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- Tonight: LAKEWOOD PLANNING BOARD APPROVES BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA'S EXPANSION PLANS FOR 600 APARTMENTS, DAY CARE, & BANQUET HALL ON GEORGIAN COURT LAND PURCHASE*
Faanews reports The Board also approved the internal roadways at 26 feet wide after Traffic Expert Scott Kennel assured the Board that school buses would have no issues traversing the campus. No new traffic signals or road widening was mentioned, however they did agree to make one intersection into an all-way stop. Full story at FAANEWS
- FAA: Lakewood Planning Board tonight approves mega shopping center at Cederbridge Corporate campus. The proposal is for 28 stores, 116,000 sq feet of retail space, with 571 parking spaces. Unlike when Beth Medrash Govoha proposed it, no members of the public commented on this application. Full story at Faa news
- The yanuka shlita has requested that all of klal yisrael say the following 3 perakim at least till sunday---He says that there might be a גזירה on the klal kapital 37,83, 144
- Signature Bank, was co-founded by chairman, Scott Shay, is a major donor to Jewish causes.
Signature specialized in deposits from realtors and lawyers. It drew scrutiny from regulators in 2018 for its relationship with people in the circle of then-President Donald Trump, including his Jewish son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner.(Times of Israel)
- LPD on incident last night: There is nothing that indicates that Suspect chose to menace the victims based on their religious beliefs.
- Aaron Lang: Wednesday's lakewood BOE agenda announces a request for a $73 million loan bringing the amount WE ALL owe to $200 million. All of you will just keep following marching orders to vote for those who tried to stop me from winning and keep me at the bottom of the organization w/o any say.
- Today at seasons half off the entire deli showcase
- Jackson: Tonight, the Township Council is set to introduce an Ordinance to amend the previously approved land swap to include an additional lot neighbors will have an additional opportunity to voice support or opposition to the land swap. faa news reports
- LPD update on machete wielding man: A male later identified as 22 year old Max Sanchez of Lakewood, had approached five pedestrians along Forest Avenue while brandishing a machete. Although no specific threats were made to any of the victims, his menacing behavior caused fear of eminent injury or harm to each of them. All of the victims fled from Sanchez and contacted the police, he was quickly located and taken into custody without incident. The machete was also recovered. He was subsequently transported to the Ocean County Jail.
- BDE: Petirah of Harav Dovid Zev Ben Moshe Menachem Wicentowsky ZTL of Monsey, Levaya today at Bais Medrash L"Torah Rav Feivelsohns yeshiva 10:45am in Monsey. Kevura in Lakewood approx 2 pm. There will be a call in number for the levaya 848 220 3300 conference ID 835-508
-Former President Donald Trump attacked his potential 2024 opponent and current rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, during a Monday night speech in Iowa comparing him to Sen. Mitt Romney.
-Theres has been an influx of cleaning ladies in the Lakewood area ahead of the busy Pesach season due to the lax border policies. In previous years it was hard to find cleaning help with people accusing others of stealing away their workers.
- At a meeting a few weeks ago took place in Lakewood among senior roshei yeshiva in the US about the shidduch crisis. A possible plan was discussed to eliminate a grade in either Mesivta or Bais Medrash to lower the age of bochurin returning from Eretz Yisrael to start shidduchim earlier. The elimination of 12th grade seemed to be gaining support, although not everyone is on board with this. Balei batim involved said there would be a fund set up in case some rebbeim lose their jobs.
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Moshe Ivgi ZT"L of Bnei Brak at the age of 92, he was mechaber of the seforim 'חכמת המצפון' a work of 17 volumes on chumash, He was a talmid of Novardik and learned in France under his rebbe Rav Gershon Liebman Zatzal. He built mosdod Ohr Yisrael in bnei Brak. Levaya this afternoon from his home in Bnei Brak.
- Moody’s Investors Service on Monday cut its view on the entire US banking system to negative from stable.
- In Boro Park yesterday at the signature bank there were no long lines reported of customers taking money out. Some did so already over the weekend others are counting on the FDIC to keep it secure and not rushing to pull money out.
- Lakewood Planning board meeting tonight at 6pm livestream
here see agenda
here. Several applications including a new retail center at Cedarbridge park for a total of 3 buildings with a total of 115,236 sq feet of retail shopping space with 25 stores and 571 parking spaces.
Beth Medrash Govoha of America Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision and Site Plan for a Planned Educational Campus with 6 apartment buildings and a daycare at the new property purchased from GCU, including banquet halls.
118 Ocean Avenue, LLC at Spruce and Vine Avenue Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for a daycare center.
- On Monday evening, Lakewood Shomrim received multiple calls concerning a person using a machete who chased and threatened people in the area of the Satmar Shul on Forest Avenue. Multiple Shomrim members responded swiftly to the scene and secured the area while maintaining visual surveillance of the suspect as he attempted to flee. The suspect was subsequently arrested by police at gunpoint and his knife recovered by law enforcement and taken in as evidence. (Hamodia)
