Weather: Partly cloudy skies. Morning high of 39F with temps falling to near freezing.
-59 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 8054/225
-Jonathan Pollard landed early Wednesday morning in Eretz Yisrael with his wife Esther as the U.S. authorities finally removed all restraints from his dream to relocate there. As the plane approached its landing, Mr. Pollard was escorted to the cockpit of the plane and listened as the air traffic controller welcomed him, Israel Hayom reported. Hamodia
- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that payments of $600 stimulus “may begin to arrive in some accounts by direct deposit as early as tonight.” and the paper checks will be mailed out tomorrow.
Food distribution: OTL at Tashbar 6:45
-Update on Stabbing: Lakewood Police Captain Gregory Staffordsmith says the suspect has been identified as 38 year old Erika Cruz and that the motive for the attack is unclear. Police do not believe she is affiliated with any organized hate or terrorist group. Cruz, who is homeless, was charged with Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and is being held in Ocean County Jail. (Reporter S. Schorr on twitter)
- Murphy wants tickets with fines for underage marijuana use before he will sign N.J. legal weed bill. Fines of $250 for those under 21 caught with one ounce of marijuana and $500 for possession of more than one ounce, but less than six. The legal marijuana legislation permits possession of up to six ounces. There will be no jail and fines will be like a parking ticket.(NJ)
-New Jersey on Tuesday reported 3,675 new cases of the coronavirus and another 127 additional deaths,
-Trump: Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2000 payments ASAP. $600 IS NOT ENOUGH! Also, get rid of Section 230 - Don’t let Big Tech steal our Country, and don’t let the Democrats steal the Presidential Election. Get tough!
-Trump: “A group of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania say 200,000 more votes were counted in the 2020 Election than voters (100% went to Biden).
-McConnell blocks Schumer’s bid to unanimously pass $2,000 stimulus checks
- כי אורך ימים ושנות חיים יוסיפו לך, Rav Chaim Kanievsky turns 93
-Israel Ditches COVID Hotel Quarantine Requirement and all passengers will have to take a COVID test upon landing and then quarantine at home for 14 days. That quarantine can be shortened to 10 days if a 2nd PCR test is taken on the 9th day of quarantine. (DDF)
Hamodia: Update: The suspect is known to police said to be a deranged women. it happened near the shopping center at Ashley and MLK off Cedarbridge. A man was stabbed in Lakewood on Tuesday morning, The Lakewood Scoop reported. He was walking in public around 9 a.m. when a woman stabbed him from behind. The victim grabbed the weapon away from her and managed to hold her down until police arrived. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and the assailant was taken into custody.
-BDE: Petira of R' Shlomo Yosef Fischer 79 The levaya at the Lakewood chapel 10:00 am this morning watch on Zoom. Many people remember Reb Shlomo and Mrs. Fischer from their many years at Camp Agudah, where Reb Shlomo was a beloved figure. Always with a smile and a good vort, Reb Shlomo brought simcha and joy to every encounter. Mrs. Fischer passed away about 13 years ago following illness. After residing in Flatbush for many years, about a decade ago Reb Shlomo moved to Lakewood, settling in the New Central/Central Avenue neighborhood. Read more at Matzav.com
-BDE: Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Avrohom Kanarek zt”l. He was 99 years old. Talmid of Rav Baruch Ber he moved to Eretz Yisroel close to fifty years ago, becoming rosh yeshiva at Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in Yerushalayim. son is Reb Shlomo Chaim kanarek of Lakewood read more at Matzav.com
-Chemed received 400 doses of the covid vaccine it is kept locked up in a room and monitored with surveillance cameras stored in a freezer at minus 20 degrees. About 150 people have been vaccinated with their first shot, and will get the second dose in a few weeks. APP reports. The second phase of people to get the vaccine calls for workers in the education sector, food and agriculture, utilities, police, firefighters, corrections officers and transportation. Countless undocumented workers are among these workers and people will receive them regardless of immigration status. APP
- Bun Burger Kitchen, is out of quarantine and open for business as of today! Baruch Hashem, everyone is healthy, the place is sanitized and the burgers are still stacked. (GKRF)
-The Lakewood Zoning Board is scheduled to hear an application Here on Jan 4th for a 99 unit residential apartment building plus office space on Route 88 at Monmouth Avenue. LNN reports the plan is to construct a 4 story building with 37 one-bedroom apartments and 62 two-bedroom apartment on the top 3 stories and a parking garage on the first floor.The application also proposed a 4,500 sq feet management office.The applicant proposed a total of 252 spaces, most of which will be in the parking garage and some will be outside around the building. Public comments can be sent to zoningboardcomments@lakewoodnj.gov, either a minimum of two days prior to the meeting, or during the meeting. You must include your name and address in your submission.
