'Wicket' good time.. Pleasant 'welcome' to city.. Leave house, greet people, build community.. Earles to Red Cross board..
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: "A Wicket Good Time"
Crescent Times: "Today: Leave your house, greet people, build community"
1st Female Firefighter - SL: "Aspiring firefighter is making history"
Plainwood Square Concerts: "Free concert Thursday in Plainfield park"
Red Cross: "Earles elected to Tri-County Red Cross board"
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
TOOLS
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark - SL: The Neighborhood: "Suspects worried neighborhood for months"
.......... - 4th Suspect: "24-year-old Nicaraguan national wanted in killings"
.......... - Mark Di Ionno: "So their deaths won't be in vain"
..... - NYT: "Sorrow and Anger at Funerals for 3 Friends"
.......... - Cory Booker: "A Pivotal Moment for Booker"
Franklin Twp.: "Franklin engaging community to help stop youth violence"
Homeland Security: "Patrolling Union County's 'Chemical Coast'"
Kean U.: "Young musicians perfect techniques at Chamber Music Institute"
Liberty Science Center: "Of Islam and Inventions" -- The exhibit's webpage here.
Oak Tree Road - CN: "South Asian community set for India Day parade"
..... - SL: "Oak Tree Road parade marks India's 60th birthday" -- That's 3-5 PM, today.
Pharmaceuticals: "Stimulating the industry imperative to Central Jersey's economy"
..... - Capital Construction: "Garden State committed to building capital"
STATE
Bayonne: "Irwin's, the ‘Kid’ Who Made It"
Bridges: "Bridge Collapse Puts Focus on Aging Local Spans" -- About 10 years older on average.
Hospital Care: "Medicare ends coverage for hospital errors"
NYC Terror Plot: "Claim of Plot to Strike City Unfounded, Officials Say"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Afghanistan - NYT: "How a ‘Good War’ in Afghanistan Went Bad"
Draft - AP [Breaking]: "Bush War Adviser Says Draft Worth a Look"
The Economy - OpEd, NYT: Paul Krugman: "Very Scary Things"
Immigrants - WP: "Bush Moves To Step Up Immigration Enforcement"
Iran - McClatchy: "Bush, Congress could collide on Iran"
Iraq - The Hill: "Petraeus hints at decade-long Iraq presence"
Katrina - LAT: "FEMA to buy back formaldehyde-laden trailers"
Warrantless Surveillance - Cal. Law: "Wiretap Denial a Criminal Cover-up"
OF INTEREST
Bank Robberies: "More Banks, More Robberies"
The Beatles: "New Brunswick Still Loves the Lads From Liverpool"
'Gypsies': "Jerseyans warned against gypsies, scams and thieves"
Obituary: "Moe Fishman; Fought in Lincoln Brigade"
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: "A Wicket Good Time"
Crescent Times: "Today: Leave your house, greet people, build community"
1st Female Firefighter - SL: "Aspiring firefighter is making history"
Plainwood Square Concerts: "Free concert Thursday in Plainfield park"
Red Cross: "Earles elected to Tri-County Red Cross board"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Capital Gains: "When a Home Sale Includes Personal Property"BIG PICTURE
Divorce & Real Estate: "Buy Low, Divorce High"
Developing Bloomfield: "Outlasting the Objections"
Shopping: "How Far to the Organic Arugula?" -- Specialty stores attract homebuyers.
50-Year Mortgages: "A Loan in Search of a Market"
Foreclosures: "Mortgage Maze May Increase Foreclosures"
Jumbo Mortgages: "In a Spiraling Credit Crisis, Large Mortgages Grow Costly"
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 - August 13. 6 - 7:30 PM. Parent Support Circle: What's On Your Mind? Free child care. Sponsor: Plainfield Center for Stronger Families. At: Jefferson Swing School, 1750 West Front Street. Info: (908) 731-4360, ext. 5381 or 5237
- Monday - August 13. 8 PM. Van Wyck Brooks Historic District Monthly Meeting.
- Tuesday - August 14. 8 PM. Special Board of Ed Meeting on Superintendent Search. PHS Library, 950 Park Avenue.
- Wednesday - August 15. 7:30PM. Union County Summer Arts Concerts. Featuring The Sensational Soul Cruisers. 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 16. 6 PM. 3rd Thursday Concerts at Plainwood Square Park. Ray, Goodman & Brown and Soul Generation. Sponsor: Plainwood Square Merchants and City of Plainfield. At Plainwood Square Park, South Avenue. FREE.
- Saturday - August 18. 10 AM - Noon. Closing Reception: 'No Easy Walk' Photography by Helen Stummer. Sponsor: Cultural & Heritage Commission. Plainfield Public Library. 8th Street at Park Avenue. Coffee and Danish. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark - SL: The Neighborhood: "Suspects worried neighborhood for months"
.......... - 4th Suspect: "24-year-old Nicaraguan national wanted in killings"
.......... - Mark Di Ionno: "So their deaths won't be in vain"
..... - NYT: "Sorrow and Anger at Funerals for 3 Friends"
.......... - Cory Booker: "A Pivotal Moment for Booker"
Franklin Twp.: "Franklin engaging community to help stop youth violence"
Homeland Security: "Patrolling Union County's 'Chemical Coast'"
Kean U.: "Young musicians perfect techniques at Chamber Music Institute"
Liberty Science Center: "Of Islam and Inventions" -- The exhibit's webpage here.
Oak Tree Road - CN: "South Asian community set for India Day parade"
..... - SL: "Oak Tree Road parade marks India's 60th birthday" -- That's 3-5 PM, today.
Pharmaceuticals: "Stimulating the industry imperative to Central Jersey's economy"
..... - Capital Construction: "Garden State committed to building capital"
STATE
Bayonne: "Irwin's, the ‘Kid’ Who Made It"
Bridges: "Bridge Collapse Puts Focus on Aging Local Spans" -- About 10 years older on average.
Hospital Care: "Medicare ends coverage for hospital errors"
NYC Terror Plot: "Claim of Plot to Strike City Unfounded, Officials Say"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
Afghanistan - NYT: "How a ‘Good War’ in Afghanistan Went Bad"
Draft - AP [Breaking]: "Bush War Adviser Says Draft Worth a Look"
The Economy - OpEd, NYT: Paul Krugman: "Very Scary Things"
Immigrants - WP: "Bush Moves To Step Up Immigration Enforcement"
Iran - McClatchy: "Bush, Congress could collide on Iran"
Iraq - The Hill: "Petraeus hints at decade-long Iraq presence"
Katrina - LAT: "FEMA to buy back formaldehyde-laden trailers"
Warrantless Surveillance - Cal. Law: "Wiretap Denial a Criminal Cover-up"
OF INTEREST
Bank Robberies: "More Banks, More Robberies"
The Beatles: "New Brunswick Still Loves the Lads From Liverpool"
'Gypsies': "Jerseyans warned against gypsies, scams and thieves"
Obituary: "Moe Fishman; Fought in Lincoln Brigade"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
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