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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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Lawrence Township police chief set to retire Sept. 1

Lawrence Township Police Chief Brian Caloiaro is set to retire Sept. 1, capping a 28-year career in law enforcement. A new police chief, who will...

HomeFront seeks donors for back-to-school backpack drive

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

The State We’re In: Hot temperatures, cooling trees

By Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Like many New Jersey summers in recent years, this one has been a scorcher. For five...

Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 12

Ongoing   Free tours of the Wyckoff-Garretson House & Museum, which dates back to 1730, will be held the second Sunday of every month, through October. Docent-led...

Lawrence to begin design of new trail at Colonial Lake Park

Lawrence Township officials will begin the design for a new section of trail along the west bank of Colonial Lake within the next few...

HomeFront founder and CEO to retire; Board of Trustees selects COO to fill role Oct.1

Sarah Steward will become the next CEO of the Lawrence Township-based nonprofit group HomeFront, officials said. Steward, who currently serves as HomeFront's chief operating officer...

Lawrence and county officials meet to discuss traffic concerns with approved warehouse distribution center

Lawrence Township officials - concerned about the traffic impact of a planned warehouse distribution center on Quakerbridge Road that was approved in June -...

SOLUTIONS: FIRES AND FLOODS

By Huck Fairman The changes to our planet from the increasing emissions and trapped heat are profound and everywhere. They are changing the oceans and...

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