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- 12 hesder yeshivas (religious Zionist institutions that combine Torah study with military service) have decided: "We will not enlist students into the IDF Armored Corps because female soldiers are being integrated into tanks."
- Trump announces: The Iranians are the ones who shot down a US helicopter last night - we will have to respond to this attack.
- FIFA world cup games will begin in New Jersey June 11
- Keren Olam haTorah delegation visits Chicago today, Kabolas panim planned in Lakewood for Thursday late afternoon at the Clifton avenue parking lot bet 9th and 10th streets
- NJ’s plastic bag ban was supposed to save the environment. But a recent industry-sponsored analysis suggests the result was: MORE plastic, MORE emissions, and HIGHER costs for shoppers. About $200,000 a year in bag-sale revenue for the average store
Democrats promised an environmental win. NJ families got another bill. Once again, you're left holding the bag. (NJ GOP)
- Oil prices fall around 5 percent, to below $90 a barrel, after US President Donald Trump again says an Iran peace deal could be close. locally Gas is $4.19 a gallon
- New simcha hall opens at the Skver cheder building off Squankum rd. Tiferes Yonasan hall.
- Tonight Lakewood Planning board meeting watch livestream HERE 6pm.
On the agenda The board will consider two correspondence items involving signage, retail use, and landscaping modifications, along with three subdivision applications, including a major 75-lot development proposed by Keypoint Equity LLC on Massachusetts Avenue.
- New Jersey American Water's lead service line replacement program is currently canvassing homes in portions of the Park Avenue and Ridge Avenue/Brook Road neighborhoods of Lakewood to identify and replace potential lead service lines.
- PSE&G - the gas and electricity provider for much of North and Central Jersey - announced that it will cut gas bills by an average of 5%, effective October 1st, the company announced.
Nearly 2 million New Jersey residents could see their natural gas and home heating bills drop this year, despite high electricity costs and the rising price of motor fuel. Natural gas is widely used for home heating, cooking and water.(Onejersey)
- Lakewood zoning board meeting recap:
At last night's Zoning Board meeting, proceedings began late due to the lack of a quorum. With only five board members present, applicants were given the option to table their applications rather than proceed with a reduced board.
Several residents who spoke during the public comment portion expressed frustration that they were rushed by the chairman and were not given sufficient time to fully address concerns related to safety, privacy, traffic, and other quality-of-life issues.
An application to construct 66 duplexes off Cross Street, near the entrance to Eagle Ridge, was ultimately tabled following an extended back-and-forth discussion. A large group of senior residents attended the meeting to voice their concerns during public comment. The application is expected to return to the board at its July 6 meeting.
The board approved an application on Prospect Street after the applicant agreed to reduce the project from 16 duplexes to 14. The developer also agreed to reserve the eliminated building site for a future shul with 11 parking spaces. As a condition of approval, the board stipulated that the final duplex may not receive a certificate of occupancy until the shul is constructed. Neighbors raised privacy concerns because the development backs onto an existing community. The applicant agreed to plant 77 Green Giant trees along the property line, with the HOA responsible for maintenance and irrigation for two years.
The board also approved an application to construct four apartment buildings off Route 70, containing a total of 35 two-bedroom units. During the hearing, a resident questioned why the project was not subject to an age restriction, citing language in the township master plan and concerns about the suitability of family housing along a busy highway corridor. The applicant's attorney responded that the project did not require a variance from the master plan's provisions.
- The Knesset Finance Committee votes to advance a bill restoring daycare subsidies for the children of Charedim who are considered draft evaders, sending the measure to its first reading in the Knesset.
- Giyus: Two bochurim and 1 youngerman from Bais Meir arrested by military police.
Hafganos continue today in Bet Shemesh over the arrest of 52 people who protested outside the home of a supreme court judge.
- New Jersey Senate Republicans: Gov. Sherrill's budget proposal cuts $100K of funding for vital services like Meals on Wheels for seniors. At the same time, she is dedicating an additional $13 MILLION in taxpayer $ to fight the deportation of illegal immigrants. Those priorities speak for themselves.
- 4 Jersey Shore Drownings In Three Weeks Have Officials Worried
Officials are urging beachgoers to stay out of the water when lifeguards aren't present.
- A traffic stop in Jackson, NJ is under discrimination investigation after a Black man shared video of police stopping him, allegedly saying it was because he was wearing a hoodie in 80-degree weather. The man says officers followed him for several miles before pulling him over. Jackson Township police say they are reviewing the incident and will conduct a full internal investigation.
-לקיים בנו חכמי ישראל
continued tefilos for gedolei yisroel
Rabbi Dov Kook of Tiveria (Chizkiyahu Dov HaKohen ben Shoshana) in serious condition
Rabbi Shalom Bitan R"Y Daas Chaim (Shalom ben Esther Lizet) after surgery
Rabbi Chaim Berman, Ponovezh (Chaim ben Ra’asha Rizel) in a delicate condition
Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Soloveitchik (Avraham Yehoshua ben Etel) recovering after heart surgery
The Vizhnitz Rebbe (Yisrael ben Leah Esther) dealing with health issues
Rabbi Bunim Schreiber (Yisrael Bunim ben Chaya Roiza)
- Public records allegedly show some noncitizens were mistakenly added to New Jersey voter rolls for years, with a few reportedly casting ballots before being removed. The findings, based on county data requests by NJGOP and the RNC, are raising concerns about DMV-related registration errors and voter roll safeguards.
A 22-year-old Wayne, NJ man from Passaic County, Mohamed Sagha, was arrested and charged with attempting to provide support to ISIS, according to federal officials. Authorities say he allegedly discussed plans to carry out an attack targeting either a National Guard facility or a Jewish place of worship in New Jersey.
