Yard sales a 'go' for today.. Bernice on civic involvement.. Abbott funding dance.. New flag on South Ave.. Sunday Real Estate..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: "Yard sales a 'go' for today" -- 150 participants, thousands expected. Go mingle, be an ambassador for Plainfield!
Plain Talker: "Give Civic Involvement a Chance"
Crescent Times: "Did you hear it too?" -- Gunshots, ambulance, helicopter last night.
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Neighborhood Garage Sale"
Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"
Abbott Funding: "Abbotts' spring dance has a new twist: 3% cap"
Exhibit: "Student artwork on display at duCret"
PSE&G Bills: "Man sues PSE&G over surcharge"
SID: "New American flag on South Avenue"
Census: "N.J. census: Hispanics lead state population growth"
Development: "Sen. Bob Smith raises stir with list of clients" -- In the old days he and Jerry Green were our Assemblymen, with John Lynch as our Senator.
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
TOOLS
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark - Econ Dev: "Study: Severely lagging others, Newark's problems need fresh approach"
..... - Police: "Study: Police force riddled with problems"
Somerset County - CN: "Drug probe results in 33 busted" -- List of busted -- only one Plainfielder!
..... - SL: "Probe of Somerset cocaine ring leads to arrests across county"
Somerville: "Signs of Peace as dozens protest war"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, May 20, 2007"
Corzine: "Guv adapts to governing with very limited traveling"
Ft. Dix Plot: "Suspects plotted in the Poconos"
Princeton: "A successful bid to expand"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
AG Ashcroft - WP: "Revisiting, reassessing Ashcroft's tenure"
Carter on Bush: "Bush Is 'the Worst in History' In Foreign Relations, Carter Says"
Chinese Food Imports - WP: "Tainted Chinese Imports Common"
Immigration - WP: "Immigrant Legislation Splits GOP"
US Attorneys - WP: "In Closed Meeting With Gonzales, Prosecutors Express Their Dismay"
OF INTEREST
Credit Cards: "The Gift That Keeps On Taking" (Video)
Exhibit: "Usonia: 1940s Communal Living in a Wright-Planned Utopia"
Tea Power: "Giving the Poor a Window on the World"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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Plainfield Today: "Yard sales a 'go' for today" -- 150 participants, thousands expected. Go mingle, be an ambassador for Plainfield!
Plain Talker: "Give Civic Involvement a Chance"
Crescent Times: "Did you hear it too?" -- Gunshots, ambulance, helicopter last night.
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Neighborhood Garage Sale"
Campaign Blogs (in alphabetical order): "Tony Rucker" | "Cory Storch"
Abbott Funding: "Abbotts' spring dance has a new twist: 3% cap"
Exhibit: "Student artwork on display at duCret"
PSE&G Bills: "Man sues PSE&G over surcharge"
SID: "New American flag on South Avenue"
Census: "N.J. census: Hispanics lead state population growth"
Development: "Sen. Bob Smith raises stir with list of clients" -- In the old days he and Jerry Green were our Assemblymen, with John Lynch as our Senator.
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
McMansions: "Towns rewrite zoning rules to combat 'parachute houses'"BIG PICTURE
Mold: "What’s Furry and Thirsty and Loves the Dark?"
'Flip This House' (TV): Video: "A&E Reality Show 'Flip This House' Scammed" -- and Part Two.
East Orange: "'View on the Park': A Jewel Restored" -- Note: East Orange does NOT grant developers tax breaks.
Orthodox Jews: "Orthodox Come to Well-worn City, Pleased to Find a Piece of Paradise"
Property Taxes: "New cycle sought for Stamford (CT) revaluations" -- Idea is that more frequent revaluations would reduce shock of adjustments.
New Jersey: "NJ Mortgage fraud up 250% in 2006"
Loan Fraud: "Loan fraud seen as economic threat"
Subprime ARMs: "Help Could Be at Hand"
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"
TOOLS
Buy or Rent?: "Cost Comparison Tool" -- Enter your own values to calculate which is better, buying or renting. A really neat tool!
Ledger: "Home Finder" and "Real Estate" sections online.
Courier: "Real Estate" section online.
NYTimes: "This Week's Residential Sales Around the Region"
Trulia: "Your Personal Real Estate Google"
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today. Sunday Events - see: "Yard sale paradise today" -- All sales are a 'go'
- Monday. May 21. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Tuesday. May 22. 6 - 8 PM. 1st Annual Plainfield Public Schools Math Fair. At Clinton School, West 4th and Clinton Avenue. FREE.
- Wednesday. May 23. 3 PM. Exhibit: 'Global Footprints'. Plainfield Public School Student Art. At du Cret School of the Arts, 1030 Central Avenue. Refreshments. FREE.
- Wednesday. May 23. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Thursday. May 24. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Disappearing Brothers and Sisters: Black Americans, Latinos and Blatinos. Plainfield Public Library. 8th Street at Park Avenue. Sponsor: Nubian Union and McDonald's-Plainfield. FREE.
- Wednesday. May 30. 7 PM. Ward 2 Council Candidate Forum: Rucker & Storch. Sponsor: Crescent Area Neighborhood Ass'n. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. All invited, regardless of party affiliation or registration status.
- Thursday. May 31. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Do You Hear What I Hear? Do You See What I See? Self Image and the Media. Plainfield Public Library. 8th Street at Park Avenue. Sponsor: Nubian Union and McDonald's-Plainfield. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark - Econ Dev: "Study: Severely lagging others, Newark's problems need fresh approach"
..... - Police: "Study: Police force riddled with problems"
Somerset County - CN: "Drug probe results in 33 busted" -- List of busted -- only one Plainfielder!
..... - SL: "Probe of Somerset cocaine ring leads to arrests across county"
Somerville: "Signs of Peace as dozens protest war"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, May 20, 2007"
Corzine: "Guv adapts to governing with very limited traveling"
Ft. Dix Plot: "Suspects plotted in the Poconos"
Princeton: "A successful bid to expand"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
AG Ashcroft - WP: "Revisiting, reassessing Ashcroft's tenure"
Carter on Bush: "Bush Is 'the Worst in History' In Foreign Relations, Carter Says"
Chinese Food Imports - WP: "Tainted Chinese Imports Common"
Immigration - WP: "Immigrant Legislation Splits GOP"
US Attorneys - WP: "In Closed Meeting With Gonzales, Prosecutors Express Their Dismay"
OF INTEREST
Credit Cards: "The Gift That Keeps On Taking" (Video)
Exhibit: "Usonia: 1940s Communal Living in a Wright-Planned Utopia"
Tea Power: "Giving the Poor a Window on the World"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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