Tag: Lawrence Township
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Lawrence zoning board approves application for carport with solar energy panels
Despite neighbors’ protests, the Lawrence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a use variance to permit the construction of a solar panel-covered carport in the parking lot at the Church of St. Ann on Lawrence Road. The zoning board approved the use variance in a 5-2 vote at a special meeting July 25. A…
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Lawrence police ask for helping locating woman
The Lawrence Township Police Department needs help to find a woman who has been staying at motels in Lawrence Township and who has made previous threats to harm herself. Police said Maryjo Rosati, 47, has been staying at motels in Lawrence after she was displaced from her home in Princeton. Police said she has made…
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‘Red, White and Bang’ event will raise funds for next year’s July 4 fireworks display
Labor Day is six weeks away, but the deadline to sign up for the annual “Red, White and Bang” children’s triathlon – the signature fundraising event for Lawrence Township’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show – is drawing near. The deadline to sign up for the children’s triathlon, which is always held on Labor Day,…
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Mailing of Lawrence Township tax bills will be delayed
Lawrence Township property owners should begin checking their mailboxes for their 2018-19 property tax bill, which is set to be mailed by the end of July. The mailing of the tax bills has been delayed because of changes in state aid to the Lawrence Township Public Schools, which also means the due date to pay…
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Planning board reviews recommendation to purchase additional land for preservation
A portion of the Colonial Bowling and Entertainment Center property on Brunswick Pike, the former Pit Stop service station on Lawrence Road and the abandoned Saturn Chemical site on Ohio Avenue should be considered for the acquisition of open space. Acquiring those parcels is among the recommendations included in the revised Open Space and Recreation…
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First responders will receive new equipment
Lawrence Township’s emergency first responders will be getting some new gear, ranging from portable radios to automated external defibrillators. Members of the Township Council approved the purchase of the equipment, most of which will be purchased under a state contract that can be used by municipalities. Council members gave the go-ahead to buy two sets…
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Zoning board expects to hear application for solar energy panels at church
The on-again, off-again public hearing on a proposal to install solar energy panels in the rear parking lot at the Church of St. Ann, 1253 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrence Township, is on again. The township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet on July 25 at 7 p.m. at the municipal building to consider a request for…
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Grant will fund streetscape design plan for section of Brunswick Pike
A grant that will be used to pay for a conceptual streetscape plan for a section of Brunswick Pike, between Whitehead Road and the Brunswick Circle, has been approved, according to Lawrence Township officials. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission approved the $60,000 grant under its Transportation and Community Development Initiative program, municipal officials said.…
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Lawrence Township ACME supermarket will close in August
The ACME supermarket which has been a staple at the Lawrence Shopping Center in Lawrence Township since 1979 will close its doors next month. ACME Markets announced last week that it plans to close the store by Aug. 24, said ACME Markets spokesman Dana Ward. The store’s lease at the shopping center is expiring and…
