Monday, January 3, 2022

Monday Rosh Chodesh Shevat Jan 3 News Updates Lakewood

 ר''ח שבט תשפ''ב

- 651 new covid cases in Lakewood since Thursday totals 19,293/330
- 458 new cases in Jackson totals 10,149/125
- 809 new cases in Toms River totals 17,012/363.

-Forecasters say another winter storm could bring snow to the New Jersey region and other parts of the eastern United States later this week.

Israel: 2 IDF officers were killed and 1 moderately injured when an IAF maritime helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Chaifa during a training flight last night.

- Be carfull of black ice as temps fall

-  A Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $650,969 was sold at Krauszer’s Food at 740 Brewers Bridge Rd. in Jackson, New Jersey
 
- Number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 tops 103,000, highest since January 2021

- Murphy asked the state Legislature for a 90 day extension of his administration’s emergency powers related to vaccine distribution and administration, testing, and masks in schools. Current orders were due to expire January 11th.

- Murphy said We currently have no intention or plan to shut our schools down. This comes after 30% of NJ schools have closed due to covid. 

- End of an era at BMG: As of January 1, Reb Aaron Kotler is no longer the CEO and president after he retired last calender year. No replacement has been named yet  Wikipedia has been updated "Rabbi Aaron Kotler, a grandson of Rabbi Aharon Kotler, was President and CEO of the institution until he retired towards the end of 2021".

- Tomorrow morning Lakewood MUA  board including newly elected mayor  Coles and committeemen Lichtenstein will vote to raise water rates by 15% over the next few years. 

- The Committee appoints and voted for Ray Coles to be mayor in a 4-1 vote. Republican Issac Akerman voted NO. Committeemen Miller and Lichtenstein who ran unopposed were sworn in privately prior to the public meeting. Miller was voted as deputy Mayor

- Mr.  Chaim Sable will not be on the planning board. Township appoints Mr Moshe Neiman to the planning board and Mr. Yitzchok Gartenhause to the Zoning board

- Lakewood covid numbers expected to rise after weekend numbers come in

-Gov. Phil Murphy will address the surge of covid19 cases today but it is not yet clear what  if any  action he will take

-  FDA grants emergency authorization for Pfizer's "booster" injections in children and teens ages 12-15. shortens time between Pfizer 2nd dose and booster to at least 5 months, and clears third doses for immunocompromised kids 5-11

 - Yeshiva Tiferes Torah YTT Rayze it campaign Here with new video skit for this year watch Here

- Lakewood zoning board meeting tonight on the agenda the application to install a communications tower on Clifton avenue on top of the Eleanor Levovitz building see Agenda Here

- Powerball lottery goes up to $522 million drawing tonight 

 - Agudah head asks Israeli PM to re-evaluate the travel restrictions that make it so difficult for families to get together in Israel to celebrate family simchos, and to ease the restrictions 

- Rav Zev Leff discusses the current events in EY and what to do with books lidten HERE

 - Former advisor to President Clinton Dick Morris predicts a possible 2024 White House run by Hillary Clinton expects a primary challenge with AOC

 -This morning a bris took place for the of one of the  Miron Victims Rav Goldberg ZTL at the bris the baby was named after his 
father 
"קיים את הילד הזה לאמו""ישמח האב בגן עדן" אלעזר מרדכי בן אלעזר מרדכי

13 comments:

  1. Back to the pre covid corruption at the township

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  2. GM Lanes Mill LLC (Appeal # 4221) is trying to get away with building 34 duplexes (68 units upstairs + 68 units downstairs = 136 families) in an R-20 zone on Lanes Mill Road. The zone requires 20,000 sf per individual housing unit, but the applicant wants to more than double that and stuff in duplexes into less than half the required space by providing only a 7500 sf per each 4-unit duplex. If the zoning board goes along with this, it can be expected to add an immediate 272 resident cars to the area (34 duplexes x 8 cars per duplex).

    The planning board recently approved a massive 30,000 sf wedding hall and an additional large school facility with 24 classrooms, etc.. right next door (Aderes Bais Yaakov) with nowhere nearly enough parking being provided.

    It looks like more density and another traffic nightmare will be coming to town..

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    1. If we elect the same people, they keep on doing the same things. We can scream & yell online and on paper. But if they get reelected anyway, why should they care? Those who oppose our current local govt. have not put up a viable candidate yet. I think the people of Lakewood are ready for a change, but we have to put up strong, respectable alternatives, who won't just whine and scream

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    2. People have been saying that the zoning board should be renamed the slum creating board. I understand why.

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    3. GM Lanes Mill sent in a last minute request to postpone their duplex application because some neighbors were upset, and they wanted time to convince them to change their mind. It's been rescheduled to the February 7th meeting without further Notice.

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  3. Thanks to our ugeshtuped hiemeshe builders, Lakewood today looks like a sprawling military base with all the trash townhouses they built

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  4. I got mah mittens and mah booots and mah shovel, now where is the freakin snow

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    1. Very not classy language for Lakewood. We should be better than that.

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  5. HaRav Aryeh Leib Paretzky Shlita, one of Lakewood's outstanding Talmidei Chachamim, delivered yesterday the most comprehensive Shiur on the terrible occurrence in Eretz Yisroel, both in terms of Halachah & Hashkafah.
    The recording is going viral.
    Is there any way to post it here?

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    1. Would love to hear it

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    2. Best to reach out to him directly, like I did.

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  6. Any of the covid cases are serious?

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    1. Almost all of the serious ones are unvaccinated.
      4 out of 30 are vaccinated, and even they may only have fake vaccine cards. No vaccinated people are claiming to be unvaccinated.

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