Missing PolNJ Plainfield post recovered.. Queen City Diner, nothing finer.. Torricelli torches pols.. Russian deli..
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: "Bloomberg (the Mayor) and I" (Sat)
Plainfield Trees: "Plane Trees"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Coriell Mansion renovations under way"
Commuting: "How NYC Congestion Pricing Could Play Out"
NJT Accident: "Police investigating NJ Transit accident"
Peace Demonstration: "Protesters demand end to Iraq war, peace at home"
Union County College: "Central Jersey colleges see rise in adjuncts" -- 58.5% for UCC.
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
'Clean Business' Awards: "South Plainfield recognizes businesses made, kept attractive"
Edison: "A Brighter Future for the Edison Tower"
Exhibit: "Aljira Emerge 8: Young & Emerging Artists" -- Center for Contemporary Art, Newark.
Film: "Director, Citing Misunderstanding, Apologizes to Church"
Newark: "Newark lays off 200 workers, eliminates 95 vacancies"
North Plainfield: "Sainte-Rose takes post as principal"
Old Bridge: "Near the Pump, a Russian Deli"
Union County: "State pathologist to head Medical Examiner's office"
STATE
Sen. Menendez: "Federal probe of Menendez is far from dead"
Bridges: "$10M facelift for 'substandard' Pulaski Skyway starts tomorrow"
Home-Therapy Program: "Problems beset program for troubled kids"
Pedestrian Safety: "Towns look into a walk on safe side"
Pharma: "Pharma lobbying shifts to states"
Wind Farms: "Corzine has plan for turbines in S. Jersey" -- Shouldn't they be in Trenton?
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries: "DNC Strips Florida Of 2008 Delegates" -- It's getting so ridiculous, I'm for going back to smoke-filled back rooms.
Bush's Vietnam Comparison: "This War Is Not Like the Others — or Is It?"
Iraq: "Congressperson learns Bush's goal will not be met, even by next Sept."
.......... - Editorial, SL: "A war that will haunt America for years"
OF INTEREST
College Football: "A Season Preview"
Multi-Level Marketing: "It's no longer just Avon calling"
Sitcom Sites: "Buildings Where the Cameras Rolled" -- The Jeffersons, Archie Bunker, Friends, Diff'rent Strokes and more.
Sopranos: "Ice Cream, Onion Rings and Tony Soprano" -- 'Meet me at Holsten's'.
Teachers: "Unsuspecting educators star on YouTube" -- Angry, profane, stoned -- you get the picture.
Used Cars: "Laundered, but Still Lemons"
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)
- "PoliticsNJ: Missing Plainfield post recovered"
- "Eating Out: Queen City Diner"
- "Not even in office, Torricelli still torches pols"
Crescent Times: "Bloomberg (the Mayor) and I" (Sat)
Plainfield Trees: "Plane Trees"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Coriell Mansion renovations under way"
Commuting: "How NYC Congestion Pricing Could Play Out"
NJT Accident: "Police investigating NJ Transit accident"
Peace Demonstration: "Protesters demand end to Iraq war, peace at home"
Union County College: "Central Jersey colleges see rise in adjuncts" -- 58.5% for UCC.
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Plainfield: "Ledger's new 'Your Town' page" -- Sales, prices, more.BIG PICTURE
Bank of America: "Neighborhood Champions Program" -- For cops and firefighters.
Borrowing: "The Subprime Crisis: Will It Affect Borrowers?"
Forest Hill District: "Yes, We’re in Newark"
Franklin Twp.: "The Over-55 Welcome Mat" -- 4500 units coming online.
Foreclosure: "Owners losing dream homes" | "Negotiating a mortgage 'workout'"
NJ Role: "State's job in mortgage crisis a tricky balance"TOOLS
Prices: "Drop Foreseen in Median Price of U.S. Homes"
Home Prices: "Home Prices Across the Nation" -- By market area, plus 50-year chart.
Luxury Condo Market: "Luxury Miami Condos Facing Financial Trouble"
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
- Wednesday - August 29. 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring The Nerds (Jersey Shore Party 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 - August 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.
CENTRAL JERSEY
'Clean Business' Awards: "South Plainfield recognizes businesses made, kept attractive"
Edison: "A Brighter Future for the Edison Tower"
Exhibit: "Aljira Emerge 8: Young & Emerging Artists" -- Center for Contemporary Art, Newark.
Film: "Director, Citing Misunderstanding, Apologizes to Church"
Newark: "Newark lays off 200 workers, eliminates 95 vacancies"
North Plainfield: "Sainte-Rose takes post as principal"
Old Bridge: "Near the Pump, a Russian Deli"
Union County: "State pathologist to head Medical Examiner's office"
STATE
Sen. Menendez: "Federal probe of Menendez is far from dead"
Bridges: "$10M facelift for 'substandard' Pulaski Skyway starts tomorrow"
Home-Therapy Program: "Problems beset program for troubled kids"
Pedestrian Safety: "Towns look into a walk on safe side"
Pharma: "Pharma lobbying shifts to states"
Wind Farms: "Corzine has plan for turbines in S. Jersey" -- Shouldn't they be in Trenton?
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries: "DNC Strips Florida Of 2008 Delegates" -- It's getting so ridiculous, I'm for going back to smoke-filled back rooms.
Bush's Vietnam Comparison: "This War Is Not Like the Others — or Is It?"
Iraq: "Congressperson learns Bush's goal will not be met, even by next Sept."
.......... - Editorial, SL: "A war that will haunt America for years"
OF INTEREST
College Football: "A Season Preview"
Multi-Level Marketing: "It's no longer just Avon calling"
Sitcom Sites: "Buildings Where the Cameras Rolled" -- The Jeffersons, Archie Bunker, Friends, Diff'rent Strokes and more.
Sopranos: "Ice Cream, Onion Rings and Tony Soprano" -- 'Meet me at Holsten's'.
Teachers: "Unsuspecting educators star on YouTube" -- Angry, profane, stoned -- you get the picture.
Used Cars: "Laundered, but Still Lemons"
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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