Thursday May 12 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: Cloudy. High 62F. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph.

OCHD updated Covid cases from 5/3- 5/11

- 72 new covid cases +1 death in Lakewood totals  24784/375 

- 109 new covid cases + 2 deaths in Jackson totals 1308/145 

- 192 new covid cases +12 deaths in Toms River totals 22245447 

- North Korea reports more than 18,000 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths

- Dozens of New Jersey gas stations plan to offer discounted fuel on Friday in the latest push to convince state leaders to allow for self-service.The price drop will vary station to station, but on average it will be about 15 cents per gallon In Lakewood area participating stations: Exxon, 600 Brick Blvd., Brick. Exxon, 181 Drum Point Road, Brick. Exxon, 1444 Route 88, Lakewood.

Shell, 1350 Route 9 South, Toms River. Exxon, 13 Route 37 East, Toms River.

- New store: JUS by Julie now open st 700 Cedarbridge Ave Lakewood  open 9:00 am - 6:00 pm serving quality drinks and Cafe style food. Grand opening special free passion fruit iced tea with every purchase 

- בה" ב today, there will be a Minoan mincha with Krias Hatorah ויחל at Rabbi Forcheimers shul 418  5th st 2:10 pm

- Baby formula shortage some doctors are recommending starting infants on Milk earlier  at10 months instead of 12 (speak to your local dr)

- Hershy's heimishe bakery celebrating 18 year anniversary will have Kokosh cake at 50% off today and tomorrow at the Grebow shopping center Lakewoo/Howell border

- Big Snow ski slope at American Dream mall will reopen Friday, May 27 after a fire at the facility earlier this winter. 

- Township supporting a request for a $4 million grant from congress for the new roads in the GCU land purchase by BMG that will run parallel from  9th street to 14th the project will add infrastructure by constructing 2 roads sidewalks Water mains, lighting Sewer, and Road Improvements. last year they received a $3 million grant to purchase the property to put a daycare center on it see more HERE

- Prosecutors in the case of SCHI founder Rabbi Osher Eisemann asked the judge for more time to answer after fielding numerous hard-hitting questions from a judge during a hearing last week.(Matzav)

-Lakewood township committee virtual meeting today 5:30 pm watch live stream Here 

See Agenda Here 

- Tax abatements scheduled 

 The Voice of Lakewood second reading approving a 5 year tax abatement.

 Urban Renewal LLC  30 year tax abatement located in Cedarbridge corp park

 1975 Swarthmore LLC 5 year tax abatement

-Vacating paper Streets in the Cedarbridge airport road area and transferring it to the LIC to give it to Tomchei shabbos and other developers. Inman Avenue, Keune Place, Reed Avenue, Nan Street,Elizabeth Avenue, Miner Avenue, Old Toms River Road, Between Blocks 1165 And 1173

-Vacating street for an open space area agreement with Misameach.

-Establish a cap bank to increase its the 2022 budget by up to 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations, in the interest of promoting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens; and,...., the final appropriations of the Township of Lakewood shall, be increased by 3.5 %, amounting to $3,002,034.68, and that the CY 2022 municipal budget for the Township of Lakewood be approved and adopted  

-Addition to animal noise ordinance: No person shall own, harbor, maintain or keep on any premises within the Township of Lakewood any dog or animal causing a nuisance and disturbing the peace and quiet of the neighborhood in which it is kept, whether said nuisance or disturbance of the peace is caused by excessive, loud or continuous barking, crying or loud and continuous making of any similar sounds between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

- Emergency Temporary Appropriations be and the same is hereby made for the appropriations on the attached list for $23,982,062.00 in the Municipal Operating Budget.

Comments may via email up until 11:30 am on the day of the meeting at premeetingcomments@lakewoodnj.gov or during the meeting via comments@lakewoodnj.gov

-A 15-year-old Jackson boy and a 13-year-old Holmdel boy,were  Charged after they're found driving  a stolen pickup in Jackson the boys had been reported missing from a group home in another county,