Monday April 15 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather 80° sunny  a few showers developing during the afternoon. High near 80F.  Chance of rain 30%.

- According to the New Jersey Department of Health, Lakewood had the most births in the state in 2022, with 5,264 children born, the second straight year with over 5,000 births.

Of the 102,890 babies born statewide, 5.1% were in Lakewood - where 49.5% of the population is under 18.

- In addition to Lakewood, neighboring Jackson Township - where many young Lakewood families have been moving due to skyrocketing housing costs - has seen a whopping 12.7% increase in births in 2022 over the prior year and a staggering 71.6% increase in births from 2018.(Onejerseyschorr)

 -NJ Superior Court Judge John Harrington rules that Republicans can keep their organization lines in 18 counties, saying it's too hard to switch now -- unless 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals changes things.

- Walking bridge over Lake Carasaljo completed for pedestrians and bikes. There will be bike and boat rentals coming soon to the Lake.

- Donald Trump speaks out after Judge Merchan informed him that he could not attend his son Barron’s high school graduation or he will be jailed. "It's a political witch hunt... we are not going to be given a fair trial." "It is perfect for the radical left Democrats. That's exactly what they want. This is about election interference. That's all it's about."

- Trump trial Judge Merchan just told President Trump that he will be arrested if he doesn’t show up for trial every day. The trial is expected to be 6-8 weeks long. Campaign  it election interference  meant to keep Trump off the campaign trail.

- Orthodox jews prevented from Jury pool in Trump trial? 

Mark Levine: "Leftwing anti-Trump Democrat judge in phony case against Trump starting tomorrow has purposely scheduled trial days to include Fridays to prevent more conservative pro-Trump Orthodox Jews from serving on the jury. This is yet another sleazy move by this judge".

- Bein Hazmanim shiurim

Lutzk Live hook up english shiur by the Gaavad of the Eidah Hacharedis HaRav Moshe Sternbuch shlita from Yerushalayim on hilchos Pesach 12:55pm

Central court   shul Rav Yehoshua Atik shlita

Arlington shul Rav Uri Deitsch  shlita

-Chasdei Dovid V'shlomo chometz drop off in  Jackson 8 Jefferson ct closed shelf items only last day today 

- Dozen eggs at Aldi Howell and Toms River $2.29

- Lakewood DPW drop-off sites for garbage will begin Motzei shabbos Hagadol 8pm through Monday erev pesach 12pm.

There will also be an extra  garbage pick up day over shabbos. Or Sunday

- Trump hush money trial begins today in NYC Trump wrote: When I walk into that courtroom, I know I will have the love of 200 million Americans behind me, and I will be FIGHTING for the freedom of 325 million Americans!

- Billboard on Rt 9 in Howell continues advertising  Pro Gaza Palestinian propaganda. A Local Lakewood activist and Chaplain  came by with a large Israeli and US flag and stood by along Rt 9.

- The New Jersey Department of Transportation is once again running to court because a Lakewood property owner is delaying their long-awaited Route 9 intersection widening project, FAA News has learned.

- The FBI has opened a federal criminal probe into the March 26th bridge collapse in Maryland, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The investigation will at least partly focus on the Dali cargo ship and whether its crew left the port in Baltimore knowing the ship had serious problems with its systems, the Post said.

- A battle over control of the influential Lakewood Republican Club has landed in court with one member suing to remove the most recent club president, and possibly others due to questionable eligibility. Yaakov Wenger, a 20-year club member who serves on the steering committee, filed suit in Ocean County Superior Court on March 31 claiming Club President Craig Theibault is ineligible to remain in the top post after moving out of town.(APP)