Community in Trenton, NJ

Trenton is the capital of New Jersey, a state of the United States of America. As of the United States 2000 Census, it had a population of 85,403. It is the county seat of Mercer County. The City of Trenton is governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government. The Mayor of Trenton is Douglas H Palmer.

Trenton is located in almost the exact center of the north-south axis of the state. Due to this, it is sometimes included as part of North Jersey and as the southernmost city of the New York metropolitan area. Others consider it part of South Jersey and as the northernmost city of the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Locals consider it to be a part of Central Jersey, and thus part of neither region, though in truth the city has more communication and transportation links with the Delaware Valley than it does with New York.

Trenton is the home of the Trenton Thunder minor league baseball team, which is affiliated with the New York Yankees, and the Trenton Titans minor league hockey team, an affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers.

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Events this Week:

• Pasta Dinner/Take Out at Holy Cross Community Ctr., Trenton
  Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 2:00 PM
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  Site: Grand and Cass St., Trenton, New Jersey.  609-585-0872.

  Menu consists of pasta, meatballs, sausage, salad, rolls and butter, hot and cold beverages, and dessert.

  Take-outs are available.

  A 50-50 drawing, and gift basket auction.

  Fee $8. per person. 

   

• Adoptive Parents Assoc. of Central NJ Mtg.
  Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 7:00 PM
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  Site:  4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton, New Jersey.  609-587-4877.

  Meeting at St. Gregory the Great Church.

  For adoptive families, waiting families and those considering adoption.

• Stroll through Hopewell, N.J. - Fifth Tour
  Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 12:00 PM
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  Site: Tour area homes and businesses,  in and around Hopewell Borough.

  Tickets $20. and may be purchased at the Hopewell Public Library, 13 E. Broad St.

  609-466-1625.

• First Annual Beer Fest in Yardley, Pa. and Benefit
  Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 2:00 PM
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  Site: Buttonwood Park, Yardley, Pa. Sponsored by the Yardley Business Association.
  
  A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Yardley-Bucks Disaster Mitigation and Relief Fund - which has helped victims of flooding in Yardley Borough and the surrounding areas.
  
  Early purchse of tickets are encouraged.  Tickets are $35. at the entrance on the day of the event.  To purchase tickets by credit card in advance, visit www.yardleybeerfest.com., where tickets for the event are $30., and $15; designated driver tickets are available as well.
  
  Note: Everyone must have ID for the event.  No one under 21 yrs. old will be admitted into the two large beer tents, including children, babies and pets.  There will be a food tent at Beer Fest, which will be open to everyone, not just those with tickets to the event.  The New Continental Tavern and Smoke 'N Dudes BBQ are just two of the establishments that will be selling food during the event.
  
  At the festival, there will be between 15 and 20 breweries on hand, including many local breweries, such as Triumph Brewing Company, Victory Brewing Company, and the Philadelphia Brewing Company. John Companick, a local beer expert, will be at the event, explaining what goes into the process of creating different types of beer.

Upcoming Events

Links:

• City-Data Profile
  

   Vital Statistics, Crime, Incomes, etc.
  

• Trenton Gay and Lesbian Civic Assoc.
  PO Box 33209
  Trenton, NJ 08629
  Phone: (609) 396-9788
  

  The source for the latest on meetings, groups, news and things to do and see for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Intersexed (GLBTI) community in Central New Jersey.

Upcoming Events:

• Quest for Equality: Trenton's Black Community 1890-1965
  Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 10:30 AM
  Venue/Location: Classics, 117 South Warren Street, Trenton, NJ 08608, Phone: (609) 394-8400,
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  Site: Classics Used and Rare Books, 117 S. Warren St., Trenton, N.J.
  
  Join Trentonians for a discussion of Quest for Equality: Trenton's Black Community: 1890-1965 by Jack Washington.  Free event. Free refreshments.
  
  The Urban Studies Group will be present on May 10, 2008

• Canoeing The Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh, N.J.
  Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 9:30 AM
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  Site: D&R Greenway Land Trust, Bordentown Beach, Bordentown, New Jersey. 
  
  $30. fee applies. Space is limited.
  
  To register, please call 609-924-4646.
  or email cedelmann@drgreenway.org.
  
  Appropriate for individuals, families and youth ages 10 and over with an adult in the canoe, enjoy the "Water Trail" that follows Crosswicks Creek through the heart of the Marsh.  Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association Environmental Education Director Jeff Hoagland will point out unique features such as wild rice -- used as a stape food source by Native Americans, Point Breeze, the former estate of Joseph Bonaparte - brother of Napoleon and King of Spain, and the location where a supply ship was sund in the Marsh during the American Revolution. 
  
  Canoes and lunch provided.