Thursday June 5 News Updates Lakewood

Weather 88° Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds.

- SWAT operation in Howell on Thursday morning has given way to a death investigation, authorities said. A man was found dead near the 170 block of White Street at 6:41 a.m., Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Howell Police Chief John Storrow said in a joint statement. Authorities did not release identity or motive and are asking the public for help.

-Elon Musk: The Trump tariffs will cause a recession in the second half of this year

- Trump: I don't mind Elon turning against me, but he should have done so months ago. This is one of the Greatest Bills ever presented to Congress. It's a Record Cut in Expenses, $1.6 Trillion Dollars, and the Biggest Tax Cut ever given. If this Bill doesn't pass, there will be a 68% Tax Increase, and things far worse than that. I didn't create this mess, I'm just here to FIX IT. This puts our Country on a Path of Greatness. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

- Elon Musk: In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately

- The chasidishe Moetzes of Agudah in E"Y following a meeting tonight 

We have instructed Agudas Yisrael MKs to promote the dissolution of the Knesset

"It is not appropriate to sit in a government that supports the persecution of the Torah world"

- Giyus: According to the plan presented by the IDF, during the month of July the army is expected to send draft orders to approximately 54,000 ultra-Orthodox men of draft age, including those over the age of 18. It was also noted that every ultra-Orthodox man who reaches the age of 16 and a half will now receive a "first order" to report, similar to other candidates for security service.

- Former New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo wins the endorsement of the Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance, an influential group in Queens, for his mayoral campaign.

-  Governor Phil Murphy, Senate President Nick Scutari, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin today announced over $430 million in direct relief to lower the cost of energy bills. as New Jersey ratepayers face record high electric prices which will hit customers with bills 20% higher than they were one year ago. All 3.9 million ratepayers in New Jersey will receive at least $100 in direct relief, while eligible low-to-moderate income New Jerseyans will see at least $150 more deducted from their energy bills.

- Howell:  Authorities in Howell are investigating related incidents in residential neighborhoods about 2.5 miles apart on Thursday afternoon. One is taking place on Southport Drive in the vicinity of Chestnut Hill Road, in the Candlewood section of town. The other is on White Street, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said. Police ask people to avoid both areas.

- Trump calls for cutting Elon off from Govt contracts 

Trump: "The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon's Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn't do it!"

Elon Musk: Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!

- Trump fires  back: Elon was "wearing thin," I asked him to leave, I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!

Elon responds: Such an obvious lie. So sad.

- Shiur Klali: Rav Aaron Schustal shlita R"M  in BMG gave a Shiur today in BMG. His father in law Dayan Dunner from London was in attendance as he's in the US for a family Simcha.

- Elon Musk: Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate, such ingratitude.

- Trump says he is "very disappointed" with Elon Musk.Trump suggests Elon Musk has “Trump derangement syndrome”:“He’s not the first. People leave my administration and they love us — and then, at some point, they miss it so badly. Some of them embrace it and some of them actually become hostile.”

- Giyus: Hafgana taking place today due to the arrest of a sefardi avreich

- Trump: Shockingly, the Democrat controlled CBO just announced that the Tariffs will be reducing the Deficit by at least $2.8 Trillion Dollars. Too bad this information couldn't have been released earlier, it would have kept people from knowingly saying untruths.

-- Adirei HaTorah: Rav Ezriel Auerbach shlita has arrived in Lakewood  this morning for the Adirei event on Sunday. He davened shachris at a local mesivta and will visit yeshivos and  chadorim around Lakewood. He will be spending shabbos in the New Central area.

-Farher season begins for bais medrash age bochurim

- New Jersey residents will no longer be able to say “fill it up, regular” when purchasing gas at Wawa. starting this week, those purchasing fuel will need to pre-pay. This includes all transactions with cash, credit, debit and gift cards.“Wawa customers can continue to use the Wawa App for fuel purchases at New Jersey stores the same way they have previously and get change.” if a customer asks for $30 of fuel, but only fills up $25 worth, they will get change.

- President Trump  ordered an investigation into a long list of actions taken by Joe Biden as president. Among other things, the inquiry will focus on suspicions that Biden's aides deliberately concealed Biden's cognitive state and his alleged use of an auto pen, for example, in signing pardons. The move could lead Trump to determine that many of Biden's actions as president are invalid

- Former US President Joe Biden responds to Trump's accusations: "Let me be clear - I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions regarding pardons, warrants, and legislation. Any claim that I didn't do it is ridiculous and false."

- According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Trump is very unhappy with Musk's criticism of his extensive budget legislation this week. Musk is reportedly furious with Trump's decision to withdraw the nomination of his associate, businessman Jared Isaacman, to be NASA administrator

- Assemblyman Gary Schaer, has endorsed Josh Gottheimer in the democratic primary for Governor.

-Trump signed executive order that blocks visas for international students enrolling at Harvard, citing national security concerns tied to foreign influence and espionage risks.

- Giyus: Shas chairman Aryeh Deri announced that Shas would support a motion to dissolve the Knesset next week if Netanyahu fails to persuade Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman MK Yuli Edelstein to soften his demands regarding the draft legislation.

-An internal fight over the high-priced school board attorney  could cost Lakewood taxpayers more than $400,000 in legal fees. The Lakewood Board of Education and its state monitor are in a pitched battle over whether to keep Michael Inzelbuch - who has earned millions as board attorney, often without disclosing details or invoices - for another year after the monitor blocked his contract renewal.(App)

- Tucker Carlson goes after Mark Levin  saying he was at the White House, lobbying for war with Iran. Carlson said "To be clear, Levin has no plans to fight in this or any other war. He’s demanding that American troops do it. We need to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, he and likeminded ideologues in Washington are now arguing. They’re just weeks away. Tucker said It’s a lie. In fact, there is zero credible intelligence that suggests Iran is anywhere near building a bomb, or has plans to. None. Anyone who claims otherwise is ignorant or dishonest. If the US government knew Iran was weeks from possessing a nuclear weapon, we’d be at war already.

- AOC endorses fellow Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor

New Jerseyans have cast 308,462 votes in advance of the June 10 primary election, including 26,836 in-person ballots on the first day of early voting, according to an analysis by Ryan Dubicki, an election researcher for the Associated Press.

In the Democratic primary, 227,940 advance votes have been cast; that represents roughly 9.4% of the total number of registered Democrats in the state. Of that number, 213,501 were from vote-by-mail voters; Democrats have a VBM return rate of 41.5%.

On the Republican side, 80,207 votes have been cast – about 5% of the total GOP electorate. Republican voters have returned 67,810 mail-in ballots with a return rate of 34.8%.(NJ Globe)

Rav Ezriel Auerbach visits Rav Malkiel Kotler upon his arrival in Lakewood