Weather: 82° Considerable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers this afternoon. High Chance of rain 60%. Tonight Thunderstorms likely this evening. A few storms may be severe.
A flood watch has been issued for 14 New Jersey counties for Tuesday, with multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms that could inundate parts of the state with up to 4 inches of rain. Ocean county is not in the flood watch zone
-The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch in New Jersey as waves of strong thunderstorms have been moving across the region. Tuesday’s tornado watch was issued at about 2:05 p.m. and covers all 21 counties in New Jersey, as well as the New York City and Philadelphia metro areas. It is effective until 9 p.m. Tuesday.
- Trump: "After meeting with the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, who has done a remarkable job working to transform his Country, I am hereby directing my Administration to allow all U.S. airline carriers to fly directly to Lebanon so that Americans can easily visit this beautiful land. Hopefully, other Countries will do the same. Enjoy! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
- Update 3:30 JCP&L power restored
- President Trump's push for permanent Daylight Saving Time is facing growing opposition from Senate Republicans, including Sens. Tom Cotton, Mike Rounds, and James Lankford. With several GOP senators objecting to the plan, the Sunshine Protection Act appears unlikely to advance in the Senate. (Foxnews)
- Hundreds of talmidim of Yeshivas Brisk HGRM"D gathered at the Kosel tonight to daven for a American bochur who has been sitting in jail for several weeks following allegations involving damage to light rail construction equipment near Bar-Ilan Street in Yerushalayim. The bochur, a talmid of Brisk, was arrested in a late-night raid while wearing pajamas. Police claim they have evidence connecting him to the incident, while the bochur denies any involvement. His attorney maintains that he was mistakenly identified and that the case was built based on his appearance as a ben Torah, including his yeshivish clothing and suspenders.
The family claims that he has been suffering in jail, including being denied tefillin and clean clothing for an extended period. Following the arrest, hundreds of his fellow talmidim gathered at the Kosel, led by the Rosh Yeshiva, Harav Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, to daven and cry out for his release and a yeshuah. His friends said they will continue their efforts until he is freed. (M.Weisberg)
- 2:45 pm: Power outage Lakewood Cedarbridge corporate park area due to transformer fire,rt 88 Ridge Cedarbridge Ave corridor effected
JCP&L says 1106 customers out no ETR yet
- New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill admits the state “accidentally” registered over 6,600 foreigners to vote, and some of them actually voted dhe acknowledged that a software error in the state MVC system led to more than 6,600 people who had indicated they were not U.S. citizens being mistakenly registered to vote. The administration said fewer than 400 of those individuals voted and that an investigation and corrective measures are underway.
- Tips on how to prepare for the fast of Tisha B'Av this Wednesday evening according to Rabbi Yechezkel Aschayek author of the sefer חיים בריאים כהלכה One should start preparation from the morning 2 days before by drinking 50 % more water of your daily intake. Drink 20 minutes before eating and after meals, don't drink until the food is digested in order not to dilute the acids that digest the food. The food should be chewed well before swallowing in order for the body to digest it and not have it sit in the stomach. One should increase protein starting 2 days before, such as eggs fish etc. By the seudas Hamafsekes one should drink 20 minutes before and no need to drink afterwards
- At this past Thursday’s Lakewood Township Committee meeting, it was business as usual. The meeting moved quickly, aside from the mayor’s statement explaining why residents will be facing a major tax increase of hundreds of dollars. Notably, there was no discussion about the recent power outages that left many residents without electricity. Committee members did not respond or comment on the tax increase, and despite the mayor’s repeated claims that online meetings would increase public participation, there were no public comments submitted either online or during the meeting.
- Lakewood Night out against crime is August 11 at Blueclaws stadium
- New Jersey state police conducting traffic enforcement in Lakewood
- Hespedim tonight coinciding with the end of Shiva for Rav Yehoushua Max ZT"L at Yeshiva Ohr Olam 999 Vermont avenue, Lakewood. 8:15 pm divrei Hesped by Rav Yeruchom Olshin shlita, his shver Rav Shimon Spira shlita, Rav Nossson Levin shlita and Rav Yosef Spira shlita and others.
