Thursday Feb 10 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Partly cloudy skies. Slight chance of a shower late. Low around 30F.

- 40 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 23585/360

- 14 new covid cases in Jackson totals 12431/139

- 21 new cases in Toms River 21041/411

- CIA has been secretly conducting massive data collections programs that capture Americans’ private information, newly declassified documents reveal. AP

- Asifas chizuk at B"M Chanichei Hayeshivos

divrei hisoirerus by Harav shlomo Feivel Schustal shlita  followed by Tehillim for a refuah and  yeshuah due to the current matzav of the Marah  D'asra  Harav Yaakov Landau shlita who is in need of rachmei shamayim. 142 Hollywood 10:30 pm 

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- Phil Murphy signed an executive order Thursday to extend the public health emergency at least one more month, the 17th time he has done so.

- Bde: Petirah of 3 months old hayalda Penina Rotkin A"H more at LNN  

- The price for a מהודר ספר תורה is now costing up to $200k. People in the industry  say brokers are telling sofrim to charge more as it is in high demand. This is causing the price of tefillin and mezzuzos to skyrocket due to a shortage of sofrim writing them.

- The average U.S. household is spending an additional $250 a month because of inflation that is rising at its fastest rate in 40 years, a new economic analysis showed. The squeeze stems from higher prices across a range of products and services, including cars, gasoline, furniture and groceries.

-  U.S. inflation jumps to 7.5% year over year in January, a 40 year high and more than expected.

 - “Governor Murphy insisted his decision to lift school mask mandates was influenced by nothing but public health data,” said state Senator Testa (R-1) on Wednesday, reacting to the NYT report. “In truth, his announcement was driven by concerns over polling data and growing public outrage over his mandates as he prepares to run for president. Anyone who continues to think Governor Murphy isn’t playing politics with the pandemic is delusional.”

- Kids will have to still wear masks on school buses in N.J. even after mandate is lifted, state says “School buses are subject to federal masking regulations,” which require masks on all public mass transportation. (NJ)

- LIC set to announce opening date for Park n Ride on Swarthmore near Cedarbridge

- Moadim Lsimcha will be accepting EBT as a form of payment for the Pesach orders this year

- B"H Ruchoma Yiscah Miriam bas Tzirel Bracha, a young  mother has been released from the hospital. 

- Fund set up to help local family who lost their baby HERE

- Guy behind the Counter Book review " Blood, Sweat and Tears", Memoirs of a Talmid of Rav Eliyohu Meir Sorotzkin Zatzal Here

- Audio: Brisk R"Y RA"Y Soloveitchik Chumash shiur on recent events in E"Y