Thursday November 5 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: Sun and clouds mixed. High near 70F. Patchy dense fog this morning

HaRav Yechiel Moskowitz Shlita will give a Shiur on Parshas Hashavua tonight at 10:30. To join, please call 605-313-5894 PIN# 783618# 

-NYP: The mail-in ballots of more than 84,000 New York City Democrats who sought to vote in the presidential primary in June were disqualified, according to new figures released by the Board of Elections.

Donald Trump Says He Was 'Cheated' in Election, Vows to Go to Supreme Court says if you count every legal ballot he wins. Blamed media and polls for voter suppression 

-Fod box distribution today

Bnos Melech 550 James 8:00pm

- Belz school 388 Chestnut 5:45 pm

-Yesodei OTL Pine park 4:30 pm- 6:00 pm 

100James 4:30 - 6:30

Sanz Klausenberg 4:30 - 7:15 Behind evergreen 

Gelbsteins 3:30 - 6 00pm at Clifton Ave school corner 7th st and Lakewood Middle school on Somerset Ave. if going by foot pick up starts at 4 pm

President Trump will speak at 6:30 pm

Frum communities voting:

Boro Park Trump 23,000 Biden 4887

New square Trump 2,973 Biden 6 

Viznitz kaser Monsey Trump 1408 Biden 4

Lakewood Trump 20,171 Biden 5,150

Williamsburg 11,262 Biden 24,500

-Joe Biden Says He Has ‘No Doubt’ He’ll Be Elected Presiden

-Phil Murphy said at his press conference today  New Jersey is "close" to ordering new restrictions now that coronavirus numbers continue to be on the rise in the Garden State.

He added, A lot of the transmission is taking place in private settings including multigenerational households, and that's hard to regulate...It's why we're concerned about the scale of upcoming Thanksgiving celebrations

2:30 pm update

- 21 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 6184/214

- Biden campaign says they will win Arizona, Pennsylvania and Nevada 

- Please say Tehillim for the Rosh Hayeshiva of Mesivta Tiferes Yerushalayim, Chaver Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, Maran Hagaon Rav Dovid Feinstein shlita, Dovid ben Shima, who is back in the hospital, and is in need of a refuah shelaimah, b'soch she'ar cholei amo Yisroel. (Aguda)

- Pennsylvania's secretary of state  expects the  "overwhelming majority" of remaining ballots to be counted by today.

- Senator Bob Casey of PA says Biden will win Pennsylvania, Biden is within 112,000 votes of Trump with 500,000 to count.

-Murphy: More than four million New Jerseyans will have voted in this election – the highest number of votes cast in any election in state history.

-Statement from president Trump " “IF YOU COUNT THE LEGAL VOTES, I EASILY WIN THE ELECTION! IF YOU COUNT THE ILLEGAL AND LATE VOTES, THEY CAN STEAL THE ELECTION FROM US"

-Trump tweet: All of the recent Biden claimed States will be legally challenged by us for Voter Fraud and State Election Fraud. Plenty of proof - just check out the Media. WE WILL WIN! America First!

-Appellate court in PA this morning ruling guarantees GOP observers can watch the ballot counts. They had been pushed away 16 sometimes 100 feet away. "I can't stress enough how big a victory this is." Justin Clark, Trump Deputy Campaign Manage

T-witter flags Trump tweet ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED! 

-Tefilos for the Rosh yeshiva of kol Torah in EY Rav moshe Shlesinger who collapsed after not feeling well   משה יהודה בן מאטל

-CNN: Joe Biden has continued to narrow Trump’s lead in Georgia overnight Trump’s lead in the state has narrowed from over 30,000 at midnight to just over 18,500. 

- Ocean county board of elections -Vote by Mail ballots will continue to be counted after Election Day up to November 10 

-Police, protesters chanting count the votes clash in NYC as demonstration turns chaotic, rally scheduled  in Philadelphia this morning by Trump supporters to protect the vote. 

-Murphy's Executive Order goes into effect today November 5 which will impose a series of workplace protections in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases in New Jersey. and will apply to all workplaces that have employees to be physically present.

Require all employees to maintain a social distance of at least six feet from one another on premises. If not possible, employers must install physical barriers where feasible and require the use of face masks

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Require employees to wear face masks (provided at the employer’s expense) that can only be removed when employees are situated at least six feet apart, when solitary in a walled office, or when wearing a mask is not practical (e.g., when eating or drinking).

Require anyone entering the worksite premises to wear masks, including customers and visitors.

Provide sanitation materials, such as hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes to employees, customers, and visitors at no cost.

Encourage employees to practice regular hand hygiene and provide break time for handwashing.

Routinely clean and disinfect all high-touch areas including restrooms, handrails, doorknobs, other common surfaces, safety equipment, and ensure proper cleaning procedures consistent with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance following known or potential exposure.

Conduct daily health checks of employees prior to each shift, such as temperature screenings, visual symptom checking, self-assessment checklists, and/or health questionnaires.