Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Wednesday January 15 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 33°  clouds and sun with gusty winds at 20 to 30 mph. Higher wind gusts possible.
rain over the weekend
A strong, Artic blast will bring very cold temperatures that are likely to freeze pipes and other infrastructure starting Sunday night.temps single-digit temps and wind chills below 0

Tonight in Toms River Women's job and parnassah networking event at the Westwood 1001 RT 70 Toms River/Lakewood border  free event for women seeking job opportunities 8pm

- President Biden will deliver a farewell address tonight from the White House as he wraps up the last days of his presidency.

-Trump: “We have a deal for the hostages in the Middle East. They will be released shortly. Thank you

- Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva Harav Yeruchem Olshin Shlita in Texas were he paid a visit to the Mesivta of Houston and other community mosdos and institutions 

- TikTok plans to shut down teir App immediately in the US on Sunday when the ban takes effect 

- Bravo Pizza soft opening in Toms River location  1012 Cox Cro Rd Toms River

- Video tour of Rechov Agripas Lakeswood's Newest Israeli Cuisine Spot watch Here 

- A 4 way stop sign coming to the intersection of  Linden Avenue and Sterling Avenue in Lakewood 

- Adirei Hatorah Youngeleit got a raise in the kollel check.

- Gov Murphy's calls for mandating free full-day kindergarten in all of New Jersey's school districts. 

-Murphy: N.J. will stockpile abortion pills before Trump takes office.

- TAX DOLLARS
Lakewood township officials get salary raises again to be voted on first reading tomorrow night. Mayor salary max stays same as last year at 108k, committee members get 3.5k raise after 20k last year. Deputy mayor Miller gets 10k raise, after 20k raise last year
The chief of police gets a 65k salary max raise from $265k - 330k
The township raised taxes on residents this year again by over $1000 

-A white fertility rate map of the US in 2023 that represent the fertility rate of non-Hispanic white women across different geographic regions, showing areas where white women have higher or lower birth rates, has Lakewood,NJ and Monroe,NY as the highest rates on the east coast.

- Prime apartments landlord  files lawsuits against all the tenants for the back  rent arrears.15 tenants were served lawsuits more 
The Lakewood Township Committee has confirmed that they do not intend to reopen the Rent Control Board they abolished 8 years ago, despite the ongoing mess this abolishment has caused.

- Gezeiras Giyus update: Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman shlita met with former sefardi chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef they called out the silence of those in power on the looming threat of gezeiras giyus not only pertaining to yeshiva bochurim but even batlonim it is a general shmad. They called out the statements made by the defense minister katz that 50% of charedim will be drafted. They said the intention is not just to help the army but they want to blend the charedim into secular Israeli culture.

-Vaad Lmishmeres shatnez in Lakewood: Sweaters! ­ ­ ­
Shatnez is being found in various sweaters ­Some people don't check woolen or linen sweaters for shatnez, assuming they would notice any issues.Sadly, many of these people end up wearing shatnez. Shatnez was found recently in a Boss brand woolen blend sweater. Linen was found in its seams.



 

2 comments:

  1. Where's all the Frum Maga that would've called this deal pure antisemitism if it had happened a year ago? Since it's Trump's doing it's wonderful?

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    1. Plenty of us are angry at President Trump. And angry at PM Netanyahu.

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