Art Festival assessed.. The Sting: Steele resigns, Rivera vows not to.. Burney blogging.. Bender sale wraps up today..
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: "Art in the Park"
Crescent Times: "The Art Festival"
PHS v. Elizabeth: Annoyances of the day: Apparently the Courier and the Ledger didn't even cover the game, which I could not find online or in print. Meanwhile, the PHS sports weblink is non-functional this AM, so you are on your own. If I get the score from someone, I'll post it later. -- Dan
Councilor Burney's Blog: Councilor Rashid Burney is getting into blogging also. Check out his "As I See It" -- and his entry on stopping what I call the 'Ledger litter' baggies tossed into our driveways.
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
CountyWatchers & OPRA: "Judge upholds request forms for public records"
Bound Brook/Manville - SL: "Flood prevention cheaper, but elusive, in Central Jersey"
.......... - "Homeowners, merchants drown in debt to recover from rivers' wrath"
..... - CN: "Towns work to reduce future loss from floods"
Cyber-Athletes: "South Plainfield youth foresees real profits in virtual sports games"
Franklin Twp.: "County's first recall election is Tuesday" -- LEDGER | COURIER
Menlo Park Mall: "At busy mall, shots, death and panic"
Union Twp.: "Glory, tragedy of WTC captured in exhibit"
'Victory Over Violence': "Summit addresses cutting NJ youth violence" -- LEDGER | COURIER
STATE
Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, September 09, 2007"
The Sting - SL: "How Jersey's remarkable sting occurred"
.......... - Steele: "Steele joins Hackett in resigning after bribery charges"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "Too used to corruption"
.......... - OpEd, Paul Mulshine: "So much money it's not funny" -- Something of a 'straw man' here?
..... - Herald News: "Rivera says he won't call it quits as mayor"
.......... - North Jersey Reaction: "Reaction to arrests stirs ire, disbelief"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Look at the half-full glass on corruption"
..... - NYT: "Lawmakers Accused in Bribery Sting Poised to Quit"
Illegal Immigrants: "Call for clarity in new immigration policy"
Supreme Court: "Top court's Rabner era starts tomorrow"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
al-Qaeda: "The New Al-Qaeda Central" -- Infographic here.
Bush: "Bush Moves to Put Himself in a Position For Troop Drawdown"
Iraq: "Among Top Officials, 'Surge' Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting"
OF INTEREST
Health: "Studies link statins, memory loss" -- Giving with one hand, taking away with the other?
.......... - "Statin makers looking to see if the drugs can treat Alzheimer's"
Jazz: "Thousands turn out for Liberty Park JazzFest"
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: "Art in the Park"
Crescent Times: "The Art Festival"
PHS v. Elizabeth: Annoyances of the day: Apparently the Courier and the Ledger didn't even cover the game, which I could not find online or in print. Meanwhile, the PHS sports weblink is non-functional this AM, so you are on your own. If I get the score from someone, I'll post it later. -- Dan
Councilor Burney's Blog: Councilor Rashid Burney is getting into blogging also. Check out his "As I See It" -- and his entry on stopping what I call the 'Ledger litter' baggies tossed into our driveways.
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Boomers: "The New Gray Areas" -- Will you be surprised where they are?BIG PICTURE
Contractors: "Which Is the Better Contract, Cost-Plus or Fixed-Price?"
Home Modifications: "Making Modifications for Age and Disability"
Price Appreciation: "Appreciating Depreciation"
Second Mortgages: "The Vanishing Second Mortgage"TOOLS
'Short Sales': "Inside the Upside-Down World of the Short Sale"
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 - September 10. 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 - September 10. Housing Authority of Plainfield Celebrity Golf Classic. Architect Golf Club. 700 Stryker Road, Lopatcong, NJ. Info: (908) 769-6335 x622.
- Tomorrow - September 10. 8 PM. Van Wyck Brooks Historic District Monthly Meeting.
CENTRAL JERSEY
CountyWatchers & OPRA: "Judge upholds request forms for public records"
Bound Brook/Manville - SL: "Flood prevention cheaper, but elusive, in Central Jersey"
.......... - "Homeowners, merchants drown in debt to recover from rivers' wrath"
..... - CN: "Towns work to reduce future loss from floods"
Cyber-Athletes: "South Plainfield youth foresees real profits in virtual sports games"
Franklin Twp.: "County's first recall election is Tuesday" -- LEDGER | COURIER
Menlo Park Mall: "At busy mall, shots, death and panic"
Union Twp.: "Glory, tragedy of WTC captured in exhibit"
'Victory Over Violence': "Summit addresses cutting NJ youth violence" -- LEDGER | COURIER
STATE
Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, September 09, 2007"
The Sting - SL: "How Jersey's remarkable sting occurred"
.......... - Steele: "Steele joins Hackett in resigning after bribery charges"
.......... - Editorial, SL: "Too used to corruption"
.......... - OpEd, Paul Mulshine: "So much money it's not funny" -- Something of a 'straw man' here?
..... - Herald News: "Rivera says he won't call it quits as mayor"
.......... - North Jersey Reaction: "Reaction to arrests stirs ire, disbelief"
..... - Editorial, CN: "Look at the half-full glass on corruption"
..... - NYT: "Lawmakers Accused in Bribery Sting Poised to Quit"
Illegal Immigrants: "Call for clarity in new immigration policy"
Supreme Court: "Top court's Rabner era starts tomorrow"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
al-Qaeda: "The New Al-Qaeda Central" -- Infographic here.
Bush: "Bush Moves to Put Himself in a Position For Troop Drawdown"
Iraq: "Among Top Officials, 'Surge' Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting"
OF INTEREST
Health: "Studies link statins, memory loss" -- Giving with one hand, taking away with the other?
.......... - "Statin makers looking to see if the drugs can treat Alzheimer's"
Jazz: "Thousands turn out for Liberty Park JazzFest"
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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