L.A. Parker

Pro education, personal responsibility, avid golfer, Trentonian columnist, immigration reform supporter, community activist.

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Articles

Mercer County parks offer easy getaways for local families (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)

5 days ago | trentonian.com | L.A. Parker

Parks play a major role in many lives, offering opportunities for outdoor activities including exercise, recreation, and relaxation. The Mercer County Parks Commission operates almost a dozen areas throughout the county. Mercer County Park highlights an expansive park system encompassing over 2500 acres covering areas of West Windsor, Hamilton and Lawrence. The park has year-round facilities for all ages and includes both active and passive recreational opportunities.
Trenton Diocese will celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV

1 week ago | trentonian.com | L.A. Parker

Bishop David M. O’Connell of the Diocese of Trenton will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving following the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to the papacy. Bishop O’Connell will commemorate the election of Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, May 10 at 5 p.m. in St. Gregory the Great Church located at 4620 Nottingham Way in Hamilton Square. Bishop O’Connell commented in a released statement.
LPGA ShopRite Classic has strong field lined up for Seaview

1 week ago | trentonian.com | L.A. Parker

GALLOWAY TWP. — Headliners joined the field for the ShopRite LPGA Classic June 6-8 at Seaview Golf Club. World No. 1 Nelly Korda and No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul bolstered a 144-player slate that includes defending champion Linnea Strom at the Seaview Bay Course. Tournament officials announced sponsor exemptions for five-time junior All-American Gianna Clemente and Ohio State’s Kary Hollenbaugh.
Youth violence and teen death difficult to accept (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)

1 week ago | trentonian.com | L.A. Parker

Dione Ellis. (R.I.P.). Whenever a teen, boy or girl, gets snatched from our lives, killed in any fashion in the City of Trenton, an image flashes of Dione Ellis. The conscious reaction to homicide stimuli represents a healthy inability to let go of the past. If we desire better conditions, safe environs for our youth, then remaining familiarized with both pain and devastation associated with teen homicides seems appropriate.
Trenton is preparing to make upgrades to Hetzel Field

1 week ago | trentonian.com | L.A. Parker

Recreational upgrades continued yesterday at Hetzel Field as city employees removed old fencing and removed obsolete dugouts. Paul Harris, director of Recreation, Natural Resources and Culture, said improvements will follow, including new fencing and a backstop for one baseball field. “Plus, there will be an installation of a new, three-lane track for walkers and runners. We have quite a few people who exercise there,” Harris said.
City Hall has Palmer's name on part of it, but it still belongs to the people of Trenton (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)

1 week ago | trentonian.com | L.A. Parker

This addition of former Trenton Mayor Douglas H. Palmer’s name to the annex of City Hall demands clarity. The Douglas H. Palmer Municipal Complex honors the city’s first African-American/Black mayor but let’s not get this twisted — City Hall belongs to the residents of Trenton. Period. Genuflections, made during the Palmer coronation thanked Mayor Reed Gusciora for allowing a former mayor’s name to be affixed to a city hall he runs, caused asphyxiation.
Trenton renames City Hall annex for Mayor Doug Palmer (PHOTOS)

1 week ago | trentonian.com | L.A. Parker

Trenton’s City Hall annex officially has a new name, The Douglas H. Palmer Municipal Complex. The newer section of Trenton’s government building has officially been renamed as a tribute to former Mayor Doug Palmer. Former Mayor Doug Palmer smiles inside the city council chamber of City Hall on Saturday afternoon in Trenton. The City Hall complex was named in Palmer’s honor.
The other John Kostin story (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)

1 week ago | trentonian.com | L.A. Parker

This is a column about John Kostin. Yes, a previous article published about Kostin last week when he retired after 33 years as a Mercer County Parks Commission employee, the bulk of his tenure as director of golf. This is the other story, one that describes a significant life challenge and tethers love, friendship, family, the power of prayer, and the familiar in sickness and health vow voiced during wedding ceremonies.
The legacy of Mayor Doug Palmer to be celebrated in Trenton Saturday

2 weeks ago | trentonian.com | L.A. Parker

Had Doug Palmer never played baseball for West End Little League, he may never have been the first African-American/Black mayor of Trenton. Opening Day in 1962 for West End LL had the 10-year-old Palmer waiting with other baseballers for the arrival of Trenton Mayor Arthur Holland. “I had no idea who the mayor was,” Palmer admitted. Holland showed up and received handshakes, pats on the back, and applause.
Big crowds expected for Trenton City Hall annex renaming for Mayor Doug Palmer

2 weeks ago | trentonian.com | L.A. Parker

Douglas H. Palmer made history as the first African American/Black mayor for the City of Trenton. Thirty-five years after, Palmer notches another milestone when the annex of City Hall reidentifies as the Douglas H. Palmer Municipal Complex. The Legacy Committee expects hundreds on hand Saturday, May 3 when organizers unveil a new sign installed above the City Hall 319 E. State Street signage on the rear of the building. Plus, a plaque installation in the Atrium will recognize Palmer’s achievement.