Tag: Mercer County Commission
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Friends, colleagues remember former Lawrence mayor, Mercer County commissioner Pat Colavita Jr.
Pat Colavita Jr. was “a Lawrence Township treasure, a man who lit up the room when he entered it and a natural leader.” That’s how Colavita’s friends and colleagues described the lifelong Lawrence resident. Colavita, who was a former Lawrence mayor, a former Lawrence school board member and a former Mercer County commissioner, died Sept.…
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Lawrence Township Council endorses proposed state reparations task force for descendants of slaves
The Lawrence Township Council has endorsed proposed legislation to establish a state-level task force to study making reparations to African Americans living in New Jersey who are descendants of slaves. The Council adopted a resolution in support of state Senate Bill S-386 and its companion state Assembly Bill A-938 at its July 19 meeting. The…