Wednesday February 5 News Updates Lakewood g ft

Weather: 36° Cloudy with snow showers mainly during the morning Chance of snow 60%.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM this evening to 10 AM  Thursday 

WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations around a light glaze.

WHERE...Western Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean, and Southeastern Burlington Counties.

IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning commute.

- Lakewood girls high school application process will take place with one testing place at Bais Faiga on Sunday March, 2. Applications for schools will be given out on site. 

Acceptance letters will be mailed 2 weeks after Pesach 

-Elon Musk reacts with Wow." to the discovery that Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, has allegedly received some $84 million in U.S. taxpayer funding.

- Maryland judge issues permanent injunction blocking President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect, until overturned by a higher court.

Bloomberg: Trump is expected to present his plan to end the war in Ukraine at the Security Council conference in Munich next week.

- Bingo has super bowl specials only in 5 towns location no deals for Lakewood 

- The White House: “The president did not commit to sending troops to Gaza and did not commit that American taxpayer money would fund the reconstruction of Gaza. The president wants to reach a deal on this issue with the US's partners in the region."

- PM Netanyahu's gesture to President Trump: He gave Trump a golden-plated pager and a regular pager as a gift. Trump replied, "It was a great operation."

- Gas prices drop below $3 a gallon around Lakewood area. Updated Bingo $3.99 a dozen  limit 4

- Egg prices Updated: Bingo $3.99 a dozen limit 4

 Walmart selling case of 60 for $22

- At the planning board meeting last night residents spoke out against the yeshiva Chemdas HaTorah educational campus noting that this application has nothing to do with education as the yeshiva is 2 miles away and has 100 boys. They wondered along with board members how the judge didn't see past this. The boars tabled the application to the March 4th meeting after requesting a independent traffic study for the proposed entrance.

- Trump The bonds of friendship and affection between the American and Israeli people have endured for generations, and they are absolutely unbreakable.” –President Donald J. Trump

- Citing an unnamed source close to the president, Axios is reporting that U.S. president Donald J. Trump’s comments at yesterday's joint presser with Benjamin Netanyahu do not indicate that Israel has a “green light” to move forward with fully occupying the Gaza Strip.

- Tefilos for  Rav Zev Berlin shlita R"Y Gaon Yaakov in EY who has been hospitalized please aven for Zev ben Ruchama

-Pam Bondi sworn in as Attorney General with President Trump and Justice Clarence Thomas.

- Immigrants’ rights advocates will hold a march Saturday in the City of Passaic, NJ amid a crackdown that the Trump Administration says targets undocumented immigrants charged with violent crimes.“Hundreds of immigrant families will lead a march through the immigrant-rich city of Passaic, NJ to protest recent ICE raids and arrests and to call for protections for immigrants statewide,”

- Republicans say Politico news was getting $8 million in funding from USAID. On Tuesday, it was reported that, "Staff at Politico did not get paid for the latest pay period. The company just sent several emails to employees saying it believes there was a technical error, and is looking into how to fix the issue."

- Russia has blasted Trump’s proposal for the U.S to "take over" Gaza, calling it reckless and reaffirming support for a two-state solution.

- Jewish cemetery application in Howell a 10 acre lot off Adelphia Farmingdale Road. APP Reports, Howell neighbors fear what proposed cemetery would do to their drinking water

In response, the applicant has brought in experts to reassure neighbors that the burials at the cemetery, which would be home to 5,400 grave plots, will not hurt the well water that they drink. They anticipate having four services per week. It is going to be a Jewish faith cemetery. The number of people that actually go to the burial is generally very low. They have religious requirements," Jackson said.

They don't get embalmed; they get buried in a pine box," Jackson continued. "They are buried at sunset on the day that they pass away. It is a very natural, we think organic, type of process. We are not proposing any lighting, we are not proposing really much of an impact at all." More