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Assemblyman Schnall’s Legislation Fixing Funding for Nonpublic School Services Becomes Law
Legislation reforming New Jersey’s nonpublic school auxiliary services funding program, known as Chapter 192/193, was signed into law by former Governor Phil Murphy as one of his final actions in office....
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5 Towns/Far Rockaway
Pesach Osina Enters Race For Far Rockaway’s State Assembly Seat
Pesach Osina, a longtime frum political staffer and former New York City Council candidate, announced he will seek the seat vacated by Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer-Amato....
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Lakewood
Assemblyman Schnall Secures $750,000 in Funding for Tomchei Shabbos and Bridges on Final Day of Legislative Session
Assemblyman Avi Schnall successfully secured $750,000 in critical state funding for two vital organizations serving Lakewood and surrounding communities....
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Lakewood
Assemblyman Schnall Co-Sponsors Legislation to Fix New Jersey’s Broken Special Education Funding Formula
Assemblyman Avi Schnall is co-sponsoring new legislation that would fix one of the biggest problems in New Jersey’s school funding system: how the state pays for special education....
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Manhattan
Masbia Opens New Annex on the Upper West Side at Congregation Shearith Israel
Last Tuesday afternoon marked the first day of operations at Masbia’s newest food pantry, located in the yard of Congregation Shearith Israel, the historic Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue on the Upper West Side...
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New York & New Jersey
NYC Cracks Down: Kosher Groceries Hit With Wave of Bag Fines (Updated)
New York City officials are fining Grocery stores in Boro Park and Crown Heights for distributing plastic bags, a regulation the city imposed a while back, but never enforced....
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It’s Official: Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman Enters New York’s Governor Race
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced his bid for New York governor, taking on Rep. Elise Stefanik for the GOP nomination, and potentially Democratic incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul....
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New York & New Jersey
NYC Stands With Israel: Mayor Adams Signs Executive Order Restricting BDS Divestment
In a symbolic move, outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams today signed an executive order that would prohibit the city from divesting from Israel, as the so-called “anti-Zionist” mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani steps into City Hall ne...
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New Square
New Square: House Speaker Mike Johnson To Visit The Skeverer Rebbe on Sunday
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will join Rep. Mike Lawler for a visit to New Square, where they will have a special meeting with the Skverer Rebbe on Sunday, 18 Kislev. ...
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NYC
“Blatant Anti-Semitism”: Holocaust Survivor Barred From Speaking at Brooklyn Public School
Uproar ha errupted after the principal of a Brooklyn middle school denied a parent's request for Sami Steigmann, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor, to talk about anti-Semitism....
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New Year, New Tolls: NJ, NY Bridges, Highways & Subways To Get More Expensive in 2026 (Roundup)
Your commute around New Jersey and New York is about to get a bit more expensive, as tolls are set to rise on bridges and tunnels, as well as on Subways and railroads in New York and New Jersey....
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