Plainfield real estate update.. Muhlenberg 'actors' reprised.. Dr. Lauer's concerns.. Schools' move to Myrtle Avenue..
PLAINFIELD
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
>> PLAINFIELD PLAINTALKER: Bernice notes schools BA Gary Ottman's contract may be extended and reviews the move of administrative offices to the old Jefferson School.
>> CRESCENT TIMES: Maria features Vallodolid pix.
>> DOC'S POTPOURRI: Olddoc notes that besides losing Muhlenberg , America is losing the Delta Queen (rules, rules, rules!).
>> SAVE MUHLENBERG:
- "Last look at cast of characters: Lynch, Piscatelli, Schwartz"
- "Dr. Lauer: Muhlenberg closure may affect heart ailment care"
>> PEPTALK: Renata celebrates ¡Para la Comunidad Hispana!.
>> PLAINFIELD SPORTS NEWS: Today, New Jersey Wolves vs. Long Island Pit Bulls at Seidler Field.
>> PLAINFIELD TREES: The current post by tree guru Greg Palermo is the Black Walnut.
Two Muhlenberg stories in today's Courier, see Save Muhlenberg.
>> COUNCILOR STORCH: In a new post today, Storch reflects on auditors and pay-to-play, with some suggestions.
>> COUNCILOR BURNEY: Burney proposes budgeting for Spanish-language communications.
>> JERRY GREEN'S PAGE: No posts since Thursday, is the "Assemblyman" taking a break?.
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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.
- Monday - August 18. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Plainfield: "Real Estate: Plainfield, Union County Update"BIG PICTURE
Adaptive Reuse: "Developer looks to roll old Trenton cigar factory" -- Will become prime office space.
Extracting Cash: "New tool lets owners take a cash advance"
Mortgage Prepayments: "Making a mortgage prepayment"
Development: "Shaq has big plans for Newark"TOOLS
Mortgages: "Self-employed and trying for a mortgage"
This Week's Sales: "NYTimes's Residential Sales Around the Region" -- Week of August 17, 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
Drugs: "Union County drug king busted in Colombia; to be extradited"
Elizabeth: "Reviving New Jersey's oldest English-speaking congregation" -- First Presbyterian gets a new steeple.
New Brunswick: "Church's garden cultivates community"
STATE
Diploma Mills: "NJ educators free to use diploma mills"
Passaic River: "Flash of hope for a tainted river"
School Super's Salaries: "Chiefs' salaries not tied to district size" -- They certainly aren't, Ollie! Read on.
Taxes: "Report: NJ number 1 in per capita taxes"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- Obama: "Obama slams Justice Thomas, hugs McCain"
- McCain: "Some wonder if McCain's too old and wrinkly"
Interrogations: "Psychologists clash on aiding interrogations" -- The 'dark arts'.
Sunni Islam: "Tablighi Jamaat: Secretive Sunnis always spreading the word"
OF INTEREST
Energy Savings: "Heat pumps win fans as energy costs rise" -- '...from Texas to the Arctic Circle'.
Illustration from daviddarling.info/.
99¢ Stores: "The Cost of Retail Survival: 99¢. Or Maybe 99¢ Plus."
Fashion & Politics: "Designers hope to stitch up an Obama winner"
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