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Migrating birds from the tropics returning to New Jersey

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," according to a Chinese proverb. But in the avian world,...

‘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...

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...

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Lawrence Township career firefighter promoted to lieutenant

Lawrence Township career firefighter Michael Ratcliffe has been promoted to fire lieutenant in the Lawrence Township Fire Department. Ratcliffe was sworn into office by Mayor...

Lawrence Township police investigating swatting incident

Rider University was locked down for more than an hour while police investigated a called-in threat of violence April 3, according to the Lawrence...

Spring is here! What’s happening in nature?

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation "Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the...

Solutions: Congress and the Climate Crisis

By Huck Fairman Princeton University recently presented a talk on the efforts, and bills that Congress is undertaking to deal with the climate crisis but...

Common calendar, Packet papers, March 30

Ongoing New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good...

Lawrence Township: Reimagine Princeton Pike Office Park

Lawrence Township Planning Board recommends office park as an area in need of redevelopment The mostly vacant Princeton Pike Office Park at 3131 Princeton Pike...

Hopewell Township: No Legionnaires’ disease cases identified for Trenton Water Works customers in new cases

Trenton Water Works to begin low-velocity flushing program throughout its service area in early April In the recent seven additional cases reported, no cases of...

Lawrence Township to explore emergency dispatch services after increase in contract costs

Lawrence Township officials are exploring alternatives for emergency dispatch services after a sizable increase in contract costs for services from iXP Corp. The Lawrence Township...

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