Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Wednesday March 13 News Updates Lakewood

-Weather: 66° Partly to mostly cloudy. Very warm. High 66F. Will be in the 70's next few days

- BMG purchases the new Avreichim minyan building on the corner of Clifton Ave and 10th street. In a press release by Adirei Hatorah, the announcement was made about the new acquisition  construction on the new building is underway, BMG anticipates being ready to move in for Sukkos zman 2024. The new Bais Medrash is expected to accommodate between 350-400 yungeleit, providing a conducive environment for Torah study and spiritual growth. The current Avreichin Minyan davens on shabbos at the Carey B"M and may daven in the new building just for shabbos.
The peess release stated: "The “Avreichim Minyan,” founded in 1986 by a group of Yungerleit learning in Yeshiva, holds a significant place in the hearts of many within the Lakewood community. Many of the original founders and mispallim went on to become Lakewood’s leading Chasidish rabbonim and Roshei Yeshivas. The minyan started in a small room on 6th Street, continuing on for years in the Lakewood Cheder Dining room, before moving to the Solomon suites and eventually to the BMG Carey Street building, where it currently resides".

- KRM from Brooklyn the kollel store is expected to open a Lakewood location at the Ave of Estates new shopping plaza at the Spire shops

- US House has passed bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States.

- Bonei Olam Lakewood charidy campaign finalee tonight with a livestream music event featuring Naftoli Kempeh and Dovi Meisels

- Rav Shaul Akter was asked, Should we make any changes to Purim this year given the matzav?  The Rosh yeshiva responded that definitely not ^lhe asked what will you gain with staying in atzvus? He said Ki Besimcha Saitzau.

- Lakewood  Superintendent Laura Winters slammed a recent state report that criticized the district, claiming Trenton officials who conducted the review used inaccurate information, insufficient data and omitted important elements.“Perhaps the biggest omission that permeates the entire report is that it largely ignores the funding deficits that impact all aspects of the education system,”App reports.

- The discount retailer Family Dollar, which also owns dollar tree with locations in 75 municipalities across New Jersey, is shuttering 800 stores.in the US. Locations have not yet been publicized. (Prior statements was from a parody account)

- Eleven total mumps cases have been reported across four New Jersey counties since January, according to a new report. Eight suspected cases tied to international travel were documented in Hunterdon County last week, In January, one case each was reported in Hudson and Ocean counties. pundits explained that international travel is a code word for migrants 

- Lakewood township to allow sheds to be placed up to the property line as opposed to only within 5 feet of a neighboring property, on condition that neighbor approves.


21 comments:

  1. When will they finish with the bridge they put up over the lake what are they waiting for

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    1. Of all the things to complain about this is your daily problem? Chill out. Thank g-d this is your biggest issue.

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  2. The bridge was finished 2 weeks ago!! What taka are they waiting for???

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  3. Anything done by the township as simple as opening a bridge that was finished 2 weeks ago has to be a major ordeal

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  4. Anything this township does is farkoked

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  5. It does not matter what the report said because now everyone is on the same page, that the state is not providing Lakewood kids with a thorough and efficient education. Now the commissioner designee has to rule that it is because of the formula.

    However, I speak about a matter of public concern protected by the constitution. Even though the report answers nothing and provides no suggestion of a remedy, everything in the report about the BOE, Dr. Winters and her yes-girls, the morale of the faculty, the lack of appreciation for a good job well done (kind of like Lakewood, no hakaros hatov) and downright animus toward every member of the organization or teacher that retired since 2003, almost all whom were disgruntled.

    Men, if keep this person in control of an $500 million organization controlling a good quarter to half of the town's economy, and the only result is debt, then you are not men.

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    1. Less. They're barely even women

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    2. Dr. Winters and her cabinet, and Rabbi Balsam and whomever he speaks for, have to go. Small town hick provincials of ZERO national significance and will have ZERO impact on American law and history. If a community in which the vast majority of children go to nonpublic schools cannot administer a billion dollar organization based on sound financial judgment (the report said there was ZERO input or discussion during BOE meetings and little concern for the debt), indifferent to the bottom line, efficiency, does not provide its employees with upward mobility, opportunity, does not serve to its citizens, is not a meritocracy, and mostly, fails to SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST. The town should change its name to Cowwood; for cowards, not Lakewood.

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    3. I mean "hakaros hatov" in the way of the incoherent (to 99% of citizens) political system. The system will change. "Hakaros hatov" in the old yeshivish, there is SO much of it in Lakewood.

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  6. A bit of an aggressive move from BMG.

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  7. Avreichim waited almost 40 years for a building and now they sell it before moving in? Makes no sense
    Will they keep the mikva

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    1. I guess they got enough money. Everything has a price

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    2. the choice may have been let bmg take it over Avreichim will get to move in on shabbos maybe even keep the mikva? or let ist sit for another 15 years...

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    3. Actually BMG bailed out Avreichim, building was going to be foreclosed. Was a great idea to build but they couldn’t afford the mortgage and to finish it.

      Win win, cause the get to use the shul and bmg gets to use it.

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    4. "The strong do what they do and the weak accept what they have to accept"
      "There will be justice when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are"

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  8. Why don't we invite the nikolsburg Rebbe to sing a song for the BOE

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  9. About time KRM opens in Lakewood
    The food prices are insane

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    1. Cause Bingo lowered the prices? - May put the nail in the coffin for Bingo actually'

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  10. How can they open there they’ll put seasons out of business…?

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    1. Isn't Seasons supposed to be an upscale store?

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  11. Seasons has great location, & great service

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