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Hit the ‘trail’ and learn about New Jersey’s Black history

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation James Still always wanted to become a doctor, but as a Black child in the 1800s, never had the opportunity to...

Common calendar, Packet papers, May 31

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

Primary election is June 4

Lawrence Township voters will nominate candidates for an assortment of elected offices in the Democratic and Republican party...

‘There was something more important than themselves’

Human beings are born with a strong instinct to survive, but sometimes that instinct is pushed aside when...

Saving money, helping the climate, aiding justice

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Interested in saving money on home energy bills? How about...

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LAWRENCE: These kids’ shoes are hard to fill

Ben Franklin Elementary students are collecting unwanted footwear for Soles 4 Souls One man's trash - or in this case, shoes - is another man's...

School year in Lawrence Township will end June 22

Lawrence Township public school district students will have to wait until June 22 to begin their summer vacation as the result of six emergency...

Local Sikh community the focus of presentation

Ask someone about the Sikh religion and its adherents, and the chances are the response will be a blank stare or maybe a comment...

Town’s Diversity Day will be celebrated at Lawrence High School on May 6

Lawrence Township will celebrate its diversity at the annual Diversity and Cultural Festival at Lawrence High School, 2525 Princeton Pike, from noon to 4...

Lawrence residents take issue with plan for extended stay hotel

An application to build a 123-room extended stay hotel behind Colonial Bowling and Entertainment on Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Township, bordering Colonial Lake, was reviewed...

THE STATE WE’RE IN: Cowtown and rare grassland birds, perfect together

Grant Harris took a bold step last week when he preserved nearly 375 acres of grasslands surrounding his famous Cowtown Rodeo in Pilesgrove Township, the...

Automatic voter registration becomes law, assembly passes minimum age for primaries

An effort to increase voter registration throughout the state became law Tuesday afternoon, as Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill that introduces automatic voter...

THE STATE WE’RE IN: Fight light pollution during International Dark Sky Week

Step outside at night and gaze up at the sky. Do you see a dim orangey glow? If so, you’re experiencing the modern problem...

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