Tuesday September 12 News Updates Lakewood

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- Prime apts: Ocean County Superior Court Judge has just declined two filings by tenants of Prime Apartments seeking to evict their landlord and appoint a receiver. However, the judge did permit the litigation to proceed. The landlord insists that he is in full compliance with the Rent Control Board ordinances which remain in effect despite the Committee abolishing the Board, and approves hardship applications if the (non-existent) Board does not act within 60 days. Full story at Faanews 

- News release from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic: New testimony from a highly credible whistleblower alleges CIA  rewarded six analysts with significant financial incentives to change their COVID-19 origins conclusion from a lab-leak to zoonosis.

- Speaker McCarthy to greenlight impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. “McCarthy plans to tell House Republicans in a closed meeting this week that launching an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is the 'logical next step' in the GOP's probes.”

- Death toll in Morocco earthquake hits 2900, anther 5,200 people have died as a result of the floods in Libya this week with several dams collapsing.

- Hurricane Lee path will impact new England and eastern Canada. The east coast including the Jersey shore is expected to be walloped with Pounding waves dangerous rip currents even though the storm will be 200 miles offshore.

- Pre Yom Tov rosh hashana  Event today at the nuttery from 11:00-6:00 pm. at  1700 Madison Ave. tasting and door prizes

- NJ natural gas NJNG offering flexible payment arrangements to help you catch up on your energy bills and information about grants and help with the application process. today at the Lakewood library branch 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 301 Lexington Ave.

- At zoning board last night the live stream did not work for the first hour, the board denied an application for 28 homes off rt 70 near  on the north side of Route 70 between New Hampshire Avenue and Vermont Avenue, faanews reports  resident Aaron Hirsch for membership on the Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners - spoke up in strong opposition to the application, urging "the safety of Lakewood children should be our priority over development."

 FAA News reports , the Board agreed to waived their previous conditions of approval after the Township's Zoning Officer erroneously approved a plot plan which did not comply with their conditions of approval. More 

- Tehillim: Avrum Tzvi Chezkiyahu ben Chava,  39 year old Yungerman from Monsey, NY suffered a heart attack when he landed at Ben Gurion Airport with his family for Yom Tov and is in critical condition. 

- The Special Children’s Center opens a Farm in Howell on thirty-acre property.

- Chuck Grassley on Iran hostage deal" It’s ridiculous for US to be blackmailed into paying $6B for hostages which will help indirectly finance the number 1 foreign policy of Iran: terrorism Last time it was $1.7B traded for hostages next time it will probably be $10B the price keeps going up & up

- Public comments continue to be ignored at the Lakewood township commitee virtual meetings a resident submitted this "Last month you were asked regarding drivers using Caranetta Drive as a cut-off onto Central Avenue. Despite that this is not a new problem which has never been brought up to your attention before, the Committee was clueless regarding the issue and simply passed around the blame to the State and County. Either you are too busy or you don't care. The results are the same, the residents of that area are suffering and need a mayor and committee that takes responsibility" read more at faanews