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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Council race pits old, new.. Clergy mobilize over Muhlenberg.. FOSH: City help not needed for sale.. BOE picks..

PLAINFIELD


Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "FOSH Sale Does Not Need City Help"
Crescent Times: "Train Station & Our Neighborhood" | "More Sites in Need of Attention"
Save Muhlenberg:
 Plainfield Trees: "Japanese Flowering Cherries" -- Why travel to D.C. or Branch Brook Park to see Japanese cherries in bloom, when Plainfield offers a feast for the eyes? A fresh post in Greg Palermo's ongoing series on Plainfield's trees.

Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch weighs in on the question of progress in Plainfield -- see (here) -- and Councilor Rashid Burney blogs (here) as well as sending out his 'As I See It' email.

Council Race: "Plainfield Democratic race pits new, old" -- McWilliams v. Gibson.

Gas: "Savoring a Nice Local Perk: The Cheapest Gas Around"
Criminals: "Citizens twice as likely to land in NJ prisons as immigrants" -- Countering myth of immigrant criminality.



Tomatoes: "Ramapo, the tastier tomato, available again" -- Juicy and flavorful, seeds available from Rutgers website here. More about heirloom vegetables here.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Tomorrow - April 14. Last day to file party declaration forms to change political party affiliation for the June Primary Election. See more here -- including links to County Clerk's website and forms.

  • Tomorrow - April 14. 6:30 PM. 'Save Muhlenberg' Planning Meeting. Under the leadership of POP. Residents, employees and all impacted by or interested in Muhlenberg are welcome. At duCret School of the Arts, 1030 Central Avenue. Info: Steven Hatcher, Plainfield POP chair, (908) 731-1518.

  • Tomorrow - April 14. 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Music For All Seasons Conversations Series: Peter Schickele, aka P.D.Q. Bach. Join broadcast personality Nancy Shear in an intimate conversation with the artist, followed by a reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres. At The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York. MFAS is a nonprofit arts organization, the project of Plainfield residents Brian Dallow and Rena Fruchter for the past 16 years. Proceeds from this event help provide musical programs for children living in shelters for victims of domestic violence. $75/person. Tickets and info: (908) 322-6300 or visit their website here: www.musicforallseasons.org/.

  • Tuesday - April 15. 2 - 9 PM. Annual School Board Election.

  • Wednesday - April 16. 7:30 PM. Cultural & Heritage Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Thursday - April 17. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Saturday - April 19. 9 AM - 2 PM. Free Boxing Lessons at 5th Street Gym. Owner Derek Chandler is opening his boxing gym to the community for free lessons this day. (Note: Regular hours are 4 - 10 PM, Mon - Fri.) At the 5th Street Gym, 233 East 5th Street. Info: (908) 648-1341 or (732) 762-8620.
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY

SMALL PICTURE
Ledger How-to-Pick Series:
 Joint Ownership:
 Mortgages: "A One-Stop (Online) Shop"
Recycling: "How Recycling Fits the Cosmic Order"
Taxes: "Health-Related Improvements and Tax Deductions"
BIG PICTURE
HUD: "HUD Chief Was Inattentive To Housing Crisis"
Sales Incentives: "Taking on the role of tempter" -- A year's mortgage & interest, but what questions does it raise in buyers' minds?
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 4/13/2008.
Trulia: "Your Personal Real Estate Google"
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"

CENTRAL JERSEY

7th Congressional District: "7 GOP candidates report finances Tuesday" -- Moment of truth in facing Linda Stender for Mike Ferguson's seat.
Elizabeth: "Both sides running on record of board"
Newark: "A Bittersweet Spring for Catholic Schools"
North Plainfield: "High hopes for fire-damaged historic home" -- 40-42 Washington Avenue.
Roselle Park: "Public input sought about Westfield Avenue"
Sharpe James Trial: "The talk is nervous, the glances are taut, and all minds are on the jury"
South Plainfield: "Amateur archaeologist honored for work" -- Randolph, as in Randolph Road.

STATE

The Auditor -- For political junkies: "Sunday, April 13, 2008"

Lautenberg Senate Seat:
 Bonds: "Firms are paid to undo deals they arranged" -- Getting burned on auction-rate bonds.
Environment: "Corzine's hits and misses"
Leasing Turnpike: "Indiana Toll Road Offers New Jersey a Fiscal Test Drive"
Manufacturing: "With a Mill’s Dismantling, a Torrent of Memories"
Pope Benedict XVI:
 School Elections: "Districts draw parents to polls with activities for kids"
Wind Farms: "Offshore wind farms are clean, renewable, questioned"

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


NATION / WORLD

2008 Campaigns --
 Air Travel: "Behind Air Chaos, an F.A.A. Pendulum Swing"
Iraq: John Farmer: "'Progress' in Iraq leaves us no closer to an exit"


OF INTEREST
George Soros: "The Credit Crisis of 2008" -- Soros tells what it means, what needs to be done. His site here; Amazon here.

Newspaper Biz: "Gannett Hits New 52-Week Low as Newspaper Sector Sinks"
Restaurant Biz: "Objects on Your Plate May Be Smaller Than They Appear"

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