Tag: Lawrence Township
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Visitors get in touch with nature during festival in Lawrence Township
When 6-year-old Xavier Jusino was asked what he liked most about the Mother Nature Festival that was held at the Lawrence Nature Center on May 13, he was quick to say, “Definitely not the bugs.” He wrinkled his nose at the thought of the dried bug display, part of the exhibit put together by the…
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Lawrence mayor reports on ‘State of the Township’
In Lawrence Township, it’s not the three R’s that count. It’s the three P’s of people, planet and profit that mean the most. That was the message Mayor Christopher Bobbitt delivered in his State of the Township remarks at the Lawrence chapter of the MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce’s annual Mayor’s Breakfast last week. The “people”…
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Lawrence Township Memorial Day parade will step off on May 26
Lawrence Township’s annual Memorial Day parade is set to kick off at 10 a.m. May 26, honoring the memories of American military servicemen and servicewomen who gave their lives in battle. Commander Andrew Tunnard, who served in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserves from 1989 to 2012, has been tapped to be the grand…
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Lawrence council takes no position on bills proposing gun control reforms
While some governing bodies, including the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, have jumped on the bandwagon to support tougher gun control laws, the Township Council in Lawrence Township has resisted the urge to follow suit. Not because council members do not believe in gun control, but because they have chosen not to get involved…
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Parents, pupils upset with transfer of Slackwood Elementary School principal
Despite tearful pleas from students and parents, the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education will transfer Slackwood Elementary School Principal Jay Billy to the Ben Franklin Elementary School, effective July 1. On May 9, board members voted 5-3 to transfer Billy. He will succeed Ben Franklin Elementary School Principal B.J. Meurer, whose resignation will…
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Former mayor sentenced to prison for theft from housing authority
Mark Holmes, 56, a former mayor of Lawrence Township, has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing more than $90,000 from the Asbury Park Housing Authority, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced. Holmes worked as the authority’s executive director from 2008-11. In January, Holmes pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful taking. He returned…
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School year in Lawrence Township will end June 22
Lawrence Township public school district students will have to wait until June 22 to begin their summer vacation as the result of six emergency school closings. The last day of school would have been June 20, but the school year has been extended to make up for weather-related emergency closings, district administrators said. In New…
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Lawrence residents take issue with plan for extended stay hotel
An application to build a 123-room extended stay hotel behind Colonial Bowling and Entertainment on Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Township, bordering Colonial Lake, was reviewed by the Planning Board’s screening committee on April 19. The screening committee, which is a subcommittee of the Planning Board, reviews plans in advance of a public hearing on an application.…
