Tag: Lawrence Township
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Municipalities across state receive boost in state aid to provide safe transit, bikeway transportation
Municipalities to receive funding in Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration’s efforts “to expand access to safe transportation and enhance areas around public transit facilities across the state.” The awards total more than $24 million across three programs as part of Murphy’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget. Funding for the Local Aid and Economic Development Grants…
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Civil rights activist recalls sit-ins and Freedom Rides of the 1960s
Angeline Butler was 17 years old when she was arrested for sitting at the lunch counter at McLellan’s five-and-ten-cent store in Nashville, Tenn. Butler, who is Black, had committed the crime of sitting at a lunch counter reserved for white people. In 1960, Black people were not permitted to sit at the same lunch counter…
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Hogmanay New Year’s Eve bonfire returns in person at the historic Brearley House in Lawrence Township
The annual Hogmanay bonfire at the Lawrence Township-owned Brearley House is making an in-person comeback after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bonfire, which was held virtually in 2020 and 2021, is all set for New Year’s Eve from 6-8 p.m. at the historic home off Meadow Road. The event, which is…
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Lawrence Township gains Sustainable Jersey’s Silver certification
Lawrence Township has earned Silver certification from Sustainable Jersey for the second consecutive time at an awards ceremony at the New Jersey State League of Municipalities convention in November. Lawrence Township is one of 70 municipalities to be certified at the Silver level by Sustainable Jersey for 2022. A town must earn at least 350…
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From male to female: A journey to self-acceptance
For Briann Dixon, it has been a long journey to self-acceptance as transgender. Dixon, who lives in Lawrence Township with her family, said she felt that there had always been some uncertainty about who she is and how she fit into the world around her. “I felt it was not right. I was myself and…
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Lawrence Township Police Department seeks renewal of accreditation
Residents who want to weigh in on the Lawrence Township Police Department, which is seeking renewal of its accreditation by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, may do so through a short telephone call to the assessment team Dec. 16. The Lawrence Township Police Department gained its initial accreditation in 2017. It…
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New traffic light at Route 206 and East Long Drive/West Long Drive fully operational
The new traffic signal at the intersection of Route 206, West Long Drive and East Long Drive was activated earlier this month. The traffic signal was installed several weeks ago and began test-blinking yellow on Route 206 and red on West Long Drive and East Long Drive. It is now fully operational – red, yellow…
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Increased security measures at synagogues remain; Middlesex County man charged for alleged threats against Jewish synagogues
An 18-year-old man whose alleged threats to attack a Jewish synagogue – resulting in ramped-up security at Adath Israel Congregation and Temple Micah – has been charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey. The man, who…
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Lawrence Township officials ‘shine a light’ on domestic violence; declare Dec. 5 as Communities of Light Day
Aiming to “shine a light” on domestic violence, Lawrence Township officials are urging residents to buy luminary candle kits to place along their driveways and sidewalks at dusk Dec. 5 in support of Womanspace’s annual Communities of Light project. Mayor John Ryan issued a proclamation declaring Dec. 5 as “Communities of Light Day” at the…
