Ch 74 airs BOE tape.. Damn the scammers!.. Storch on pay-2-play, Part 2..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today:
Plainfield Plaintalker: "Ch 74 airs BOE tape" -- Only days after submission process questioned.
Crescent Times: Check BOE standards and practices Maria has assembled here.
Doc's Potpourri: "Iona: St. Columba" -- Back in the days when 'the good life' had nothing to do with comfort.
Save Muhlenberg: Keep up-to-date on the struggle to save Muhlenberg here.
PEPtalk: "PEPtalk's Prime Times"
Libraries: "Digital, wi-fi help libraries keep up" | "Libraries change strategies to thrive" -- Plainfield Library is featured, as well as Woodbridge's director John Hurley, whom many remember for the fabulous porch parties he and his wife Rudi gave on Second Place.
Banks: "Is your (NJ) bank safe?"
Gun Buybacks: "Swapping guns for cash, at church"
Plainfield Trees: The current post by Plainfield tree guru Greg Palermo is the "Sweet Bay Magnolia".
Councilors are blogging: Read Councilor Cory Storch's second instalment on 'Pay to play' (here) and Councilor Rashid Burney (here).
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - July 20. 4 - 11 PM. 2008 Summer Carnival. Rides, food, game booths, prizes, face painting, car show, dance contest. Sponsored by the Eula Mae Amaker Family Life Center. At the PHS Athletic Fields, Kenyon Avenue. Info: (908) 753-2615 or (908) 668-4946.
- Monday - July 21. 6:30 PM. Save Muhlenberg Meeting. 'Save Muhlenberg' participants plan next steps. At duCret School of the Arts, 1030 Central Avenue.
- Monday - July 21. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
- Wednesday - July 23. 7:30 PM. Plainfield Shade Tree Commission. City Hall Library. Public invited.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
BIG PICTURE
Debt: "Given a shovel, Americans dig deeper" -- Series index here.
Jersey City: "For people who think price matters"
Mortgages: "Struggling, but staying in a home"
Renting Out: "Landlords, if only by chance" -- With tips on how to succeed.
Trusts: "Using a revocable trust to protect a property"
Market: "Housing prices haven't hit bottom yet"TOOLS
Workouts: "To work out problems with lender, first you have to find them"
This Week's Sales: "NYTimes's Residential Sales Around the Region" -- Week of july 20, 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
Freeholders: "Look out! They're still connected to you!" -- How green was my mailbox yesterday.
Elizabeth: '142 John Street': Filmmaker puts his hopes on celluloid" -- View clip here.
Newark: "At Newton Streeet School, pride displaces failure" -- With a video here.
Newark: "Brick Towers: Old makes way for new" -- Options to former residents similar to what Elmwood Gardens residents will be offered.
Prosecutor Reappointments: "Somerset's Forrest waits on word from Corzine"
Roselle Park: "Seniors in uproar over converting to Community Center" -- Did mayor touch 3rd rail?
STATE
The Auditor -- They've moved his slot again, and still not online. Is The Auditor headed for the dustbin of history?
Corzine: "Guv heads to Israel for trade mission"
Bob Menendez: "Sides with Greece against Macedonia" -- But how does it help Union City?
Ex-Governors: "Ex-govs still get rides on public's dime"
Giants Stadium: "PSLs: Coming soon to a stadium near you"
Opera NJ: "Festival has 13 performances in 17 days"
Rutgers: "Costs rise, despite sports cuts"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Obama: "Obama asserts his Americanness"
- McCain: "The buzz about a McCain-Romney ticket"
- Candidate Surrogates: "Meet the 7 super-surrogates"
World Economy: "The U.S.: Too big to fail?"
OF INTEREST
Vacations: "Inside Sharon's 'Nuclear Family Vacation'" -- Now here's a vacation for you, with book.
Drugs: "Safety issues fail to halt drug imports"
Health: "Today, the specter is autism"
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
