Wednesday March 25 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 55° Sun and clouds mixed tomorrow temps will be n the 70's

- Elon Musk’s offer to pay TSA salaries has been declined by the White House, per CBS

- USPS Adds 8% Fuel Surcharge on Packages Starting April 26

- Congressman Jeff Van Drew New Jersey state Democrats just voted against turning over violent illegal criminals to ICE. Murderers. Traffickers. ... This is who they are choosing to protect.

- Smell of smoke Controlled burns are underway in parts of Ocean County including Manchester, Jackson and other locations. Residents may notice smoke in the area. These are prescribed burns by NJ Forest Fire Service.

Pesach Bein Hazmanim begins in BMG as the yeshiva ends the winter zman. Last might Rav Yaakov Forcheimer gave a pre pesach Halacha shiur.

- The Kollel Shomrei Hachomos Pushka truck will be in the Toms River area today at Riverwood Chase Woodlands way, Hickory Grande maple Ave, Belz 12345

-Shop Rite Kedem Grape Juice 64oz 2 for $7

Gourmet Glatt case of kedem Grape juice 8 64oz $33 about $4.13 per bottle.

- Just in time for Chol Hamoed Pesach Six Flags Great Adventure just announced that it will open for the 2026 season on Saturday, March 28. The Jackson theme park's Wild Safari also will open the same day.

- Tonight Lakewood BOE meeting:

The Lakewood School District is proposing a $327 million budget for the 2026–2027 school year that includes a request for a new $138 million state loan, as it continues to deal with significant debt and awaits approval of a prior $100 million loan.

- The Lakewood Board of Education rejected a $50,000 bid for a property on 133 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd after it fell far below the $1 million minimum, and has re-listed it with a reduced minimum of $750,000. The Board also received bids for the Ella G. Clarke and Lakewood Early Childhood Center properties, but since all offers for the larger property came in below the $30 million minimum, officials may reject the bids and move forward with negotiations with interested parties.

- NJ becomes a sanctuary state.

Gov Mikie Sherrill: : I am signing three new bills to limit the Trump Administration’s overreach and keep New Jerseyans safe.

 The first bill will help to protect people’s privacy  preventing state agencies from sharing information on people’s immigration status, unless required by law or judicial warrant

The second bill codifies a policy – issued by the state Attorney General – that limits the degree to which state and local law enforcement need to collaborate with federal immigration agents.

 

The third bill bans any law enforcement officers from hiding their faces – and it requires them to clearly identify themselves before making an arrest.

We know the Trump Administration has challenged some of these measures in the past.

 We beat them in court then – and we’re happy to meet them in court again if they decide to sue now. Nothing is going to stop us from standing up for New Jersey and against Donald Trump’s overreach.

- Hundreds of weddings in Bnei Brak were disrupted after the Dekel and Heichlei Malchus event halls were ordered closed after police found that the venues had employed and housed nine individuals illegally.

- Two suspects, aged 47 and 45, have been arrested in London in connection with the arson attack in Golders Green on ambulances belonging to a Jewish rescue organization.

Police are also investigating a possible link to the regime in Iran. The investigation is ongoing.

- The Jackson Jewish Community Council announced multiple supervised chometz burning locations across Jackson Township for Wednesday, April 1, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sites include Bais Yaakov Elementary School on Citadel Drive, Johnson Memorial Park on Kierych Memorial Drive, Royal Grove Shul on East Veterans Highway, and ShopRite of Jackson on North County Line Road.

- The New Jersey Forest Fire Service dedicated the Veterans Fire Tower in Jackson, Ocean County, New Jersey’s first new fire tower in 78 years. Located at the New Jersey Forest Service’s State Tree Nursery, the Veterans Fire Tower stands at 133 feet tall and helps protect more than 516,000 residents and nearly 200,000 homes across Ocean and Monmouth counties