Politics & Government

Township, County Offices Closed for Good Friday

Lawrence Township's Joseph H. Maher Jr. Ecological Center on Princeton Pike will reopen from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7.

All Lawrence Township municipal offices and most Mercer County offices and facilities will be closed today, Friday, April 6, in observance of Good Friday.

Lawrence Township’s , located at 3701 Princeton Pike, will be open on Saturday, April 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The ecological center is open during those hours, with the exception of holidays, Monday through Friday year-round and on Saturdays from April through November for township residents to drop off brush and leaves or pick up mulch. Commercial vehicles are prohibited on Saturdays.

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For more information, call the Lawrence Township Public Works Department at (609) 587-1894.

As for Mercer County offices, the following will be closed April 6 and reopen on Monday, April 9:

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  • McDade Administration Building
  • Criminal Courthouse
  • Civil Courthouse
  • County Clerk’s Office
  • County Surrogate’s Office


Mercer County Connection will be closed April 6 but will be open, Saturday, April 7.

All branches of the Mercer Library System will be closed Good Friday, but will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 7, and will close again for Easter, Sunday, April 8.

The following county offices and facilities will operate as normal during the entire holiday weekend:

  • Trenton-Mercer Airport
  • Correction Center
  • the Marina and Indoor Tennis Center at Mercer County Park
  • all four county golf courses
  • Equestrian Center
  • Wildlife Center
  • County Sheriff’s Office
  • Emergency Services Communications Center


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