Meet and Greet Candidates for Mayor and Council

There are three "Meet and Greet" events scheduled at Pellettieri Homes.

April 14 at 3:00p.m. Mayoral Candidates Frank Weeden, Manny Segura, Annette Lartigue and Tony Mack are scheduled to speak. Also featured are Marge Caldwell-Wilson, a North Ward Council candidate, and Christine Donahue running for one of the At-Large seats.

April 21 at 7p.m. is an evening session for the following candidates: Roland Laird and Divine Allah, both running for the North Ward Council seat being vacated by Milford Bethea, Tywannette "Missy" Balmir, Darren Green and Algernon Ward, Jr. all running for At Large Council seats.

April 28 at 3:00p.m. features the following: Eric Jackson, Keith Hamilton, Paul Pintella, John E. Harmon, (all hoping to be the next Mayor of Trenton), Donelle M. Presha and Phyllis Holly-Ward,(running for At Large Council positions).

The ballot this year is going to look like one of those sheets they feature at a shotgun raffle. I seem to remember that they write your name in a grid on the paper and then someone shoots birdshot at it. The winner is determined by where the pellets hit. Voting results here may be equally scattered because I counted 37 persons running for office. With so many candidates, of course it is possible there may be a runoff election, but being informed and meeting the candidates will help us focus the first time around.

I also am of the opinion that we have to hand it to outgoing Mayor Doug Palmer. He made it look so easy that almost everyone can picture himself doing the job. Certainly there is an atmosphere that we ourselves, ordinary people, can fix this, that one of us can make it right. Either that or we are just too naive or stubborn to admit that we're screwed.

Pellettieri Homes is located at 615 South Clinton Avenue in the Roebling Market. It is the distinguished and rennovated factory building that looks like it should be the Social Security Office. LOL.

Have a good day.