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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Corzine blowing smoke at Plainfield?.. Bernice: PMUA meeting mystery.. Maria: What's changed?.. Inauguration trip..

PLAINFIELD


PLAINFIELD TODAY:
Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice notes the netherworld of PMUA meetings, mysteriously canceled, and a dead deer on Park Avenue. Maria took a week off the local battles and wonders what's changed. Olddoc shows us a beautiful Burgundy and perhaps Cluny. Though perhaps the best Benedictines are in bottles. PEPtalk, three months into a busy school year, invites introspection. Dare I mention Plainfield Sports News reports on the Cardinals vs. Piscataway game?

Obama Inauguration: "A free ticket, but good luck getting one" -- Don't forget the Plainfield trip (here).

County Colleges: "Training and certifications get people into job pool fast"
Fighting Comcast?: "TV breaks out of the box" -- Watching online for free?
Locavores: "Home is where the food is grown"
Outdated Laws: "Lawsuits cause towns to examine outmoded, outdated laws" -- And Plainfield?
Thrift Shops: "As Dow drops, thrift shops hop"

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WHAT'S HAPPENING
  • Through Wednesday: LIBRARY'S ANNUAL 'FOOD FOR FINES' DRIVE. Pay down your library fines for overdue items by donating non-perishable food items. One can or food item equals $1.00. All donations will go to Plainfield feeding programs during this holiday season. Info: (908) 757-1111, x11

  • ACT IV Theater: Neil Simon's 'The Sunshine Boys'. Lewis and Clark, a vaudeville team, brings back their act for a TV history of comedy, but their offstage dislike for each other stands in the way. Featuring award-winning John Boucher and Renato Biribin. At First Unitarian Society, 724 Park Avenue. Tickets: $15. Info/reservation: (908) 756-0750. Six performances: 8 PM - Fri 11/21, Sat 11/22, Fri 11/28, Sat 11/29; and 3 PM Sun 11/30.

  • Through Nov. 22: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION TRIP. Pat Fields has locked in hotel rooms and is putting a bus trip together. Details here.

  • BUDGET CALENDAR: A three-year budget comparison document is online here.

    • The Budget adoption schedule is being revised, watch for update.

  • Today - November 16. 3 PM. Godspell. The compelling and memorable musical hit presented by Rainbow Experience. At: United Church of Christ-Congregational, 220 West 7th Street (at Madison Avenue). $15/adult, $10/seniors and children. Tickets and info: (908) 755-8658 or (908) 233-2494.

  • Tomorrow - November 17. 7 PM. Charter School Informational. The state has granted a charter for a new Middle School which will emphasize music and high academics. An informational session on the Ellen G. Pressman Charter School, slated to open for Grades 6 and 7 in September 2009. At the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue at West 8th Street. Info: (973) 635-6944. Open to all.

  • Tomorrow - November 17. 8 PM. City Council Business Meeting. City Council Chambers/Courthouse. Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street.

  • Tuesday - November 18. 9:30 AM - 4 PM. Regional Solutions for Global Problems: Workforce, Economic and Regional Project Collaborations. Sponsored by the Plainfield Chamber of Commerce and the Business One-Stop Service. At the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue at West 8th Street. Info: (908) 757-5155 or email info@thebusinessonestopservice.com.

  • Tuesday - November 18. 6:30 PM. Citywide Block Association Meeting. At: United Presbyterian Church, 525 East Front Street (across from Richmond Towers, parking in rear).

  • Thursday - November 20. 7:30 PM. Looking for American on the New Jersey Turnpike. A talk about America's most important and most-traveled road. Who were the people who built it and why? And what does it say about America's ideas and values in the mid-20th century? By RU's Angus Kress Gillespie. At the Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 Bartle Avenue. Info: (908) 322-5007. Gillespie book on the Turnpike is here.

  • Thursday - November 20. 8 PM. Planning Board. City Hall Library. Public invited.

  • Monday - November 24. 7 PM. Charter School Informational. The state has granted a charter for a new Middle School which will emphasize music and high academics. An informational session on the Ellen G. Pressman Charter School, slated to open for Grades 6 and 7 in September 2009. At the Plainfield Public Library, Park Avenue at West 8th Street. Info: (973) 635-6944. Open to all.
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY

SMALL PICTURE


FSBO: "The faces of F.S.B.O." -- Going it alone.
Preservation: "Shows (and renovation) go on at Loew's Jersey"
Recycling Mansions: "Mansions, now for the masses" -- Becoming public spaces.
BIG PICTURE
Asbury Park: "A boardwalk is poised for revival. Then the economy tanks"
Mortgages: "How rates are set"
Mortgages: "Rating the loan process"
Renegotiating Mortgages: "Obama promises no-default deal" -- Full '60 Minutes' show today.
TOOLS
This Week's Sales: "NYTimes's Residential Sales Around the Region" -- Week of Nov. 16, 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

Development: "Council to review agreement with developer who can't get loan"
'Green' Business: "Highland Park lures 'green' business"
NJ Devils: "For angry creditors, the Devils are in the details"
Orange: "Citizens oppose proposed 18.6% tax increase"
Overlook Hospital: "Cancer center offers new hope"
Suliga Widow: "Senator's widow appealing damage award from lawsuit" -- Thinks she deserves more.


STATE

State Budget: "Corzine grapples with grim prospects for budget"

A.C. Prostitute Murders: "Two years later, victims' families have few answers"
Environment: "DEP backs privatizing site cleanups"
LeFraks: "Next generation poised to take reins of legendary firm"
Sports: "Still competing at Ultimate Frisbee's birthplace" -- The anti-sport sport.
Wineries: "Dairy land yields to wineries"

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


NATION / WORLD
Obama Presidency: "The New New Deal?"
Media: "Right-leaning media brace for shutout"


OF INTEREST

401(k) Plans: "Calls grow to overhaul 401(k) plans"
Catholic Church & Obama: "S.C. priest repudiated by diocese for anti-Obama statements"
Catholic Church & Women's Ordination: "Priest threatened with excommunication for advocating women's ordination"
Economy Fallout: "Downturn drags more into bankruptcy"
Faith & the Economy: "Keeping faith in hard times" -- Houses of worship and clergy meet the crisis.
Gay Marriage: "California's ban draws Jerseyans' protest"

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Posted by Dan at 11:27 AM