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TOP NEWS
> Cool Summer Programs Getting Under Way This Week
> Library Board President Stepping Down After 30+ Years
> Trenton awarded Jersey Sustainable Green Grant for emphasis
on home energy improvements; see the video conference
> 140 Businesses Have Joined the UEZ - Recognizing the Benefits
> 2009 Gentleman's Ball Honors Outstanding High School Grads
> From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, read the
latest data - and advice - on preventing the outbreak of flu ...
> Trenton Recovery and Reinvestment Information ... here is the
portal to updates concerning federal stimulus funds
> Welcome to Trenton! Enjoy its museums and galleries and the
capital city's special events highlighted by Trenton in Pictures
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Sen. Menendez, Mayor, County
Executive Announce Major Energy
Savings Effort with Stimulus Funds
Sen. Robert Menendez advocates reducing energy
use - and costs - at a June 30 press conference with
Mayor Douglas Palmer and Mercer County Executive
Brian Hughes. See the news for details ...
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Pools Re-Open, Summer Programs Back
Cooper Pool on Saturday ... one of the five City
pools opening before the 4th of July ... for free
swims; part of the Cool Summer Programs.
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Trenton One of 14 Communities
Honored with Green Grants
for Sustainable Projects
Louise Wilson, President of the New Jersey State
League of Municipalities Educational Foundation,
presents City Director of Housing and Economic
Development Jerry Harris with a $25,000 Green
Grant in connection with work in East Trenton.
See the news. Photo by Tom McGough
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Urban Enterprise Zone Offers
Financial Benefits to Businesses
More than 140 businesses now are members of the
2.5 square mile Urban Enterprise Zone downtown,
with cost savings and grant benefits. See the news.
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Correct Count Co-Chairs Named
to Lead Outreach for 2010 Census
New Correct Count Committee Co-Chairs Roberto
Hernandez and Pamela Sims Jones are introduced
by the Mayor and welcomed by Philadelphia Region
U.S. Census Director Fernando Armstrong. The goal:
an accurate 2010 census count. See the news.
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Gentleman's Ball Honors 22 Area
Superstars Bound for College
Photo by Bruce Stowers
President and CEO Eugene Marsh of Construction
Project Management Services celebrates 22 success
stories at the annual Gentleman's Ball, sponsored
by the Trenton Chapter of the Urban League Guild
(of Union County). See the news ...
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Mayor's Student Achievement
Awards Bring Out the Best
Stokes School 5th Grade Student Myles Irving, a Powerful Speaker
Mayor Douglas Palmer congratulates Myles Irving
on his strong presentation, emphasizing "Education
is the master plan ... ." City Council Chamber was
filled to the brim and overflowing into the Atrium
at the 31st annual Mayor's awards for scholastic,
citizenship, vocational-technical, performing arts,
visual arts, and sports achievement.
See Trenton in Pictures.
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Building strong parents, resilient children,
and effective families ... UIH Family Partners
June 20th will honor the 2009 Platinum Dads/Men
of Action at the Marriott. See the news.
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Press "Conversation" Features New
Homeowners at 22-Unit Canal Plaza
Homeowners Phillip Jackson and Michelle Edwards
and Michelle's daughter Abrionne Cannon speak
at a "living room press conversation" celebrating
the 22 new Canal Plaza homes by Tara Developers.
HUD's Kathleen Naymola and NJHMFA Executive
Director Marge Della Vecchia joined the new home-
owners April 22nd for a ribbon cutting.
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Trenton Police Department Promotes
12 Officers, Upgrading Crime Fighting
See the Public Safety Reports page for ComStat information.
Mayor Douglas Palmer and TPD Director Irving
Bradley, Jr. officiated at the April 3rd promotion
ceremony for two captains, five lieutenants, and
five sergeants, nine of who were performing the
duties of their new rank in an acting capacity.
See the news.
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Budget Development: State Board
of Public Utilities (BPU) April 3
Approves Water Sale, Stipulation
The BPU April 3rd approved the $80 million sale
of the Trenton Water Works' pipes and tanks
outside the city. The BPU order does, however,
stipulate that it will be automatically stayed if
the appeal by petitioners seeking to block the
sale remains unresolved.
