Wednesday July 7 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High around 95F.

- Food distribution locations Here

- Ten more bodies were found in the rubble of a condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, pushing the confirmed death toll to 46 with another 94 missing.

- “I have the antibodies.” That’s apparently why Lakewood’s still struggling to raise its 38% adult vaxx rate. Many here say, they got Covid  and will depend on antibodies (reporter NJ spotlight)

- Rescue workers pull seforim out of the rubble of the collapsed tower in surfside including a set of Minchas Chinuch

- NWS - Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for  Lakewood and Toms River, NJ as  TS Elsa moves up the coast A Tropical Storm Watch means tropical storm-force winds are possible somewhere within this area within the next 48 hours Potential for wind 39 to 57 mph 

- Today is the last day of the zman for mesivtas, and some elementary boys schools

- The nine days this year will start on Shabbos with Rosh Chodesh Av. Tisha Bav is on the following Sunday. According to Sefardim  there is no שבוע שחל בו this year

- Surfside- 8 more bodies were pulled from the rubble raising the death toll to 36.

- Levaya for Rav Pinchos Gruman Z"L of LA  will take place in Lakewood this morning 10:00 am at the 7th street chapel. Kevura in EY. He was 91, a talmid of Rav Aaron Kotler zatzal

- Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli will be campaigning in Lakewood

(Reporter S Shor)

- Planning board last night approved a new development educational campus for Chemdas Hatorah at the  corner of Cross st and Massachusetts it will have 62 Duplexes 11 single family homes and a shul

-Updated: Yeshivos and mesivtos are asking bochurim to sign on the new cell phone takanos to only have a phone that is talk only and no texting during bein hazmanim. The bochurim are asked to trade in their phones and receive in exchange a approved אני חומה  phone that has a $20 monthly plan is 4G with no camera or music option or purchase it for $57.

- Gas prices are surging this holiday weekend due to a labor shortage with truck drivers. 

 - Donald J. Trump, will make an "important" announcement about his plans for a social media platform today in Bedminster, New Jersey.