Tag: Lawrence Township
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Artist exposes Slackwood Elementary School pupils to modern type of art
The big green cargo container has been sitting on the edge of the Slackwood Elementary School playground, bordering on eyesore status, for more years than anyone in Lawrence Township can remember. But in the space of a few hours last week and guided by a professional graffiti artist, students transformed the cargo container into a…
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Sears announces closing of department store at Quaker Bridge Mall
The Quaker Bridge Mall in Lawrence Township is losing one of its four anchor stores, following the announcement last week that Sears Holding Corp. is closing the Sears Roebuck and Co. department store at the regional mall as part of its business retrenchment. The Sears store at the Quaker Bridge Mall is one of 48…
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Lawrence Township Council approves purchase of new equipment
Lawrence Township’s first responders – firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians – will receive new equipment following the Township Council’s adoption of an ordinance appropriating $850,000 from the municipality’s capital improvement fund. Firefighter coats and pants, rescue tools, thermal imaging cameras that detect heat generated by flames hidden behind a wall or ceiling, and…
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Lawrence Township officials planning to establish safe exchange zone
Lawrence Township is joining the growing list of towns that provide a safe space where residents can complete transactions that began online or in other marketplaces, under an ordinance introduced by the Township Council last week. The location known as the safe exchange zone will be in the area of the parking lot between the…
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‘Let’s Move Lawrence’ bicycle ride scheduled for June 3
Lawrence Township bicyclists will embark on an 8-mile meandering tour of the township next weekend, during the annual “Let’s Move Lawrence/Ralph Copleman Neighborhood Bike Ride.” The bike ride, which begins at Lawrence High School, 2525 Princeton Pike. at 10 a.m. June 3, is open to all who love bicycling. The rain date is June 9.…
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Students lobby Lawrence council members for intersection improvements
Crossing the street at Route 206/Lawrence Road and Eggerts Crossing Road in Lawrence Township can be risky, but several Lawrence Intermediate School students have come up with solutions to make it safer. The fourth-graders, some of whom cross the intersection to get to their school on Eggerts Crossing Road, would like the speed limit on…
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Teacher named new principal at Slackwood Elementary School
Jeanne Muzi, a veteran teacher in the Lawrence Township Public Schools, has been named the next principal of the Slackwood Elementary School. Muzi was appointed to the post on May 23 by the Board of Education. She will replace Jay Billy, who is being transferred to become the principal at the Ben Franklin Elementary School.…
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Residents warned to beware of woman improperly seeking donations for HomeFront
If someone knocks on a door and claims to be soliciting donations for HomeFront, don’t believe it. HomeFront Executive Director Connie Mercer said a woman has been going door to door pretending to be from HomeFront and asking for financial contributions. HomeFront is a Lawrence Township-based nonprofit group that helps the homeless and the working…
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Long-time township historian retires after more than a decade
Part story teller, part researcher – that is how Dennis Waters sums up his approach to serving as Lawrence Township’s official historian. But all that is in the past now for Waters, who recently resigned as the historian after 12 years in the post. His successor is Brooke Hunter, who teaches history at Rider University.…
