Tuesday November 4th News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 60° Sunny Winds at 15 to 25 mph. Higher wind gusts possible.

- BDE: Petira of Rebbetzin Feiga Sorotzkin A"H wife of Rav Binyomin shlita and mother of Rav Shalom Ber shlita and Mrs. Rena Tarshish

8:13pm Decision Desk HQ projects Mikie Sherrill to win the New Jersey Governor election.

- New Jersey Republicans vs Democrats favorability Rating Fox Exit poll

🔴 Republicans: 49% (+2)

🔵 Democrats: 47%

 - Exit poll Trump was not a factor by 47% voters in new Jersey, and by 47% in Virginia CNN

- According to NBC’s New Jersey Exit Poll, 38% of New Jersey voters based their vote on their opposition to Donald Trump.

- Virginia: Abigail Spanberger (D) WINS Virginia Governor's race, flipping it blue, defeating Winsome Sears (R)

- Ocean county numbers 5pm

59,699 (+11387)

🟡 28,953, (+6728)

🔵 24,209 (+5133)

- A UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo plane crashed just after takeoff from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky. 

 

- Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yeruchom Olshin shlita: The president said to vote the olam should go vote it's letovas Hayeshiva

- Polymarket odds on today's election races 

New York City Mayor

🔵 Mamdani 92%

🟡 Cuomo 8%

New Jersey Governor

🔵 Sherrill 83%

🔴 Ciattarelli 18%

- Newsweek A campaign official for Republican New Jersey governor candidate Jack Ciattarelli said tonight's election will be, "as tight as a tick,” and said this campaign has been "objectively better" than his last effort in 2021.

-As of 5 pm Lakewood numbers close to 36k total votes cast so far 

- Trump post on Truth Social to Lakewood Kollel youngeleit:

"I just heard that 32,000 Orthodox Jews around Lakewood and Jackson, New Jersey, have showed up BIG for Jack Ciattarelli. My friends in this Great Community know how important this Election is to New Jersey, and to our Country. There is still time to vote! I am asking ALL PATRIOTIC CITIZENS OF THE GREAT STATE OF NEW JERSEY, including all Kollel and Yeshiva students who haven't voted yet, to please GET OUT AND VOTE FOR JACK CIATTARELLI. You can win this Election for Jack! VOTE FOR JACK, WHO HAS MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT. Polls close at 8 P.M., and every vote counts. IF YOU ARE IN LINE BY 8 P.M., STAY IN LINE, AND THEY MUST LET YOU VOTE!"

- Election Day turnout in New Jersey is lower in blue counties (Union, Essex) than red counties (Ocean, Monmouth, Hunterdon) compared to 2024. 

- Knesset members of Degel HaTorah held a meeting with Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch,which they reviewed over forty pages of the current version of the draft law. The Rosh HaYeshiva inquired with the MKs about the various meanings and implications of each section, and at the end of the meeting he announced that the decision would be made later.regarding accepting it 

- As of 5pm in New Jersey in 13 reported counties, Democrats have a net turnout advantage of 58,573 votes on Election Day. Ocean 

-Jack Posoniec Reports that Poll workers are giving out ballots PRE-FILLED for Mikie Sherrill at Mikie’s very own polling place.

- Tefillos for Rebbetzin  Feiga Sorotzkin  who is in need of rachmei shamayim wife of Rav Binyomin  shlita  and mother of Rav Shalom Ber and Mrs. Rena Tarshish name is Leah  Faiga bas Chaya Rochel

As of 2:00pm over 11,000 have voted today bringing the total Lakewood vote to 32k votes . Last year's 2024 presidential election had a total of 42,681 votes.

- 2pm NJ sees Republican surge in Ocean County on track to beat tot4 presidential election turnout 🔴 36,527 🔵 14,225 🟡 16,485

- Michael Pruser: 2 pm NJ Turnout update: we've got four counties that shifted a touch to the left compared to the noon ET update. All counties are currently coming in at about the same rate as their 2024 election-day totals, and we are tracking a turnout of 3.15 million, a ~20% bump vs. 2021.

- When voting, your actual name does not appear on the ballot itself. Poll workers typically confirm your address or street when you check in, but not every voter will see their printed name during that process.

There have been a few reports of mix-ups in Lakewood area involving voters with similar names, so it’s a good idea to double-check your address and voter record with poll workers before signing the voter book. This helps ensure your vote is properly recorded and avoids confusion.

