Ward Challenges.. PHC gets grant.. BOE alert.. Immigration duel in Morristown.. Hip-hop church coming..
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)
Crescent Times: "Franklin Place updates"
Hip-hop Church: "For hip-hop pastor, heaven can't wait"
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Green Brook/Newark - SL: "Green Brook driver drags Newark officer more than a block"
.......... - NYT: "Officer Is Dragged by Car in a Traffic Stop"
High School Drug Tests: "State moving in on school drug policies"
Hillsborough: "Governing format is again on ballot"
Somerset County Parks: "Park foundation's funds mostly spent on annual golf outing"
Union County Rape Crisis Center: "County rape crisis center seeks volunteers"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, July 29, 2007"
Comptroller: "Corzine aide reportedly choice for comptroller"
'Clean Elections': "Jersey tries test in clean elections"
Legislature: Fran Wood: "Put the brakes on this bicycle bill"
The Mob: "Tipster helps put mob turncoat Caporino behind bars"
NJT/Metronorth: "Regional rail? The start of something good"
Tuition: "Drew beats out Ivy-league Princeton as most expensive NJ school"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
CIA as Venture Capitalists? - SL: "In tech field CIA spied a chance for growth"
Domestic Spying - NYT: "Mining of Data Prompted Fight Over Spying"
Iraq - NYT: "British Pullback in Iraq Presages Hurdles for U.S."
.......... - OpEd, SL: John Farmer, Jr.: "The saga of Omar from Baghdad"
OF INTEREST
Books - Chicago Prostitution's Golden Age: "Sex and the Windy City"
Kid Safety: "Remember: If It’s Toxic, Toddlers Will Find It"
Music- Nicole Atkins: "Born in New Jersey and (Now) Proud of It"
NBA Scandal: Paul Mulshine: "It's a slam dunk; the NBA's dead"
Carl 'Tinker' West: "Cosmic surfer's life comes in colorful waves" -- Discovered Springsteen.
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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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)
- "Plainfield Health Center receives grant"
- "Morristown's Cresitello pours gas on immigration debate"
- "1st Ward Community Day tomorrow"
Crescent Times: "Franklin Place updates"
Hip-hop Church: "For hip-hop pastor, heaven can't wait"
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Home Equity: "Tapping Equity in an Emergency"BIG PICTURE
Income Taxes: "Paying Income Taxes on Home Sales"
Pools: "Repairing a Leak in a Swimming Pool"
Raritan Condos: "All This, and the Duke Estate Too"
Analysis - Bloomberg: "Franco Is Still Dead, and Housing Is Still Bust"TOOLS
ARM Resets - Reuters: "Mortgage delinquencies seen peaking in 2008"
Credit Markets - WSJ: "A double whammy for banks and brokers"
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"
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
- Tomorrow. July 30. 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.
- Tomorrow. July 30. 6 - 9 PM. First Ward Community Day. Games, food, activities, voter registration. Bring canned good or non-perishable items for food bank. Milt Campbell Field, East 3rd Street. Info: Alex Toliver, (908) 922-6060. Rain date: Wednesday, same time & place. FREE.
- Tuesday. July 31. 6 - 8 PM. Ward 2 NNO Challenge. Planting at Netherwood Station. Painting bathrooms of the Fieldhouse at Seidler Field (North Avenue, across from Netherwood Station). Poster making at Seidler Field. Rain date: Wednesday. All Welcome. Those who register can attend the Celebration Party (see below).
- Tuesday. July 31. 8 - 10 PM. Ward 2 NNO Celebration Party. Registered participants who helped in the evening's activities are invited to a party at the YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue.
- Tuesday. July 31. 7 PM. Board of Ed, Special Meeting. Board structure, Superintendent search, Human Resource item. Clinton School Cafetorium. Clinton Avenue & West 4th Street. Public invited.
- Wednesday. August 1. 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring Mustang Sally (Country). 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. August 2. 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.
