Decoding Plainfield liquor licenses.. No BOE agenda tho Super discussion on.. Latino Leaders: Lacking on effort?.. Olddoc on 'tale of two papers'..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "No BOE agendas Saturday"
Crescent Times: "Latino Leaders: Lacking on Effort?"
Doc's Potpourri: "Muhlenberg: Tale of Two Papers" | "Special Council meetings" | "1948 Interlude"
Save Muhlenberg: "Editorial: Enough time for a miracle?"
Plainfield Trees: Plainfield tree guru Greg Palermo's recent post is on "Fringetrees".
Councilors are blogging: Councilor Cory Storch starts a series on 'Pay-to-Play' with an instalment on the 'Corruption Tax' (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney writes (here).
Board of Ed: "BOE to discuss Superintendent's contract" -- Tomorrow, public welcome.
Child Care: "Minimal regulation of child care in NJ"
Paving Streets: "Cost of Asphalt Rises, Affecting Repaving"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- NOTE: Monday - June 30. 6:30 PM. Save Muhlenberg Meeting. 'Save Muhlenberg' participants plan next steps in light of the recommendation of the State Health Planning Board to Commissioner Heather Howard. At duCret School of the Arts, 1030 Central Avenue.
- Today - June 29. 10:00 AM. Gay Pride Celebration and Worship Service. At the United Church of Christ-Congregational, 220 West 7th Street (at Madison Avenue). All are welcome.
- Tomorrow - June 30. 7 PM. BOE: Special Meeting. Discussion and action on several items, including new Superintendent Steve Gallon III's contract. At PHS Library, 950 Park Avenue. Public invited.
- Tomorrow - June 30. 8 PM. City Council: Special Meeting. Expected renewal of several liquor licenses, plus a King's Temple CDC item. At City Hall Library, 515 Watchung Avenue. Public invited.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Jersey City: "Ambition expands at CanCo lofts"BIG PICTURE
Mortgages: "VA-backed loans on the rise"TOOLS
This Week's Sales: "NYTimes's Residential Sales Around the Region" -- Week of June 29, 2008.
Ledger: "Home Finder", "Premier Estates" and "Real Estate" sections online.
Courier: "Real Estate" section online.
Trulia: "Your Personal Real Estate Google"
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!
CENTRAL JERSEY
Newark: "Little Leaguers walking tall"
Newark Schools: "Departing chief always put kids first" -- Profiling Marion Bolden.
Perth Amboy: "Vas' 18-year run ends tomorrow" -- 'Vengeful and intimidating when things didn't go his way'.
Public Records: "8 complaints accuse S. Bound Brook clerk of withholding records"
Roselle: "Students build labyrinth for reflection"
Union County Alliance: "UCA: Dead on arrival?" -- Countywatchers wonders what's happened to UC's venerable Freeholder-supported magazine.
UMDNJ: "UMDNJ taps leader for University Hospital"
STATE
The Auditor -- For political junkies: "Sunday, June 29, 2008"
Affordable Housing: "Towns organizing against new rules"
FY2009 Budget: "Budget Leaves ‘Pink Elephant’ of Pensions"
Building Permit Extension: Fran Wood: "A boon for builders"
Former Foster Children: "Life not easy for those who 'age out' of foster care"
School Funding, Voter Approval: "Two bills appear at odds"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
Obama: "Obama supporters take his middle name as their own"Iraq: "Go, stay or rebuild: The next president, the next stage in Iraq"
McCain: Paul Mulshine: "Obscene profits? McCains would know"
Hispanics: "McCain and Obama court Hispanics"
Scientific Research: "As funds dwindle, science in crisis"
OF INTEREST
Cold Cuts: "Belotta ham, the world's most expensive cold cut"
Diet Drugs: "Glaxo move could eliminate diet supplement industry"
Gas Mileage: "'Hypermilers' use art, science to raise mileage" -- 100 mpg?
Guns: Mark DiIonno: "Bear arms, bear the consequences"
Parenting: "Mom fights for her right to do...nothing"
Teaching 9/11: "Learning to teach the unthinkable"
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