Wednesday April 23 News Updates Lakewood

Weather 72° Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds

- Smell of smoke from wildfire hits Lakewood as officials continue to contain it.

- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, is considering pulling the Covid-19 vaccine from the CDC’s list of recommended immunizations for children.

- Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Zelensky, saying he is prolonging the ‘killing field’ after he pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan.”  -AP

- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says there will be no unilateral Tariff reduction with China ‘China needs to make a deal with the United States of America’

- Tight security for Iarael interior minister Itamar Ben Gvir who'll be at Yale University tonight.

-India has ordered all Pakistani nationals to leave the country within 48 hours following a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, that killed 28 people, mostly Indian tourists.

- Rav Nisson Kaplan shlita bein hazmanim shiur today at Lutzk B"M 1:00pm

- Skydiving to return to Lakewood Airport in new deal that allows development APP reports. The new skydiving lease agreement will be with ISkyDive America, which is based in Michigan and operates similar recreational parachuting services in several cities. The agreement will allow the company to operate under a $6,000 annual lease fee, while also renting a trailer for $75 to $100 per month. All proceeds by law will go into the airport’s improvement fund. Despite safety concerns the FAA approved it.

At least three skydiver deaths have occurred at the airport, in 1964, 1965 and 1976, according to news reports.

A 60 acre parcel  adjacent to the airport was given over to the LIC by Lakewood township  it would more than likely be sold to a developer, the township would not receive the money for that sale, it would go to the airport,” mayor Coles said. “It could be anything from office space to a high-end health village.

Giyus: In an update to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, the IDF says it has so far issued 18,915 draft orders to Charedim, of which only 232 actually enlisted.

American Jews faced a record 25 antisemitic incidents per day last year — more than one per hour — with most related to hatred of Israel according to the ADL annual audit 

States with the largest Jewish populations reported the highest number of incidents.

New York led the country with 1,437 incidents, followed by California with 1,344 and New Jersey with 719 reports of Jew hatred.

 Axios: CEOs of Walmart, Target and Home Depot warned Trump Monday that his tariff policy could disrupt supply chains, raise prices and empty shelves within 2 weeks. Yesterday, the President signaled he won’t be tough on China and is open to a deal.

- Yom Hashoah begins in Israel tonight 

- New Jersey grew 2.28% in population between 2020 and 2024. Largest % and increase: Ocean County, 637.3k -> 666.4k (+4.57%/29.1k)

- Nichum aveilim  shiva for Mrs. Esther Frankel is at 646  14th street Lakewood shachris 8:00 am, Mincha 7:30 pm, Maariv 8:50 pm

- Tens of thousands of pending home sales across the U.S. fell through in March, according to a new report by Redfin, as growing economic uncertainty is leading many aspiring buyers to double-guess whether they should be making such an important investment.

-Raging wildfires spread near Yerushalayim evacuations underway, Route 1 to shut down

Several major highways  have been closed due to the fires. 

- BDE: Rabbi Menachem (Mendy) Raitport, Z''L a longtime resident of Crown Heights  passed away in a tragic car accident on Tuesday night, on the I-95 in Georgia as he traveled back from spending Pesach in Florida. He was 57.

- Ocean county launches ‘Goal: Zero’ traffic enforcement campaign in response to spike in roadway fatalities As of April 15, New Jersey has recorded 140 traffic fatalities, with 16 of those deaths occurring in Ocean County alone.

“Our mission is not to maximize citations, but to minimize loss of life,” said Prosecutor Billhimer. The next coordinated enforcement operation is scheduled for Thursday, April 24, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and will focus on State Highway 37.