Friday Sept 17 News Updates Lakewood

Erev Shabbos האזינו  Candle lighting 6:43 pm Shkuah/Sunset 7:01 pm

Weather: Cloudy with occasional showers this afternoon Chance of rain 40%.

- Sunday forecast sunny no rain

- 42 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 14841/316

- 37 new  cases in Toms River totals 12303/333

- 49 cases in jackson since Tuesday totals 7334/113  

-Heavy erev Yom Tov traffic at  shopping areas, people waiting in line for shopping carts

- A team of Israeli scientists say that a drug previously used in an uncontrolled fashion to treat HIV has a direct antiviral effect against #coronavirus, sending patients home #virus-free within only a few days. (JPost)

- CRC Kosher: fencing material to be used for schach  (from Home Depot) - for the past few years, we no longer issue recommendations as we found that there is a reasonable chance of them resulting in not having kosher schach for the sukkah. We suggest that consumers use traditional schach material such as Bamboo poles, tree branches, or mats specifically certified for sukkah use.

- Roberts/KNA carnival Update: The 2021 Sukkos Chol Hamoed carnival will be on Sunday, September 26th 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM at The Lakewood Cheder School. There will not be a rain date. Parking – Available at The Lakewood Cheder, UPS Parking Lot, Orchos Chaim and 475 Oberlin Ave

"Please do not endanger others by bringing someone who is not up-to-date with child immunizations".

 Shows will feature a Petting Farm, Emergency vehicles  close up experience, FMX Motorcycle Stunt Show,  Rabbi Tzvi Serebrowski Storyteller, 

The Chicago Boys Acrobats Professional Gymnastic Troupe, High-energy Synchronized Jump Rope Show 

-  An Ocean County Superior Court judge has set a hearing for Oct. 5 on Brick Township's lawsuit seeking an injunction to shut down an Orthodox Jewish boys high school at the former Temple Beth Or property. The school claims they do not need approval from the Planning board to operate.

- Ami & Mishpacha expanded Yom Tov edition magazine is $11

- Daled Minim Shuk open today at Blue claws parking lot in tent 

- Daled minim shuk opening Motzei shabbos at Parking lot Lexington ave bet 9th - 10th

- Founder of Charles Tyrwhitt on selling shirts in Lakewood: “Our sales figures started to show that our white, non-iron, cutaway collar, twill shirt was fast becoming our most popular product — and in no small measure due to the sheer number of them being sold in Lakewood. Today it is by far our most popular product. Mishpacha

-  Rollover accident on Forest Avenue and 8th Street. Hatzolah on scene, pedestrian seriously injured (LNN)

- Israel covid numbers 658 hospitalized in serious 182 on respirators, 21 deaths.

- Jackson township will receive $3,173,040 from NJ to expand Pre-K program for next year

- Howell bans shirt term home rentals for less than 90 days like Airbnb. Pool rentals banned as well

-  Biden administration plan to overhaul the distribution of monoclonal antibodies in a way that will severely hamper the treatment's availability in several Republican-controlled states. , the federal government will decide how many doses each state will receive .Florida gov DeSantis on Thursday said the action could lead to a “huge disruption” in his state, which has become increasingly reliant on the treatments as they reduce hospitalization and death among those who contract the virus.

Authorities in Yerushalayim are attempting to have this Sukka in Meah Shearim removed out of safety concerns. The owner and neighborhood want it up and say it has approvals from engineers.