Wednesday August 28 News Updates Lakewood

Weather:  96° Mostly sunny. Hot and humid

There is a possible risk of severe weather today. Wind and hail are possible, but wind is the greatest threat.

- The U.S. Supreme Court has just now Struck down the Biden-Harris plan to use taxpayer funds to pay off student loans.

- Lebanese media reports that senior US defense officials have recently informed several Arab countries, including Lebanon, that a large-scale Iranian attack against Israel is now imminent and is expected to occur within the next 48-72 hours, with the attack expected to be limited. To avoid an all-out regional war.

-Israel agrees to humanitarian pause to allow polio vaccination in Gaza

- Today: DWD pre Yom Tov clothing sale this Wednesday in Tiferes Bais Yaakov 613 oak street 1-5 selling shabbos clothes for girls and sweaters for boys robes weekday clothing socks yarmulkas and  tzitzis 

- Hatzolas nefashos serving the greater Lakewood community has produces a jingle to meorize their number for those who want to use their services 732-917-0000

In response a letter by Hatzolah of central Jersey States:  The organization (HN)has intentionally chosen to market itself in a way that closely mimics hatzolah of Central Jersey creating a significant risk of confusion in a moment of crisis the confusion could result in a potentially critical delay in obtaining the appropriate medical response with potentially devastating consequences as their resources experience and medical oversight are not known to us...

- Shiva for Mrs. Esther Levenberg A"H is a t425 8th street getting up Friday morning 

- Price of eggs over $5 at local stores 

- Mir Rosh Yeshiva Rav Lazer Yudel Finkel aske Harav Moshe Sternbuch  shlita what to tell American bochurim who are concerned to return for the zman due to the current matzav Rav Shternbuch responded there were always  tough times for klal yisroel but if the bochurim comer back just to learn Torah then there's nothing to fear as the Torah protects. 

- The US State Department announced sanctions on the Hashomer Yosh organization and Yitzhar civilian security coordinator Yitzhak Levi Filant on Wednesday. "As part of the United States’ efforts to address the extreme levels of instability and violence against civilians in the West Bank, we are taking additional actions today against those who engage in or provide material support for violent activities there," the department stated.

-Lakewood officials express concern for the need for a new Code Blue warming center in Lakewood, it was actually the township committee who demolished the previous warming center to make way for the shopping plaza read more here 

- Lakewood Vaad spokesperson tells APP he would be open to seeing what the public wanted to change the form of govt to a full time mayor “If the community wants to do a referendum to see if they want to change I would not be against that.

 - Lakewood’s Mayor and Committeeman Lichtenstein say they do not want to go to a full-time mayor or a city council form, in a interview with thevAPP. claiming the current operations work well.“The first thing you look at is whether this is working now,” said Coles, “The township is running well, people seem to be happy. We are not New York or Newark where they have thousands of employees. The mayor and committee set the tone and the rules and the professionals making sure the needs are met.”

Township Committee member Meir Lichtenstein “Our township committee form of government works very well right now,”

 - Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles works on a part-time basis and earns $75,000 per year, while his fellow committee members each pocket $64,000 annually.Marc Pfeiffer, associate director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University, said Coles' current $75,000 annual pay “strikes me as high for part time.”