Discussions with the BPU and State Department
of Community Affairs indicate that, with the
water petition not withdrawn, the Fiscal 2009
tax increase required will be 29 cents per $100
of assessed value, compared with the 9-cent
increase initially proposed by the Mayor.
See the March 26 update for details.
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Trenton Downtown & Riverfront
Revitalization Initiative Takes
Shape, with a Dozen Partners
Partners in state and regional collaborative
signed a new agreement Feb. 9 to work on
reclaiming the Trenton waterfront. The plan
aims to return surface parking lots back to
their original status ... as neighborhoods ...
with access to the capital city riverfront.
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Trenton Water Utility Pursues
Decade-long Effort to Relieve
City of Maintenance Expense
See the Trenton Water Utility page for
documents: the suburban infrastructure sale.
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State Homeland Security Grant:
Hybrid Command Vehicle and
Training to Improve Response
State Homeland Security Director Richard
Canas (at podium) joins Mayor Palmer, Co.
Executive Brian Hughes, and City Office of
Emergency Management Coordinator Hank
Gliottone and emergency management
officials in announcing new funding.
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Trenton Receives U.S. EPA Help
to Bring Environmental Health
Information & Action Forward
Acting Housing and Economic Development
Director Jerome C. Harris, Mayor Palmer, and
Region 2 EPA Administrator Alan Steinberg
discuss industrial cities' environmental
legacy ... and new funds to help address it.
See the news.
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Robbins Schoolchildren Help
Call Attention to Energy-Saving
Home Improvement Program
One of the most diverse schools in the city,
100-year-old Carroll Robbins Elementary, is
right in the middle of a housing improvement
zone created to assist low- and moderate-
income households, renters included. Leave
a message on the English-Spanish hotline at
609-989-3513 or see the news for details.
Also, see Trenton in Pictures for more on the
Robbins students' excellent contributions!
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Tutoring, Mentoring, Interning:
the Ways Trenton is Building a
Major 'Bridge to Employment'
(From left) Trenton School Supt. Rodney Lofton; J&J Vice
President Sharon D'Agostino; Ass't Supt. Alma McCloud
Salter; Mayor Douglas Palmer; TCNJ President R. Barbara
Gitenstein; and TCNJ/Bonner Scholar Katherine Avila
make the case for experiental learning. Learn more.
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Ortho-McNeil-Janssen, J&J, The College of
New Jersey, the Trenton schools and the City
all are partners in support of Trenton Central
High School-Medical Arts students' college-
going plans in the health care field . . . and
everybody wins. See the news.
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Public Works' Street Repaving
Initiative Gears Up; Projects to
Continue Saving City Dollars
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The City's long-term project to repave every
street in Trenton is in its seventh year, with
milling and overlay projects. Ceasar Diaz (at left),
Garland Barber (at right), and Streets Div. Director
Wali Onitiri (in blue shirt) joined Mayor Palmer and
members of the versatile crew.
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Energy-Efficient Streetlights
Undergoing Test on Broad St.:
Light-Emitting Diode Fixtures
PSE&G's Broad Street LED streetlight test is
under way; the lamps use 70 percent less
energy with no loss of illumination. The test
grows out of Mayor Douglas H. Palmer's
Trenton Green initiative. See the news.
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Trenton One of Best "Walking
Cities in U.S."; Mayor Receives
2008 APMA/Prevention Award
Dr. James Ricketti of Hamilton presented the
American Podiatric Medical Association and
Prevention Magazine Award right on the sidewalk
to Trenton as the 8th best "Walking City"
in the U.S. and tops in NJ. See the news.
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Trenton Marriott at Lafayette
Yard Has New Management:
Waterford Hotel Group, Zeiger
Mayor Doug Palmer and General Manager
Jeff Zeiger join the Marriott associates for
an announcement of strengthened manage-
ment at the city's Marriott. See the news.
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At this last annual meeting of Mayor Palmer's
USCM presidency, Sen. Barack Obama, the
2008 Democratic nominee for President at
the time and now our president, voiced
a new urban commitment.
Sen. John McCain also was invited to address
the Conference, but could not attend. For
a video chronicle of the Palmer Presidency
or information on USCM initiatives, visit the
website at www.usmayors.org.
