Every day needs to be cleanup day in Trenton

A woman flitted around the William Cook Elementary School area with her broom then delivered a criticism that raked nerves.

“Why don’t you get a broom and help,” she chastised.

Next she fixed her eyes in my direction and told a friend, “Must be nice to stand around and watch.”

Then came a criticism that busted my hump, a claim that my woman friend should have abandoned her Saturday part-time job to participate in the Cook School cleanup.

The dirty dance did not end with a Patrick Swayze like comeuppance but a piece of my mind fragmented and hit her.

For the record, the Mayor Reed Gusciora groupie should understand that many city residents make daily contributions to keeping their neighborhoods, streets and households clean.

They may not receive fanfare offered Mayor Gusciora and his cohorts but their contributions were made long before Gusciora moved into town.

Jackie, a woman who admits a checkered past that evolved into a better life as a community servant, makes a daily sweep of a portion of Walnut Ave.

Ryan, a South Cook Ave. resident, impacts his block with a wonderful effort and an eye on dispensing information as well as keeping his community clean.

The city honored Gilbert Carter by putting his name on a Garfield Ave. Park after he cleaned the area for 25 years.

Anton and his wife delivers an old-school effort to keep their Mott St. area home looking stunningly beautiful.

No business owner can make a better statement than Fred and Rosa Rosado about being clean. Their McDonald’s on Chambers St. remains immaculate.

If other people receive attention or crave limelight, let them have all the acclaim. Just do your house, your sidewalk, your block and help any neighbor who needs support.

Mayor Gusciora may not receive support for all his initiatives but we must join the movement to clean up Trenton before moving onto discussions about issues such as public safety, education and employment.