Tuesday August 25 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Sunny skies this morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing during the afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High 92F.  Chance of rain 50%. Humidity 54%

- 10 New Covid cases in Lakewood totals 2788/199

- Bingo shoe sale tomorrow August 26 at $40 a pair

-2 Lakewood teachers resign over district’s 5-day-a-week school reopening plan,  president of the Lakewood teacher’s union, said teachers shouldn’t be put in a position where they feel they must resign in order to keep themselves or a loved one safe.
“Every teacher, every staff member, has a right to feel safe, but every student has an equal right to an education,” Inzelbuch told NJ Advance Media. (NJ.com)

-Schools reminder: Students must wear a mask on the bus if they don't have one they will have to be picked up and will not be allowed on the bus.

Murphy Budget address:
-Increase the cigarette tax to $4.35 per pack, which would generate $143.1 million.
-Murphy proposes $1000 for new born babies  New initiative "baby bonds" program  a  savings accounts for babies born into low-income families should receive a $1,000 deposit that can be invested and eventually tapped when they turn 18 to buy a home, start a business or go to college, Murphy said. It would cover an estimated 72,000 infants born in 2021 to a certain income level.

-P-EBT cards are still coming in the mail for those who still have not received them.
- Last week of the lunch box distributions: With school starting, the lunch box distributions will no longer be  given out next week. Some places have already stopped others will have 1 more distribution.

-LSTA bus pass arrive in the mail as busing resumes tomorrow



NWS: Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages are in the forecast for New Jersey on Tuesday afternoon, with particular concern for widespread storms in the central and southern parts of the state.

-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  dropped its recommendation for travelers to quarantine for 14 days upon returning from trips overseas or out of state during the coronavirus pandemic. The agency did caution travelers that they can still contract the novel coronavirus while traveling. The CDC recommends travelers wear masks indoors, wash hands, maintain social distancing guidelines, and monitor themselves for symptoms of COVID-19.(Fox)

-1,978 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Israel over the past 24 hours.
17 Israelis died of COVID-19 in the past day alone. 424 hospitalized in serious condition.