What YOU can do

We spend a lot of time and energy reporting on the failings and foibles of our government.  Things didn't get to the sorry state they are solely because Trenton continues to elect "leaders" of questionable ability and talent.

There has been a growing movement towards citizen activism that is starting to make a difference in how the city of Trenton conducts business.  While there is still a long way to go and a lot more to do the increased participation in the process is a good step in the right direction.

Coming up Monday is an opportunity to really come forward and place your ideas and thoughts into the mix.

It's time to step up and be heard.

King me

Kudos to Checkers proprietor Tom Fowler for being the best provisioned and most professional participant in last night’s Trenton Sampler. The event was billed as a kick-off for the city’s first ever participation in the statewide restaurant week (Sept. 19-25). Mr. Fowler was on hand to personally greet and serve his chili to the participants. His food was hot and there appeared to be enough to go around.


The other participants chose to take a “dump and run” approach to the event and one didn’t even bother to show up. They left one or two trays of food on the tables. The stations were un-attended and many of the dishes were not even kept warm. We’re not the squeamish type, but this screams health code violation when food is left in the “danger zone” of above 40 and below 140 degrees F for any length of time. (To be honest, this was negated by the fact that there was so little food compared to the number of participants that it was mostly gone in the first hour).