Jerry is King of Plainfield.. 1967: Plainfield & 10 other NJ towns.. Road alerts for tomorrow.. Real Estate Sunday..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. There are more stories up than posted below, and more go up during the day. -- Dan)
Plain Talker: "Quality of Life on Block 832"
Crescent Times: Maria is 'recharging her batteries' and will be back later in July.
Plainfield Website Watch: Today is Day 16 since announced launch date and no new site.
Assemblyman Jerry Green: "King of the Queen City" -- Hail to the King!
1967 Remembered: "40 years later, riot wounds remain"
Beach Fees Down the Shore: "Who Pays What, Where: Now There’s a List" -- The Guide (PDF).
'Tax Freeze' Checks: "Tax freeze checks on the way"
Temple Sholom: "Temple's new home vexes some residents" -- Formerly in Plainfield.
Highway Alerts:
- Inman Avenue: Road closing 7/16 at railroad crossing near Westgate for track installation. Plan alternate routes.
- Route 18: "Construction shuts Route 18's Albany Street ramp" -- Through late August 2007.
- Route 287: "Work on 287 between Stelton Road and Turnpike Exit" -- To continue through Nov. 2008.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Condo Closing Fees: "Condo fee at closing legalized under bill"BIG PICTURE
Home Offices: "Home Offices and Tax Deductions"
Mortgages: "Front and Back Ratios for Borrowers"
Sellers: "Could Be Time for an Appraisal"
New Jersey: "Demand for Offices, but Not Homes"
Somerset/Hunterdon: "Vacancy rates are still high for Class A space"
Subprime Loans: "The Fallout of Subprime Loans"
Water, Water, Water: "When New Building Dries Up Resources"
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
- Monday. July 16. 9 AM - 3ish PM. Farmer's Market: Stillman Farms of Robbinsville. Fresh fruits and veggies. Vacant lot between City Hall and Salvation Army, Watchung Avenue.
- Monday. July 16. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Monday. July 16. 8 PM. Van Wyck Brooks Historic District Meeting. 915 Madison Avenue. Updates on Christmas Tour, Abbott Nursing Home case and the Cooking Club's upcoming Lobster Roast.
- Tuesday. July 17. 7 PM. Board of Ed Business Meeting. Clinton School Cafetorium. Clinton Avenue at West 4th Street.
- Wednesday. July 18. 9 AM - 3ish PM. Farmer's Market: Stillman Farms of Robbinsville. Fresh fruits and veggies. Vacant lot between City Hall and Salvation Army, Watchung Avenue.
- Wednesday. July 18. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Wednesday. July 18. 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring Joey Arminio & The Family, 1940s-50s style Big Band. Blankets, lawn chairs, picnic baskets welcome. Food vendors available. In case of rain, concerts will be in Cranford HS Auditorium. Info: (908) 352-8410 or www.ucnj.org/. FREE.
- Thursday. July 19. 6 PM. 3rd Thursday Concerts at Plainwood Square Park. Nat Adderley, Jr.; Samad Haq and The Reason Why. Sponsor: Plainwood Square Merchants and City of Plainfield. At Plainwood Square Park, South Avenue. FREE.
- Friday. July 20. 9:30 PM. Movies in the Park: 'Happy Feet'. Rushmore Playground. Sponsor: Recreation Division. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark, 1967 --
- OpEd, SL: Lonnie Bunch: "The pain and power of remembering"
- OpEd, SL: John Farmer: "Hope and woe fight for Newark's future"
- OpEd, SL: "Protest voices are isolated now"
- Interview: Fran Wood: "John T. Cunningham: Studying the past, seeing the future"
- Analysis: "Race reporting 40 years ago, and its legacy today"
- Survivors: "Eleven young survivors were also riots' victims"
- SL: "One phone call gave momentum to James inquiry"
- OpEd, SL: Paul Mulshine: "A pirate looks at 40 years"
- NYT: "Indictment Adds to Debate Over Ex-Mayor’s Legacy in Newark" -- Timeline of 5 investigations.
Franklin Twp.: "OSHA probes building collapse"
Somerset County: "Questionable practices plague park commission"
Union Twp.: "Town to appeal decision involving off-duty police jobs"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, July 15, 2007"
Corzine/Katz Emails: "Experts say: Show public the e-mails"
Asset Monetization: "N.J. treasury will release some asset sale documents"
Corzine: "Governor's rehab fueled by intensity, good help"
Lautenberg: "Lautenberg Strides On, Unfazed by Poll"
NYC's Congestion Pricing - Editorial, SL: "Congestion pricing: A good deal for Jersey"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
GOP & Bush: "Sharp Debate, and a Defection"
Iraq: "Bush Leans On Petraeus as War Dissent Deepens" -- General set up as scapegoat?
Military Families: "Even as Loved Ones Fight On, War Doubts Arise"
OF INTEREST
Classic Radio Shows: "Audiobook seller going silent" -- Website is here.
Exhibit: "Studio Glass: Art Most Fragile" -- At the Newark Museum.
Global Warming: "Climate Change Debate Hinges On Economics"
..... - "What It Would Take to Put the Brakes on Global Warming" -- Princeton profs, annoyed by White House, developed online game, StabWedge, which is here.
Miss NJ & Internet: "Palumbo learns nothing is private on Internet"
Sexual Abuse Scandals: "Deal Reported in Sexual Abuse Cases in Los Angeles"
Schools Diversity: "Schools Diversity Based on Income Segregates Some" -- Will using socioeconomic factors only lead to resegregation?
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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