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‘We need both natural lands and playgrounds, sports fields’

In calling for the "preservation" of "half" of New Jersey's land (https://centraljersey.com/2024/05/06/an-urgent-call-to-preserve-half-of-new-jerseys-land/), Jay Watson and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation are misleading your readers. What they're including as "preserved land"...

Common calendar, Packet papers, May 17

Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which...

Lawrence Township school board approves 2024-25 budget

Lawrence Township property owners will see a two-cent increase in the school district property tax rate, based on...

Retired Army Colonel to lead Lawrence Memorial Day parade

Retired U.S. Army Colonel Charles J. "Bud" O'Brien will lead the Lawrence Township Memorial Day parade as its...

Annual bike drive nets over 150 bikes

Over 150 bikes were donated from all over the county and surrounding area as Mercer County’s Park Commission and...

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LOOSE ENDS 7/31: Shin-Yi Lin, Eagleton Institute Fellow

By Pam Hersh A few weeks ago, I had the honor of Zooming into a Rutgers University graduation that featured only four graduates, all accomplished...

HomeFront to support students in Mercer County with school supplies

Happiness is a backpack full of school supplies, a new outfit and new sneakers for the first day of school - especially for children...

Applications for energy assistance program will be accepted through July 31

The County of Mercer will accept applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) through July 31 by regular mail, fax, email or...

Grant allows Lawrence Township to continue environmental assessment of former Pit Stop service station

With a $239,524 state grant in hand, Lawrence Township officials are set to take the next step in the continuing saga of the former...

Lawrence High School to honor Class of 2020 with graduation ceremony on July 29

Deprived of their graduation celebration by COVID-19, Lawrence High School's Class of 2020 will gather together - in person - for a scaled down...

Common calendar, Packet papers, July 24

Editor's Note: Please call before attending any event. As of press time, certain restrictions were still in place due to the coronavirus outbreak.C   Canceled The Bryn...

Republicans’ objection to $10B borrowing plan to be heard in state Supreme Court

The justices who sit on the New Jersey Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Aug. 5 from attorneys representing Gov. Phil Murphy and...

Missing the Olympics? Try the Greenway Games!

By Michele S. Byers The summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, are on hold due to the pandemic, just like hundreds of other athletic events ranging...

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