Car totals self on W. 7th.. Maria on Superintendent search.. Concert at St. Mark's this PM.. S-CHIP story focuses on PHC clients..
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: "Superintendent Search Forum and Open Meeting"
Plainfield Trees: "Wish-list Trees: Tupelo and Golden Rain Tree"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
No news, no meetings, no crime (reported). Such a quiet community -- just like a suburb? -- But there IS a concert this afternoon -- see 'Happenings' below.
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Airport Security: "TSA ex-employees: We're blackballed for revealing problems"
Essex Catholic HS: Bob Braun: "A 50th reunion in the original palace"
Hillside: "Hillside's 5 deputy chiefs and 9 captains lead 28 members" -- Questions being asked.
PNC Arts Center: "Troopers accused of making threats to get free tickets, perks"
Pru Center: "The $365M arena that almost wasn't"
Roselle: "Pop Warner tackling the gender barrier"
UC Prosecutor Romankow: "Concern over prosecutors in limbo" -- His term expired in July.
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, October 14, 2007"
S-Chip: "In New Jersey, a Safety Net Gets Smaller" -- A North Plainfield family that uses PHC is featured as an example.
.......... - Fran Wood: "Facing facts about working poor"
Turnpike Monetization: Paul Mulshine: "Ask not for whom the Guv tolls"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primary - Dems: "Clinton-Obama Quandary for Many Black Women"
.......... - GOP: "Candidates Spar Over Who Is a Real Republican"
Congress: "Asbestos: Still not banned"
Iraq: "At an Army School for Officers, Blunt Talk About Iraq"
Markets: "Banks May Pool Billions to Avert Securities Sell-Off"
OF INTEREST
Blue Army: "The faithful remember miracle of Fatima"
Bootleg Broadway Videos: "Broadway's new motto: Break a bootleg"
Jewish Film Festivals: "Jewish film fests foster sense of community" -- Three in central NJ.
Andrew Keen: "The man the Web loves to hate" -- Who? Read on.
Ramadan: "Central Jersey Muslims mark end of Ramadan"
'Dutch' Schultz in Elizabeth?: "To solve a high-powered mystery" -- One for the gangsta buffs.
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)
- "Car self-totals on Plainfield's West 7th Street"
- "Bogota's Lonegan: Anti-Immigrant Mayor Steps In It"
- "Domestic spying contemplated before 9/11?"
Crescent Times: "Superintendent Search Forum and Open Meeting"
Plainfield Trees: "Wish-list Trees: Tupelo and Golden Rain Tree"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
No news, no meetings, no crime (reported). Such a quiet community -- just like a suburb? -- But there IS a concert this afternoon -- see 'Happenings' below.
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Downpayment Assistance: "HUD Tightens the Rules"BIG PICTURE
Foreclosures: "When Borrowers Face Foreclosure" -- FHA foreclosure info here.
Garden Apartments: "Garden Rentals, Evergreen"
GI Starter Homes: "Change Blurs Memories in a Famous Suburb" -- For a look at Plainfield's version, take a ride in the Shirley Street neighborhood.
Monroe Twp.: "A Townful of Empty Nesters"
Selling At A Loss: "The Tax Impact of a Loss on a Home Sale"
NJ Subprime Ripples: "The American Dream Foreclosed" -- I'll follow up with more details later.TOOLS
NJ Foreclosures: "Foreclosure filings up; delinquencies down" -- Is there good news in this story?
Down Payment Assistance Fraud: "Builder Broke U.S. Rules and Will Restate Earnings" -- Ten developments in NJ, see here.
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"
Tax Ripoffs?: "I.R.S. Looks at Mortgage Securities" -- Fleecing the IRS too?
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 - October 14. 4 PM. Concert: NJ Polyphonic a Cappella Community Ensemble. Directed by Richard Allen Allston and presenting 'An Afternoon of Song'. Sponsor: Plainfield Grassroots Community Development Corporation. At St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1430 Park Avenue. $20/person. $15/Seniors and children. Tickets and info: Gladston Hackett, (908) 591-5574; Dr. Inez Durham, (908) 756-8611 or Veronica Ferguson, (908) 251-7807.
- Monday - October 15. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Monday - October 15. 8 PM. Van Wyck Brooks Historic District Monthly Meeting.
- Wednesday - October 17. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Wednesday - October 17. 7:30 - 9 PM. New Horizons College Club. Helping high school students prepare for college. See Club website here. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue.
- Wednesday - October 17. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Thursday - October 18. 6:30 PM. Daylaborers / Small Contractors Workshop. Featuring an immigration attorney, civil rights attorney, labor officials and contractor assistance. Sponsor: Latin American Coalition. At: LAC, 410 Watchung Avenue. Information: (908) 753-7155.
- Thursday - October 18. 6:30 PM. Meeting With Daylaborers. Asm Jerry Green, Mayor Robinson-Briggs, Union County Prosecutor's Office and others. Sponsors: LLA of Union County, United Church of Christ CDC, North Plainfield Coalition, Vita Abundante Ministries. At: Vita Abundante Ministries, 244 East Front Street, 2nd Floor (next to YWCA). Information: Dr. Jose Adames, adames@ucc.edu.
- Thursday - October 18. 7 PM. Superintendent's Forum on NJQSAC. Acting Schools Sup't Peter Carter will lead a discussion on the state's NJQSAC evaluation of the Plainfield Schools. Promising a 90-minute meeting, to start promptly at 7. At the Emerson 'Swing' School, West Front Street (old National Starch HQ). All are invited.
- Thursday - October 18. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Airport Security: "TSA ex-employees: We're blackballed for revealing problems"
Essex Catholic HS: Bob Braun: "A 50th reunion in the original palace"
Hillside: "Hillside's 5 deputy chiefs and 9 captains lead 28 members" -- Questions being asked.
PNC Arts Center: "Troopers accused of making threats to get free tickets, perks"
Pru Center: "The $365M arena that almost wasn't"
Roselle: "Pop Warner tackling the gender barrier"
UC Prosecutor Romankow: "Concern over prosecutors in limbo" -- His term expired in July.
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, October 14, 2007"
S-Chip: "In New Jersey, a Safety Net Gets Smaller" -- A North Plainfield family that uses PHC is featured as an example.
.......... - Fran Wood: "Facing facts about working poor"
Turnpike Monetization: Paul Mulshine: "Ask not for whom the Guv tolls"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primary - Dems: "Clinton-Obama Quandary for Many Black Women"
.......... - GOP: "Candidates Spar Over Who Is a Real Republican"
Congress: "Asbestos: Still not banned"
Iraq: "At an Army School for Officers, Blunt Talk About Iraq"
Markets: "Banks May Pool Billions to Avert Securities Sell-Off"
OF INTEREST
Blue Army: "The faithful remember miracle of Fatima"
Bootleg Broadway Videos: "Broadway's new motto: Break a bootleg"
Jewish Film Festivals: "Jewish film fests foster sense of community" -- Three in central NJ.
Andrew Keen: "The man the Web loves to hate" -- Who? Read on.
Ramadan: "Central Jersey Muslims mark end of Ramadan"
'Dutch' Schultz in Elizabeth?: "To solve a high-powered mystery" -- One for the gangsta buffs.
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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