Tuesday January 18 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Partly cloudy. High 37F.  Higher wind gusts possible.

- 461 new covid cases + 2 deaths  in Lakewood over the weekend totals 22602/337

- 227 new covid cases in Jackson over the weekend totals 11684/130

- 269 new covid cases in Toms River +4 deaths over the weekend totals 19767/376

- US issues travel warning for Israel over rising Covid cases since the beginning of the month, 500,000 new coronavirus cases have been diagnosed, an average of 31,340 a day.

- White House: Russia could attack Ukraine at any time now.

- New Jersey on Tuesday reported another 42  Covid-19 deaths and 9,073 confirmed positive tests

- Among the 123 bills New Jersey Gov Murphy signed today is legislation establishing the “New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program" which allows for eligible nonprofit organizations to apply for up to $60,000 from a state-funded grant-program in order to enhance their security (Reporter Onejerseyschorr)

- Tomorrow deadline for bochurim to submit application for the summer zman at BMG

- Beginning tomorrow Wednesday, January 19th, you can order free rapid COVID-19 test kits through the government at the following website www.covidtests.gov

- Camp Yachad for boys in Lakewood has sent out an email to parents that they will not be opening this year due to the fact that the building they were supposed to be in is under construction and they will not have a place. 

- Gov Murphy attends a religious service at a Jewish temple ahead of inauguration for a second term  and tweets that  faith has been my anchor throughout my life and my governorship. Critics called him out asking if his faith allowed him to sign a abortion bill up to 9 months. 

- Continued tefilos for 6 year old girl Pinya Gittel bas Rachel Shaindel who was hit last night by a car she will be undergoing  surgery this morning.

- Howell Township Council togive themselves a raise in salary today with  a 60% pay raise for the council's five members. shifting the pay range from  $7,500 to $12,000 annually, retroactive to Jan. 1. The proposed change also includes 2% raises annually for council members once they hit the $12,000 threshold. (APP)

- Two more winter storms are in the forecast for New Jersey this week with light snow expected Wednesday night into Thursday and a second system that could possibly produce significant accumulation Friday night into Saturday. The weekend storm is far from a sure thing as its path and intensity are still largely uncertain this early in the week.“If it stays mostly out to sea, we’ll see little to no snow while a track closer to the coast could result in significant snow,” the National Weather Service said Tuesday morning.

-9:00 am snow coming down in Lakewood briefly.

-Gov Murphy will be sworn in today for a second term at 11:00am

- Israel study: 4th vaccine injection shows little effect on Omicron infections, increases in antibodies only "slightly higher" than following the 3rd dose.

- Lakewood Planning board meeting tonight 7:00 pm see Agenda Here watch livestream Here hotel application postponed, application for day care center on Newport Ave off Cross st

- Israel reports 498 135 critical 

- Lakewood Fire Dept. adopts budget for 2022 the budget is yet to be made public on the website and  was only available upon request prior to approval. They dont need public approval to  vote on the budget and can increase it by 2%. The residents voted in November approving new funding of $1.6 million for a new fire truck to be raised from taxes.

- According to preliminary home assessment data from the New Jersey Treasury Department and reviewed by nj.com , the average homeowner in the state paid a property tax bill of $9,284 in 2021 - a record high - up nearly $172.00, or 1.8%, compared to 2020. In Lakewood, the average taxpayer paid $7,495 in property tax in 2021; a 0.8% increase over 2020. In Jackson, the average was $7,896 (+1.5%) and in Toms River, the average was $6,744 (+1.1%). (Reporter SSchorr)

- Former NYC mayor BIll de Blasio announces he will not run for Governor of NYS but will fight for inequality in the state

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