Plainfield real estate update.. YouTube infamy.. Preservation NJ on VWB..
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: "Wanted: Contractors, Volunteers, Translators"
Plainfield Trees: "The Japanese Pagoda Tree"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas House Tour update"
Abbott Manor Case, Preservation NJ: "Group wins 7-year struggle to protect historic district"
CN Letters by Plainfielders:
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Franklin Twp.: "Franklin residents march against violence"
Hillsborough: "Fore! Plane makes landing on golf course"
Newark: "Franciscan Friars of Renewal find their way among the impoverished"
North Plainfield: "McCutcheon Friends' Home to become a yeshiva"
Piscataway: "School District Says Rutgers' Free Ride Must End"
Schering-Plough: "S.I.T.: A lesson for science teachers"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, August 05, 2007"
Corzine Seat Belt Ad: "Aides of Corzine kept a tight rein on seat belt ad" -- Frame by frame.
S-CHIP: "Millions for state's low-income children at stake in Washington"
Student Loans: "Private college loans are crushing graduates"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ's Finkel stresses beryllium's toxicity"
Wharton Forest Wildfire: "South Jersey blaze appears to weaken"
Towns:
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primary - NYT: "Democratic Candidates Spar at ‘Netroots’ Forum"
OF INTEREST
Cellphone Life: "What’s Good for a Business Can Be Hard on Friends"
Corporate Profits: "Bulging Profits in U.S. Often Originate Overseas"
Music: "For a Legendary Bluesman, Life Hardly Mirrors His Art" -- John Hammond, Jr.
Plastic Bags: "Greening Up by Cutting Down on Plastic Bags"
Prostitution: "Oldest Profession Flourishes in China"
Social Networking: "When one site is not enough, users hop from Space to Face"
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 |
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: "Gimme Seltzer"
Crescent Times: "Wanted: Contractors, Volunteers, Translators"
Plainfield Trees: "The Japanese Pagoda Tree"
Van Wyck Brooks HD: "Christmas House Tour update"
Abbott Manor Case, Preservation NJ: "Group wins 7-year struggle to protect historic district"
CN Letters by Plainfielders:
- Herb Kaufman: "Is it a random news topic?"
- Rosalie Maimone: "Laws for gay marriage little more than legislative social re-engineering"
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Prepping For Market: "Presentation is everything"BIG PICTURE
'Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure': "A Burdensome Mortgage"
'Hard-money Mortgages': "Turning to ‘Hard Money’ Lenders"
Listing Music?: "Selling a Concept With a Song"
Harlem, Movin' On Up: "A Neighborhood Worth the Big-Ticket Investment"
Stair Lifts: "Letting a Stair Lift Do the Climbing" -- Recently spotted at Williams Surgical.
Central Jersey: "Central Jersey real estate sales fickle"TOOLS
Housing & the Credit Markets: "The Loan Comes Due" -- Plus chart.
Zero Down: "No Money Down Disappearing as Mortgage Option"
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
- Today. 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.
- Wednesday. August 8 . 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring Joe Bonnano & The Godsons of Soul. 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.
- Thursay. August 9. 10 AM. Farmers' Market Vouchers Program for Seniors. Eligible Seniors can get 4 vouchers valued at $5 each for purchase of fruits, vegetables and herbs at participating farmers' markets. At Cedarbrook Apartments, 1272 Park Avenue. Info: (888) 280-8226, (908) 527-4870 or (908) 527-4872. This is for VOUCHERS ONLY. Farmers will NOT be present.
- Thursday. August 9. 8 PM. Special City Council Business Meeting. City Hall Library. To adopt Bond Ordinance No. 1244. $13.7M, a consolidation of several previous bond ordinances.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Franklin Twp.: "Franklin residents march against violence"
Hillsborough: "Fore! Plane makes landing on golf course"
Newark: "Franciscan Friars of Renewal find their way among the impoverished"
North Plainfield: "McCutcheon Friends' Home to become a yeshiva"
Piscataway: "School District Says Rutgers' Free Ride Must End"
Schering-Plough: "S.I.T.: A lesson for science teachers"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, August 05, 2007"
Corzine Seat Belt Ad: "Aides of Corzine kept a tight rein on seat belt ad" -- Frame by frame.
S-CHIP: "Millions for state's low-income children at stake in Washington"
Student Loans: "Private college loans are crushing graduates"
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ's Finkel stresses beryllium's toxicity"
Wharton Forest Wildfire: "South Jersey blaze appears to weaken"
Towns:
- Camden: "Hopeworks: Mapping History, and a Path to Adulthood"
- Ocean City: "Where a Literary Couple Catch Their Breath Down the Shore"
- Wildwood: "Back From the North, and the Water Feels Magnifique"
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primary - NYT: "Democratic Candidates Spar at ‘Netroots’ Forum"
OF INTEREST
Cellphone Life: "What’s Good for a Business Can Be Hard on Friends"
Corporate Profits: "Bulging Profits in U.S. Often Originate Overseas"
Music: "For a Legendary Bluesman, Life Hardly Mirrors His Art" -- John Hammond, Jr.
Plastic Bags: "Greening Up by Cutting Down on Plastic Bags"
Prostitution: "Oldest Profession Flourishes in China"
Social Networking: "When one site is not enough, users hop from Space to Face"
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 |
ARCHIVES OF CLIPS FROM 11/26/2005 THROUGH 12/31/2006 ARE AT
http://plainfieldclippings.blogspot.com/
http://plainfieldclippings.blogspot.com/
