Mortgage 'workouts'.. Tepper's empty box.. Human trafficking and Plainfield.. Schools and BOE.. Irene Leath obit..
PLAINFIELD
Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. There are more stories up than posted below, and more go up during the day. -- Dan)
Plain Talker: "Tepper's Empty Box" | "BOE Meeting Tuesday"
Crescent Times: "QSAC: Tally Sheets"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Obituary: "Irene Leath, longtime community activist" -- Visitation, 10 AM Wed., St. Bernard's Church, George Street and Emerson Ave. Funeral at Noon.
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REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE + BIG PICTURE + TOOLS
TOOLS
WHAT'S HAPPENING
CENTRAL JERSEY
Courier News: "Jay Jefferson Cooke named associate editor"
HS Marching Bands: "Marching bands to compete in Piscataway"
Newark: "Color Newark red-faced. Children's coloring book rife with errors and misspellings"
North Plainfield: "8 to be inducted into NPHS Alumni Hall of Fame"
Somerset County: "County reaches accord on copy fee refunds"
Westfield: "Troops honored in Westfield after return from Iraq tour"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, September 23, 2007"
Corzine/Katz Emails: "State's ethics panel stands alone"
Budget: "Jersey's budget shortfall may grow"
McGreevey Archives: "McGreevey's official papers are full of blanks"
Bayonne School Uniforms: "Schools' difficulty in free speech cases"
Chinese Imports: "China's ripple effect - Some helped, some harmed"
Civil Unions: "Public gets its chance to critique civil unions"
EMS Report: "EMS report sparks mixed reaction"
Immigration: "As immigration crackdown falters, key ruling awaited"
Tourism: "Jersey tries a new direction on tourism"
UMDNJ: "Grades reportedly falsified at UMDNJ"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
Armed Nuclear Missiles: "Missteps in the Bunker: How Warheads Made Unplanned Flight"
Blackwater USA: "U.S. Repeatedly Rebuffed Iraq on Blackwater Complaints"
OF INTEREST
Cellphones & Kids: "Piscataway tech takes teenager cell talk to task"
A Reflection on the High Holy Days: "When the kids know the words, but you don't"
Hispanic Marketing: "How Do You Say ‘Got Milk’ en Español?"
Jewish Agricultural Colonies: "Preserving the history of a colony"
Latinos & WWII: "Latinos decry their absence in WWII film"
Mosquitos: "N.J.'s new swat team"
Philip Roth: "Philip Roth ponders aging"
Supreme Court: "Justice John Paul Stevens: The Dissenter"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
Plainfield Today: (Click HERE to read the posts serially, otherwise take your pick below. There are more stories up than posted below, and more go up during the day. -- Dan)
Plain Talker: "Tepper's Empty Box" | "BOE Meeting Tuesday"
Crescent Times: "QSAC: Tally Sheets"
Campaign Blogs: Cory Storch | Deborah Dowe -- The candidates will be posting frequently.
Obituary: "Irene Leath, longtime community activist" -- Visitation, 10 AM Wed., St. Bernard's Church, George Street and Emerson Ave. Funeral at Noon.
Got a tip? Question? Click here to send PT an email.
REAL ESTATE SUNDAY
SMALL PICTURE + BIG PICTURE + TOOLS
Egg Harbor: "Condo Sales and Rainbow Sails"BIG PICTURE
Lead: "Testing for Lead Around the House"
Prefabs: "Before Buying a Prefab"
Home Prices: "Double-digit home price drops coming" -- Chart lists 100 markets.
Fed & Housing Market: "Will the Fed Reverse the Housing Slump?"
'Predatory' Borrowers': "Predatory borrowers"
Subprime Mortgages: "The N.A.A.C.P. vs. 11 Lenders"
Mortgages: "US Mortgage Payment Index"
TOOLS
Buy or Rent?: "Cost Comparison Tool" -- Enter your own values to calculate which is better, buying or renting. A really neat tool!
Ledger: "Home Finder", "Premier Estates" and "Real Estate" sections online.
Courier: "Real Estate" section online.
NYTimes: "This Week's Residential Sales Around the Region"
Trulia: "Your Personal Real Estate Google"
WHAT'S HAPPENING
- Today - September 23. 3 - 6 PM. 7th Annual Wine Discovery. A wine-tasting event in support of the Plainfield Public Library. Sponsor: Friends of the Plainfield Public Library. At the home of James E. McGreevey and Mark O'Donnell, 1332 Prospect Avenue, Plainfield.
$75 per person at the door. SOLD OUT. - Tomorrow - September 24. 9 AM - 3ish PM. Farmer's Market: Stillman Farms of Robbinsville. Fresh fruits and veggies. Vacant lot between City Hall and Salvation Army, Watchung Avenue.
- Tuesday - September 25. 11 AM Registration. 2007 PHC Golf Classic. Sponsored by the Plainfield Health Center. At Beaver Brook Country Club, Annandale, NJ. Information: Anna Enriquez, (908) 753-6401 x195.
