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The Week Ahead in Lawrenceville

Special Olympics fundraiser at Joe's Crab Shack, Relay for Life highlight events in and around town this week.

Monday

Girls Travel Soccer Try-Outs, Village Park, Bergen St & Yeger Drive, Lawrenceville, 7:30 p.m.

Lawrence Hamnett Hot Peppers, is holding try-outs for the Fall 2013/Spring 2014 season.  Birth dates must be between 8/1/99-7/31/00.  Residents outside of Lawrence are welcome. More info contact Mike McCue at colonialvalleychiropractic@gmail.com or on the team's website at www.lawrencehamnett.com.

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Tuesday

Story Time for Ages 2-5, , 2751 Us Highway 1,Lawrence Township, 9:30 a.m.

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Story-time and craft for ages 2-5 with a caregiver. No registration required.

Wednesday

Joe's Crab Shack Fundraiser for Special Olympics New Jersey, 3191 Us Highway 1, Lawrenceville, 10 a.m.

Throughout the entire day, a portion of patrons’ checks will be donated to Special Olympics New Jersey when a special flyer is presented to their server. The flyer is available for download HERE. In addition, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., representatives from the NJ Law Enforcement Torch Run will be serving patron's drinks for a Tip-A-Cop opportunity to collect donations that go directly to Special Olympics New Jersey.  Look for Special Olympics Athletes to meet and greet you at the door.

Thursday

Chronic Neck & Back Pain, 2751 Us Highway 1, Lawrence Township, 7 p.m.

Ronald Gonzalez, MD, specializing in physiatry, a branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats injuries or illnesses that affect how you move, and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, will explore the common causes of chronic back and neck pain, as well as non-surgical treatments for this condition. Refreshments served. Registration is suggested.

Friday

Relay For Life of Lawrence Township, Lawrence High School, 2525 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, 4:30 p.m.

The American Cancer Society invites you to take that step  by joining the global Relay For Life movement. When you walk to end cancer at a Relay event, it's your opportunity to not only honor cancer survivors and remember loved ones lost, but also to raise awareness about what we can do to stay well from cancer and raise money to help fuel the world's largest walk to end cancer.

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