Wednesday October 28 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 63° sunny

- Oraysa siyum on Maseches Yevamos will take place tomorrow night in Lakewood at Fountain Ballroom. Starting Maseches Kiddushin November 1.

- Rav Shaul Alter shlita currently visiting the US he's in Boro Park, no word yet about coming to Lakewood 

- Cheerios is now rolling out resealable bags in its cereal boxes. Cheerios makes major change to cereal boxes after years of consumer complaints. The General Mills brand has teamed up with Ziploc to introduce Cheerios with Ziploc PantrySeal, a resealable bag inside a traditional cereal box. The new packaging is designed to open only partially across the top, creating a pour spout that can then be resealed to help keep cereal fresh.

- A woman approached a couple  and another individual while shopping at Seasons grocery store in Toms River on Friday and asked, “It’s my first time doing Shabbos, can you help me?”The three walked through every aisle with her, helping her shop for candles, challah, grape juice, and everything else she needed for Shabbos. They also paid for the entire bill, brought her to their house for homemade Shabbos foods, and made her feel what it's like to join klal Yisrael for Shabbos. (5 townscentral)

- Federal Reserve Holds Rates at 3.75%-4% as Inflation Remains Elevated The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest-rate target unchanged Wednesday in a 10-2 vote. Officials said inflation remains elevated, 

- Tax  sale Today October 28, 2026  Lakewood  township tax  sale  of 2025 and prior year delinquent taxes, water/sewer and other municipal charges through an on-line auction. For a listing of all parcels, delinquencies and costs, please visit Here 

- Lakewood BOE meeting tonight.

- Oh Delices Patisserie and Cafe is open in Lakewood, NJ, with French pastries and a full dairy cafe menu. Croissants and individual tarts share the menu with breakfast plates, sandwiches, salads and Israeli dishes, bringing a sit-down meal component to the bakery. Oh Delices is located in Todd Plaza at 1091 River Avenue, Lakewood, NJ. The bakery is under the supervision of Chelkas Hakashrus of Zichron Yaakov, with Pas Yisroel, pareve/Cholov Yisroel, Bishul Yisroel and Yoshon certification.YTK 

- Major Lakewood Planning Board Applications at the planning board next week Nov 10 

Kollel Kinyan Torah  Proposed six-lot subdivision and a planned educational campus at 502–506 Lakewood-New Egypt Road and 68 White Street.

Kettle Creek Holdings LLC – Proposed 30-lot subdivision near New Hampshire Avenue and Route 70.

300 Rt 70 LLC – Application for 300 Route 70 and Locust Street; to create 35 lots.

- A new FDU poll finds 48% of NJ voters approve of Gov. Mikie Sherrill, while 32% disapprove. Her approval rating has dropped 10 points in seven months, largely as more Democrats express uncertainty. Meanwhile, President Trump’s approval in New Jersey remains below 30%.

- Israir airline has removed all Tuesday flights between JFK and Tel Aviv in both directions from its schedule. Passengers who were booked on Tuesdays are being offered a refund or a flight on Monday or Wednesday. (Dansdeals)

- Lakewood DPW  2026 Leaf Collection Schedule Beginning November 2 

Zone 1 (Monday garbage collection): November 2–6 and November 30–December 4.

Zone 2 (Tuesday garbage collection): November 9–13 and December 7–11.

Zone 3 (Wednesday garbage collection): November 16–20 and December 21–25.

Zone 4 (Thursday garbage collection): November 23–27 and December 28–January