Obama in NJ rally tomorrow.. Special Council meeting tomorrow.. Real Estate Sunday..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
- "Obama in NJ for Rally Monday" -- All are invited.
Crescent Times: "You think your Plainfield neighbors are bad?" | "What are your legislators working on?"
Plainfield Trees: "The Beeches" -- New entry on Plainfield's trees.
Councilors are blogging: Check out Cory Storch's NEW post (here) and Rashid Burney (here).
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Reminder:
- Black History Month. Every Sunday in February, 10 AM. Special Black History Month programs at United Church of Christ - Congregational, 220 West 7th Street. Readings, dance, special music, guest speakers. On Feb. 24, a sumptuous feast of Southern delicacies will follow the program. All are invited.
- Monday - February 4. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Tuesday - February 5. 6 AM - 8 PM. Presidential Primary Election.
- Wednesday - February 6. 7 PM. Zoning Board of Adjustment. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Wednesday - February 6. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Thursday - February 7. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.
- Saturday - February 9. 1 - 3 PM. Exhibit: Uhambo (Zulu for 'journey'). New and vivid oil paintings and charcoal drawings by Plainfield artist Indira Bailey, recipient of a Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship to record her impressions of people and places in South Africa. At the Plainfield Public Library, 8th Street and Park Avenue. Refreshments. FREE. (Snow date: February 16, 1 - 3 PM.)
- Saturday - February 9. 6 PM. From the Middle Passage: An African American Journey. A program of music, images and narratives. Sponsored by the Vocal Music Dept. of PHS. At Plainfield High School, 950 Park Avenue. Tickets: Advance $7, Students $2 w/ID; At the door $10, Students $5. Info: Ms. Stefanie Minatee, (908) 731-4200 x5276.
- Sunday - February 10. 3 PM. Peter Saleh and Friends: A Percussion Ensemble. Marimba, tympani, xylophone, congas and more. Presented by Crescent Concerts. At: Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Watchung Avenue at East 7th Street. $20/adult, $15/senior, $5/student. Info (908) 756-2468.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
BIG PICTURE
Llewellyn Park: "Ins and Outs of Castle Selling"
Affordable Housing: "Chappaqua: The Suburb That Resisted Condos" -- Town where Bill and Hillary live says affordable housing is "not one of [its] preferred uses".
Assuming a Mortgage: "When a Buyer Assumes a V.A. Mortgage"
Feng Shui: "Home Is Where Harmony Is" -- More about feng shui here and here.
Heating: "Number of Homes Using Wood Stoves Rises"
Taxes: "Huge Closing Payments: Are They Deductible?"
NJ Sales: "Owners have trouble unloading homes as crisis creeps into N.J."TOOLS
Jersey Shore: "Shore homes holding values better"
Construction: "Housing Illness Spreading to Rest of Construction" -- Financing problems, too.
Lower Mortgage Rates: "The Stimulus Plan’s Bonanza"
Meditating on the Market: "The Pools of Riverside County"
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 February 3.
Trulia: "Your Personal Real Estate Google"
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"
CENTRAL JERSEY
Elizabeth: "Developer envisions a city by Newark Bay"
Essex County: "Federal funds to help detectives track DNA"
Paper Mill Playhouse: "'The Miracle Worker': A Miracle Indeed"
Roselle Park: "Litigation costs over development concern voters"
Westfield: "Westfield says schools funding shortchanged"
STATE
Presidential Primary --
- Ledger Endorsements: "Obama: The inspired choice" | "McCain: The GOP's best, by far"
- Dems:
- Party Leaders: "Presidential Race Dividing Some Top State Democrats"
- Booker: "Mayor Booker Declares Newark ‘Obamatown’"
- Menendez for VP?: "Menendez mentioned as VP possible" -- Ledger | PolitickerNJ |
- Fundraising: "New Jersey 6th in fundraising among states"
- Primary Cost: "With $10M price tag, primary date brings questions" - Ledger | Gannett |
- Primary Impact: "From Irrelevance to Influence Under New Voting Calendar"
Rutgers Stadium: Fran Wood: "Rutgers' boys and their toys: Perfectly unaffordable"
Toll Plan: "As Corzine Lines Up Allies, Republicans Push Back" -- Ledger | NYTimes |
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Primaries --
- Ads: "Democrats Flood States With Ads" -- But not all are equal.
- Fundraising: "Dems' top fundraiser echoes Corzine pedigree"
- Humor: "Gail Collins: A Voter’s Guide"
- Clinton: "Clinton Unveils New Stump Speech" -- No more wonkette?
- Obama: "Closing Income Gap Tops Obama’s Agenda for Economic Change"
- McCain: Tom Moran: "McCain changing the balance of the campaign"
- Romney: "Romney Vows to Push On Past Tuesday"
OF INTEREST
Gossip: "Gossip Is Information by Another Name"
Shopping Bags: "Motivated by a tax, the Irish spurn plastic bags" -- 33¢ per bag. Use dropped 94% in weeks. More on reusable bags here.
'Driving Miss Doris'?: "HBO movie imagines friendship between Doris Duke, her butler"
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