Archives for September 2008
To Pay Or Not To Pay
Published on 30 Sep 2008 at 6:49 pm.
3 Comments.
Filed under Election 08.
By Council Member and Candidate Barbara Habeeb I’m having some trouble understanding what is going on when it comes to property taxes in North Plainfield. I was always under the impression that we are to pay them quarterly, and if we are delinquent, we get charged interest. If we are in arrears, the town has [...]
Persona Non Grata
Published on 28 Sep 2008 at 8:53 pm.
3 Comments.
Filed under Election 08.
By Mayoral Candidate Robert Gatto In towns like North Plainfield Taxpayers fund the majority of basic Municipal services. The rest of the additional Boards, Committees, Positions (including the Mayor) and services are primarily driven by volunteers who donate their time and attention for the good of the community. This is why all North Plainfield residents [...]
Just A Minute Of Your Time.
Published on 25 Sep 2008 at 10:29 pm.
3 Comments.
Filed under Election 08.
By Mayoral Candidate Robert Gatto As residents I’m sure at one time or another we have all had an issue that compelled us to interact with Borough Hall. It is at that particular time that we try to engage a Borough employee to help us with a particular issue and we all experienced varying levels [...]
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The Great Debate of 2008
Published on 19 Sep 2008 at 12:04 pm.
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Filed under Election 08.
By Mark Williams, NPCCR Chair It is my pleasure to announce that both the Democratic and Republican Candidates for Mayor and Council have agreed to participate in an NPCCR-hosted debate on Tuesday, October 21st. The debate is scheduled for 7pm at the Vermeule Community Center.
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Borough Debt and Borough Hall Renovations
Published on 19 Sep 2008 at 7:02 am.
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Filed under Election 08.
By Frank D’Amore It took 410 days to build the Empire State Building. Construction started March 17, 1930. The official opening was May 1, 1931. The following information was obtained from submitting a series of OPRA requests.
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Just a Facade
Published on 16 Sep 2008 at 9:59 pm.
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Filed under Election 08.
By Tom Mullen North Plainfield, like all towns, has ordinances and laws to keep order and improve the quality of life for the people in the community. These ordinances are written, voted on, and approved by the Borough Council. Many of these ordinances are good. The problem is the lack of enforcement. An ordinance without [...]
Letter To The Courier News Editor
Published on 16 Sep 2008 at 9:52 pm.
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Filed under Election 08.
Dear Editor: I’ve been a lifelong resident of North Plainfield for 82 years. I got a real chuckle at a recent letter to the editor from Councilman Doug Singleterry of North Plainfield, who is running for Somerset County Freeholder. Who in the world is he kidding? He wants to cut wasteful spending in Somerset County? [...]
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The property tax re-assessment – What will happen to your taxes?
Published on 12 Sep 2008 at 7:48 pm.
4 Comments.
Filed under Election 08.
By Paolo Lorenzi As you probably know, the homes in North Plainfield are being reassessed. This means they will come to each of our houses and determine the fair market value if you tried to sell your house today. Based on this value, they will decide how much of the town’s taxes you should pay.
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Credit Card Swiper
Published on 8 Sep 2008 at 4:48 pm.
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Filed under Election 08.
By Frank D’Amore On the front of the NPGOP campaign flyer, we have listed as one of our issues the collection of $316,000 of fines owed to North Plainfield. Someone asked HOW we propose to do this.
Changing North Plainfield’s Zip Code
Published on 8 Sep 2008 at 4:05 pm.
16 Comments.
Filed under Election 08.
By Paolo Lorenzi As you probably know, we currently share a zip code with Plainfield NJ. In a world of computers and statistics, this means most companies consider North Plainfield to be a part of Plainfield. This impacts us in two ways.