Month March 2021

The MTA Bridges and Tunnels will install a safety fence on the upper and lower levels of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge suspended spans, intended to be completed by 2022. The construction… Read more » The post Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Have Safety… Continue Reading →

Iran’s civil aviation body, in a final report, has blamed an error by an air defense operator for the shooting-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020 that killed… Read more » The post Iran’s Final Report Blames Air… Continue Reading →

An Indianapolis man suspected of killing three adults and a child told police he fatally shot the four victims after he and his girlfriend argued because he wanted a share of her federal COVID-19 relief money, according to a court… Continue Reading →

A fire broke out at the 1700 Madison Plaza this afternoon, forcing evacuations. The fire broke out shortly before 3:00 PM on a northern building. The fire was extinguished minutes later. No injuries were reported, though a woman is reportedly… Continue Reading →

The IRS will push off the annual April 15th tax filing deadline by a month, in recognition of the unusually tumultuous year it has been. The new deadline has yet… Read more » The post IRS Delays Tax Deadline to… Continue Reading →

Starting March 17th, this Wednesday, millions more New Yorkers will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, and from any statewide location. Vaccine appointments are no longer restricted by zip code,… Read more » The post NY Dramatically Expands Vaccine Site… Continue Reading →

A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice… Continue Reading →

The Internal Revenue Service will be extending the federal tax filing deadline from April 15th to May 15th. The move comes after a letter from over 100 Congressional lawmakers urged the agency to give Americans more time to file their… Continue Reading →

The head of the Department of Homeland Security, pushing back against Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s border policies, refused on Wednesday to say that a surge of migrant children… Read more » The post Homeland Security Head Rejects GOP… Continue Reading →

Women who are vaccinated against the coronavirus during pregnancy pass COVID antibodies to their babies, a study by researchers at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem shows. A study of women who received both doses of the Pfizer vaccines during their… Continue Reading →

Hey all! Mordy Holder here, happy to inform you that on Sunday March 21st 2021, the Lakewood Township Public Works will be hosting the Ocean County Hazardous Waste Disposal Program at 1 America Ave. The event will take place from… Continue Reading →

Following the High Court ruling that the government’s restriction on the number of incoming airline passengers was unconstitutional, airlines were reportedly augmenting their flight schedules. According to media reports, United… Read more » The post Airlines Add Flights After Court… Continue Reading →

A Florida teenager was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for his role in hacking the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls and scamming people around the globe out of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin. Graham… Continue Reading →

Touro’s Lander College of Arts & Sciences Alumna Parlays Love of Learning into Career Triumphs Touro’s Lander College of Arts and Sciences graduate Bracha Cohen is an unlikely superstar. This Brooklyn mother of seven has risen through the ranks of… Continue Reading →

Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry on Wednesday declared the emergency caused by a massive oil spill on the coast a month ago to be over, as a major part of the… Read more » The post Emergency Over, Most Beaches Reopened… Continue Reading →

Lakewood Rabbonim today issued a letter expressing concern over the fact that it appears people are giving less toward Kimcha D’Pischa funds. It appears, Rabbonim say, that people are donating less this year, knowing that Stimulus Checks are being given… Continue Reading →

 [COMMUNICATED] Pesach is in the air, with shopping, cleaning, kashering and cooking there’s no doubt Yom Tov is just around the corner. But, there’s one more thing we need to do. Did you help your neighbors, friends and family… Continue Reading →

Optimism is spreading in the U.S. as COVID-19 deaths plummet and states ease restrictions and open vaccinations to younger adults. But across Europe, dread is setting in with another wave… Read more » The post Experts: Virus Surge in Europe… Continue Reading →

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the government’s restriction of 3,000 daily passengers allowed to return to Israel per day is unconstitutional and must be halted by the end of the week. The court also ruled that the requirement… Continue Reading →

First, France abruptly halted AstraZeneca vaccinations. Now, the French prime minister wants to get one as soon as he can. With the virus rebounding from Paris to Budapest and beyond,… Read more » The post After Vaccine Freeze, European Countries… Continue Reading →

To further discourage the use of alcohol and cannabis by residents under the age of 18, Assembly members Herb Conaway (D-Burlington), Joann Downey (D-Monmouth), Eric Houghtaling (D-Monmouth) and Shanique Speight (D-Essex) sponsor legislation to require law enforcement to provide written… Continue Reading →