Can 2 historic homes be saved?.. Bernice on city issues.. Evergreen School vandalism.. 2 hurt escaping fire.. McWilliams open house today..
PLAINFIELD
Once again, the Ledger fails to put its Sunday stories online. Is this a trend? Last week's never even appeared online at all.
PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice posts some random thoughts on city issues you won't want to miss. Maria details vandalism at Evergreen School and posts a link to its PTO's November blog, as well as an interesting book for young readers. Olddoc is playing with his new toy -- a scanner for his 1,000+ slides -- with results. (I like the 'quiet afternoon' view). At Plainfield Sports News, Augustine catches us up with the Irvington/Cardinals game.
Fire: "Two injured escaping from fire"
Drugs: "Plainfield men indicted in 'Operation Dirty Laundry' drug sting" (Courier)
Elections: "How votes are counted in New Jersey" -- A handy guide.
NJ's Economic Rescue Plan: "Corzine plan will not help most hard-hit NJ residents"
Recycling Theaters: "Montclair's 1922 Wellmont reopens to a rock beat"
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
- STANDARD TIME BEGINS TODAY: 'Spring ahead, Fall behind' -- Clocks go BACK one hour.
- BUDGET CALENDAR: A three-year budget comparison document is online here.
Mon Oct 20| Fire Division and $1.66M error.Thu Oct 23 - 7:30 PM, City Hall Library| Extra budget meeting: IT [Information Technology], Public Information,and Project Alert [Dudley House].Fri Oct 31| Citizens Budget Advisory Committee sends budget recommendations to council.- Fri Nov 7 | City Council sends budget changes to Council finance committee.
- Mon Nov 10 | City Council discusses budget changes and recommendations (from CBAC) with self, and requests administration comment and implementation. CBAC presentation of recommendations to City Council.
- Wed Nov 13 | Administration responds electronically to change recommendations.
- Mon Nov 17 | Resolution for budget changes is finalized and brought forward.
- Mon Nov 24 | Public hearing on FY2009 Budget.
- Mon Dec 1 | FY2009 Budget adoption..
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Today - November 2. 1 - 5 PM. Open House for Obama and Annie McWilliams. The McWilliams family is hosting an Open House today 'to build excitement for our next president, Barack Obama', and to thank the community for its support of the family and Annie's candidacy for City Council. Come out and visit with Darlene, Annie, Adam and Avery (A.T. and Allison are away at school). Light refreshments will be served. At the McWilliams home, 1341 Prospect Avenue. All are welcome.
- Tomorrow - November 3. No 'Save Muhlenberg' Meeting. Next meeting: Monday, November 10, 6:30 PM, duCret School of Art.
- Tuesday - November 4. 6 AM - 8 PM. General (Presidential) Election. Polls are open from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
- Tuesday - November 4. 4 PM - 1 AM. Election Night Returns-Watching Party. Join others in watching the returns -- and help a worthy cause: Club Cosmo's Winter Coat Drive. 8 large-screen TVs. At Club Cosmo, 1209 South Second Street (next to All Hands On Carwash, corner of Clinton Avenue). Cash bar, kitchen will be open, no cover charge. Info, call CJ at (908) 577-0708. Donations will benefit the Winter Coat Drive.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE
Plainfield: "Two Historic Plainfield Properties: Can They Be Saved?"BIG PICTURE
'Sibling' Houses: "Two 'sisters' on the market, divergent in old age" -- Divergent in price, too!
Secaucus: "New apartments rise from marshes"
Home Equity: "Opening the tap on home equity"TOOLS
This Week's Sales: "NYTimes's Residential Sales Around the Region" -- Week of November 2, 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 District Race: "Clinton calls for Stender success" -- PolitickerNJ | Ledger | NYTimes |
Bill Clinton with Linda Stender on Saturday.
Stender Fundraiser Flap: "UCC Prez: Morin is welcome; Cryan: State Dems would pay for Lance/Bush event"
Scotch Plains: "Woman kicks her way to top in martial arts competitions"
Summit: "For affluent town, clouds of uncertainty"
STATE
2008 Presidential Race: "Poll: Obama holds 21% lead in NJ" | "Menendez: Obama will win Florida"
U.S. Senate Race: "Lautenberg, Zimmer clash over earmarks, bailout bill" -- Ledger | PolitickerNJ |
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
- FactCheck: For a daily analysis of the latest spin from either campaign see the non-partisan FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Latest Polls: "Real Clear Politics: Latest Polls" -- Updated daily.
- Endorsements: Current tally is here.
- Obama: "Obama shifts battle to GOP turf"
- McCain: "Obama turns Cheney's endorsement of McCain into an attack"
- Chart: "WSJ: State-by-state polls compared with economic factors" -- Interesting.
- Labor: "Labor confronts race in the bluntest terms"
- Voter Fraud: "GOP offers scant proof of voter fraud"
- Obama's Aunt: "ICE leak raises questions"
OF INTEREST
Crime Fighting Tools: "D.C. turns to texting to fight crime" -- Why not?
Vinyl: "Just call them the basement albums"
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