Tag: Lawrence Township
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‘Stop encroaching’
Trenton Block & Hardscape Supply has allegedly been extending operation onto township-owned land for a year Lawrence Township officials have filed a lawsuit against the owners of Trenton Block & Hardscape Supply Inc. for continuously encroaching on township-owned land on Cherry Tree Lane. The lawsuit was filed in Mercer County Superior Court May 19. It…
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Honoring those in blue
Lawrence Township recognizes 23 police officers for their heroic actions Lawrence Township police officers were honored by the Lawrence Township Council for their actions – from saving a woman’s life who was choking to taking illegal guns off the street from criminals – at a special awards ceremony. The annual ceremony, which recognized 23 police…
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Lawrence voters choose Township Council candidates
Lawrence Township voters chose one incumbent Council member and two newcomers to run for the Township Council on the Democratic Party ticket in the Nov. 7 general election. Incumbent Township Councilman John Ryan received 1,614 votes in the June 6 Democratic Party primary. Newcomers Patricia Hendricks Farmer received 1,644 votes and Olympia I’liou Perry earned…
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A new coat of asphault
Lawrence Township to use State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for 2023 road improvements Nearly 20 streets throughout Lawrence Township will be getting a new coat of asphalt as part of the township’s 2023 road program. The Lawrence Township Council approved spending $1.6 million in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, plus $775,000 from the…
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Creation of ‘The Boulevard at Brunswick Pike’ underway
The Brunswick Pike streetscape improvement project has been 17 years in the making Work on the long-awaited Brunswick Pike streetscape improvement project is under way on a one-mile stretch of Brunswick Pike, between Lake Drive and the Brunswick Circle. Decorative cobblestone pavers have been installed at the intersections of side streets and Brunswick Pike on…
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Lawrence Township teen killed in crash
An 18-year-old Lawrence Township woman was killed when her car collided with a dump truck on Brunswick Pike/Route 1 and Franklin Corner Road shortly after noon June 1, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. The 28-year-old dump truck driver suffered moderate injuries. The woman died at the scene, police said. The investigation into the…
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True courage
Lawrence Township holds Memorial Day parade and ceremony May 27 “If true courage is being afraid and going ahead to do your job anyway, then Memorial Day honors those soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen who forged ahead and died,” said Paul Tweedly. Tweedly, the Lawrence Township Memorial Day parade grand marshal, quoted the late U.S.…
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Primary preview: Lawrence Township
Lawrence Township voters will nominate candidates for an assortment of elected offices in the Democratic and Republican party primaries June 6. The polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Early voting will take place June 2-4. Ballots may be cast at any of seven early voting sites in Mercer County. The…
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Construction begins on Hero Dog Park
Hero Dog Park will be the first dog park in the northern part of Lawrence Township Construction has begun on Hero Dog Park at Hamnett Park on Ohio Avenue. Work crews have started to install a path around the perimeter of the park. The dog park will have two fenced-in areas – one for small…