currently underway. The Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education awarded a contract for $230,000 to Avco Construction Inc. for the project at its May 6 meeting. It was one of six bidders for the job. The bids ranged from $184,400 to $326,000. School…
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Blum hopes to ‘open the door’ as new rabbi of Congregation Beth Chaim; graduate of Lawrenceville School originally wanted to be a physician
To say that the handwriting was on the wall for Adena Blum to become a rabbi instead of a physician would be an understatement. Blum, who took over the reins July 1 as the senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Chaim in the Princeton Junction section of West Windsor Township, had always enjoyed learning about Judaism.…
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Centenarian celebrates birthday surrounded by (socially distant) family and friends
Ask Mary Palmer if she ever thought she would live to be 100 years old, and her answer is immediate and spontaneous. “Oh, no. I never dreamed such a thing,” she said. Yet Palmer reached the century mark on June 10, surrounded – at the safe social distance of six feet – by about a…
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Opinion: Lawrence Township Public Schools need to reexamine equity in education
As protests against police brutality and racial inequality spread to Lawrence Township, advocates for racial justice should also examine another institution: schools. In Lawrence and across the country, suburban schools help maintain inequality. In addition to protesting police brutality, white people who support racial justice can also positively impact Black lives by challenging their own…
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Protest march in Lawrence ‘not a moment, a movement’
Chanting “Hands up, don’t shoot,” “No one’s free until we are all free,” and “No justice, no peace,” about 100 people marched from Central Park on Eggerts Crossing Road to Gilpin Park on Johnson Avenue in the Eggerts Crossing neighborhood during the Generations for Change rally. The goal of the June 20 rally was to…
