Tag: Lawrence Township
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LOOSE ENDS 6/26: Raising awareness for lung cancer
By Pam Hersh Two weeks ago, I received an email from my friend Isabella de la Houssaye asking me to join her friends and family on a race team participating in the Pennington-based Watershed Institute’s “Solstice Run” to protect and restore clean water. The event would be virtual – each registrant would commit to walking…
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Lands’ End to open new store in Lawrence Township
Lands’ End is opening its newest retail location at Mercer Mall in Lawrence Township on June 25. In compliance with state and local guidelines, the store will implement several health and safety measures, including: Capacity will be limited to manage traffic flow and promote social distancing. All store associates and customers will be required to…
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Lawrence police chief talks policy
The day after a rally at Lawrence High School to protest police brutality and the treatment of minorities, Police Chief Brian Caloiaro offered some insight in the Lawrence Township Police Department’s policies and practices – including the controversial issue of the use of force. Caloiaro met virtually with religious leaders in a forum sponsored by…
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Parents ‘not satisfied’ with treatment of black students in Lawrence school district
Acknowledging the need to eliminate racism in the schools, the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education has pledged to identify inequities within the school district and to promote access and opportunity for all students. The goal was outlined in a resolution that was adopted at the school board’s June 10 meeting. It states that…
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Mercer County freeholders adopt $325 million budget for county operations in 2020
The Mercer County Board of Freeholders have adopted a $325.7 million budget to fund the operation of the county during 2020. Freeholder Chairman Andrew Koontz, Vice Chairman Samuel Frisby and Freeholders John Cimino, Ann Cannon, Lucylle Walter, and Nina Melker voted “yes” on the budget’s adoption on June 11. Freeholder Pasquale Colavita was absent for…
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SCOTUS receives New Jersey’s response as court decides whether to hear PennEast case
The U.S. Supreme Court has received a response from the state of New Jersey in opposition to a petition by the PennEast Pipeline Company, requesting the court hear its appeal of lower court decision denying the condemning of 42 parcels of state-owned land for its $1 billion pipeline project. The brief was filed by the…
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Lawrence police chief says actions of Minneapolis officers will not be tolerated in town
Disturbed by the actions of a white Minneapolis police officer that resulted in the death of an African American man, Lawrence Township Police Chief Brian Caloiaro said the officer’s actions would not be tolerated in Lawrence Township. Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on resident George Floyd’s neck in the May 25 incident, which…
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Lawrence Township under curfew orders
Lawrence Township officials have ordered an overnight curfew tonight, June 1, in reaction to the violence, vandalism and looting that occurred in Trenton and Philadelphia on May 31, triggered by the death of an African American man during an encounter with a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25. The curfew, which is effect…
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Eldridge named School Business Administrator of the Year
For Thomas Eldridge, May 12 started out as a typical work day for the Lawrence Township Public Schools business administrator. But when Eldridge saw nearly two dozen cars stop in front of his house, he began to wonder what was going on. Then, his wife told him to come outside. It wasn’t until the people…
