News for the Week
Senior Health Fair
The Office on Aging and the Health Department are teaming up to sponsor this Senior Health Fair on Tuesday, May 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Lawrence Township Senior Center. Please click here for more information. Second COVID-19 boosters will be available at this event.
Ban on Plastic Carryout Bags
On May 4, 2022 NJ’s Ban on Plastic Carryout Bags & Polystyrene Foam in Stores, Grocery Stores & Food Service Businesses will take effect. For more details see the attached.
Second quarter taxes are due in the Tax Collector's Office by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in order to avoid penalty.
If you would like to participant in the Lawrence Township Memorial Day Parade please click here for the registration form.
Please visit our program catalog for the latest available programs.
Click here for PROGRAMS AND ONLINE REGISTRATION
NEW FUN CLASSES AND CAMPS!
Mini Movers 3 and 4 year old program
Adult Hula Hoop Exercise Classes
CSI Sumer Camp Grade 5th-12th
Greening Together
This is a week long environmental celebration from April 23 through April 30 with programs and activities scheduled throughout the County to promote sustainability. Here are specific events being held in Lawrence Township:
- 4/29 Arbor Day tree planting at Lawrence Nature Center
- 4/30 Greening Together at Lawrence HS - Bike Rodeo - EV meet up Lawrence Bike Ride/Walk
Mercer County will begin road work
on Quakerbridge Road
from Collins Avenue to Village Road West/Lawrence Square Boulevard on or about May 15, 2022. The project in anticipated to last for two weeks, weather permitting. This work will be done during the nighttime hours of 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., Sunday through Friday. Quakerbridge Road will remain open during the project with one-line in each direction at all times.
P.S.E.&G. Plans Work on Carter Road
in Hopewell and Lawrence
P.S.E.&G. has begun construction work during weekends along Carter Road (County Route 569) from Cherry Valley Road in Hopewell Township to US Route 206 in Lawrence Township. The weekend work is scheduled to continue until the end of June, weather permitting. A detour plan will be in place; all traffic will be alternating with flaggers directing motorists. Construction work will maintain an 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. schedule on Saturdays and Sundays.
Brush Pick-Up By Zone
The week of May 2 is Zone 1 for brush pick up.
Guidelines must be followed for placing brush out for pick-up.
You may click here for a quick description of the regulations.
Only those residents in this zone should be placing brush in the roadway.
All commercial landscapers shall be registered annually with the Township of Lawrence by March 31st.
Bulk waste will be picked up on your regular collection day. Bulk waste consists of items to be discarded which are too large to fit into your new cart. Mattresses must be wrapped. The exceptions are "white goods" such as washers, dryers and refrigerators and bulky material too large to fit in the "hopper" of any vehicle used for collection.
Regulations for Bulky Waste pickup can be found on the this flyer.
Please feel free to contact the Public Works Department at (609) 587-1894 if you have additional questions.
The Ecological Facility is now open on Saturdays between 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m..
Lawrence Township Police Department Social Media
You can now follow the Lawrence Township Police Department on Facebook and Twitter.
The Lawrence Township Recreation Department is now on Facebook.
Follow them at: https://www.facebook.com/LawrenceTownshipNJRec/
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If you have a comment or question about anything in this announcement, you may email: [email protected]
Address/Location
Township of Lawrence
2211 Lawrenceville Rd
Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-896-1111
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