🌱 Why are Trenton seniors still sweltering without AC at Trent Center West?
Trenton, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Trenton! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why are Trenton seniors still sweltering without AC at Trent Center West?
- What’s still ahead in Trenton’s free Heritage Week celebration?
Also on today's calendar: Trenton Film Society Kid Flicks: Celebrating Black Stories, July 18 and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Which is faster, heat or cold? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 68.
- Tuesday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 74 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'Fix it': Seniors at Trenton apartments enduring dangerous heat without AC (nbcphiladelphia.com) — Seniors at Trent Center West in Trenton say they’ve endured dangerously hot apartments for weeks because the building’s air conditioning still isn’t working, with some units reportedly reaching the mid-90s. Residents describe health risks, repeated ambulance calls, and frustration with delayed repairs, while city officials and building management have yet to publicly outline a solution. 
• Trenton holds 250th events, postpones parade and festival [PHOTOS] (trentonian.com) — Trenton is marking America’s 250th with Heritage Week events, including a grand reopening of the Old Barracks Museum and an Independence Day ceremony at the Battle Monument. More free programs continue July 5 and July 8, with services, walking tours, a Declaration re-enactment on South Warren Street, and a concert of “The Battle of Trenton.”
📸 Around Trenton
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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GRUPO LIBRA DESAFIO MUSICAL →
Infinity Lounge, 100 Whittaker Ave, Trenton
9:00 pm
Sunday July 5
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Other local events
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ESY Ewing High School Program
The Ewing Public Schools Ewing High School
8:00 am -
ESY Fisher Middle School Program
The Ewing Public Schools Ewing High School
8:30 am -
Shippen Talks: Children of the Revolution
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Park Shippen Manor, 8 Belvidere Ave, Oxford, New Jersey, 07863
10:00 am -
Trenton Film Society Kid Flicks: Celebrating Black Stories, July 18 →
Passage Theatre Company - Venue, 205 E Front St, Trenton
9:00 am
Monday July 6
Sunday July 12
Saturday July 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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John Abbott House Tours →
Hamilton Township, NJ Calendar, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton
1:00 pm -
FAMILY SUNDAYS-FEED THE ANIMALS →
Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton Township
1:30 pm -
VB Summer Camp - Girls
Chesterfield Indoor Recreation 16 Fenton Lane Park, Chesterfield, NJ 08515
7:30 am -
ESY Ewing High School Program
The Ewing Public Schools Ewing High School
8:00 am -
ESY Fisher Middle School Program
The Ewing Public Schools Ewing High School
8:30 am -
CBL Badminton
Chesterfield Indoor Recreation 16 Fenton Lane Park, Chesterfield, NJ 08515
9:00 am -
Stand Tall Yoga →
Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton Township
10:00 am
Sunday July 5
Monday July 6
Tuesday July 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Feeling Drained During This Heat Wave? Healthy Living Goes Beyond Food —Dr. Rekishia L. McMillan Read on Patch
- Happy 4th!
If you’re looking for something or you are bored and need something to do, I’m over in Columbus Flea Market in Columbus, NJ if you’re interested. I’m… (Nextdoor Hamilton II) - Mercerville.
My water is coming out brown, anyone else? (7/3/26, 3:15 pm). (Nextdoor Hamilton II)
- Ryder System posted a job opening for Lease Admin Coordinator II - REMOTE in Trenton. Apply here.
- TD Bank posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager- Trenton in Trenton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Trenton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ewing
- The Red Chickz is coming soon to Campus Town in Ewing, NJ (wobm.com)
- Delicious new restaurant in Central New Jersey (wobm.com)
- Brutal heat wave affects - and even cancels - 4th of July celebrations in much of the US (kptv.com)
Hamilton
- 2nd Annual Veterans Appreciation Barbecue Hosted by Assemblywoman Tennille McCoy set for Wednesday, July 8 (tapinto.net)
- Hamilton correctional officer stunned with surprise retirement party (thedailyjournal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Heat, you can catch cold!! (Thank you Michael S. for sending it in!)
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