Monday May 24 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High near 65F

- 13 new covid cases in Lakewood totals: 13,675/307

-Murphy critic woke zombie: Our kids will be forced to wear masks OUTSIDE from now until the end of school in mid June. WHen the rest of the population removes masks on May 28th, they will still be required to wear masks in schools. WHY?.

- Dov Hikind calls out ‘silent’ Schumer, Cuomo, de Blasio, and Nadler amid growing antisemitism  where is the political leadership?”  They are  missing in action. They are simply cowards. 

- NY Gov Cuomo: I am directing the NYS police to increase patrols at synagogues, schools & other Jewish community facilities following a spike of violent attacks.  they will patrol Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. An increased visibility and presence can also be expected during the Jewish Sabbath.

-Murphy lists  20 municipalities across New Jersey with populations of over 10,000, fewer than 50% of adults have received at least their first dose. Lakewood included at 39% vaccinated.

- Effective June 4th, NJ will remove all indoor gathering limits and also lift the 30% limit on large indoor venues with a fixed seating capacity of 1,000 or greater.

 - Murphy: Effective May 28th, the statewide indoor mask mandate will be lifted for those fully vaccinated Businesses and entities overseeing indoor spaces may continue to require face masks for employees, customers, and/or guests. Per CDC  guidance, masks will continue to be required in: Child care centers and facilities, Youth summer camps, Public, private, or parochial preschool program premises, Elementary and secondary schools, including charter and renaissance schools

-NYPD heavy presence with police on horses in williamsburg today after complaints that security was lax following antisemitic attacks 

- Toms River is the  No. 1 New York Suburb For Home Sales In Pandemic. The Property Shark group analysis found Toms River led 30 NYC suburbs where home sales increased in 2020, Ocean County had 7 of NJ's top 10 suburbs including Brick, Jackson, Long Beach Township, Little Egg Harbor, Stafford and Berkeley townships. (Patch)

- Father made a kiddush at the old shul for getting daughter into school for this  current year

- Shortage of chicken liver at local stores due to yom tov, some stores placed limits on it  hopefully the supply will replenish within next few weeks 

- Biden: The recent attacks on the Jewish community are despicable, and they must stop. I condemn this hateful behavior at home and abroad — it’s up to all of us to give hate no safe harbor.

- Over 7,000 Ocean County residents, including over 5,000 Toms River residents, are without power. JCP&L crews have begun to arrive and expect most power to be restored within the hour, and all power to be restored by 12:00pm.

- If you're faced with a past-due balance, New Jersey Natural Gas offering energy assistance grants and set up a flexible payment arrangement Call 800-221-0051 or visit NJNG.com/EnergyAssistance for more information and to apply.

-NYC Mayor, Police Chief admit failure to provide Police in Jewish neighborhoods De Blasio said that they would look into criticism of slow police response, saying if someone calls 911, they should be able to expect an “immediate, immediate response. (Hamodia)