Wednesday June 28 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 83° Sun and clouds mixed. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 83F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph

- Tomorrow Thursday code orange air quality alert in NJ from Canadian wild fires

- 9:15pm: UPS issues statement "The UPS facility in Lakewood, N.J. has been evacuated out of an abundance of caution to address a fire. We are working with authorities. Our employees are safe and will return to work as soon as we can be confident they can safely resume their activities.”

- 8:00 pm Update -  APP reports from Lakewood police “I’m being told that at least six trailers and the building are on fire, “Looks under control at this time. Vassar Avenue is completely closed at both ends until further notice.  Simcha hall parking is now at Orchos chaim hall and people are walking to the halls. Hundreds of packages were destroyed.

- 7:15pm UPS building fire is visible from the entire area Traffic on Vasser Ave is one way only. Those trying to access the wedding halls have to go all the way around past Orchos Chaim. The fire may have started in the facility and spread to the trucks or vice versa.

- 7:00pm: A 3rd  alarm fire at UPS facility in Lakewood. Heavy  traffic at the Lakewood Cheder Simcha halls 

- Attorney in Prime apt case files that the appropriate venue to adjudicate this entire matter would be before Lakewood Township's Rent Control Board as they are vested with jurisdiction to hear hardship increase applications - however, the Township Committee has abolished the Board, leaving him with no appropriate venue to establish the rent so that he can avoid operating a severe financial loss. more at FAA 

- Bde: Petirah of Rabbi Aryeh Spero Z"L of Allentown, PA known as Americas Rabbi a talmid of Telz yeshiva in Cleveland  was an early and outspoken advocate for religious liberty. He has testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee regarding religious liberty was president of Quality Kosher Supervision. Spokesman for the Conference of Jewish Affairs

 - Malaria found in US for first time in 20 years, alarming officials, Malaria, a potentially deadly disease caused by a mosquito-borne parasite, is making inroads into the US. Five new cases of malaria  one in Texas and four in Florida, are alarming officials because they were locally acquired, meaning a mosquito in the US was carrying the parasite. Conservative media pundits all pointing out that  Bill Gates has released genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and Texas since 2018.

- Update American Roshei yeshiva will be traveling to E"Y to discuss the proposals in helping the shidduch crisis among those going Rav Elya Chaim Swerldloff, Rav Yuddy Svei Rav Mendel Slomovitz, Rav Mottel Dick, Novominker rebbe and others they will meet with Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch and other gedolim. As they work on lowering the age gap there's a proposal to cut out a grade somewhere either 12th in Mesivta or first year B"M. Another aspext is to  have bochurim stay in Eretz Yisrael for a shorter period possibly for only one year,there's also talk of eliminating the freezer too. 

- Activists continue with their food pricing comparison charts  of stores in the tri state area including Lakewood. The charts were hanging in Williamsburg shuls over shabbos se below 

- More than $200 billion in Covid aid disbursed by the Small Business Administration may have been stolen by fraudsters, according to a federal watchdog. This would represent 17% of the $1.2 trillion disbursed.

- Another lawsuit filed on Lakewood planning board application denial FAAnews 

- Satmar Rebbe Rav Aron Teitelbaum visited the stunning Satmar Shul on Kennedy Blvd in Lakewood yesterday the Rebbe davened Mincha and greeted Lakewood’s Satmar Dayan Rabbi Mordechai Betzalel Klein and other Mispallelim see photos below

- Ocean county replaces traffic lights at Intersection of Cedarbridge and New Hampshire Avenue in Lakewood 

- A local news site covering Lakewood has continued in its campaign of not reporting or showing pictures of BMG and the Roshei yeshiva. A  Asifa for chassidishe  mosdos took place with a huge dais and Rav Malkiel Kotler shlita attended. While the other news sites in Lakewood showed the real pictures, this site blocked out any image that would show the Rosh hayeshiva. social media accounts called it out and urged everyone to stop following the fake news

- An unusual event occurred last night at the famed Scheiner's  shul in Monsey  a torrential rain poured overhead yet the moon was clearly visible and a minyan formed to say kiddush levana in the rain. The last chance to say it is this coming Sunday night. 

- Bais Yaakov High School is seeking to expand their existing campus at 277 James Street Street in Lakewood. more Here 

- Free school lunch: New Jersey is looking at the idea of providing every student with free school lunch, at an eventual cost of more than $500 million per year. Under the measure that's sponsored by four Democrats, including Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, schools would provide free lunch to a growing number of kids with looser income restrictions each year  until every student is included in the sixth year, regardless of household income. As a result of the advocacy of Agudath Israel’s New Jersey office, the bill’s sponsors have now amended the bill to include private school children as well.

- Gen. Sergei Surovikin, Russia's 2nd-in-command, disappeared amid claims he had prior knowledge of the weekend revolt against Putin's regime. One theory is, he's under interrogation over a plot to oust Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and eliminate internal enemies. A former Russian diplomat says the attempted Wagner mutiny is 'just another step' toward Putin's eventual ouster

- Price comparison chart from last week of disposable cutlery sold in frum stores.

 

At the Lakewood chasidishe asifa on technology 

Satmar Rebbe Rav Aaron with Satmar Dayan in Lakewood