Tuesday August 10 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: Thunderstorms during the morning hours, then skies turning partly cloudy during the afternoon. High 88F. Chance of rain 70%.

- EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values to around 105 on Wednesday and up to 110 Thursday.

- 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 8:00 pm

- Jackson Dinner box 12 knight in Royal grove 6-7 pm

-Mekor Hatorah 180 Sims 6:30 pm

- Chai4ever will be distributing 7 day boxes at 1221 Madison Ave today and every Tuesday for the remainder of August beginning at 5:00pm registration not necessary

-13 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 13942/312

- 3 frum Jewish girls were involved in a car accident on Pennsylvania’s scenic Route 6 and were reportedly transported to a hospital for medical care on Monday Colive

- A study of 50,000+ patients in the Mayo Clinic system as reported by Reuters shows that the Pfizer vaccine effectiveness dropped to only 42% in July. Preliminary data in Israel, published in late July found that the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was just 40.5% effective at preventing symptomatic disease.

- Senate passes $1.2 trillion U.S. infrastructure bill. 19 Republicans joined all 50 Democrats to pass the bill

- NY Gov Cuomo resigns

- Jack Ciattarelli Republican candidate for NJ Governor visits the Kosel he tweeted "Incredible morning in the Old City of Jerusalem learning more about the Beis Hamikdash inside the Western Wall Tunnels. In awe of the over 2,000 years of rich history and culture". See photos below

- New round of PEBT cards will arrive in the mail within the next few weeks for those who are in a school eligible for lunch program

- Israel on Tuesday reported over 6,000 new COVID-19 a six months high record for a single-day. 80 people died since begining of August 394 are in serious condition of which  64 are on ventilators.

- Lakewood MUA hit with discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of an employee who said a supervisor reffered to her with a racial epithet read full story at LNNnews 

- CHEMED now advertising rapid PCR testing for the community  

- Animal rights activist planning to protest at Kapparos sites around Lakewood with live streaming the rituals

-Gov Murphy flees NJ for 11 day vacation in Italy while covid rises in NJ and CDC issues travel warning to Italy 

-Canada is now open to most Americans citizens and permanent residents for the first time since last March, for entry via air or land borders. You can find estimated wait times at border entry points here. The US land border remains closed to Canadians through at least August 21st, but the air border to Canadians has never closed and remains open Dansdeals.com

Jack Ciatterelli republican candidate for NJ Gov at the Kosel today in Yerushalayim

With Rabbi Avi Richler advisor to Jack Ciatterelli election campaign in the old city