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Sunday, January 20, 2008

MLK events... BOE Tuesday.. BOE petitions available.. Budget still not adopted..

PLAINFIELD


Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Frontiers Breakfast Monday" | "BOE Meets Tuesday"
Crescent Times: "Reminder: Budget questions still here" | "How Texas stays clean"

 Plainfield Trees: "White Oak" -- A new entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).

Bd of Ed: "Board nominating petitions available"
Frontiers Breakfast: "City residents keep 'eye on the prize'"
MLK Event: "Shiloh, St. Mary's, Wilson Memorial gather to advance King's dream" - CN | SL |
King and NJ: "In final days, King left imprint on Jersey"
Plainfield Health Center: "Health Center offers free teeth cleanings"

Parking Meters & Foot Traffic: "Parking laws helping drive foot traffic in downtowns"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Reminder:
    • This year's calendar of Martin Luther King Jr. events is online here.
    • Today: Plainfield Symphony fundraiser at Bonefish Grill -- details here.

  • Today - January 20. 5:30 - 3 - 6 PM. NJ Stonewall Dems 'Countdown to a New America'. An opportunity for New Jersey's LGBTI community to discuss the importance of the upcoming Democratic Presidential Primary. Sponsor: NJ Stonewall Democrats. At The Den, 700 Hamilton Street, Somerset. Admission FREE. Cash bar. Info: Email Joan Hervey here.

  • Today - January 20. 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Plainfield Symphony Fundraiser at Bonefish Grill. Hors d'oeuvres and entrée samplers at this renowned seafood establishment. Cash bar. $25/person donation to the Plainfield Symphony (check or cash). No reservation required, just come and enjoy the food and the company! Sponsor: The Plainfield Symphony. Info: (908) 561-5140 or visit the symphony's website here.

  • Monday - January 21. NO PMUA SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TODAY. This is a federal holiday in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Regular collection schedule resumes Tuesday, January 22. Info: (908) 226-2518.

  • Tuesday - January 22. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.

  • Thursday - January 24. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY

SMALL PICTURE
Credit Scores: "What’s Behind Those Offers to Raise Credit Scores"
Estates: "When a Nonspouse Inherits Property"
Information: "Homeowner Resources" -- From termites to mold, insurance to safety.
Mortgage Shopping: "How to Get a Cheaper Loan"
BIG PICTURE
Private Investment: "In East Orange, an extreme makeover"
Development: "Scaling back of project is concern for town" -- Hurts budget planning.
 Jersey Prices: "Buyers, Now Hear This"
Mortgage Schemes & Scams: "Mortgage scheme uncovered"
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" -- Week of 1/20/2008.
Trulia: "Your Personal Real Estate Google"
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"

CENTRAL JERSEY


Cornell-Dubilier Site, South Plainfield. NY Times.
Superfund Sites: "At Some Superfund Sites, Toxic Legacies Linger" -- As at South Plainfield's Cornell Dubilier site, above.

Berkeley Hts: "Community center, cops stir up town"
Berkeley Hts: "Ristorante Divino: Character and Flavor" -- NYTimes review.
Careers: "CSI students hot on trail of booming career choice" -- UCC and UC Vo-Tech.
Hospitals: "Hundreds rally to save Saint James"
Newark: "Is It Paris, or Just Newark After Dark?"
Newark: "Newark's first new high-rise housing in decades rests on a risk-taker"
Union Twp.: "Union's new mayor changes tone at City Hall"


STATE

The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, January 20, 2008"

Corzine Toll Plan: "Governor ready to deal to get toll plan" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
..... - Editorial, SL: "Put the plan in writing"
Chris Christie: "Will tapping Ashcroft be Christie's fatal flaw?"
Italians in NJ: "Tony Soprano? No, Here’s the Real Italy"
Profile: "Sen. Steve Sweeney: South Jersey Powerhouse"
UMDNJ: "Report: UMDNJ placed funding, patients at risk"

Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.


NATION / WORLD

2008 Primaries --
 Advocacy Groups: "Freedom's Watch: A Conservative Answer to MoveOn"


OF INTEREST
Cars: "Smallest car debuts in Jersey"
Kerner Report: Anita Allen: "The Kerner Report warning still applies"
MLK Boulevards: "On MLK, anywhere USA: Politics on black America's Main Street"
Retirement: "When Retirement Collides With Reality" -- The 'free time' issue.
Silver Pen Awards: "Ledger Awards for letter to editor writers" -- 20007's top ten.
Sears: "Sears Decentralizes to Impede Nosedive"

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Posted by Dan at 10:33 AM