New York & New Jersey
NY Governor Hochul Signs Legislation Penalizing Public Utility Companies that illegally Hike Rates
Legislation sponsored by Boro Park frum Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein was signed into law by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, severely fines public utility companies that knowingly or deliberately provide false information to the NYS P...
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...
New Tax On NY’ers Even If You Don’t Enter Manhattan’s Congestion Pricing ‘Zone’
New Business Tax hikes coming to New York State to replace the $1 billion per year in expected toll revenue loss after NYS “Lowered” the Congestion pricing tax from $15 to $9 for standard passenger vehicles...
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...
Rockland County: Finkelstein Memorial Library Board President Resigns
Esther Waldman, a local Monsey Mechaneches and Title I director in New Square, who is a Trustee at the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley, submitted a formal complaint against the Library board president...
Do You Enjoy Other People’s Tzaros? (Updated)
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 tzaros....