Thursday, August 3, 2023

Thursday August 3 News Updates Lakewood

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- Trump pleads not guilty and called the indictment a prosecution of a political opponent

- Donald Trump arrives in Washington DC to appear in court at 4PM  for indictment hearing in Jan. 6 case.

- Introducing The All New Shelf Stable Cholov Yisroel Milk Now Delivered Next Day Nation Wide With Amazon Prime DansDeals 

- Agudath Israel Statement on American Government Officials’ Positions on Israeli Judicial Reform
"Agudath Israel of America takes no position on the Israeli government’s proposed judicial reforms. But, whatever the merits or shortcomings of that plan, American lawmakers and other government officials, while they are entitled to their opinions, should not be seeking to use their positions of power to meddle in the internal affairs of another sovereign democratic state".

- APP reports the up[coming contested lakewood BOE elections with 7 candidates vying for 3 seats with 4 new candidates challenging 3 incumbents The increased election interest is occurring as the school district faces its most serious fiscal issues in years, with more than $125 million in state loan debt, a long-running lawsuit over state funding and the ongoing impact of the pandemic and so-called “lost learning.” A Lakewood Vaad spokesperson made no mention of the fiscal situation  “It would be expected that this would happen,” “The community is getting larger. There are new communities that have sort of sprouted up over the last couple of years.” more at the APP 

- Bais Havaad purchases the family planning center property at 290 River avenue in Lakewood  right before  James street down the road from the current location near the tracks. The Bais din plans to relocate there with a brand new building. (LNN)

- BDE: Petirah of Rav Shlomo Leflowitz ZTL former magid shiur In yeshiva Chasan Sofer in NY. Lived in Lakewood in the Central Court area. He was 96 Levaya this morning in Lakewood 10:00am at the chapel on 7th st. Kevura in EY.

- Pediatric affiliates  recently sold plans to construct a new office on its River avenue location and open an office in Brick. Dr. Shanik is still seeing patients. 

- More development is in the works for Route 70 and New Hampshire Avenue, a busy intersection near the Lakewood/ Toms River Township border, FAA News  reports 

- Despite having the highest property taxes in the nation, New Jersey ranked first as its homes rose in value by 6.9% in June year-over-year. Nationally, home prices grew 1.6% on the year in June, the CoreLogic Home Price Index said.

10 comments:

  1. It's about time people wised up and stop spending money on townhouses that are more fitting for military base dwellings.

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  2. Forget not who is behind all your bounty
    https://musingsonthetorah.blogspot.com/2023/08/keep-wonder-alive.html

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  3. When is construction starting on the kelmwoods shul expansion?

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    1. Speedily in our days

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    2. When midas sdom stops

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    3. Bez”H asap. It’s sorely needed contrary to what people pushing their sick agenda keep saying

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    4. Better without it.New topic necessary

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  4. Who are the candidates that back our hero, R' Lang? Obviously, not the incumbents
    We want to know who to vote for

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  5. I respond to a news report about the district victimizing me and the possibility of a state takeover of it.

    I am not a victim. On the contrary, the district, on all levels, is the victim because it gets the facts and law wrong. The last few years proves it.

    Moreover, as to getting facts wrong, the district organization on all levels never comprehended the reality of Lakewood and the BOE never comprehended the district organization that it is elected to lead. So both the BOE and the organization are not properly discharging their duties. It's been like that for 20 years.

    No one at the Department of Education or Division of Law in the AG office is talking about a state takeover. There is no willingness in Trenton to get back into the business of taking over school districts. It is not going happen in the near future, anywhere, particularly in Lakewood.

    Change is coming and it's about time to give the people a voice.

    Aaron Lang

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  6. What Midas sdom is going on? I thought everyone was happy now and friends again. Wasn’t the shul expansion approved?

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