Thursday November 12 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Thunderstorms likely. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High 64F. Winds at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%  Tonight Rain. Low 43F.  Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall around a half an inch.

Snow flurries aren't ruled out at the Jersey Shore Sunday

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of New Jersey, including Ocean County, until 7pm tonight.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for parts of the Jersey Shore, where thunderstorms have been dropping heavy rain on the region Thursday.

The warning was issued at about 11:45 a.m., covering northeastern sections of Monmouth County, effective until 3:45 p.m. Thursday.

- President Trump says Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Bahrain asked him not to blast Iran immediately and instead to keep the economic pressure and blockade in place. DONALD TRUMP: "I could end it immediately at the request of the nations that I'm looking to protect  we are doing it a little bit longer way, a little bit more civilly. Saudi Arabia has asked me to please just let it be the way it is now for a while, because they're disintegrating. Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, all of them would much prefer the waiting period

- CENTCOM warned Israeli military representatives of the possibility of resuming operations against Iran in the short term, according to Kan News. Washington has also reportedly conveyed similar warnings to Gulf countries. Meanwhile, the United States is bolstering its military deployment in the region with two aircraft carriers, around 200 refueling aircraft, and a third carrier expected next week.

- Microsoft says some servers brought back online are becoming unresponsive again once they start receiving traffic, setting back recovery more than six hours into the Microsoft 365 outage. In its latest update at 6:06 p.m. CT, Microsoft said it is analyzing diagnostic data to identify what is triggering the failures. The company is limiting some traffic to affected infrastructure in certain locations and rebuilding some servers with a previous configuration to see if they remain stable.

- Multiple major online services are reportedly experiencing outages, including Microsoft products such as Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams, Azure, OneDrive, the Microsoft Store, Copilot and Microsoft accounts.

- Israeli election Chanel 13 reporter: The comprehensive legal document held by the negotiating teams of the Change Bloc states that there is no legal basis for the current demands being made by the ultra-Orthodox parties regarding an exemption from military service. This document serves as a guiding principle for members of the Change Bloc, meaning it will be very difficult for them to move forward with granting an exemption from military service.

Amit Segal reports A high-level meeting was held two days ago at the home of the son of the Slonimer Rebbe to formulate the chasidishe factions’ demands ahead of negotiations. Participants included a prominent Rebbe, representatives of the Ger and Vizhnitz communities, and rabbonim. The document suggests there have already been contacts with the Attorney General. Their demands include personal signed commitments from all 48 members of the Change Bloc to support military exemptions, as well as an override clause allowing the exemption to stand even if the High Court strikes it down, modeled on legislation passed by the Rabin government regarding the import of  chazer to EY.

- There will be a shiur Zikaron today at BMG by Rav Malkiel Kotler shlita for the Yartzeit of Rav Aharon Kotker zatzal 12:45 pm in the Beren hall.

- Howell PD ticketing motorists along Rt 9 near shop Rite with unmarked cars, as well as on Kent rd between County line and Rt 9.

- MDY had a live shiur last night at the Babad shul in Toms River 

- Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsh will be in Lakewood for next shabbos.  This week there will be a Shabbos with Slabodka talmidim at a hotel in New Jersey.

- Missionaries have been placing paraphernalia in the Raintree and other areas of Lakewood 

- At least eight people are now confirmed dead in the Flatbush building collapse, Mayor Mamdani said Thursday morning, as firefighters continue digging through the rubble for anyone still trapped. Six victims were found dead at the scene, and two more died in the hospital. Seventeen people were injured, including three firefighters. Seven children were among those treated overnight, and crews pulled a woman alive from the wreckage more than two hours after the collapse.

- Agudath Israel is urging NY lawmakers to reject a bill that would give the Board of Regents control over the state’s future participation in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, warning it could jeopardize scholarship assistance. NY is already set to participate in 2027; the proposed change would begin in 2028.

- Two controversial development applications drew substantial neighborhood opposition at the Lakewood Township Planning Board's meeting on Tuesday night, with one subdivision winning approval despite extensive legal objections and another hearing coming to an abrupt halt just as residents were preparing to testify. FAAnews

LSTA lawsuit filed petition seeks 5-year ban on Lakewood School Transportation Authority, removal of state monitor and oversight committee more at faanews

-Just days after winning Jackson's mayoral election, Mayor-elect Elliott Shemtov is publicly expressing appreciation for Chaverim of Central Jersey, the volunteer organization whose members recently mobilized in large numbers to help search for a missing Jackson resident Faa reports.

- Trump:  I have asked Vice President Vance to focus his complete and total attention on the Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States throughout the U.S. The Blue States, such as Minnesota, California, Illinois, and many more, are all poorly run, corrupt disasters. Billions of Dollars is being stolen each and every month. Our Budget could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of this large scale criminal activity. CORRUPTION is in the Democrat Leadership’s blood! We don’t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we’ve got their Strait! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT

- Trump: NOW THAT Nvidia CEO JENSEN HUANG, who has done a fantastic job, has resigned, there is only one man to take his place - TIM COOK of Apple. A Legend replaces a Legend! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- Lakewood is one of the most Republican municipalities in New Jersey. Donald Trump carried it by 76 percentage points in 2024, and Jack Ciattarelli won it by 81 points in last year’s gubernatorial election. But last week, Lakewood voted for a Democrat, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, in what became a miraculous 96-point swing in New Jersey’s fifth-largest municipality. The results offer another demonstration of the unusual political influence of the Lakewood Vaad, the influential Orthodox Jewish community leadership organization whose endorsements can transcend party lines in a municipality that has become one of New Jersey’s most important political constituencies.. 

"the conservative leanings of Lakewood voters mean even the Vaad can’t deliver huge pluralities to a Democrat and sometimes, they can’t deliver a win". In 2021, after the Vaad backed Gov. Phil Murphy for re-election, Ciattarelli still won the town by 23 points.(NJ Globe)

- A new caravan of nearly 2,000 people appearing to come from Central and South America is making its way toward the U.S. southern border following Democrats’ midterm landslide. President Trump is now threatening to double current tariffs on Mexico if officials don’t stop the caravan from reaching the American border, saying that migrants will not be allowed to enter the country.

- Abdul El-Sayed has confirmed he will swear the oath of office on the Quran, becoming the first U.S. senator in history to do so

- President Trump has privately questioned whether the June memorandum of understanding with Iran was a costly mistake, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing two officials. Trump reportedly argued that the deal, which Vice President JD Vance helped negotiate, gave Tehran time to regroup and collect oil revenues before the U.S. imposed its naval blockade

- Lalewood shuttle: Why is it not servicing ALL of the community: I see some routes on the bus are completely geared to the chassidish community. Aren't we all paying taxes? Why aren't the routes for all of Lakewood?? The bus should run up and down 14th/county line, central ave, James street, route 9, hope, cross, clifton/cedarbridge etc. Make it a "city bus" for all of Lakewood to use so the bochurim yungeleit and maybe even hs girls can use it to get to school if they miss their busses ( right now most busses are very early and bochurim are not using the school bus)Submitted.

- Trump: If the Democrats want to “root out corruption,” they should start with investigating Blue States, perhaps the most CORRUPT governmental structures and entities anywhere on Earth. Big time money is being stolen each and every hour of the day! President DJT