Wednesday January 18 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 25° Sunny. Cold. High near 25F. Winds 10 to 20 mph.

Chance of snow on Friday 1-3 inches 

Updated forecast 2-4 inches for Ocean county

Murphy signed a WIC bill that Permits online purchase of eligible foods using WIC funds and use of WIC funds for grocery delivery charges. An earlier version of the bill would have allowed carry over of funds from one month to the next but it was stripped out of the final version.

- Many People flocked today to the kever of the tzadik of Freehold on his yartzeit. The cemetery was recently taken over by a frum committee led by local rabboonum from the Lakewood area. In a interview with Kol  mevaser it was mentioned that Rav Nosson Wachtfogel zatzal would frequent the tziyun and daven there.

- Gov Murphy signed a bill expanding the state’s Move Over Law to also include disabled vehicles with flashing hazard lights, road flares or reflective warning triangles displayed. The new law carries a similar fine to the existing Move Over Law. Motorists face a fine of $100 to $500, with no motor vehicle points. The legislation goes into effect 45 days after Murphy signed it into law.

 Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader in the US Senate, said that there are discussions in the Senate about the possibility of placing conditions on the aid that the US provides to Israel.

- Trump eyes Rep. Elise Stefanik as a potential VP pick. The former president has spoken highly of the New York congresswoman, and his allies say she's high on the list of vice presidential prospects. According to NBC news. She's a staunch supporter of Israel 

- Fire breaks out at Lakewood apt complex off E. Kennedy Blvd behind chemed .it has been upgraded to a 2nd alarm due to the weather there's frozen fire hydrants fire was put out no reports of injuries 

- Judge Kaplan warns Trump he can throw him out of his defamation trial if he is disruptive in the courtroom. Trump tells the judge he would “love it” if he did.

- LPD Alert: Below freezing temps this morning, creating icy & slippery conditions on any untreated surfaces. Use extreme caution when driving or walking. Plan accordingly.

- Tefillos for Rav Yechiel Yitzchok Perr, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Derech Ayson of Far Rockaway, who is in need of rachamei Shomayim. Name is Yechiel Yitzchok ben Leah (Matzav)

Shiva for Reb Eli & Raizy A"H:

Mishpachas Rothenberg at 44 Henry Street Lakewood,NJ Shachris 8:15 Mincha 4:40 Maariv 6:15 I 

Mishpachas Neydauvoud at 15 Mimosa Ct in Jackson, NJ Shachris 8:15, break from 12-1, Mincha 3:30, Maariv 8:00.  

- Heavy school traffic LSTA says  Lakewood schools are dependent on roughly 125 buses that come in from other towns who are all running on a 90 minute delay this morning.The buses are parked in those towns and come in for the girls tier mostly.The vendors will juggle to their best of their abilities.

- The three-decade saga that led to the Crown Heights tunnels, How a group of anti-establishment yeshiva students from the Israeli city of Tzfat "the tzfatim" took control of the Chabad-Lubavitch synagogue in Brooklyn and started digging, article in Guardian

- Gov Murphy signed bill authorizing  public school districts in New Jersey to contract with private transportation consortiums to manage the state-mandated busing obligations. Similar to the LSTA in Lakewood.

- Trump: “You think Biden is turning and twisting and sweating in bed? Thinking about how to get his farmers taken care of? He goes out like a light! — I twist and turn thinking about how we're going to make our country rich again.”