Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Tuesday July 20 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Abundant sunshine. High near 90F

- Food distribution
-Tehilas Chaya Sara 7 day box for all children under 18 who are not receiving school meals, Tuesday at 7:30 PM
-Mesameach Dinner box 1880 W County Line rd 7:00 pm

- Hazy air over NJ sky is from a slew of wildfires burning in the western United States and western Canada drifting over the northeast.

- American Academy of Pediatrics updating their guidelines saying everyone 2 and older should wear masks in school regardless of vaccination status

-Vaccinated spokesperson for House Speaker Pelosi tests positive for #COVID19 after contact with runaway Texas Democrats.

-Passing of Lakewood resident and planning board member Mr. Dave Garfield a'h funeral services in floral park cemetery shiva at his home in Lakewood he was 80.

- 150-200 girls still not accepted into school for the coming year waiting to hear from schools or get letters, no information has come out recently.

-Gourmet Glatt and seasons have announced that they too will not be carrying Ben & Jerry's products at their location  because of their decision to boycott of  sales in the west bank of Israel and east Jerusalem (Lakewood locations may not carry the cholov stam ice cream however there are parve products made with almond milk)

- Jnews Kiryat Acco update second asifa took place with 50 more attendees, the committee currently has 4 buildings for potential housing options watch video Here 

- The kent road opening at Lakewood/Howell border has been delayed to August 6

- Lakewood planning board meeting today at 6:00 pm, On the Agenda Kikar Shabbos application to expand shopping area on Monmouth Ave. Bnos Devorah Oak Street Major Site Plan for a school. Meeting will be in person see agenda Here  watch livestream here 

- Snip It barber shop has opened in the new shopping center in Jackson across from the wawa on East Veterans. A Grand opening event took place yesterday, walk ins welcome no appointment needed 1135 East Veterans Highway Jackson NJ 08527.  Aisle 9 will  be opening a second location there as well. 

-  James St will be shut today 7:00 am between Williams and Sunset for construction with no access. Expected to reopen Thursday night.  the NPGS Shopping Plaza will remain open and will be accessible from Sunset Road.

- NJ.com reports on Lamg Lawsuit: While the decision did not go the petitioners’ way, it nonetheless allows Lang to file an appeal with the Appellate Division of State Superior Court. Depending which way that appeal goes, Lang fully expects that either he or his adversaries at the state Department of Education will then appeal the case to the Supreme Court of New Jersey, which then will have the truly final say on whether Lakewood Public Schools and the state aid formula are meeting their obligation

under the state constitution Whether the funding formula is constitutional or not, few would disagree that it fails to adequately addresses Lakewood’s unique student population, which includes about 40,000 school-age children who are members of the township’s Orthodox Jewish community enrolled in private yeshivas. Only about 6,400 students are enrolled in Lakewood’s public schools. While most of the district’s state aid is based on public school enrollment, state law requires districts to pay the transportation and special education costs for private school students as well as their public school counterparts. see more here 

11 comments:

  1. For some reason they closed James in the direction going from Route 9 to Williams all the way from the 9. Maybe just to make a morning traffic jam?

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  2. I listened to all the speeches but still don't understand clearly how this community will be any different then any other chareidi American places.

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  3. For every one Jewish customer boycotting Ben and Jerrys, there will be 1000 others davka going out to buy it.

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    1. This is something that even the non frum are riled up about. So it is actually bigger than you think. Even many evangelicals and blacks are Israel supporters.

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    2. Perhaps, but they will gain far more street cred - and market share - with the "woke" contingent, than they will lose from the evangelicals and black Israel-supporters referenced.

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  4. Had this discussion with my wife last night, and wanted to know if it's accurate, or if I'm just being a kvetch:
    Is it within the purview of the various - and numerous - schools handing out these boxes, to simply offer some sort of food voucher for the prospective recipient to use as they please for foodstuffs at local stores that accept EBT/Benefits cards ?

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    1. Well, does the government allow that? It doesn't seem likely based on the way the program has been set up.

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  5. Ask Gourmet Glatt and Seasons how many pints of B & J's ice cream they sell on on average day.
    I suspect the number is under 6.
    Outside of this symbolic "protest", the financial impact on B&J's bottom line is less than inconsequential.

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  6. Yossel with a coffee in his handsJuly 20, 2021 at 1:48 PM

    I need to know about the Night out against Crime. When is it happening this year?

    They can't cancel it, what will happen with all of the criminals? Crime is up all over the country, and I am sure it is because they cancelled the night out against crime last year. Not long after that cancelation, the democrats stole an election. Who knows what they will do if there is no night out against crime this year?

    Lobby your politicians, and make sure the night out isn't cancelled. We need free pizza, burgers, franks, and rides. That is the only way we will stop this crime nightmare.

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  7. With all these vaccinated Democrats coming down with Covid, one wonders: does the vaccine not work? Or are they lying about being vaccinated?

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  8. Have to boycott all Unilever products.
    They have 400 brand names, so it's a little tricky.
    Hellmann's mayonnaise, Dove brand cream, Axe deodorant stick (I'm told teenagers love it), Breyers ice cream (not CY so doesn't apply to Lakewood), Suave And other shampoos. Check their website and Wikipedia for other brands.

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