LA Fitness planning board approval extended
LA Fitness planning board approval extended
The LA Fitness Center, planned for the site of the former Huffman Koos furniture store at the Lawrence Shopping Center, will be opening at the shopping center – but just not yet.
The Lawrence Township Planning Board approved a four-month extension to Oct. 15 for final site plan approval for the fitness center, which was granted to Lawrence Shopping Center Associates LLC in September 2018.
The resolution, which was approved by the Lawrence Township Planning Board at its June 21 meeting, states that “the applicant has been unable to begin construction on the LA Fitness Center as a result of delays due to the declared state and local emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Lawrence Memorial Day parade canceled
Lawrence Memorial Day parade canceled
Lawrence Township’s first post-COVID 19 Memorial Day parade’s participants and spectators had to take a rain check, after township officials called off the parade because of poor weather on May 29.
The parade, which township officials hoped would restore a sense of normalcy, was slated to kick off at 10 a.m. from the Lawrence High School parking lot. It would have followed its traditional route on Princeton Pike to Darrah Lane, Birchwood Knoll and onto Oaklyn Terrace and into Veterans Park for a short ceremony.
However, the rain did not stop Mayor James Kownacki and Township Council members Christopher Bobbitt, Cathleen Lewis, Michael Powers – accompanied by American Legion Post 414 Commander Charles Brothers – from placing remembrance wreaths at the memorials at Veterans Park and the Lawrence Township Municipal Building.
Lawrence Township Memorial Day Parade is ON
The Memorial Day Parade in Lawrence Township is ON for 2021, according to the Lawrence Township Recreation Department.
The parade will be Saturday, May 29th at 10am. The town is currently looking for participants. A recent Facebook post read: The Lawrence Township Patriotic Committee and Lawrence Township Recreation Department are looking for Veterans, Current Service Men and Women, Non-Profit Community Groups, Marching Bands, and Vehicles (Classic, Antique, Military).
Hooray for a sense of normalcy, although, the town is assuring everyone that proper CDC guidelines will be followed. The Lawrence Township Patriotic Committee says, As we continue to balance Covid 19- as part of our daily reality, we are optimistic that this year s parade can safely take place following all CDC guidelines of social distancing and mask wearing. We recognize that this may be a challenge for some groups and ask that you only register your group or organizati
In place of military clash, a donation of cash to commemorate Battle of Princeton
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
Posted Dec 29, 2020
Reenactors march in the Battle of Princeton in this 2016 file photo. Princeton Battlefield Society s annual reenactment is canceled this year due to the coronavirus. A brief wreath laying and check presentation will be conducted at noon on Jan. 3 with limited attendance and access on Zoom.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media
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The Princeton Battlefield Society has had to cancel its annual reenactment of the Battle of Princeton on the anniversary of the battle on Jan. 3, 1777.
Instead, the society, in collaboration with the Sons of the American Revolution, will conduct a limited-attendance wreath laying noon on Sunday, Jan. 3, at the Mercer Oak on the Princeton Battlefield off Princeton Pike, followed by the presentation of a $2,500 donation check from the SAR to PBS.
The Gatherings residents petition to close off Princess Road
The Gatherings residents petition to close off Princess Road
The planned Amazon “last mile” delivery station, approved for a vacant warehouse at 10 Princess Road, has drawn fire from residents of The Gatherings townhouse development who live down the street from the 340,400-square-foot warehouse.
A petition, signed by more than 80 residents of the age-restricted townhouse development, was presented to the Lawrence Township Council earlier this month. The petitioners requested the installation of a cul-de-sac on Princess Road to block trucks from passing through The Gatherings on their way to the warehouse.
But Lawrence Township officials are ahead of the issue, having pledged several times to consider creating a cul-de-sac on Princess Road near The Gatherings. Princess Road connects Princeton Pike and Franklin Corner Road.