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A large portion of Mesivta Ateres Shmuel was destroyed in an intense blaze on the second night of Rosh Hashana. The mesivta, which is located at 420 Cross Street (near Spartan Avenue), has been using connected trailers for its bais medrash and other facilities. Firefighters received a call at approximately 12:45 am on the second […]
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Over 22,000 deaths in the U.S. each year result from preventable deaths during patient hospitalization. Medical error often involves factors such as poor management or monitoring of medical conditions, errors linked to surgery and other procedures, and diagnostic errors. While healthcare workers are dedicated to their medical duties, these errors may also be related to […]
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I’m the mother of an adorable 8-year-old girl who is full of personality, helpful, and very friendly. She is also smart, and inquisitive and sometimes uses it to her advantage. When my daughter started preschool, there was a member of the school’s remedial program, whom I will refer to as Mrs. L., who somehow was […]
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A resident of the Toms River Jewish community has purchased and restored four sifrei Torah that were being liquidated from a closing conservative temple. Each will find a new home in a community that will use it. When the resident heard about Beit Shalom, in Monroe Township, New Jersey, closing, he initially thought the shul […]
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Good Voch! Although most of Lakewood will be off the road for Monday and Tuesday this week the map below outlines scheduled road work where residents should make sure to park off street before Rosh Hashana. The moderate surface repairs of the Waldorf Terrace, Finchley, Clairmont area will start on Tuesday, September 27, the second day […]
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The leader of the group advocating to force yeshivos to increase secular studies has resigned. Ex-yeshiva student Naftuli Moster, founder and leader of YAFFED for ten years, has quit the group to “pursue other endeavors.” The group has hired Beatrice Weber to take his place. Ms. Weber reports that she was raised in the ultra-Orthodox […]
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An outbreak of viral respiratory infections is sending children to emergency rooms throughout New Jersey, and doctors are saying that beds are filling fast. “Some of the ICUs are at capacity,” said Dr. Uzma Hasan, division director of pediatric infectious disease at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, part of RWJBarnabas Health, according to a […]
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Some residents of Ocean County are unhappy about Governor Phil Murphy’s plan to install wind farms on their stretch of the ocean. Long Beach Island has been flooded with protest signs in opposition to an offshore wind project being planned in the area. The project has completed its federal leasing requirements, and will run from […]
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A Toms River school principal allowed students to duct-tape him to the wall to raise money for charity. Each piece of tape cost $1, raising a total of $1,500 to buy bulletproof vests for Toms River police officers.
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Although LNN does not usually report on drug busts and crime, the arrest of a Lakewood man this week noteworthy for the massive amount of drugs he was hoarding and dealing. Police 21-year-old Davewon Crockam of Lakewood was arrested as a result of a multi-law enforcement agency investigation. Police raided his home, and found that […]
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A new study has declared that New Jersey is the fifth-happiest state in the nation. Drawing on new research into which environmental factors are linked to a person’s overall well-being and satisfaction with life, the study measured the prevalence of each factor in all 50 states. Studies have found that good economic, emotional, physical, and […]
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When they heard that a flight of migrants was being shipped from Texas to New Jersey, supporters and volunteers assembled at Teterboro Airport with lighting speed. Prepared with everything from diapers and food to short term housing assistance, translation services, attorneys and other provisions, the group waited for passengers of Ultimate Air Shuttle 11. The […]
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Although Hurricane Fiona will remain hundreds of miles off the east coast, the powerful Atlantic storm — now a Category 4 hurricane— is expected to bring heavy waves and gale-force winds to the Lakewood area, according to the National Weather Service. Northwesterly wind gusts at near gale force strength are possible late Thursday night through […]
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Governor Phil Murphy today nominated Raymond Santiago to serve as Monmouth County Prosecutor. Santiago’s nomination will be submitted to the Senate for confirmation, and he will assume the role of Acting Prosecutor on Friday, October 7. Santiago was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from John Jay College […]
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A passenger in a vehicle on the Garden State Parkway this afternoon was seen holding up a sign that read, “Help, I’m kidnapped.” Passing vehicles contacted state police, who pulled over the car. Video of the incident shows a man who appears to be wearing tzitzis, apparently being arrested, and the female passenger has been […]
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An event organized by the New Jersey Jewish Business Alliance and the National Chaplains Association today brought together representatives from a wide range of law enforcement agencies in New Jersey to learn about the upcoming Jewish holidays. Presenters at the event explained to the agencies the meaning of some of the things they may see […]
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In a swift, silent move, Jackson Township mayoral candidate Marty Flemming appointed Zoning Board member Samara O’neill to an open seat on the town council. O’neill was appointed to the recently vacated seat of Alex Sauickie III, who left to take a seat on the New Jersey State Assembly. Township Council President Martin Flemming, Vice […]
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Avowed antisemite New Jersey Timothy Hale-Cusanelli was sentenced today to 48 months in prison on felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. According to the government’s evidence, Hale-Cusanelli drove to Washington on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021. He joined a mob of […]
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United States authorities have charged 48 people with stealing $250 million from the USDA’s “food box” program. Federal prosecutors say the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering food to tens of thousands of children, then sought reimbursement for those meals through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food nutrition programs. Prosecutors say few meals […]
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