New Jersey
Armed Man Arrested After Threatening Jews At New Jersey Shul
Shomrim responded to callers reporting a male suspect armed with a bat threatening mispallelim at a shul in Howell, NJ. Shomrim immediately dispatched a full response. Howell Police took the suspect into custody...
$16 Billion NY-NJ Rail Tunnel Gets Billions In Funding From Feds
The long-delayed “Gateway Project,” which would construct new rail tunnels under the Hudson River, has secured a whopping $6.9 billion in federal grants—the largest grant ever signed by the agency...
Lakewood High School Girls Step Up to Support Special Children’s Center During School Closures
When unexpected special needs school closures left parents scrambling for childcare, The Special Children’s Center once again proved to be a pillar of support for the community...
Hundreds of EBT Skimming Scam Attacks Reported in Lakewood Frum Community
As ATM and Food Stamps (EBT) skimming scams have increased in Lakewood & Brooklyn Frum neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Crown Heights, Boro Park and Flatbush. Hundreds of frum residents reporting that their EBT benefits have been emptied...
Should Lakewood Merge With Surrounding Towns Into 1-Large City?
“The City Of Lakewood” Our neighborhoods—Lakewood, Jackson, Brick, Toms River and Manchester, NJ—each possess unique strengths and vibrant communities. By uniting into one city, we can unlock incredible benefits for everyone...
Uproar in Lakewood: Rabbonim Warn Community Of Disturbing Incidents Posing A Danger To The Residents
Lakewood Rabbonim, Askanim, Community Leaders, activists and school principals sounded the alarm following recent inappropriate incidents of Jewish girls being victimized by car service drivers in Lakewood...
Lakewood Children Wait Hours For Bus, Only To Be Told It’s Cancelled
Imagine your child waiting an hour for their school bus to take them to Yeshiva, only to find out that it’s “cancelled” due to mismanagement by the bus company on a near daily basis. Or the children sitting on their school bus wi...
LAKEWOOD: Chavivim Ocean County Expands With First Vehicle and 11 New Members
At a Ribbon-Cutting event in Lakewood, NJ, Chavivim of Ocean County celebrated the inauguration of its first vehicle and the welcoming of 11 new volunteers joining their team...
National Chaplains Association and Ocean County Law Enforcement Agencies Join Forces to Distribute Toys to The Needy
National Chaplains Association together with Ocean County law enforcement officials gathered at Steals & Deals in Toms River to collect gifts that will be distributed to needy children across the county...
Do You Enjoy Other People’s Tzaros?
UPDATE: By a Lakewood resident: Do You Enjoy Other People’s Tzaros? The answer to the question asked in the title to this article is: I don’t but, apparently, many in Lakewood, NJ, derive immense enjoyment when other people have tz...