- As of 12:00 pm, another 8000 votes were cast in Lakewood bringing the total votes to 28,000 out of 65k registered voters 

- Scanner news reports of a bomb threat at Lakewood NJ airport this afternoon

- Micah JRasmussen: Noon Update -- Across seven counties in New Jersey only, 8,447 more Republicans have voted than Democrats so far.

- All flights in and out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport are currently halted due to a bomb threat on a flight.

- Trump: SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly “handed” to anyone for the asking, as opposed to just those in need, which is the purpose of SNAP!), will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT

- NJ Dem candidate Mikie Sherrill blasts Trump right after she cast her vote blaming his tariffs & "One Big Beautiful Bill" for skyrocketing costs in New Jersey while ignoring the Murphy administration and democrats control New jersey for the lats 8 years 

-A garbage truck outfitted with a huge Trump post to Lakewood residents drove through Jackson urging Orthodox Jewish residents to vote for Jack Ciattarelli for Governor. The unusual campaign tactic quickly went viral, sparking jokes and memes online

- Scott Presler: Reports that voters are leaving polling locations in Lakewood after not being found in the system. To anyone in Lakewood, let the community know to demand a provisional ballot. 

- Election day. Polls are now open across New Jersey for a high-profile Election Day that will determine the state’s next governor. Voters are choosing between Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former state lawmaker, and Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a congresswoman, as they compete to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy.

 Polls are open until 8 p.m., and you must vote in your assigned district.

- Trump posts: Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!

- Former Vice President Dick Cheney Dies at 84 from Pneumonia Complications

Dick Cheney, who served as vice president under George W. Bush and influenced U.S. policy in the post-9/11 era,

-Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that members of the New Jersey National Guard have been deployed to support the state’s food banks amid a critical disruption in federal food stamps, which has left more than 800,000 state residents without their November benefits.

- Levaya of Habachur Yaakov Moskowitz A"H will take place today 2:30 pm at the chapel off 7th street 

- Giyus: Prominent sefardi Rabbonim wrote a letter of "encouragement" to Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef that he should not agree to any law that includes sanctions and draft quotas for yeshiva bochurim, contrary to the legislation that aRYEH dERI AND BOAZ Bismuth iARE currently formulating with the agreement of the Aguda Degel and Shas parties.

- Giyus:  2 more yeshiva bochurin were 

detained from their homes for draft dodging 

- Hamas announced that they will hand over another hostage body at 8:00 PM.

- Andrew Cuomo apologized on a fox news interview for overseeing the deaths in nursing homes during COVID as he pleads for Republicans to vote for mayor of NYC."I apologize for any family that lost a loved one. It was on my watch. I understand how terrible it was."

 

Trump audio last night from telerally  about Lakewood and Jewish community who voted for him

- Lakewood Voter Turnout Push Ahead of Election Day

With approximately 20,000 votes already cast through early voting, the Lakewood area is seeing an intensified, community-wide get-out-the-vote campaign today. Efforts include robocalls, loudspeaker announcements, and social media influencers encouraging residents to vote for Jack Ciattarelli. Organizers emphasize that turnout itself is crucial, urging participation “regardless of whom you vote for,” framing the effort as a show of strength and unity for the community’s voting bloc.

- Email bomb threats from foreign sources triggered temporary evacuations at polling sites in seven New Jersey counties Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic on Election Day the threats were non-credible after inspections found no explosives. One of those bomb threats was in Toms River, another in Lake Como, authorities said.

- Jack Posobiec The GOP must file an emergency lawsuit to EXTEND voting times in every single NJ county affected by these bomb threats. Immediately

- Pundits:  For Jack Ciattarelli to pull off a win today this needs to happen:

 Huge turnout in ruby red Ocean County

 Strong GOP margins in south Jersey

 Large Indy turnout across the state

- Heavy traffic was reported across Lakewood this morning as residents headed to polling sites. Additionally, a serious motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Cedarbridge Avenue and Clover Street early Tuesday left multiple people injured, contributing to delays in the area. Emergency responders were on scene as authorities worked to clear the roadway.

- Lakewood Twp. New Jersey Governor 2025 (end of EV)

🟥 +10,950 (88% of 2021)

🟦 +4,342 (56% of 2021)

2021 Final Results

🟥 Ciattarelli +12,505

🟦 Murphy +7,820

- Will  basements apt be allowed in Jackson Faa reports The Mayor and Council recently pushed through an Ordinance that permits the construction of  "Accessory Dwelling Units." See more