Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Wednesday December 6 Lakewood News Updates

 Weather: 42° Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon.

- Lakewood mayor responding to a question said there are no plans to have a menorah this year in town square 

- NJ AG office will be investigating a fatal police shooting yesterday in Manchester, New Jersey. One adult male sustained fatal injuries. PD responded to Elizabeth Avenue after a 9-1-1 call was received at approximately 8:28 p.m. last night, Officers located the subject, and two officers fired their service weapons at approximately 9:10 p.m., fatally wounding the subject. A firearm was recovered near the subject.

- Tefillos for the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchock Rebbe shlita who was hospitalized with a infection name is Shmuel Yaakov ben Yenta

- Tonight Lakewood township committee virtual meeting 5:30 pm the last meeting for this year livestream Here  see agenda Here 
 to submit public comments during the meeting send email to comments@lakewoodnj.gov 
On the agenda: vote to approve the public bid bid to sell township Property at $2.8 Million located between Pine Street and Oak parallel to Albert Street for residential development
-  lease the property at 305 Main street for municipal parking
-No stopping or standing in Hanover way i n Belz
- Approve 1.6 million in UEZ spending to purchase mobile command center new hatzolah trucks and salaries for LDC  director and administration 

- Traffic Alert: County Line Rd is closed between Brook and Somerset due to a MVA with two poles down. Avoid area. Expect delays. (LPD)

- Zmanei hadlaka al pi minhag Hayeshiva shkiah is 4:31 pm Hadlokas ner chanukah throughout is 4:54 pm and candles should burn until 6:13 pm 

- A group of rabbonim and balei batim have recently purchased a existing Jewish cemetery in Freehold that will serve the greater lakewood community with affordable kevura h options 

- Campaign launched on social media to bring Menorah back to Lakewood town square after the township had it removed a number of years ago there's a committee meeting tonight evening  you can email or  call the township 732-364-2500 #1 for public works #2 for the mayor 

 - Lakewood planning board approves Sunset sefardi shul, Many neighbors voiced numerous concerns regarding the Site Plan application at the meeting The Board deliberated considerably, ultimately voting to approve the application, but with significant consideration for the neighbors concerns. more at faanews 

- App reports the Lakewood township committee shows no signs of returning to in-person gatherings, officials said. Lakewood is one of the only municipalities to have online meetings The last time the Lakewood Township Committee was March 5, 2020. “It started with Covid and we realized that we actually get more participation this way than we were getting when it was live,” Mayor Ray Cols said. “People don’t have to come out in bad weather, we do it live and it is a reflection of the times." Lakewood is an exception. Nearly all local governments statewide have returned to in-person meetings, with many offering both online access and person-to-person gatherings. APP

- JB MDL will be conducting a full-scale readiness exercise, beginning Monday, December 4-10," local residents may hear loud booms and an increase in aircraft flying over the area 

- Lakewood MUA approves water rate hike for customers by 38% over next 7 years on top of a 15% rate hike the last two years. The commissioners that include Mayor Coles and committeeman Lichtenstein and Wife of Deputy Mayor Menashe Miller received a salary increase from $5k to $15k annually; they are not employees but receive compensation for being a commissioner. 

- Dining column profiles Hot Bagels store in Lakewood Best Thing We Ate This Week: shakshuka at Hot Bagels in Lakewood more



13 comments:

  1. Living in Lakewood is unaffordable at least a cheap burial plot will bring menuchas hanefesh

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  2. Rabbanim, Ballabatim, affordable. Hard to believe those 3 go together. I guess we will wait and see.

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  3. How much is he this poor man's meal (ShakShuka)? Probably 3 times the price of the poor man's doughnut

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  4. Some chutzpah of Ray Coles to keep hiding and ignoring the tax payers.
    Idiots reelected him and he feels he can do what he wants he is a puppet tobthe vaad and askanim who control him and can do whatever they want

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  5. Have They all become chabad? What is the point of lakewood having a menorah displayed? That would be the equivelant of kiryas yoel putting one up. In any other city i could understand pushing them to do so for political reasons but in lakewood it is worthless.

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  6. Why is the township committee also the commissioners for MUA why do they get to take more money from the tax payers for no show jobs on top of their bloated salaries for 15 zoom meetings?

    Why did Menashe Miller have his wife there instead of himself?

    Let other Lakewood residents get those positions and make money

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  7. Upon the 6th Yahrtzeit of Maran Hagaon Horav Steinman zt"l on Erev Chanukah, here is a phenomenal tribute by Horav Michoel Sorotzkin reading and explaining to bnai Torah his gadlus'dike Tzavaha

    https://youtu.be/enjYNbkCuk4

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    1. מצוה לפרסם.
      Anyone who wants to have an idea what a real Gadol is all about should listen. Post on your front page. It should be a major limud to all בני תורה

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  8. How much are plots selling for

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    1. Hey, get in line!

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    2. The kevarim crisis is a grave situation

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    3. Yes but no need to worry. the Chevrah kadisha are the last people to let you down.

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  9. A public menorah is just a stupid Lubavitch concept. We do t need that here in Lakewood

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