Thursday October 15 News Updates

Weather:  today Sunny in the 60's , tonight Partly cloudy skies this evening. Increasing clouds with periods of showers late. Low 57F. Chance of rain 50%.

Severe thunderstorms with winds up to 40 mph are possible Friday as a cold front sweeps across New Jersey, bringing the chance for widespread frost this weekend.

- Frum Newspapers and magazines raise their prices

Ami magazine now $10

Yated Neeman $6.50

Hamodia $7

Mishpacha $8

- Secret Service on high alert at Trump's Alaska rally. One agent put his hand on his gun but doesn't draw it. 

- Noribar sushi store opening location in  Lakewood at former Dips location Chestnut and Rt 9 (Feder status)

- Donald Trump’s grandson Joseph Kushner had his 13th birthday dinner (Bar Mitzva) in the Red Room of the White House. 

- BMG adds temporary parking for talmodim at a construction area off 9th st and Private way.

- End of an Era. After nearly 60 years of serving breakfast and lunch  in Boro Park on the corner of 16th Avenue and 48th Street, Lieberman’s Luncheonette is heading toward its final chapter, with plans to close once its building is sold. BP24

- Joseph's Dream Burger will be open motzei shabbos starting this week Saturday night this week! One hour after Shabbos ends until 1 AM!

- LSTA Bus Stop Changes: Parents Must Attend In-Person Appointments.

LSTA’s new bus stop change process will inconvenience parents, requiring them to book an in-person appointment just to request a change. For working parents and families with young children, this means taking time off or arranging babysitters just to attend an appointment, rather than being able to submit a request by phone, email, or text. LSTA says routes are especially tight this year and changes will be very limited. Convenience requests will not be accommodated. All requests will be reviewed based on route timing, geography, and bus capacity, and approval is not guaranteed. Requests with missing or invalid documents will not be reviewed. Appointments are available October 26–28, from 6:30–8:30 PM, and must be booked online Here or by calling 732-655-6333.

- The Kibitz Room, a 'Jewish" deli in Cherry Hill,NJ  known for massive pastrami sandwiches and an extensive pickle bar, has been fined $1,000 by the state for failing to properly display that it isn’t a kosher establishment. Per NJ.

- The Lakewood Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) recently closed on a $4.9 million loan with the New Jersey Water Bank to construct a public sanitary sewer conveyance system in the Old Pine Acres neighborhood of Lakewood Township.The project will allow existing homeowners in the neighborhood to connect to the public sanitary sewer system and eliminate reliance on individual septic systems and septic fields.

- This Sunday October 18th! At the John F. Patrick Sports Center at 111 Vine street in Lakewood, NJ This free, family-friendly community event will feature a petting zoo, pony rides, craft activities, garden tours, demonstrations, games, and lots of exciting vendors. It is open to all members of the public at no cost, though refreshments will be available for purchase.  

- The FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and U.S. Capitol Police have launched a multi-agency investigation after several letters containing an unknown white powder were sent to state election officials, including several Secretaries of State, and to offices on Capitol Hill.

- WhatsApp now lets people join voice and video calls without having a WhatsApp account. Hosts can share a call link, approve guests before they join, and hold free, end-to-end encrypted calls with up to 32 participants and no time limits.

- Elon Musk has publicly called for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to leave office. 

- Elon Musk Weighs Amazon Rival After Grok Bot Blocks Amazon has restricted third party AI shopping agents from accessing its platform, including bots powered by Grok. Users attempting to place orders through these agents report blocks citing violations of the site’s conditions of use. The policy aims to protect customer data, limit fraud risks, and preserve revenue from sponsored product placements that depend on human browsing.

- Jackson: Brewer's Bridge Road will be repaved in its entirety, aftwr NJ Gas installs  new pipes in the road. 

 - Lakewood, New Jersey had the highest childbearing rate in the country, with 155.6 women per 1,000 women ages 15-44 in Lakewood giving birth in the previous 12 months, ranking first among geographic areas studied nationwide. The data was compiled by the People’s Policy Project using the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey five-year Public Use Microdata Sample.(OneJerseyschorr)

- President Trump canceled the planned livestream of Nidal Hasan’s firing squad but said the immediate families of the victims can attend in person if they choose. He wrote that streaming the execution might have served as a deterrent but that many people preferred not to watch. Trump said Hasan will still be executed by firing squad on the scheduled date and that the families deserve to witness it. Hasan killed more than a dozen people at Fort Hood in 2009 while shouting “Allahu Akbar.” 

- President Donald Trump has reportedly been privately discussing replacing White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, one of his closest and longest-serving advisers. According to Politico, citing four sources familiar with the conversations, Trump has asked allies whether it is time for a leadership change and has floated several potential replacements.

- A Likud and Gadi Eisenkot unity government is what the Trump administration is reportedly pushing for in Israel, with Netanyahu remaining prime minister for up to two years before retiring from politics. The coalition's stated goals: ending the regional wars and securing peace agreements, Saudi Arabia above all.Eisenkot's bloc would demand Netanyahu's retirement be guaranteed, the judicial reforms reversed, and an inquiry opened into October 7. Israel Hayom. Ambassador Mike Huckabee denies this.

- Satmar spokesman Rabbi Moishe Indig: Hasidic Jews, like every other American, do NOT need permission from antisemites like Jake Lang or YouTuber Tyler Oliveira to build communities in Okeechobee, Florida, New York, or anywhere in America. Jewish growth is NOT up for debate. We will build, we will grow, and we will thrive. And those who are mad about it? Stay mad.

- Jackson  Police Chief Mary Nelson, who rose through the ranks to become the township’s first female chief, is stepping down after only eight months. 

- Coming Soon from Artscroll "At the Heart of Lakewood - Rabbi Yisroel Schenkolewski"The Quiet Force Behind America's Torah Capital

- Ami Magazine will not be sold in Crown Heights stores this week following the magazine’s front-cover feature of Rav Lazer Shach zatzal on his 25th yartzeit. Crown Heights stores have reportedly united in a decision not to carry this week’s issue. (Shechuna news)

- Jackson councilman Chris Pollack called out a Lakewood based news site as fake news in reporting on what went on in the council meeting. He said those who spoke out were not protesters but residents who  spoke regarding the case of a missing person  since last year.

- Israeli elections there's reports of certain  charedi factions and chasidus that are currently not endorsing or instructing their followers to vote for UTJ in the elections as many may just sit it out or vote for other parties. Negotiations continue.