🌱 Patch AM: Can Trenton’s Trojans upset Lincoln Park or Roosevelt this week?

Good morning to you Trenton! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Trenton’s Trojans upset Lincoln Park or Roosevelt this week?
• Trenton remembers longtime ice hockey coach Wayne Edward Blumenberg

Also on today's calendar: Super Saturday – Dearborn Grand Opening and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Windy with snow showers, with a high of 33 and low of 28 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 38, low: 29.
• Tuesday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 40 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Basketball Recap: Lincoln Park's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday (maxpreps.com) — Lincoln Park’s boys basketball team continued its dominance over Roosevelt with a 64-47 win, reflecting their higher state ranking. Now both Lincoln Park and Roosevelt turn their attention to Trenton, as the Bears visit the Trojans on Tuesday and the Railsplitters host them Friday, giving Trenton fans two big matchups to watch.
   

• Service 01/12/2026 11:00 am (mymoinfo.com) — Longtime coach Wayne Edward Blumenberg, who spent 13 years coaching ice hockey in Trenton has died at age 83. His funeral service will be held Monday, January 12, 2026, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Farmington, Missouri, with visitation beginning at 9 a.m.
   

📸 Around Trenton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Trenton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 17

• Super Saturday – Dearborn Grand Opening
  1300 Shehadi Court Dearborn, MI 48126,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday January 12

• Trenton Trojans vs De La Salle Collegiate Pilots
  Kennedy Recreation Center , 3101 West Rd , Trenton
  7:30 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Freshman/JV Boys Basketball vs. Southgate
  Gibraltar Schools Trenton, MI 48183
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Southgate
  Gibraltar Schools Trenton, MI 48183
  7:00 pm
• Trenton Girls JV Basketball @ Roosevelt
  540 Eureka Rd , Wyandotte
  10:30 pm

Wednesday January 14

• MDOT Public Meeting
  Trenton City Hall , 2800 3rd St , Trenton
  4:00 pm
• 2026 Vision & Clarity Workshop
  Le Lieu , 2920 W Jefferson Ave , Trenton
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 15

• JV Girls Basketball vs. Taylor
  Gibraltar Schools Trenton, MI 48183
  4:30 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Taylor
  Gibraltar Schools Trenton, MI 48183
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday January 12

• FRCS Basketball Girls Junior Varsity Away Grosse Ile HS/MS
  Grosse Ile HS/MS Flat Rock, MI 48134
  5:30 pm
• FRCS Basketball Girls Varsity Away Grosse Ile HS/MS
  Grosse Ile HS/MS , 7800 Grays Drive , Grosse Ile
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Carlson Marauders vs Southgate Anderson Titans
  Carlson High School , 30550 W Jefferson Ave , Gibraltar
  12:30 pm
• FRCS Basketball Boys Freshman Away Riverview Comm HS
  Riverview Comm HS Flat Rock, MI 48134
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A two-vehicle crash near Michigan Avenue and Military Street in Detroit left two people injured.
  3:27PM on Jan 9: Unknown incident at Military St & Michigan Ave, Dearborn, Michigan, per local source (Nextdoor )
• A vehicle fire has been cleared on eastbound I-94 at Warren Avenue.
  10:29PM on Jan 9: A vehicle fire on eastbound I-94 at Warren Ave has blocked the right lane and right shoulder. (Nextdoor )

• Corewell Health posted a job opening for Cook SO in Trenton. Apply here.
• The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Trenton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Trenton here.

🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

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