Politics & Government

Coal Ash Covers Trenton, School of Choice Debate, Thunderstorm Knocks Out Lights and More

Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch recaps the news from this past week.

Miss the latest local headlines in town? Get caught up with this one-stop reading recap.

  • Equipment failure at the DTE Energy Trenton Channel Power Plant Tuesday morning caused black coal particulates to fall on Trenton.
  • Clean Energy Now officials warns the ash from the coal-burning plant contains carcinogens like arsenic and hexavalent chromium, and other harmful pollutants like lead and mercury.
  • Trenton's school of choice decision sparks debate.
  • Nearly 1,000 residences were without power in Trenton and Grosse Ile after a thunderstorm Wednesday.
  • A man was arrested for texting and driving in the community. 
  • A popular Trenton gas station is remodeling.
  • Volunteers are scheduled to clean up alongside local highways.
  • Take a peek inside a riverfront house in Grosse Ile.
  • Patch remembers friends and neighbors who recently passed.


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