- Thursday. August 2. 3 - 8 PM. Ward 4 NNO Challenge: Grant Avenue Block Party.
- Thursday. August 2. 5 PM. Ward 4 NNO Challenge: 'Unity in the Community' Day. Music, games and more. Rushmore Park, West 3rd & Rushmore Avenue. Rain date, Monday, August 6.
- Friday. August 3. Ward 3 NNO Challenge. Cleanup at Baptist/Methodist Cemeteries, Plainfield Avenue (Daytime on Friday and Saturday). Clothes drive. Block Party in the evening, starting at Pemberton and Parkside. Details to come.
- Friday. August 3. 7 - 10 PM. Literary Weekend: Days of Encouragement and Deliverance. Authors, poets, speakers and soloists. Sponsor: Blackberry's Restaurant, 4th & Watchung. Prices vary. Info: (908) 444-8950.
- Saturday. August 4. 9 AM - 4 PM. Business Empowerment Conference. Ideas and connections for small business, including making the most of the Port Authority's Light Rail project. Sponsor: B.O.S.S. Register online. Location: HeardOne Complex, 210 Church Street, Plainfield. Info: (908) 757-5155.
- Saturday. August 4. 11 AM. NNO Bike Rodeo / Youth Day. Sponsored by the Plainfield Police Division and the National Night Out Committee. At Library Park. FREE.
- Saturday. August 4. 7 - 10 PM. Literary Weekend: Days of Encouragement and Deliverance. Authors, poets, speakers and soloists. Sponsor: Blackberry's Restaurant, 4th & Watchung. Prices vary. Info: (908) 444-8950.
- Saturday. August 4. Dusk. NNO Youth Event: 'The Pursuit of HappYness' (movie). At Library Park. FREE.
- Sunday. August 5. 7 PM. Rose of Sharon NNO Community Celebration. Neighborhood March, Program, Refreshments.'Give Neighborhood Crime and Drugs a Going Away Party.' Rose of Sharon Church Parking Lot, 825 West 7th Street. All are invited.
- Tuesday. August 7. 6:30 PM. National Night Out: Going Away Party for Crime and Drugs. Music, food, community information tables. At City Hall, 515 Watchung Avenue. All are invited.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Green Brook/Newark - SL: "Green Brook driver drags Newark officer more than a block"
.......... - NYT: "Officer Is Dragged by Car in a Traffic Stop"
High School Drug Tests: "State moving in on school drug policies"
Hillsborough: "Governing format is again on ballot"
Somerset County Parks: "Park foundation's funds mostly spent on annual golf outing"
Union County Rape Crisis Center: "County rape crisis center seeks volunteers"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, July 29, 2007"
Comptroller: "Corzine aide reportedly choice for comptroller"
'Clean Elections': "Jersey tries test in clean elections"
Legislature: Fran Wood: "Put the brakes on this bicycle bill"
The Mob: "Tipster helps put mob turncoat Caporino behind bars"
NJT/Metronorth: "Regional rail? The start of something good"
Tuition: "Drew beats out Ivy-league Princeton as most expensive NJ school"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
CIA as Venture Capitalists? - SL: "In tech field CIA spied a chance for growth"
Domestic Spying - NYT: "Mining of Data Prompted Fight Over Spying"
Iraq - NYT: "British Pullback in Iraq Presages Hurdles for U.S."
.......... - OpEd, SL: John Farmer, Jr.: "The saga of Omar from Baghdad"
OF INTEREST
Books - Chicago Prostitution's Golden Age: "Sex and the Windy City"
Kid Safety: "Remember: If It’s Toxic, Toddlers Will Find It"
Music- Nicole Atkins: "Born in New Jersey and (Now) Proud of It"
NBA Scandal: Paul Mulshine: "It's a slam dunk; the NBA's dead"
Carl 'Tinker' West: "Cosmic surfer's life comes in colorful waves" -- Discovered Springsteen.
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
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