Thursday July 8 News Updates

 Weather: Mixed clouds and sun this morning. Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High around 90F. Chance of rain 40%.

- Food distributions: 

Bnos Yaakov at pine park 2:00 pm-

 Boxes at 420 Cross st 7:00 pm

- Meor Hatorah 720 Massachusets 8:00 pm

- Surfside update 6:30 pm - Death toll rises to 64 with 76 Missing. Body of Dr. Gary Cohen z"l, 58, identified.

 The levayah for R' Chaim Rosenberg z"l is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Friday in Midwood, in front of Rabbi Weinfeld’s shul at Avenue L and East 22nd Street in Brooklyn.

- Four million dollars  awarded to LCSC: Congressman Chris Smith announces $4M in fed funds for Mental Health & Substance Abuse for the Lakewood area, awarded to LCSC Lakewood Community Service Corporation to pay for addiction services between Aug. 31, 2021 and August 30, 2023.(LNN)

- BDE: Surfside update- Body of R' Chaim (Harry) Rosenberg Z"L  has been recovered from the rubble. His daughter and son in law Benny and Malky Weiss from Lakewood are still missing. The death toll is at 60 with 80 missing.

- Buses to many sleep away camps leaving today from Lakewood heavy traffic

 -Tonight Daf Yomi  siyum of Maseches Yoma watch event Here 8:00 pm

- Today 28 Tamuz  is the 9th yahrzeit of Posek Hador Harav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv zatzal

 -SALT restaurant and steakhouse a new high-end kosher restaurant in Long Branch NJ. under the strict kosher supervision of the JSOR will have a grand opening July 19th the address is 15 Morris Avenue, Long Branch at Pier village on the Jersey shore. Running the Salt Steakhouse kitchen will be Chef Pinchas Frank, formerly of Entree in Lakewood, who is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of Jerusalem.

- Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the next 36 hours for Lakewood - Toms River Tropical storm force winds remain possible - Peak Wind Forecast: 10-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph

- 475 reported car crashes in Lakewood during month of June resulting in 46 injuries

- Minyanim today  for Yom Kippur Koton Mukdam (Rosh chodesh is shabbos)

- Surfside, Miami:  The rescue operation has switched to a recovery mission. Authorities say there is no chance of survivors. They recovered 54 bodies while 86 remain missing.

-Fire officials said on Wednesday that one section on the north side of the collapsed building saw four floors – normally representing at least 40 feet of vertical space – pancake into just three feet, crushing everyone and everything in between.

- Jack Ciattarelli Rep nominee for NJ Gov visits Lakewood yesterday meeting business owners from Lakewood’s Orthodox Jewish community. Made a brief stop at the Avwnue shoppes at New Hampshire. He pledged to make widening route 9 from Toms River ti Lakewood a top priority and is planning a trip to Israel next month see photos below