Plainfield foreclosures.. Planners question density, uses.. Hispanics and CeaseFire.. Ruth Tate walks..again..
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: "Planners Question Proposed Density, Uses" | "Speak Out on Redevelopment"
Crescent Times: "Ignored again?" | "It is whose fault?" | "How are teachers and students today?" | "Welcome to Plainfield"
Plainfield Trees: "Red, the color of health: Sourwoods, Dogwoods, Sweetgums"
Plainfield: "Looking Back: Plainfield's big birthday"
McGreeveys: Fran Wood: "Jim and Dina need a 'time out'"
Fire Call Boxes: "Low-Tech, Perhaps, but They Save Lives"
Libraries: "Much Loved, Now Much Used"
Water: "Experts say NJ's water could run out in 20 years"
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Berkeley Heights: "Within reach of worms"
Newark: "Schools with ties to Booker get $1-a-year deal"
Rutgers: "Decision Awaits on Rutgers Stadium Plan"
Scotch Plains: "RWJ Health & Fitness Center: A gym for more than just exercise" -- Ruth Tate learns to walk without a cane.
South Plainfield: "Driver hospitalized after flipping car"
Veterans: "War's survivors warn the young"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, November 11, 2007"
Public Questions --
Death Penalty - Editorial, CN: "Time ripe to abolish death penalty"
League of Municipalities Convention: "Between parties, real work gets done"
Earle Naval Weapons Station: "Terror drills expose Earle security flaws, secret papers reveal"
Rutherford: "The War to End All Wars? If Only..."
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries - Iowa:
Iran: "Bush, Rice Defend Musharraf as an Ally"
Iraq: "Forced Postings of Diplomats 'May Be Necessary'"
The Markets: "A Financial Rally, Aborted" -- Last minute filings by Bank of America, JP Morgan.
OF INTEREST
Broadway: "Stagehand strike stifles theaters in busiest season"
Dilbert a pointy-haired boss?: "The Tables Turn for Dilbert’s Creator"
Princeton Museum: "From Oaxaca, With Echoes of European Art"
A Swindler's Tale: "The con man and the convent: A convoluted tale"
Teen Sex: "Study Debunks Theory On Teen Sex, Delinquency"
Vietnam Vets Memorial: "Thousands march as Vietnam Memorial turns 25" -- But in California, antiwar vets are banned from a march.
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)
Plain Talker: "Planners Question Proposed Density, Uses" | "Speak Out on Redevelopment"
Crescent Times: "Ignored again?" | "It is whose fault?" | "How are teachers and students today?" | "Welcome to Plainfield"
Plainfield Trees: "Red, the color of health: Sourwoods, Dogwoods, Sweetgums"
Plainfield: "Looking Back: Plainfield's big birthday"
McGreeveys: Fran Wood: "Jim and Dina need a 'time out'"
Fire Call Boxes: "Low-Tech, Perhaps, but They Save Lives"
Libraries: "Much Loved, Now Much Used"
Water: "Experts say NJ's water could run out in 20 years"
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Local Foreclosures"Plainfield foreclosures"BIG PICTURE
Boundaries, Etc.: "Adverse Possession: Mind Your Property"
'Green' Building: "Builders Return to Class for Lessons in ‘Green’"
Mortgage Flavors: "Option ARMs: A Sequel?"
NJ's 'Gold Coast': "Pieds Can Be à Terre Here, Too"
Condos: "Few units sold, builder defaults on condos" -- Originally priced in $350-400K range.TOOLS
NY-NJ Approaches: "Subprime mortgage crisis: NJ & NY approaches compared"
Subprime Crisis: "Banks Said to Agree on Credit Backup Fund"
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
- Monday - November 12. 11 AM. Veterans Day Ceremony. At the War Memorial, Watchung Avenue and East 7th Street.
- Monday - November 12. 8 PM. Van Wyck Brooks Historic District Monthly Meeting.
- Wednesday - November 14. 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.
- Tuesday - November 13. 7:30 PM. Building Bridges to Peace. A program for middle and high school students focused on personal and communal responsibility for fostering peace. Sponsor: Union County Peace Council. At: First United Methodist Church of Westfield. East Broad at North Avenue (access parking through Ferris Place). Light refreshments. UCPC website here. FREE.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Berkeley Heights: "Within reach of worms"
Newark: "Schools with ties to Booker get $1-a-year deal"
Rutgers: "Decision Awaits on Rutgers Stadium Plan"
Scotch Plains: "RWJ Health & Fitness Center: A gym for more than just exercise" -- Ruth Tate learns to walk without a cane.
South Plainfield: "Driver hospitalized after flipping car"
Veterans: "War's survivors warn the young"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, November 11, 2007"
Public Questions --
- Stem Cell Research: Paul Mulshine: "Stem-cell switcheroo"
- Analysis: "Voters' answers are in the questions"
- 29th District: "Three Win, With Big Muscle"
- Senate: "N.J.'s 1st female Puerto Rican state senator welcomed"
Death Penalty - Editorial, CN: "Time ripe to abolish death penalty"
League of Municipalities Convention: "Between parties, real work gets done"
Earle Naval Weapons Station: "Terror drills expose Earle security flaws, secret papers reveal"
Rutherford: "The War to End All Wars? If Only..."
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries - Iowa:
Iran: "Bush, Rice Defend Musharraf as an Ally"
Iraq: "Forced Postings of Diplomats 'May Be Necessary'"
The Markets: "A Financial Rally, Aborted" -- Last minute filings by Bank of America, JP Morgan.
OF INTEREST
Broadway: "Stagehand strike stifles theaters in busiest season"
Dilbert a pointy-haired boss?: "The Tables Turn for Dilbert’s Creator"
Princeton Museum: "From Oaxaca, With Echoes of European Art"
A Swindler's Tale: "The con man and the convent: A convoluted tale"
Teen Sex: "Study Debunks Theory On Teen Sex, Delinquency"
Vietnam Vets Memorial: "Thousands march as Vietnam Memorial turns 25" -- But in California, antiwar vets are banned from a march.
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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