Sunday December 28 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: High of 38° cloudy during the afternoon.  Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow 55° Rainy and windy 

-NJ Gov Phil Murphy: Strong winds are headed our way beginning tomorrow morning, with the potential for freezing rain tonight in North Jersey. We urge you to be cautious of icy roads and drive safely.

-Out of town Yeshiva in NJ sends all bochurim hone for 3 days due to rising cases of Flu and viruses 

- A Russian ballistic missile landed right next to the Matzoh bakery in Uman causing severe damage. BH no injuries reported.

- Several cars were burglarized over shabbos in Lakewood at the Carasaljo st area

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- Hachnosas sefer Torah at B"M Heichal Yehuda Tzvi Walsen Woods Toms River procession leaving 3 pm to the shul from Hundred Oaks Dr.

- Trump: I  just had a good and very productive telephone call with President Putin of Russia prior to my meeting, at 1:00 P.M. today, with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The meeting will take place in the main dining room of Mar-a-Lago. Press is invited. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT

- Hatzulas Nefashos based in Jackson has launched a community-wide recruitment campaign to enlist volunteer EMTs, medics, drivers, physicians, and other medical professionals to serve the greater Lakewood area. The initiative includes mailed postcards and advertising, and is conducted under the guidance of the organization’s Vaad HaRabbanim.

- Bulk sale at bingo a case of 100 9×13 aluminum pans is $25 (last year was $18)

- With just days left before January 1, there is still no relief for rising health insurance premiums. Many plans have increased by hundreds of dollars per month, forcing people to sign up for health share plans or shop for the cheapest catastrophic coverage available. At the same time, hospitalizations from the flu and other illnesses are increasing, raising concerns as insurance coverage changes take effect in the coming week

- Heimishe Business Alliance Networking event

Heimih Networking event this evening in Lakewood. The HBA Networking Event is designed for the growing heimishe communities surrounding Lakewood‭, taking place 4pm- 10:30 pm at the Beru hall. More here

- Giyus: Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Rav Yitzchok Yosef criticized Israeli military police for what he called discriminatory arrests of yeshiva students, alleging they disproportionately target Sephardic youth, particularly from peripheral communities.

- Mid air collision in South  Jersey A helicopter and a small plane reportedly crashed near the Hammonton airport in New Jersey, with emergency responders, including Atlantic County fire units, on the scene. Early reports indicate one person has died and another was injured in the incident, though full details and the cause of the crash are still emerging

- Giyus: Protests took place today at the Coca-Cola junction in Bnei Brak following the arrest of additional yeshiva bochurim for draft evasion. Community members expressed outrage over the silence of leadership, noting that just two months ago a million-strong atzeres was held after a bochur from Ateres Shlomo was jailed, yet now the IDF continues arrests while the promised action from rabbonim and political leaders remains absent.

- The flu is hitting New Jersey harder and earlier in the season than the past two years, state and federal data shows. New Jersey is one of five states currently experiencing “very high” levels of flu activity, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Localy there's several residents from Lakewood area hospitalized.

-  Arab Reports claim Israeli special forces carried out a covert operation in Gaza City, abducting an Islamic Jihad terrorist believed to be linked to the holding of the body of Ran Gvili, as part of ongoing efforts to recover his remains.

- Giyus: The asifah proclaimed by the Badatz of Eidah HaChareidis  before Chanukah, protesting the draft law and its framework, which was postponed due to severe weather conditions, will b’ezras Hashem take place next Monday in Yerushalayim. The gathering is expected to be attended by Admorim, Rabbonim, and Roshei Yeshivos from across the full spectrum of the chareidi community.

- A second patient has died after being infected with Legionella bacteria linked to the water system at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson, North Jersey.

- The feud between Toms River's mayor and the leader of the Toms River Regional School District has continued to escalate, with the mayor calling for Superintendent Mike Citta's resignation, and Citta responding that he will not "cower to the politics that are meddling in this district."APP reports.

- A Minnesota resident claims to have uncovered a massive childcare fraud in Minneapolis and St. Paul, alleging that dozens of licensed daycares appear empty despite reporting full enrollment. According to the claims, these centers receive an average of about $2.5 million annually while showing no evidence of children or active operations, raising concerns of what could become one of the largest fraud cases in the state’s history.