Disturbances Plague Lakewood Last Night

September 16, 2022
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Multiple disturbances affected Lakewood streets and common areas late Thursday night, with partiers dancing wildly in the street, blocking traffic, setting off fireworks, and engaging in raucous behavior. About 40 Lakewood Police officers responded to the town square. An initially quiet parade, apparently celebrating the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month -which runs from September 15th […]

In a sprint through a meeting that lasted just over 18 minutes, Lakewood Township Committee members buzzed through a long list of agenda items and got on with their lives. Still convening virtually (because travel takes longer than the meetings themselves) the five-member body dealt with business quickly. Notable items on the agenda included a […]

Already running nearly $8 billion dollars ahead of predictions, New Jersey state revenues continued to surpass previous years’ income for the month of August, and the state’s biggest income months are still around the corner. In May, Deputy State Treasurer Aaron Binder testified that revenue collections far surpassed expectations, causing the Treasury to revise its […]

An application to allow solar panels in the backyard of a private home in Jackson drew ridicule from some anti-Lakewood elements, but is actually not that uncommon. A member of the Jackson Jewish community applied to the zoning board for permission to install 84 panels in her private backyard, disguised by a privacy fence. (The […]

NJ Gets $10 Million for Expectant Mothers

September 15, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services $10,476,077 for its Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program, which provides services to women during pregnancy and to parents with young children. “We know that when nurses, social workers, and other professionals […]

Sauickie Sworn into General Assembly

September 15, 2022
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Former Jackson Township councilmember Alex Sauickie was sworn into his new role as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly today. Sauickie won a special convention in August to succeed the late Assemblyman Ron Dancer. Sauickie resigned from his position as Jackson Council Vice-President to serve for the 12th district Assembly seat.   “It’s an […]

Drought Watch: Decreasing Intensity

September 15, 2022
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Drought Watch: Thanks to steady rains earlier in the week, the percentage of New Jersey under severe drought conditions was cut nearly in half. Drought areas shrank this week for the first time all summer, as the percentage of the state under Severe Drought dropped from 28.8% to 15.18%. Most of those areas reverted to […]

As millions of people in countries that have experienced ‘hyper-inflation’ will attest, a good hedge against rising prices is to buy sooner rather than later. The strategy assumes big purchases are likely cheaper now than in a few months time. The risks of the approach include wasteful spending on unneeded items. A recent survey conducted […]

The League of Women Voters, a 102-year-old nation-wide, nonpartisan organization works to “empower voters by defending democracy,” is hosting a virtual forum for candidates running to represent Congressional District 4 at 7 p.m. today. The forum is similar to political debate. Running this year is incumbent Congressman Republican Chris Smith, Democratic candidate Matthew Jenkins, Jason […]

HaGaon Rav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi, Rosh Yeshivas Ateres Yisrael in Bayit Vegan, will be delivering a shmooze in preparation for the Yamim Noraaim tonight at 7:15 in Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG). The Rosh Yeshiva is a member of the Degel Hatorah Moetzas Gedolei Yisrael, brother of Rav Yitzchok Ezrachi (Rosh Yeshiva in Mir Yerushalayim), and […]

Rabbi Ari Spiegel is a noted lecturer and speaker, well known for his warm Divrei Chizuk in Lakewood and beyond. Rabbi Spiegel was a long time Rosh Chabura and is the son of the Roumanisher Rav of the Lower East Side, Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Spiegel. He is the mechaber of the Sefer Kol Yaakov and […]

Lakewood provides $60 million annually to the Ocean County operating budget. Most regional towns pay far less- about $20 million. Where is the money going? While specific numbers are not out yet, we do know that the county has agreed to pay half the local cost of putting more sand on the beach- a move […]

This past Sunday LNN Presented the following question from Dayan Rabbi Shmuel Honigwachs. Dear Rabbi Honigwachs,I gave someone a synthetic diamond as a gift, and he does not know it is not real. Is it geneivas daas if I don’t tell him? What if someone were to be mekadesh a women with it? The Dayan's […]

Road Work Traffic Alerts:

September 15, 2022
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Paving work at Astor Drive and Coleman Avenue, north of Squankum Road, is set to resume today. Curb and sidewalk installation along both sides of Ridge Avenue, from Shemen Street to Lanes Mill Road, is underway. Mantoloking Bridge, connecting the Lakewood/Brick area to Island Beach State Park, is under construction. The drawbridge will be opening and […]

With great sadness, LNN reports the petirah of Rav Yitzchok Yaakov Sekula zt”l, Menahel of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas. He was 85. Rav Sekula was a son of Rav Yerachmiel Yisroel Sekula, the Sadovna Rov. The Sekula family escaped to Siberia during WWII and relocated to the United States, settling in New York. Rav Sekula learned […]

Join the Circle!

September 15, 2022
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In less than 90 days, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is expected to enact new rules that could cost manufacturers, businesses, public schools, and apartment complexes millions of dollars to convert boiler systems to electric. Senators Michael Testa and Anthony M. Bucco, Republican members of New Jersey’s bipartisan Legislative Manufacturing Caucus, warned that […]

Jackson Among Safest Towns in Nation

September 14, 2022
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According to an analysis of FBI crime statistics, Jackson is safer than 87% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In New Jersey, only 16% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Jackson. If you live in Jackson, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the […]

Watch as a man leaves a fake ticket on a car in Lakewood last night, notifying of a fine for illegally parking in a handicapped spot, even though the vehicle in question wasn’t parked in a handicapped spot. The end of the fine print states "This is not a real ticket it's only to have […]

The plan to build a cul-de-sac with 28 homes on Chestnut Street in Lakewood was pulled Monday when lawyers for the applicant sensed that they were looking at a rejection. As testimony from neighbors and hard questions from board members mounted against the planned development, it became increasingly clear that a “no” vote was in […]

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