- Tuesday - September 25. 8 PM. Ebony Fashion Fair: Glam Odyssey 2007. Sponsor: Shiloh Baptist Church. Benefiting A. Ross Brent Scholarship Fund. At Shiloh Community Life/Cultural Arts Center, 515 West 4th Street. $50 advance/$55 at door. Tickets available at the church. Info: (908) 561-3547.
- Wednesday - September 26. 7:30 - 9 PM. New Horizons College Club. Helping high school students prepare for college. See Club website here. At Washington Community School, 427 Darrow Avenue.
- Thursday - September 27. 9 AM - 3ish PM. Farmer's Market: Stillman Farms of Robbinsville. Fresh fruits and veggies. Vacant lot between City Hall and Salvation Army, Watchung Avenue.
- Thursday - September 27. 6 PM. YWCA 100th Anniversary Celebration. Reception, Dinner and Recognitions. YWCA, East Front and Church Streets. Donation: $100/person. Info: (908) 756-3500 x121.
- Friday - September 28. 8 PM. Harmonic Brass Ensemble. From Hamburg, Germany. At Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, Watchung Avenue and East 7th Street. Sponsor: Crescent Educational & Cultural Association. Tickets: $20/$25 at door; Seniors: $15/$20; Students: $5/$10. Info: (908) 756-2468.
- Saturday - September 29. 9 AM. Breakfast Author Event. Author M.E. Kemp, in the area to promote Death of a Dutch Uncle, 3rd in her historical mystery series featuring two nosy Puritans as detectives, will share coffee, muffins and book talk with all who are interested. At The Pillars B&B, 922 Central Avenue. RSVP so you'll get a muffin courtesy of innkeepers Nancy and Lamont -- by email or phone: (908) 753-0922.
- Saturday - September 29. 1 PM. PHS Football: Scotch Plains-Fanwood. At Hub Stine Field.
- Sunday - September 30. 1:30 PM. FOSH's Annual Blessing of the Animals. In conjunction with the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Representatives of local religious and spiritual traditions will offer blessings. At Leland Avenue Park. Sponsor: Friends of Sleepy Hollow. Info: Fosh website. All are invited.
- Sunday - September 30. Noon - 5 PM. 12th Annual Fanny Wood Day. Classic car show, parade, food, entertainment. South and Martine Avenues, Fanwood.
CENTRAL JERSEY
Courier News: "Jay Jefferson Cooke named associate editor"
HS Marching Bands: "Marching bands to compete in Piscataway"
Newark: "Color Newark red-faced. Children's coloring book rife with errors and misspellings"
North Plainfield: "8 to be inducted into NPHS Alumni Hall of Fame"
Somerset County: "County reaches accord on copy fee refunds"
Westfield: "Troops honored in Westfield after return from Iraq tour"
STATE
The Auditor - For political junkies: "Sunday, September 23, 2007"
Corzine/Katz Emails: "State's ethics panel stands alone"
Budget: "Jersey's budget shortfall may grow"
McGreevey Archives: "McGreevey's official papers are full of blanks"
Bayonne School Uniforms: "Schools' difficulty in free speech cases"
Chinese Imports: "China's ripple effect - Some helped, some harmed"
Civil Unions: "Public gets its chance to critique civil unions"
EMS Report: "EMS report sparks mixed reaction"
Immigration: "As immigration crackdown falters, key ruling awaited"
Tourism: "Jersey tries a new direction on tourism"
UMDNJ: "Grades reportedly falsified at UMDNJ"
Sheneman's Cartoon is here.
Margulies' Cartoon is here.
NATION / WORLD
2008 Campaigns --
Dems: "In Swing Districts, Dem Enthusiasm Is Harder to Come By"9/11 Response: John Farmer: "Six years later little good accomplished"
GOP: "G.O.P. Hopefuls Take Varying Paths in Wide Open Race"
Armed Nuclear Missiles: "Missteps in the Bunker: How Warheads Made Unplanned Flight"
Blackwater USA: "U.S. Repeatedly Rebuffed Iraq on Blackwater Complaints"
OF INTEREST
Cellphones & Kids: "Piscataway tech takes teenager cell talk to task"
A Reflection on the High Holy Days: "When the kids know the words, but you don't"
Hispanic Marketing: "How Do You Say ‘Got Milk’ en Español?"
Jewish Agricultural Colonies: "Preserving the history of a colony"
Latinos & WWII: "Latinos decry their absence in WWII film"
Mosquitos: "N.J.'s new swat team"
Philip Roth: "Philip Roth ponders aging"
Supreme Court: "Justice John Paul Stevens: The Dissenter"
Miss Manners: Check out the nation's doyenne of conduct here in the Washington Post.
BOOK REVIEW LINKS: NY Times | Wash Post | Ledger | NY Rev Bks | London Rev Bks |
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