Sunday January 2 News Updates Lakewood

Rosh chodesh shevat is tonight. Weather today Cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High around 60F snow showers after midnight

- The Lakewood School District will be closed on Monday, January 3, 2022 due to the impending inclement weather.

-10:00 pm Jackson School District Will Be CLOSED Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Due to COVID-Related Absences and Weather Conditions. District will be FULLY VIRTUAL For the Rest of the Week

- Due to weather and staff shortages some Lakewood schools may cancel classes tomorrow. LNN reports a decision will be made with the bus companies at 5:00 an

- NWS Lakewood snow forecast 4-6 inches. Other weather services have Lakewood getting much more depending on model shift. 

- Sichas Mussar tonight in BMG from Rav Reuven Hechster shlita Mashgiach of Mir Brachfeld 7:15 pm at Beren hall

- Neis: Ceiling in the basement dining room of Yeshiva Bais Hatalmud in Bensonhurst collapsed Sunday afternoon as the bachurim and yungerleit were eating lunch, but there were only minor injuries, in what witnesses describe as “a neis.”  see photos nelow. Around 2:40 p.m., people in the dining room started hearing some noises We looked up and saw some cracks in the ceiling which were getting larger and larger, so we started backing up slowly. Suddenly, everything came crashing down "The yeshiva has had a hischadshus recently, with growth in bachurim and yungerleit,” Harav Chaim Leib Perkowski, shlita, rosh yeshiva, told Hamodia. “There has been a real ribui in the oilam, and perhaps a neis happened in that zechus Read more at Hamodia

- New Jersey on Sunday reported another  24,710 confirmed positive cases. Lakewood numbers will come in tomorrow due to Holiday.

Belaaz:  According to information given to Belaaz News, Several Lakewood Jewish businesses are considering to temporarily shutdown due to the ongoing rise in COVID-19 cases which is effecting their employees.

- New Jersey’s First Lady Tammy Murphy has tested positive for COVID-19, Gov. After taking a rapid antigen test when the  family returned Thursday from an eight-day vacation to Costa Rica. She is asymptomatic, and Gov. Murphy and the rest of the family have tested negative. Murphy won’t quarantine per CDC guidance

- Murphy: We’re closely monitoring the forecast for the upcoming winter weather, including rain, gusty winds, and snow – with greatest impacts forecast for coastal and southern counties.

- Stores put out snow merchandise ahead of expected storm tomorrow morning 

- BDE: Petirah of Rebbetzin Rivka Kaluszynet a"h at age 97 wife of Rav Shmuel ZTL. She was a holocaust survivor and author of the book the not so far away past. Levaya in Lakewood today at Bnos Devorah school 360 Oak st. Apprx 2:00 pm. Many children and grandchildren in Lakewood Daughters Mrs. Belsky Mrs. Dina Storch. She was a sister of Rav Yom Tov Ehrlich ztl. Kevura in EY. Dee more on LNN

- A surprise winter storm could bring 4 to 6 inches of snow to parts of New Jersey starting late tonight and snarl the Monday morning commute, the National Weather Service is reporting. Lakewood could get 3-5 inches  A winter storm watch was issued Sunday morning for far southern New Jersey and Delaware. Parts of Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland and Ocean counties will see the largest snowfall totals.

- Still no public information posted about the Lakewood township reorganization meeting. Ray Coles will be sworn in again as mayor for 2022.

- Some Urgent cares by appointment only today

 - Tolls rising on Parkway, Turnpike, AC Expressway starting Jan. 1 The current $1.90 cost for passenger vehicles at Parkway toll plazas will increase to $1.96 for E-ZPass customers and $2 for cash customers.The average passenger vehicle Turnpike toll that now costs $4.80 will rise to $4.95.

- Protests continue today at the Chemed vaccine site against child covid vaccinations.

- Lakewood Satmar elemntary boys and girls schools open registration for next year application deadline Rosh Chodesh Adar Bais.

- Israel is considering to open its skies to most foreign countries almost completely. once the number of  verified people with the coronavirus arriving from abroad reaches 5% of all verified people, the flight ban for most red countries will be lifted and it will be possible to fly there without a special permit.

- Levaya 2:00 pm Zoom link  Here Petirah of Rav Moshe Garfunkel Zt"l 73, Was the Rov in Zichron Chaim in Cleveland f talmid if the Telz yeshiva, moved to Lakewood at the Enclave development. Levaya in Lakewood 2:00 pm at the chapel o 7th street. Kevurah in EY.

- BDE: R' Cheskel Dovid Zelcer Z"L ,71, origionaly  From Brooklyn, moved to Lakewood Whiteoaks area. Levaya today at the 7th st Chapel 4:00 pm

Ceiling collapse at Yeahiva Bais Hatalmud Photo credit Hamodia

Torn Jacket of Youngerman that was hit with falling sheetrock