Tag: Lawrence Township
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Lawrence High School seniors honored with Principal’s Awards
Lawrence High School senior Samantha Posluszny walked up to the stage to receive the LMS/LHS PTO Award, which is presented to a senior who goes the extra step to help students and teachers, and was settling back in her seat, talking and joking with her friends. Samantha said she heard Principal David Adam say that…
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Retired teacher joins education foundation’s Board of Trustees
During her 40-year career as a teacher in the Lawrence Township Public Schools, Pat Devlin received several grants for classroom projects from the Lawrence Township Education Foundation. Now Devlin, who was named to the foundation’s Board of Trustees earlier this month, will be able to return the favor by reviewing and approving grants for the…
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Rider University will host fireworks show June 30
Fireworks will burst in the air over Rider University next week, during Lawrence Township’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show. The fireworks show is set for June 30 on the lawn bordering Centennial Lake in the middle of the Rider University campus. The rain date is July 1. Fireworks aficionados can begin arriving around 6…
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Lawrence High School says farewell, good luck to Class of 2018
Lawrence High School seniors’ spirits were as high as the clouds in the sky on the afternoon of June 20, as they set off to chart their course for life after high school. The 320-strong Lawrence High School Class of 2018 gathered together for the last time at the Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton, joined…
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New director of Lawrenceville Main Street excited to promote events in village
For Kelly Edelstein, Lawrenceville Main Street is all about building a habit – once visitors come to the Village of Lawrenceville and discover how much fun they are having, they will want to come back. That is Edelstein’s goal in her new role as the executive director of Lawrenceville Main Street. The nonprofit organization, a…
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Cobblestone Creek Country Club reflects changing priorities in industry
For years, the sign on the brick wall at the entrance welcomed members and visitors to the Greenacres Country Club on Route 206, across from the Lawrence Township municipal building. While the view into the country club has changed in the last few months – piles of earth pushed around by bulldozers – the walls…
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Lawrence Township schools earn grants from Sustainable Jersey for Schools
When it comes to sustainability, the Lawrence Township Public Schools takes it very seriously – to the extent that each of the district’s seven schools has earned bronze level certification from Sustainable Jersey for Schools. Bronze level certification requires a school to earn 150 points for activities that range from having a school garden to…
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Extended stay hotel application postponed until Aug. 6
Lawrence Township officials have postponed a public hearing on an application that proposes the construction of an extended stay hotel next to Colonial Bowling and Entertainment on Brunswick Pike. The public hearing had been scheduled for the Planning Board’s June 18 meeting. The board was ready to hold the public hearing on Sheft Associates Inc.’s…
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Ben Franklin school attains goal of collecting 1,000 pairs of shoes for Soles 4 Souls
When physical education teacher Carlee Cimorelli registered the Ben Franklin Elementary School of Lawrence Township with the Soles 4 Souls nonprofit group, she pledged to collect 1,000 pairs of unwanted shoes. Cimorelli contacted a representative at the Tennessee-based nonprofit organization to register the school’s shoe drive, but the representative, while appreciative, was skeptical that Cimorelli…
