Tuesday April 14 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 87° Sunny to partly cloudy.

severe thunderstorms with up to 60 mph wind gusts are possible Tuesday as temperatures rise into the 80s across New Jersey. mainly for areas along and north/west of the I-95 and I-195 corridor

Yartzeit of  Rav Avigdor Miller Zatzal

New Jersey Transit is planing to bump their $12.90 train ticket from NYC to MeLlife stadium up to $100 for World Cup matches. It's an 18-mile trip.

BDE: Habachur Yisachar Dov Spiegel Z"L, the 21 year old Tifrach Yeshivah Bachor passed away this evening after the drowning incident in Netanya beach. His brother, Avraham Yeshayahu ben Shoshana remains missing.

- Satmar Rebbe, Reb Aharon announced developers in Monticello are approved to build hundreds of homes at just $200 per Sq ft. The project is intended for the community at large, not just Satmar (Kol Haolam)

- National average price of gas for Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in the U.S. is $4.12, according to AAA.

- Smash house Burger opening Toms River location this coming Sunday

- Moishas supermarket in Howell to open in the summer 

- The scheduled Lakewood planning board meeting for today has been cancelled

- Twelve hospitals in New Jersey are among 446 across the US, facing a heightened risk of closing, cutting services or laying off workers due to federal medicaid funding cuts, according to a new report. amonth the ones in New Jersey are: 

Monmouth Medical Center, Lakewood

Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick

Hoboken University Medical Center, Hoboken

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark

Trinitas Hospital, Elizabeth

- Continued tefillos for Habachur Mordechai Zelg ben Blima who was injured in a accident Early Sunday morning 

- Pesach Sheini: New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill hosted a Passover Seder last night at Drumthwacket, the official residence in Princeton, for Jewish administration officials, legislators, and community leaders attended by some Lakewood area residents.

- Citing safety concerns, New Jersey's Princeton University announced that all electric bikes will be banned from its campus, effective June 1. Any bike found on the 500-acre campus will be immediately confiscated. Electric scooters had already been banned two years ago. (Onejersey)

- At last night’s meeting, the Lakewood Zoning Board approved a duplex in the Ridge area with restrictions barring exterior basement access due to traffic concerns.

A proposal to build 41 single-family homes off Prospect Street was denied for the third time. Residents from the Prospect area spoke out strongly against the application, citing ongoing and worsening traffic conditions. Some also criticized engineers who regularly testify on behalf of developments in Lakewood, arguing that past projects were approved with assurances of minimal traffic impact, despite clear evidence that congestion has significantly worsened. Board members noted the application could return if Cross Street is expanded.

The board also approved BMG’s plan for 74 homes and a school site at the Woodlake Golf Course. Due to conflicts of interest, three zoning board members recused themselves and were replaced by planning board members. Testimony indicated the homes would be individual residences, though a member of the public raised concerns about the lack of publicly available information. The board responded that plans are available at township offices.

Another duplex application off Prospect Street was tabled due to improper notice, and several smaller applications were approved.

- The Knesset Finance Committee convenes to approve the allocation of nearly NIS 100 million ($33 million) in funds for Charedi education institutions, part of a larger NIS 1 billion ($331 million) transfer that was halted in December by the High Court of Justice.

- New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer will introduce a bill today that would eliminate the so-called “marriage penalty” for the state and local tax deduction (SALT). The bill would allow married couples to deduct $40,400 each for the 2026 tax year, essentially granting them double the amount for single filers. (One jersey schorr)

- The Bnei Brak municipality has expanded its late-night business restrictions to include vending machines, banning their operation after 10 p.m. Officials said the machines had become gathering spots for youths after restaurants and food stalls were already restricted under the existing bylaw.