SC gives Hillary a lesson.. Mr. Pepe gets jail.. State denies BOE appeal.. CN on moves against Santiago..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "State Denies Board Appeal" | "Signs of Past Times"
Crescent Times: "Bad Management"
Plainfield Trees: "White Oak" -- A new entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Council President Gibson: "Gibson in hospital; ailment not disclosed" -- You saw it on Plainfield Today yesterday.
Mr. Pepe's Driving School: "License bribes land 'Mr. Pepe' in prison"
Pollice Chief - Editorial, CN: "Plainfield's goal is clear: Dump Santiago"
Obituary: "Brenda J. Williams, past president of Plainfield Pop Warner"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
CENTRAL JERSEY
Cranford: "Static likely at hearing on Cranford tower"
George Street Playhouse: "Review: Oscar and the Pink Lady" -- Spider Man's Aunt May as a candystriper?
Newark Schools Search: "Superintendent search committee is a diverse lot"
Parenting Program: "Dozens march to save broken families" -- The opening anecdote should give pause.
Solar Power: "Heating firehouse with help from sun"
Summit: "Patience pays off in Summit carjacking"
STATE
2008 Presidential Primary --
Toll Plan --
Death Penalty: "Fog of uncertainty hangs over death penalty cases"
Lonegan Flap: "Ex-Mayor Resurfaces as a Corzine Antagonist"
Nuclear Power: "Nuclear energy debate revived for Oyster Creek"
Organic Farming: "Organic farming gets its day in sun"
Parkway: "Speed to drop on part of Parkway"
Veterans: "A Fallen Marine’s Father Waging a Righteous Battle" -- Neither the living nor the dead should be forgotten.
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Race --
Domestic Spying: "Veto of Wiretap Measure Threatened"
OF INTEREST
Picatinny Arsenal: "Picatinny updates WWII trick for defeating IEDs"
Satellites: "U.S. Spy Satellite Is Falling Earthward" -- 10 tons, size of a small bus, hmmm...
Worker ID Laws: "'Hispanic panic' threatens state's economy" -- With a very unintended consequence.
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Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "State Denies Board Appeal" | "Signs of Past Times"
Crescent Times: "Bad Management"
Plainfield Trees: "White Oak" -- A new entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
Council President Gibson: "Gibson in hospital; ailment not disclosed" -- You saw it on Plainfield Today yesterday.
Mr. Pepe's Driving School: "License bribes land 'Mr. Pepe' in prison"
Pollice Chief - Editorial, CN: "Plainfield's goal is clear: Dump Santiago"
Obituary: "Brenda J. Williams, past president of Plainfield Pop Warner"
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Tomorrow - January 28. 7:00 - 8:30 PM. A 'Stand For Change' Rally For Sen. Barack Obama. Join fellow Plainfielders and other central Jerseyans to rally for real change in Washington by showing your support for Sen. Barak Obama. At Rose of Sharon Church, 825 West 7th Street (just past Grant Avenue). All are invited.
- Tuesday - January 29. 3:30 - 7:30 PM. YMCA Blood Drive. Your blood donation can save lives. At the Plainfield Area YMCA, 518 Watchung Avenue. Call (908) 756-6060 for more information and to sign up.
- Wednesday - January 30. 7 - 9 PM. Town Meeting on the Toll Plan with Gov. Corzine. At Union County College's Roy W. Smith Theater, 1033 Springfield Avenue, Cranford. RSVP to (609) 777-2212 or email union.rsvp@gov.state.nj.us or fill out the online form here.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Alarm Systems: "No Break-Ins, Just Incessant Wailing"BIG PICTURE
Commuting: "Commuting: The Ferocity and the Fun"
Furnace Maintenance: "Keeping the Heat On"
Mortgages: "Owner Has Two Homes, and One Is in Default" -- What happens to the other?
Refinancing: "Refinancing a Property Whose Value Is Down"
Bankruptcy Judge Powers: "What Do 'Cram-Downs' Cost?" -- Forcing lenders to accommodate.TOOLS
Foreclosure: 'Buster' Soaries: "Offering options to families facing foreclosure"
NJ Prices: "Are New Jersey Home Prices Falling?" -- With a county-by-county table.
Selling: "A Little Cybermagic Builds the Unbuilt" -- Videos visualize from plans.
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 01/27/2008.
Trulia: "Your Personal Real Estate Google"
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"
CENTRAL JERSEY
Cranford: "Static likely at hearing on Cranford tower"
George Street Playhouse: "Review: Oscar and the Pink Lady" -- Spider Man's Aunt May as a candystriper?
Newark Schools Search: "Superintendent search committee is a diverse lot"
Parenting Program: "Dozens march to save broken families" -- The opening anecdote should give pause.
Solar Power: "Heating firehouse with help from sun"
Summit: "Patience pays off in Summit carjacking"
STATE
2008 Presidential Primary --
- NJ Primary: "For first time since 1984, NJ primary counts"
- Dems: "Seeking Hispanic Votes for Obama in N.J."
- GOP: "Giuliani pushes through a tough week" -- Once miles ahead in NJ.
Toll Plan --
- Paul Mulshine: "Let's hear these answers from Corzine"
- Fran Wood: "NJ has a history of tapping tolls"
Death Penalty: "Fog of uncertainty hangs over death penalty cases"
Lonegan Flap: "Ex-Mayor Resurfaces as a Corzine Antagonist"
Nuclear Power: "Nuclear energy debate revived for Oyster Creek"
Organic Farming: "Organic farming gets its day in sun"
Parkway: "Speed to drop on part of Parkway"
Veterans: "A Fallen Marine’s Father Waging a Righteous Battle" -- Neither the living nor the dead should be forgotten.
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Race --
- Dems --
- South Carolina: "Obama Is Big Winner in S.C. Primary"
- Analysis - WashPost: "A Margin That Will Be Hard To Marginalize"
- Analysis - NYTimes: "Obama Weathers a Test of Mettle"
- GOP: "McCain and Romney Argue About Iraq"
- Florida: "Surge in Early Balloting Shifts Florida Races"
- Nominations: "Could tight races in both parties lead to brokered conventions?"
Domestic Spying: "Veto of Wiretap Measure Threatened"
OF INTEREST
Picatinny Arsenal: "Picatinny updates WWII trick for defeating IEDs"
Satellites: "U.S. Spy Satellite Is Falling Earthward" -- 10 tons, size of a small bus, hmmm...
Worker ID Laws: "'Hispanic panic' threatens state's economy" -- With a very unintended consequence.
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