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GOOD TIP:
Look to the prenatal and child development
support offered at Children's Futures child
care centers and partnerships for babies,
moms, and dads citywide. For details, see
the Children's Futures website or call
695-1977 for more information. For details
on the Children's Futures centers, click here.
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Faith-Based and Civic-Minded
Promote Foreclosure Mitigation
"We will be the heralds," Rev. Donald Medley
(at left), pastor of Cadwalader Asbury United
Methodist Church, declared May 31st. He was
joined by Rev. Vincent Jackson, Rev. Wayne
Griffith, Rev. Julio Guzman, and other faith-
based and civic organization members.
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The purpose: "We are going to save Trenton
homes from foreclosure," Mayor Douglas
Palmer told the volunteers assembled at the
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance
Agency. See the news for details.
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Mayor's Office of Employment &
Training Graduates the 5th Class
of Sherwin-Williams Trainees
Gussie Bennett (front row, in lavender) gave
her Sherwin-Williams class a thoughtful
sendoff May 8th, as the MOET Advisory Board
joined 24 Sherwin-Williams painter trainees
at Prospect Village, where the trainees were
the fifth class to complete the program.
Said Ms. Bennett: "It doesn't matter where
you stand . . . but what direction you are
moving." See the news for details.
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TCHS Tornadoes Robotics Team
Distinguishes Itself in Regional
Applied Science Competition
TCHS Principal James Earle and Mayor Doug
Palmer congratulate the Trenton Central High
School Robotics Team for its win against 63
teams in the NJ First Regional competition.
The robot in the foreground was hand crafted
with unique sonar and gyroscopic attributes,
akin to the automated driver concepts that
designers foresee will allow commuters to
be "chauffeured" electronically. 1st Place!
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NJ's First Live Where You Work
Program Under Way in Trenton
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Commissioner Joe Doria of the Department
of Community Affairs, Mayor Douglas Palmer,
Executive Director Marge Della Vecchia of NJ
HMFA and Director Sasa Montano of the City
Department of Housing and Economic Dev't
have encouraged those who work in Trenton
to avail themselves of the State's pilot
program to help workers buy homes here.
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Trenton Green
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Trenton
February 29th to commend local climate
protection efforts and their importance in
terms of jobs. See Trenton in Pictures.
The Speaker also became an honorary
member of the Isles YouthBuild
Institute Class of 2008. For additional
information on YouthBuild, visit
www.isles.org/progs.html#career_center.
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FORMER Major League All-Star and Trenton
Native Al Downing joined the 2008 Black
Image Award Honorees; See the News.
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QUICK LINKS for contacting the City,
School District, Colleges & Universities,
and Children's Futures . . .
Click here for a Quick Listof the City's
Departmental phone numbers . . .
or here for the full list with e-mail
addressesfor key contacts.
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Also, click here for education and
higher education linksand see the
new Children's Futures websitefor
child health & parenting resources.
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MOET Cable Technician Grads
Celebrate Completion of 9-Week
Training ... and Go to Work!
Director Carolyn Lewis-Spruill joined JNET
President and CEO David Jefferson, Mayor
Palmer, and graduates completing a cable
technician program January 11 at City Hall.
See the news for details.
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Trenton's MOET Advisory Board
Helps Residents Find Good Jobs
Mayor Palmer introducing the 14 members
of the new Advisory Board for the Mayor's
Office of Employment and Training.
See the news.
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PSE&G Proposes Energy Audit
Program for Residents and
Small Businesses (Trenton Green)
Mayor Douglas Palmer Dec. 6th commended
PSE&G for its proposed home and business
energy audit program, to help save energy
and utility costs. See the news for details.
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Help Fellow Students in Need:
Trenton Central High School has introduced
the new Watchful "i" safety system, which
students and parents can use to provide
information via toll-free telephone or online
to help prevent violence or assist fellow
students in need. For more information
about this new program, see the link on the
Trenton public schools' home page ...
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The 1719 William Trent House Museum
is open for tours from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.,
seven days a week except for holidays.
Call 989-3027 or see Trenton in Pictures
for a preview...
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