Tuesday December 6 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 58° Rain showers early will evolve into a more steady rain for the afternoon. High 58F. Winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

- Georgia Senate Runoff Election Warnock defeats Walker  Dems have senate majority 51-49

- Police arrested a 25 year old Staten Island man accused of shooting a BB gun at a frum father and son in Staten Island as they exited the kosher grocery  officials said he allegedly shot at a dad and son on Sunday, hitting the 32-year-old father in the chest and leaving the son with a graze wound. Neither victim was seriously injured

- Elon Musk confirms Twitter exec James Baker, former FBI counsel, fired from Twitter after Hunter laptop revelations that he scrubbed references about the  FBI to suppress the laptop story.

-Donald Trump’s company was found guilty of tax fraud in a scheme hatched by top executives and could face a $1.6 million fine.  The Trump Org was convicted on all 17 counts it faced  including tax fraud, falsifying business records, conspiracy and related crimes  following two days of deliberations in Manhattan Supreme Court. The company is set to be sentenced on January 13. The 45th president and his children are not charged in the case.

- The House select committee investigating the January events at the US Capitol has decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice  A source tells CNN the criminal referrals “will be focused on the main organizers and leaders of the attacks.”

 - Lakewood Township to vote on banquet hall ordinance second reading this Thursday for non residential zones 1.0 parking space shall be required for every 50 square feet thereof. this is the resolution   "In all non-residential zones where schools are permitted uses (Section 18-903) and the Oak Street Core Neighborhood Overlay Zone-1 (Section 18-902M), catering facilities and banquet halls shall continue to be allowed as accessory uses in the school buildings, provided the following parking requirements are met: For the section of the school utilized for catering and banquet functions (to be known as the Banquet Hall space, but not including bathrooms, food prep rooms, and facilities not associated with the Banquet Hall function, such as guest preparation rooms, etc.) 1.0 parking space shall be required for every 50 square feet thereof".

- Lakewood  township officials and BMG representatives are traveling to washington DC for various meetings including a summit on anti semitism at the white house hosted by the husband of VP Kamala Harris

- Toms River - The Ciba-Geigy property, one of New Jersey's most infamous pollution sites, one associated with a cluster of childhood cancers in the 1990s, will be protected and turned into a 1,000-acre park, according to a proposed agreement announced Monday by the state Department of Environmental Protection It will be restored to a natural state and break ground on the future 1,000-acre park in 2023, according to the DEP. (APP)

- Lakewood car accident numbers keep averaging 500 a month. Despite attempts by local media to play down the numbers because of police enforcement, the number of crashes and injuries for November are in and it's not pretty. Faanews reports the Total Crashes for November was 482 resulting in 38 injuries with 15 Pedestrian struck. One overturned vehicle 56 hit n runs B'H no fatalities . In October there were 464 crashes 48 injuries 14 pedestrians struck and 1 fatality. Total for 2022 to date; Crashes nearly 5,000, Fatalities 10, Pedestrian struck 132, That is an average of 2.77 pedestrians struck by vehicles each week, and 1 fatality every 5 weeks! 

- Watch the Hilulas Bas Ayin with R' Meilich Biderman Here 

- Georgia senate runoff election today between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker.The outcome of Tuesday’s contest will determine whether Democrats have an outright 51-49 Senate majority or control a 50-50 chamber based on Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie breaking vote.

-New book "Rav Yeruchom"  The life, wisdom, and worldwide impact of Rabbeinu Yeruchom Halevi Levovitz, the Mashgiach of Mir translated in english from the Hebrew book HaMashgiach by Rav Menachem Mendel Plato published by Judaicapress

- Lakewood planning board meeting today see agenda Here watch live stream here at 6 pm on the agenda  Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah application for 125 homes and basements at the corner of James and Cross, Nachlas Bais Yaakov new school building on Newport ave, Migdal Bais Yaakov seminary dorm building and  elementary school building  on Joe Parker, Ohr Yehoshua  shul on Finchley blvd.

- Stoliner chasidim from Lakewood traveled to Eretz Yisrael to partake in the wedding of the rebbes youngest son taking place tonight at the Tel Aviv fairgrounds.

- LDC meeting today see agenda here  watch live here 4:30pm appointing the position of  executive director to Mr. David Klein for the term January – December 2023 at an annual salary of $122,400. UEZ administration budget for 2023 $417,900. A rotal of 220k spent on Strand theater for capital improvements, 75k for shuttle bus liaison. The board resolution has the option to continue hosting virtual meetings through 2023 

- 39% of the American public strongly or somewhat think Anthony Fauci should be investigated for his role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new Axios-Ipsos polling.

- Former National Security Adviser John Bolton is considering a 2024 presidential run if it would prevent Donald Trump from taking office again. 

- Shameful - Murphy names first transgender cabinet member in NJ at helm of state Civil Service Commission.(Globe)