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Sunday, October 5, 2008

Body found, cause of death unknown.. Water main project update.. HANW block party.. Maria making some changes.. Augustine looking for a hand..

PLAINFIELD


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice notes the Hillside Avenue Neighborhood Watch block party -- with some scrumptious shots and an odd coneflower. Maria gives a heads up she is changing pace and more. Olddoc ponders the financial meltdown, the bailout and the blame game, with some good points and pointers. Plainfield Sports News updates the Cardinals and the Wolves and asks for a little help with coverage (Augustine is a student and also works, so you know his site is a labor of love -- pitch in if you can).
Body Discovered: "Body found at impound lot, cause of death unknown " -- Courier | Ledger |

Affordable Housing: "Report aims to streamline process of adding housing"
Blue Stone Sidwalks: "Law may protect costly, historic sidewalks"
County Tax Boards: "Junkets are over for County Tax Boards"
Daylaborers: "Jobs scarce for NJ daylaborers"
Obama 'Rock the Vote': "Springsteen draws 50,000 for Obama" -- Participation vetoed by Plainfield Dem chair.
NJ & Market Meltdown:
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • VOTER REGISTRATION: The Plainfield Alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Phi fraternity is conducting a voter registration drive at the Plainfield Public Library. This Wednesday and Thursday, from 5:00 - 8:45 PM, will be the last opportunity to register with this assistance. Members will provide voter registration forms and assistance for those not currently registered to vote. Info: Jerry Black, (908) 922-5898 or the Library's Bob Golon, (908) 757-1111 x132.

  • Today - October 5. 1 - 3 PM. FOSH: Annual Blessing of the Animals. Plainfield pets and their families and friends gather at Leland Avenue Park (the Cook School Pond) to schmooze and romp. Animals will be blessed at 2 PM. Every year finds interesting new pets -- what will it be this year? Come out and see. FREE.

  • Today - October 5. 1 - 3 PM. Book Signing: Union County Black Americans. Plainfield's own Ethel Washington signs her important Union County book. Also featured: Jews of Weequahic, Jews of Morris, and South Orange Revisited. At the Livingston Barnes & Noble, 112 Eisenhower Parkway. (973) 758-1317.

  • Monday - October 6. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.

  • Tuesday - October 7. 9 PM. Second Presidential Debate. Obama and McCain in a town hall format at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Moderated by Tom Brokaw, special correspondent for NBC News.

  • Friday - October 10. 5:30 PM Sharp bus departure. Community Trip: Walking With Dinosaurs: The Live Experience. Bus trip sponsored by the Recreation Division to the show at the Izod Center at the Meadowlands. Bus departs City Hall parking lot at 5:30 PM sharp. Show starts at 7:30 PM, bus will return to City Hall parking lot at 11:00 PM. $55/person includes show ticket and round-trip transportation. First come, first served. Contact the Recreation Division, City Hall Annex, 510 Watchung Avenue or (908) 753-3097.

  • Tuesday - October 14. Last day to REGISTER to vote for the November General (Presidential) Election. Information: Union County Board of Elections, 271 North Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07208. (908) 527-4121.

  • Tuesday - October 14. 7:30 PM. City Council Agenda Session. City Hall Library. 515 Watchung Avenue.
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY

SMALL PICTURE
Mortgages: "Deciding which payment to skip"
Princeton: "Thoroughly modern, among the traditional"
Unusual Loans: "Finding a loan for a houseboat" -- Sort of like an RV?
BIG PICTURE
NJ Rentals: "Rental picture robust" -- Leading developers to pursue rentals over condos.
TOOLS
This Week's Sales: "NYTimes's Residential Sales Around the Region" -- Week of October 5, 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

7th CD Race: "Poll shows Lance with small lead" -- Statistically insignificant, if you read the story.

Crossroads Theater: "More than a museum piece: 'The Colored Museum'"
Legionnaire's Disease: "Families frustrated by lack of info from St. Peter's"
Middlesex Boro: "Four newcomers vie for Council seats"
Montgomery: "Mixed-use project stalls over failure to get bank funding"
Newark: "Newark sees sharp decline in murders"
NJPAC: "NJPAC opens season with style"
Prosecutorial Misconduct?: "Murder case evokes shadows of doubt" -- Yet they proceed?
South Plainfield: "Dems try to regain power in South Plainfield"
Union Twp.: "Online auction of sports memorabilia benefits Union charities"


STATE

Presidential Race:
 The Auditor -- I'm giving up on 'The Auditor', which ain't been the same since Tom Moran left. My last link is today, here. -- Dan.

Congress: "Demographic shift could lead to loss of a seat after 2010 census"
U.S. Senate Race: "Lautenberg fires back at union rally"
'Pay-to-play': "Corzine's plan of action against pay-to-play"
Bats: "Keeping a watchful eye on Jersey bats" -- Slideshow here. Bats are important to the ecosystem.
NJ National Guard: "Guard families fight a war of their own" -- Video interviews here.
SROs: "In Passaic, fear of losing a hotel"
Supremes: "Top court to rule: Does 'rat' have rights?" -- Inflatable rodent pits union against town.

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


NATION / WORLD

2008 Campaigns --
OF INTEREST

Yom Kippur: "Her prayers of forgiveness and hope" -- And a cashmere sweater borrowed without permission.

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Posted by Dan at 10:06 AM