Monday October 27 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 58° Abundant sunshine

Put away the Sukka. A nor’easter is increasingly likely to hit New Jersey with heavy rain and gusty winds starting Wednesday, according to the latest forecast. A track closer to the coast would bring an increased threat of wind and flooding at the Jersey Shore. 

- Polotico NJ: Premium increases for over 460,000 New Jersey residents who currently are on Affordable Care Act health plans are expected to skyrocket next year by more than $2,780 annually, or an increase of 175%, the state Department of Banking and Insurance said today.

The premium increases will affect residents who get federal subsidies through Get Covered NJ, the state's ACA marketplace.

According to the analysis, a family of four living in Ocean County with a household income of $131,000 would see a premium increase of $26,000 for the year without the enhanced tax credits currently at the center of the federal government shutdown fight in Washington.

(H/T Shlomo schorr@one jersey)

- Latest New Jersey Governor Poll by CoEfficientpoll:

- Mikie Sherrill: 47%

- ⁠Jack Ciattarelli: 46%

- ⁠Vic Kaplan: 1%

- ⁠Undecided: 4%

Among unaffiliated voters: Ciattarelli leads 48%–39%

-  Lakewood, Toms River, Jackson and Howell in the top 10 municipalities statewide with early, in-person voting. See here 

- GOP governor candidate Jack Ciattarelli made a brief stop in Lakewood this afternoon at a local boys school and than held a rally in Brick, New Jersey 

- Speaker Johnson "What we're witnessing is truly the end of the Democratic Party as we've known it."

- Giyus: Reb Shalom Ber Sorotzkin Sorotzkin, responds to critics and defends the  use of the yellow  hostages symbol  today as kids wore yellow hats at the protest  he said "The hostages are ours, and perhaps more ours than yours. We learned and davened for them  We performed the great miracles that led to their release from captivity."

--Lakewood numbers over the first two days of early, in person voting, with 1,899 ballots cast so far (1,605 of them on Sunday) - a nearly 17% increase over the first two days of the 2024 presidential election. (Onejersey)

New Jersey More than 163,000 have cast an in-person early vote ballot.

Day 2: 72,982 ballots

Democratic 42% | 30,626 ballots

 Republican 38% | 27,666 ballots

 Unaffiliated 19% | 14,690 ballots

Republicans find themselves about 5 points behind where they were on this day in 2024, which is about 10 points behind where they want to be. According to pundits.

- The man with the truck (Mr. Rosenberg) is coming to Lakewood today at Ohr Tuvia hall from 4-8pm 969 East End st.

- Election update:

Early voting continues today for the third day, with polls open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

National media outlets are closely watching the Orthodox Jewish vote in Lakewood and surrounding towns following a community-wide endorsement of Jack Ciattarelli.

Turnout numbers for Lakewood have not yet been released, but political commentator Matt Rooney noted that many Republicans stayed home yesterday across New Jersey during early in-person voting. “Jack is still very much in this thing,” Rooney said, “but if GOP voting doesn’t pick up, Mikie Sherrill will be the next governor. It’s a time for choosing, New Jersey Trump voters. Choose wisely.”

As is common during elections several lawn signs of candidates have been knocked down.

- Monday of Behab minyan mincha with krias Hatorah of Vayechal at Rabbi Forcheimers shul 418 5th st 2:10 pm 

- Food stamps SNAP benefits: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program issued that no benefits will be issue on Nov. 1 due to the shutdown and  blamed Senate Democrats for not funding the food stamp program. The alert said, “Bottom line, the well has run dry.”

As for WIC the New Jersey dept of health posted that "NJ WIC remains open at this time. Keep your WIC appointments and continue using your eWIC card at any WIC store. 

- Campaign 4 sifrei Torah for the 4 bochurim:

 Four Bachurim who grew together in Ruchniyus, Ahavas Hashem, and Ahavas Habrios. Spending their last two precious years in Yeshiva Chedvas Hatorah, preparing themselves as Olos Temimos for Gan Eden. But they have left us- their families, their friends and Rebbeim with a deep void. Join us at Yeshiva Chedvas Hatorah in commemorating their legacy, and keeping their Torah flame alive, as we dedicate Sifrei Torah in their Zchus. Help finish 4 Sifrei Torah Donate HERE

- Trump arrives in Tokyo, Japan, for the second leg of his Asia trip.

- Gas prices come down with average in Lakewood area at $2.87

- The Bank of America ATM at 4th Street and Madison Avenue in Lakewood remains closed due to ongoing construction. The project was originally scheduled to be completed a month ago, on September 27, but there is still no information about when it will reopen.

JThis closure has caused significant inconvenience for many local residents  especially those in Lakewood who lack internet access and cannot use online banking. Currently, the only nearby Bank of America branch is located on Route 70, near the Lakewood–Brick border. Many residents feel that Bank of America should do more to serve the community by opening additional branches in Lakewood instead of reducing access.

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- Giyus: The Million-Man Atzeres Tefillah and Protest against the gezeiras giyus and the proposed IDF draft of yeshiva bochurim will take place Thursday afternoon at the entrance to Yerushalayim.

As of now, the Bnei Torah faction, under the leadership of Rav Ezriel Auerbach shlita, is planning to join and participate in the rally.

- Early today thousands of boys from Ateres Shlomo school network came to a protest rally in front of Prison 10 after a bochur from the Yeshiva has been jailed for Draft dodging.

-President Trump says he’d be allowed to serve a 3RD TERM in 2028 via running for vice president, then the president stepping down But, “I wouldn't do that. I think it's too cute.”

- NJ.com- The winner of the New Jersey governor’s race next month could decide whether to bring a huge change to the state’s school system.

Unlike many other states, New Jersey does not have a traditional school voucher program that gives government- funded scholarships to families who want to send their kids to private school.

- The Lakewood School District has ended its long relationship with former board attorney Michael Inzelbuch, who faced criticism for earning over $1 million a year, and has decided to bring legal work in-house. The district hired Joshua Forsman of Caruso Smith Picini in Fairfield, N.J., as full-time counsel at a prorated annual salary of $230,000. His appointment was approved at the Oct. 22 board meeting, and he will begin on November 10.APP

- President trump renewed his warnings Sunday against the use of tylenol by pregnant women and young children “Pregnant women, don’t use tylenol unless absolutely necessary, don’t give tylenol to your young child for virtually any reason, break up the mmr shot into three totally separate shots (not mixed!), take chicken p shot separately, take hepatitis b shot at 12 years old, or older, and, importantly, take vaccine in 5 separate medical visits! president DJT,”

-Trump delivered a stark message to Vladimir Putin on Monday, responding to the Russian leader’s boast about testing a so-called “invincible” nuclear missile. Trump declared, “They know we have a nuclear submarine, the greatest in the world, right off their shore.”