Friday July 12 News Updates Lakewood

Friday, July 12, 2024 / ו׳ תמוז תשפ״ד

ערב שבת פרשת חקת

Candle lighting 8:08 pm

Shkiah/Sunset 8:26 pm

Weather: 84° showers and thunderstorms likely. High 84F. Chance of rain 80%. 1 to 2 inches of rain expected.

Shabbos day hi of 84 Showers and thundershowers in the morning, then cloudy with rain likely in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80%.

Multiple waves of rain showers and thunderstorms packing heavy moisture have already started to pound parts of New Jersey early Friday with flood watches across most of the state and up to 3 to 4 inches of rain possible by Saturday, forecasters said. The downpours influenced by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl are expected to intensify as the day goes on, the National Weather Service said.

- Elon Musk : New Tesla Model 3 version available in America.363 miles of range for $35k! (NJ residents can get cheaper at $32,990 after state credit)

- Tax dollars: Just inLakewood taxpayers are on the hook for a $1.4 million fine all because the Board of Education did not raise any constitutional challenge to Governors Phil Murphy's funding formula, FAA News has learned see breaking story Here

- Yom tefillah called today by the moetzes gedolei Hatorah of America requesting that in all communities of Klal Yisroel, in shuls and botei medrashos, in Talmudei Torah and schools, in all retreats and camps, every place according to its custom, all should gather together this Friday, the week of Parshas Chukas, to awaken Divine mercy by publicly reciting specific chapters of Tehillim: 13, 79, 80, 121, 130 and 142.

- Power outages in the Cross st atea

- The Nuttery opens new location in Deal at 268 Norwood ave

-Nearly all" of AT&T's over 110 million customers' call and text interactions exposed in "hack." the data is mostly from 2022

- Ben Shapiro on Biden press conference: He started off rough and he’s still having rough patches…but this is good enough to keep him in the race. Which is terrible news for Democrats and excellent news for Trump.

- Despite getting state aid Lakewood officals did not say how it will impact local taxes or what the money will be spent on. Lakewood residents owe over 240 million in loans for the BOE.

- Lakewood township received more than twice as much aid in the newly approved state budget about $11 million Yet local officials claim it’s still not close to what it needs For Lakewood, at a population 140,000, the boost is just $78 per resident. “It is unacceptable that Lakewood has been perpetually underfunded,” Coles said. “This $7 million is a necessary relief, but it is high time the state addresses the root cause." Schnall said having local officials in the Trenton negotiations paid off. “We are able to advocate for the needs of Lakewood, we have someone in the majority party able to have those conversations and produce results app 

- Talmidim of Yeshiva Nachlas Hatorah Lakewood paid a visit to the Satmar Rebbe Rav Aaron in Kiryas Yoel, they were farherd on their learning. 

- Campaign ,launched to build a citywide mikva in Jackson to serve the community the new mikvah will be located at the corner of New Prospect and Woodlane and will have the capacity to service 7,500 families.

- Ocean County Superior Court Assignment Judge Francis Hodgson today upheld Lakewood Township's ordinance permitting banquet halls as an accessory use to a school in non-residential zones, dismissing a 17-count lawsuit challenging the ordinance. faanews

-New York state will be mandating hotels to forgo small bottles containing “hospitality care” products such as shampoo and lotions.

The enforcement comes as a bill was passed in the New York Assembly in hopes of reducing waste. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, hotels with more than 50 rooms will not be able to provide toiletry bottles under 12 ounces.

Video: Toys for thought store says good bye  sadly local officials did not help to keep the downtown viable for shopping.