Earlier in the week LNN posted images of the Tefillin Awareness Project event that took place at the Lutzk Shul. Following the event, LNN received this beautiful letter written by an attendee who was greatly impacted by the event. After reading the letter we reached out to Rabbi Avraham Schachter who began this program for […]

Last night the Toms River Council honored Fire Dispatcher John Hafner for going above and beyond expectations for professionalism and dedication, in last May’s tragic incident where two children were buried in the sand at the barrier island beach entrance near Seaview Road.  Councilman Geoghegan called Hafner up to the dais to join the council, […]

Toms River Mayor Mo Hill joined the council honoring Municipal Judge Damian Murray on his retirement. Drawing on his military experience, Hill wished Murray “Fair winds and following seas,” an old naval expression to wish someone well in all endeavors. Hill served in the US Navy for three and a half decades.  Hill also noted […]

A $2.9 million project to replace a bridge and additional roadwork on Bethel Church Road will begin in early 2023 and hopefully be complete by the summer. The project, spawned by Monmouth County’s discovery of structural deficiencies on a local bridge, is funded by the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund. Once discovered, the deficiencies became […]

You’ve heard all about The Circle magazine’s 80 pages of quality content that kids love, but are you in The Loop yet? The Circle is proud to present an entirely new product: The Loop, a mega audio world that will excite children of all ages with wholesome fun. This Chanukah, take advantage of The Circle […]

There is no question about it, we need additional mobile communications infrastructure to process the ever-increasing data devices on the market and heavier reliance on mobile communications. At their last council meeting, Toms River passed the first reading of an ordinance that will overhaul their code to keep pace with the new needs and possibilities […]

At the last meeting, the Toms River council passed the first reading of an ordinance to appropriate a maximum of $2,000,000 for the purchase of 27 Washington Street and 1585 Silverton Road as part of the town’s open space preservation efforts. $96,000 of the total will come from the Toms River Open Space Trust Fund […]

The new CHEMED building on the southern end of River Avenue, near Cross Street, has been awarded $207,000 to install a security system. CHEMED expects the new facility to open its doors in early 2023. The new, state-of-the-art Health Center will be located at 1171 River Avenue between Super Stop and the Chestnut corner Route […]

The New Jersey Department of Education waited until Friday before the holiday week to release its test results, showing learning losses from the COVID-19 pandemic- and for good reason. New Jersey was among the last three states to release its results on its public dashboards, along with Vermont and Maine. The data showed an astounding […]

Moreshes Bais Yaakov held its 10th Annual Dinner last night. Among the attendees and speakers were Rav Tzvi Yehuda Perlstien, Rosh Mossad; Rav Mordechai Hershfeld, Mara D'asra of Kahal Ohr Moshe; and Rav Yehoshua Abba Busel, Rosh Chabura at BMG and Mara D'asra of Kahal of High Street.

Cooking is the main cause of home fires any time of the year, but it is especially common during the winter holiday season. The average number of home fires in residential buildings during this season is often double the number of home fires throughout the rest of the year. To assist you in being fire […]

Toms River held its annual community Chanukah event on the first night of Chanuka. The event began with a car-menorah parade from Riverwood Park to Toms River Town Hall. This was followed by a menorah lighting at Town Hall, with live music, donuts, prizes for kids, and chocolate coins.

The Pine Lake Park community of Manchester held a Chanukah party at Estreia on River Ave.

JAMES STREET, WILLIAMS STREET TO SUNSET ROAD, LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP Updated: Monday, December 19, 2022 Purpose: Traffic Signal InstallationTraffic Impact: Lane and Shoulder Closures with Lane Shifts COUNTY LINE ROAD, RIDGE AVENUE TO BROOK ROAD, LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP Updated: Monday, December 19, 2022 Purpose: Milling and PavingTraffic Impact: Road Closure WEST COUNTY LINE ROAD AND TEABERRY COURT, […]

In response to a question from the public, the Lakewood BOE clarified that it allows parents to enter the school buildings for various legitimate reasons during the school day. Although it seems there is a legal opinion that maintains schools have the right to limit entry, BOE Attorney Michael Inzelbuch clarified that there is no […]

On motzaei shabbos, the Shalom Torah Academy of Marlboro hosted a pre-Chanuka concert with Joey Newcomb.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners approved the agency’s $8.3 billion capital and operating budget for 2023. The 2023 budget consists of $3.7 billion for operating expenses, $2.9 billion for annual capital spending, and $1.7 billion for debt service and deferred expenses. The 2023 budget invests $2.9 billion in […]

In June 2021, I decided and was determined to redt shidduchim. I started like everyone else by making lists of all the singles that I knew. Then, I joined a few shidduch chats that are for shadchanim only, and before I knew it, I was redting shidduchim through a chat exclusively for shadchanim. I was […]