Company is comin'.. Burney to Dem Convention.. deFilippo vs. Olive in Hillside..
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Traffic Alert - Rt 78: Repaving from Watchung (Plainfield Avenue exit) west to Rt 287. Expect lane closures. Work to be completed in September.
- Today - August 24. 4 PM. VWB Historic District Members Meeting. Pool party and potluck at home of Paco Ortiz, 930 Madison Avenue.
- Tomorrow - August 25. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
- Tuesday - August 26. 6:30 - 8:00 PM. Community Forum. Hosted by the Mayor and City Council, topics will include: 'fiscal responsible governance' (sic) and the 'Safer Plainfield' initiative. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue (parking available in Spooner Avenue lot). The public is invited. (Read the Courier item here.) Ah, adverb-free governance! How refreshing! Now, if we could just tackle the adjectives!
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Mortgages: "Fees creep up"BIG PICTURE
Selling Strategies: "Instead of rent-to-buy, rent-to-sell"
Short Sales: "Being the buyer at a short sale"
Central Jersey: "Has Central Jersey market hit bottom? No one is sure."TOOLS
Selling Urban Areas: "Selling cities despite bad images"
This Week's Sales: "NYTimes's Residential Sales Around the Region" -- Week of August 24, 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
Hillside: "How Hillside became a town asunder" -- deFilippo vs. Oliver.
Franklin: "Small part of township has big-city problems: Crime, gangs, drugs" -- But stats show crime declining.
Piscataway: "Stelton Road envisioned as grand entrance to township"
Ocean Grove: "Organ's centennial gig finds it in fine voice"
Summit: "Wall of ribbons at church honor Iraq war dead"
Vintage Baseball: "Elizabeth club plays ball the way it used to be"
STATE
The Auditor: Somehow, it's not the same any more -- "Sunday, August 24"
Atlantic City: "Unlucky days loom for A.C."
Offshore Oil Drilling: "Menendez: 'It doesn't make any sense'"
Supreme Court: "Court will decide host of hot topics in fall term"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Dem Convention: "Podium Lineup" | "Corzine praises Biden pick" | "Jersey's Obamans ready to change the world" | Farmer: "VP pick often much ado about not much" | "Hillary fans come to terms with ticket"
| "Corzine cabinet post? Speculation continues."
OF INTEREST
Borrowing Cash: "Websites help borrowers tap individuals for cash"
Farming: "Deserting Wall Street for the farm"
Presidential Ralllies: "Frank Hague, FDR, and Sea Girt" -- Sea Girt?
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