Thursday August 19 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Partly to mostly cloudy. High 89F.

- Food Distribution: 

Bnos Yaakov Pine Park 2:00 pm

- 16 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 14064/312,  28 new cases in Toms River totals   11494 325 , 16 new cases in Jackson totals 6748/109

-  Biden administration won't seek to reinstate enhanced weekly $300 unemployment benefits set to expire on Sept. 6 and is instead urging states that want to continue the extra payments to use their share of COVID-19 rescue funds.

- Update: Denver police have arrested 4 suspects in connection with the murder of a yeshiva bachur. They were taken into custody last night. Police say it appears the victims were targeted at random  the homicide near the yeshiva Toras Chaim does not appear to be bias motivated. See more

-  Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce that New Jersey will require teachers to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, NJ Advance Media has learned.  It wasn’t immediately clear whether Murphy would allow teachers to opt out of getting vaccinated in exchange for regular testing, which is being done in California

- LPD: Please avoid area of Cross St and Maplehurst if possible. Road work with alternating traffic resulting in delays.

- Tonight Azkara for 2nd yartzeit of Rabbi Shlomo Gissinger ZT'L at KZY 175 Sunset 8:30 pm Divrei Zikaron by Rav Dovid Merling shlita Rav Elya Brudny shlita R' Heshy Gissinger shlita 

- CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky makes case for booster shot admitting  efficacy of the shots has dropped among individuals who received their vaccines early on. A US Study of nursing homes shows vaccine effectiveness declined to 53% with the Delta variant. She noted an Israel-based study that showed increased risk of severe disease among those vaccinated early’  (reuters)

- Approx 70 girls waiting to be placed in high school 20-25 primary age girls also waiting to get into school as the new year begins in less than 2 weeks.

- Shiva for Habachur Shmuli Silverberg A"H is at 1642 Barrymor Drive Lakewood (raintree) Shachris 8:00 am untill Sunday morning

- Covid case uptick in yeshivos in EY all are bochurim who were fully vaccinated. Roshei yeshiva in Kiryas Melech urging everyone to get booster shots.

- Hespedim tonight commemorating   the shloshim of Harav Yitzchock Feigelstock Zatzal Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta D' Long Beach. Talmidim from varuous tekufos over 50 years will speak. Orchos Chaim hall 410 Oberlin 8:30 pm

- As the food lunch program at home is set to end by Aug 31 Community activists in Cherry Hill, NJ gathered with locals officials asking the gov to continue the food boxes as local families and Mexican workers have come to depend on it during theses challenging times. with unemployment for some families this has now become a main source of food.

- Toms River board of Ed at the meeting last night said they will send a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy asking him to rescind his school mask mandate before children return to school. Many parents said they will defy the mandate or pull their kids out.(APP)

- Yeshiva Toras Chaim of Denver Statement

 “Our Yeshiva Toras Chaim community is grief stricken at the killing of one of our

students overnight. We are caring for our faculty, staff, students, and their families in the face of this tragic and incomprehensible act of violence. We are grateful for the support we are receiving from our Denver community and from around the country, and for the work of local law enforcement authorities who have made this their top priority. Our community is seeking solace and privacy at this time."