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Sunday, June 24, 2007

Chamber of Commerce, Rick Taylor recognized.. Lightning strikes -- close.. Taxicam IDs suspects..

PLAINFIELD


Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. Check back later for more stories in the pipeline. -- Dan)

Plain Talker: "Two districts join in garage sale"
Crescent Times: "Development/Redevelopment Forum"

Chamber of Commerce - Editorial, CN: "Local focus is needed to build strong chambers"
Red Cross: "Tri-County Red Cross names Rudy as new head"
Rick Taylor: "Taylor honored by Legislature"
Taxi Cams: "Plainfield taxi camera IDs suspects in carjacking"
Letter: Barbara Baker: "Discrimination lives where we allow it"

Daylaborer Hiring Hall: "Still on Corners, Laborers Shun Hiring Hall"

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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY

SMALL PICTURE
Estate & Tax Planning: "Putting Property in a Trust"
'Lowball': "Lowball sales: May 23 - June 23" -- NJ properties with biggest spread between ask and sell prices.
Mortgages: "FTC finds many borrowers don't grasp mortgage terms"

BIG PICTURE
The Market: "Homes Sell. Homes Don’t Sell. Builders Still Build."
 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", "Premier Estates" 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. Carnival. Afternoon/evening. Location: PHS Soccer Field, Kenyon Avenue. Entry free, the rest...not.

  • Sunday. June 24. 10 AM - 4 PM. Crescent Avenue Neighborhood Yard Sale. Starts at East 9th Street and Park Avenue. You never have enough stuff, and besides it's for a worthy cause! Van Wyck Brooks HD will also have a table.

  • Monday. June 25. 7 PM. Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' Live Slide Show. Sponsor: Assemblywoman Linda Stender. Location: JCC of Central Jersey, 1391 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains. Bring as many as you like. RSVP: (908) 668-1900 or email Asw Stender. FREE.

  • Tuesday. June 26. 6:30 PM. Block Associations Liaison Meeting. Sponsor: Union County Prosecutor's Community Outreach Office. St. Mary's School, 513 West 6th Street. RSVP: (908) 791-7130.

  • Wednesday. June 27. 7 PM. Community Forum on Economic Development/Redevelopment. Hosted by Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs. Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue. Parking in Spooner Avenue lot and on street. All are invited.

  • Saturday. June 30. 3 - 4:30 PM. Rally Against the War in Iraq. Sponsor: People's Organization for Progress. Location: Armed Forces Recruiting Center, 116 East Front Street. Info: Steven Hatcher, (908) 753-5273.
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CENTRAL JERSEY

Booker: Tom Moran: "Booker redirects his anger at the war on drugs"
Kean v. Union: "Union angry at Kean for lack of notice about road project"
Kean U.: "Kean's China endeavor runs into a great wall"
Newark - SL: "Obscuring yearbook photo is illegal, gay advocate says"
..... - NYT: "School Officials Black Out Photo of a Gay Student’s Kiss"
North Plainfield: "N. Plainfield grads confident of future"
Roselle Park: "Woman complains of officer's conduct"
Westfield: "New Style for ‘a Classic Old Town’" -- The 'Savannah' gets 2 parking spaces per unit.
West Orange: "Town turning on to energy conservation"


STATE

The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, June 24, 2007"

9/11 Responders: "They're featured in 'Sicko' and now they're investigated"
Ecopolitics & Boardwalks: "Rainforest Politics Strides Onto the Boardwalk"
Legislature & Lobbyists: "Donations in primaries bear fruit" -- Lots of quids, lots of quos.
Longshoremen: "Light workloads burden many new longshoremen"
Rabner Nomination: "The U.S. Attorney Who Roared"
Supreme Court - Transcript, SL: "No vote-swapping on high court"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD

Bloomberg - NYT: "Bloomberg, a Success in New York, Is a Wild Card for the Nation"
Halliburton - Bloomberg: "Halliburton Accused of Cooking the Books"
Guantanamo Detainees - AP: "Army Officer Says Gitmo Panels Flawed"
Security Info Oversight - LAT: "Bush claims oversight exemption too"


OF INTEREST

Jersey Summer: "A Guide to Summer"
Historic Preservation: "Tower-Size Troubles Split Paterson Parishioners and Diocese"

iPhone: "Mobile viewing may become mainstream"
Lady Bird Johnson: "Former First Lady Still in Hospital"
Dick Cheney: "Angler: Dick Cheney's Vice Presidency" -- In four parts, Sun - Wed.
Paris Hilton: "Paris Hilton's Plea For ABC Interview"

Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.

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Posted by Dan at 10:43 AM