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Thanks to the generosity of our Lawrence Township community, the Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF) funded 70 programs and projects totaling more than $267,000 in 2018-2019! This annual report will give you a glimpse into just some of the programs that the LTEF has recently funded thanks to community contributions.
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Clean sweep The LTEF presented Lawrence Township Public Schools with a grant for $100,000 to create a new LibraryMedia Zone and STREAM Center at Slackwood Elementary School. This grant will relocate and double the size of the library and transform the learning environment for students.
Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF) raises funds from individuals, local businesses, corporations, and foundations for programs that foster excellence, creativity, and achievement in education for all students in Lawrence Township Public Schools. Through grant requests from teachers and school administrators, LTEF funds programs that will have a substantial and lasting impact on Lawrence Township public school students. Because of the LTEF, educators in our district are able to write grants to fund the implementation of creative and exciting ideas that enhance the school experience for our students.
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December will be a crucial month for Trenton Water Works, with two long-awaited, major initiatives starting before the end of 2019. First, on Dec. 3, TWW will start to add orthophosphate to its water in an effort to prevent lead in its system from reaching its 225,000 customers across Mercer County. Lead reacts with orthophosphate to form scale, which can prevent lead in corroding pipes and fixtures from leaching into water. Orthophosphate does not get rid of lead, however, and merely masks the problem. The only way to ensure lead has been removed from the water is to eliminate lead from the system itself, which is where the second, larger TWW undertaking comes in. After nearly two years of advertising its service line replacement program, TWW will start replacing lines soon. Work begins in Hamilton and Lawrence in December, with Ewing and Trenton following in January. Service lines are the pipes that run from the curb to a home or business, connecting See WATER, Page 6
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Lawrence High School presented “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” Nov. 14-16, 2019. Pictured at a dress rehearsal on Nov. 11 are Ekene Nwachaukwu as Ed, Miguel Ramirez as Christopher, Tootsie (being held by Ramirez) as Sandy and Kathryn Hendry as Judy. For more photos, turn to Page 15. (Photo by Suzette J. Lucas.)
‘Alien invaders’ on the loose Lanternflies endanger Christmas trees, other plant life By Julia marnin Beware of alien invaders this Christmas, and be prepared to kill them on sight. That’s the warning the state Department of Agriculture has issued regarding the latest nonnative insect to come to our region. If part of your holiday tradition involves venturing to
a local farm and picking the perfect-sized tree on which to display your ornaments, watch out for unusual gray blobs on the bark of your ideal pine or fir. These gray clusters could contain around 30-50 eggs of an invasive species known as the spotted lanternfly, a winged insect native to China, that the state of New Jersey is encouraging residents to destroy immediately if discovered. Mercer County is currently under quarantine along with seven other New Jersey counties because of this colorful
planthopper pest that has infiltrated the state. The spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, has spread throughout Southeast Asia and Korea and more recently the east coast of the United States—mainly Pennsylvania and New Jersey. “While it is not harmful to humans or pets, (the lanternfly) does feed on 70 different types of vegetation and prefers the Tree of Heaven, which is an invasive plant that is present in much of New Jersey,” said Jeff See LANTERNFLIES, Page 8
Incumbents in Lawrence Township were reelected by wide margins in the council and school board races on Nov. 5. In the contest for three fouryear seats on the Lawrence Township Council, Democrat incumbents Cathleen Lewis and Michael Powers, along with running mate John Ryan, handily won election over Republicans challengers Robert Pluta, Joseph Vinch and his father, Philip Joseph Vinch III. Lewis (4,284) was the top vote-getter, followed by Powers (4,265) and Ryan (4,164). In the loss column, it was Pluta (2,406), followed by Vinch (1,840) and Vinch III (1,831). There were also 14 write-in votes for candidates not listed on the ballot. Following the election, Ryan was chosen to fill the spot on council vacated by David Maffei last month. Maffei, a Democrat who opted to not run for reelection this year, resigned from council effective Oct. 24. He did not state a reason. Ryan will fill the remaining days of Maffei’s seat through Dec. 31. He will then be sworn into his own term at the beginning of January. The Lawrence Township See ELECTION, Page 10
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