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🌱 Why Route 29 in Trenton was suddenly down a lane Monday

Trenton, New Jersey Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Route 29 in Trenton was suddenly down a lane Monday
  • How Trenton youth programs helped launch a future surgeon’s inspiring journey
  • Storm-stopped CVC final in Trenton resumes today without Lawrence’s ace

Also on today's calendar: Third Thursday - Community Shredding at Shady Brook Farm and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Whatz the difference between Dubai...and Abu Dhabi? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 96 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 67, low: 53.
  • Friday: Cool with high clouds, with a high of 62 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Crews called to clean up after trash dumped illegally on Route 29 in Trenton (nbcnewyork.com) — An illegal trash dumping on Route 29 in Trenton shut down a lane Monday as city Public Works and police crews cleared piles of bags, furniture, and debris. Trenton officials are reminding residents that dumping is illegal and are urging anyone who sees it happening to call 609-989-4170 to report it.
   

2. Faith Blamon's rise from Trenton youth programs to surgical training reflects the power of mentorship and community investment (trentonjournal.com) — A Trenton-raised Rutgers medical graduate is crediting city schools, youth programs, and local churches for launching her path to surgical training and community health work. She’s still organizing health fairs in Trenton, with another planned for September 2026, and hopes her journey from Quinton Avenue to the operating room inspires local kids to see themselves in medicine and leadership.
   

3. Powerful storm gets in the way of perfection, tourney final suspended (nj.com subscription) — A powerful storm halted the Colonial Valley Conference baseball championship at Trenton Thunder Ballpark with Lawrence leading Steinert 2-0 in the fourth inning. Play will resume Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Trenton, but Lawrence ace Aiden Poot, who was perfect through four innings, can’t return to the mound because of pitch-count rules.
   

4. New Jersey Democrats Yank It: Pull F.U.C.K. ICE Bill Amid Backlash and Controversy (shorenewsnetwork.com) — From the Statehouse in Trenton, Democratic lawmakers have withdrawn a controversial immigration enforcement bill nicknamed the F.U.C.K. ICE Act after intense backlash over its name and impact on law enforcement. They’ve replaced it with a broader civil rights proposal, A5120, that would expand lawsuits against officials acting under color of law and curb qualified immunity in New Jersey courts.
   

5. 5 injured after NJ Transit train crashes into car in Delran, New Jersey (cbsnews.com) — A River Line train that was scheduled to arrive in Trenton collided with a car in Delran Tuesday evening, injuring five people and briefly suspending service between Cinnaminson and Riverside. Four passengers were treated at the scene and the car’s driver was hospitalized, while New Jersey State Police now lead the investigation into what happened.
   

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    Any information would be really helpful. He’s a white frenchie with blue eyes and a spot on his neck/back. https://neighbors.ring.com/n/O1M2kWlt2O (Nextdoor Trenton)
  • If the kids in Kuser school in Hamilton have no air the office should have no air not right that school is so hot a fan does nothing thought they would have done something by now since my oldest has been there.
    and then I find out that some of the classrooms have air and that’s not right all classes should have it (Nextdoor Greenwood)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In Dubai, the people don't watch the 'Flintstone's'. But people in Abu Dhabi Do! (Thank you Jerri E. for sending it in!)
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