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- The Lakewood Police Department will host “Chill with a Cop” giving our free Rita's Ices on Sunday, July 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lakewood Town Square. Residents can meet local officers, enjoy refreshments, and connect with representatives from various law enforcement and emergency agencies.
- Trump: People and Companies are pouring out of Dumocrat run Blue States at levels never seen before! If this trend continues, these States will become the “Ghettos” of the Future — No people, no money, no hope. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Another company leaves New Jersey: Mars Wrigley is leaving New Jersey after nearly 90 years, relocating its headquarters from Newark to Chicago this fall. The move will result in 307 New Jersey employees being laid off by Oct. 16, though the company says it will create about 600 jobs in Chicago.
- NJ U.S. Sen. Andy Kim has introduced the MediKids Act, which would automatically enroll all newborns in Medicaid's preventive healthcare program. The proposal would provide coverage through age 26 unless families opt out, aiming to reduce the number of uninsured children in the U.S.
- House to vote this week on legislation restricting stock trading by members of Congress & their families.
- Giyus: The Vaad hayeshivos called on to yeshiva bochurim residing abroad with Israeli citizenship, urging them to act responsibly upon their arrival in the country to study and to immediately contact the office. This comes after dozens of cases in recent times of bochurim who are unable to leave the country due to failure to arrange their status as required.
- A disturbing social media trend has people filming drivers in the Lakewood area and blaming the Orthodox Jewish community for reckless driving without evidence targeting an entire community based on isolated incidents or assumptions is simply old-fashioned antisemitism.
- South Florida’s cost of living has surpassed New York City’s metro area for the first time, according to a federal report. Rising housing prices, insurance costs, dining, and other expenses pushed the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area to become the second-most expensive metro region in the U.S., behind only San Francisco.
- Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, to the Mayor of New York, Mamdani: "Your threat has no legal basis whatsoever. We all know that the United States is not a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Muammar Gaddafi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Yasser Arafat – they all stood at this podium. They were dictators and supporters of terrorism. Benjamin Netanyahu is not like them. He is the elected Prime Minister of a democracy fighting against terrorism. The person who needs to be arrested is not our Prime Minister – but you, Mr. Mamdani. Prime Minister Netanyahu will arrive in New York. He will stand right here at this podium. He will speak on behalf of the State of Israel. He will defend the citizens of Israel – and there is nothing you can do to prevent that."
- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he is withholding more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota over suspected fraud concerns. Kennedy said the states must provide documentation proving the funds are being used lawfully before payments resume.
- The most significant finding from last israeli poll: Almost all voters in the opposition bloc prefer a government with Arabs/going to new elections/forming a government with Netanyahu but not a government with the Charedim. (Ishay Cohen)
- Two asumed ICE agents were chased out of a NJ Starbucks in Burlington county by customers screaming 'you're monsters!' and calling them Nazis.
- Amit Segal at 12: During the struggle over the draft, Charedi PR people received a great deal of money from elements in the protest that wanted to bring down the Netanyahu government
- The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Jackson Township cannot use eminent domain to seize private property solely to trade it to a private developer in exchange for land that will become public open space. The court found the township exceeded its legal authority and failed to deal fairly with property owners by not fully disclosing that the condemned land would be transferred to a developer. The decision upholds a lower court ruling, reinforces limits on eminent domain, and sends the case back to the trial court to determine what remedy, if any, the affected property owners should receive. (NJVindicator)
- A 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy died after the 30-foot boat they were riding in with their grandparents struck a channel marker Sunday night on Barnegat Bay in Berkeley Township, Ocean County. The children were thrown into the water, recovered by the adults aboard, and taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead. New Jersey State Police are investigating the crash
