Wednesday March 11 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 81° Cloudy with occasional rain showers. Near record high temperatures. Chance of rain 50%.

Severe thunderstorms with up to 70 mph gusts, hail and the chance of an isolated tornado are expected to sweep across New Jersey on Wednesday afternoon, forecasters say.

- Today, a yeshiva bochur was arrested while making his way to Israel through the Sinai border crossing; he will be brought before an officer tomorrow.  He is represented by attorney Menachem Shtauber.

- Igud Charter Flight Registration Jerusalem → Milan / New York Here

This Flight Is Currently Full they are working on a new flight on Tuesday or Wednesday to one of the main European hubs

- The FBI has warned police departments across California that Iran could retaliate for U.S. strikes by launching drone attacks along the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by ABC News.

-Satmar rebbe Rav Zalman Leib underwent a successful heart procedure this morning and will return home to williamsburg this afternoon. Name is Yekusiel Yehuda Ben Pessil Leah

The Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak, Rav Yisroel Hager, is expected to travel to Germany next Sunday to undergo medical treatment there, following a series of treatments he has recently received in Yerushalayim.All are asked to daven for Yisroel ben Leah Esther.

A special women’s gathering took place on March 10 at Tiferes Bais Yaakov Hall in Lakewood, bringing together women interested in life in out-of-town kollel communities. Organized by Ichud Hakollelim, attendees heard firsthand from women who moved beyond Lakewood to help build Torah communities nationwide.

- BDE: Petirah of R’ Michoel Eliezer Loewy z”l, a resident of the Fairways community. He was 80 

The levaya today Wednesday at 2 PM at the chapel off 7th street 

- Lakewood Township is considering a series of resolutions authorizing new traffic signal agreements with Ocean County for several intersections along Cross Street The proposed signals would be installed at 

Cross Street and Massachusetts Avenue,

Cross Street and James Street/Franklin Boulevard, 

Cross Street and White Road/White Street, 

Cross Street and Prospect Street

- A 4 way stop sign will be coming to the intersection of Forest avenue and 2nd street

- Republicans criticized Mikie Sherrill for proposing a state budget larger than the current one, arguing that some changes to tax deductions and rebates amount to tax increases. Brian Rumpf said the proposal shows “new governor, same old song.” The plan also includes about $2 billion in savings, with roughly $500 million coming from scaling back the Stay NJ tax break for seniors.

- Mikie Sherrill’s budget proposal includes record school funding, with $12.4 billion for K-12 education and $1.4 billion for preschool programs. The administration also plans to work with lawmakers to update the state’s school funding formula and hire budget experts to help struggling districts avoid financial crises.

- Mikie Sherrill’s budget proposal would tighten two corporate tax breaks the Net Operating Loss deduction and the Alternative Business Calculation deduction a move the administration says could save New Jersey taxpayers about $605 million.

- Giyus: The Conscription Law has been removed from the agenda in full coordination with the Charedi parties, but there, a certain optimism still prevails that it will be possible to advance it later. According to them, Netanyahu will succeed in convincing Smotrich not to block the law: "If Bibi brought Trump to an event in Iranhe'll bring Smotrich to conscription too," says a senior Haredi official.

In the charedi parties, they claim that even after the budget is approved, two levers of pressure on Netanyahu will remain in their hands the law to disperse the Knesset and the option to go with the left after the elections. "Netanyahu needs to fear this greatly. We can absolutely go with the left it's no joke," they say in Yahadut HaTorah.(Report)

- The Badatz Eidah Hachareidis kashrus committee announced that after Pesach it will no longer certify kugel made in reusable aluminum pots, sparking discussion in the chareidi community. The decision addresses concerns that the pots, which circulate widely before being returned to the manufacturer, might be used in unsupervised kitchens, creating potential kashrus issues. Rabbonim have given manufacturers time to adapt, highlighting a producer who has already introduced a disposable pot alternative