Month January 2022

The MTA announced on Wednesday it had restored service to several lines that had been suspended last week due to staffing shortages. Due the omicron surge causing as many as… Read more » The post MTA Restores Service to Suspended… Continue Reading →

Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation establishing the “New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program” on Tuesday, following a successful three year pilot program. “With hate crimes on the rise, we must… Read more » The post NJ Establishes Nonprofit Security Grant… Continue Reading →

French far-right presidential candidate Éric Zemmour was convicted Monday of inciting racial hatred over 2020 comments he made about unaccompanied migrant children. A Paris court ordered Zemmour to pay a fine of 10,000 euros (more than $11,000) and several thousand… Continue Reading →

Thanks to a Flatbush Shomrim volunteer, a stolen Bobcat will be shortly returned to its rightful owner. Sources tell YWN that the specialized vehicle, worth nearly $50,000, was stolen overnight from Diamond Auto Leasing on Ryder and Kings Highway. Flatbush… Continue Reading →

As earlier reported, New Jersey American Water will replace nearly five miles of aging water main in Lakewood starting next week. The project also includes replacing 39 fire hydrants and 215 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. The company… Continue Reading →

Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. The city will also stop the sale of… Continue Reading →

Registration is now open for Sara Schenirer’s NEW Men’s Social Work Cohort! Join the Master’s in Social Work program, run through Sara Schenirer in partnership with Wurzweiler School of Social Work and begin classes THIS MAY!. The Social Work program… Continue Reading →

After technical problems prevented an updating of the coronavirus cases for almost three days, the Health Ministry on Tuesday night disclosed the worst figures ever: 65,259 people tested positive on… Read more » The post Over 125,000 New COVID Cases… Continue Reading →

Months before President Joe Biden announced the U.S.’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, Washington’s watchdog warned that the Afghan air force would collapse without critical American aid, training and… Read more » The post Before Pullout, Watchdog Warned of… Continue Reading →

AT&T will postpone new wireless service near some airports planned for this week after the nation’s largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause massive flight disruptions. The company said Tuesday it would delay turning on… Continue Reading →

Recent contacts between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli officials may soon lead to a state visit to Istanbul. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Erdogan said that his office… Read more » The post Erdogan: Herzog May Be Visiting… Continue Reading →

New York would boost state school aid, provide sweeping property tax relief and deliver bonuses to health care workers over the next year if lawmakers pass a $216.3 billion budget… Read more » The post NY to Boost School Aid,… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden entered office a year ago this week, staking his presidency on defeating the coronavirus pandemic with a battle plan hailed for its scope and specificity. “Our nation continues to experience the darkest days of the… Continue Reading →

The United States has notified Israel of its decision to withdraw its support for the proposed EastMed natural gas pipeline from Israel to Europe, The Jerusalem Post reported, citing a… Read more » The post US Pulls Out of EastMed… Continue Reading →

The NYPD is searching for a female suspect who harassed and attacked several Jewish children in Brooklyn last Friday. According to the NYPD report, an unidentified female approached an 8-year-old Jewish boy who was playing with two other children in… Continue Reading →

Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in massacres in Norway in 2011, appeared before a parole hearing Tuesday, seemingly more focused on spreading white supremacist propaganda than gaining an improbable early release from prison. A decade… Continue Reading →

Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho and Senator Robert Singer that would create a dedicated group of administrative law judges to oversee special education cases was signed into law today by Governor Murphy. “I am proud that… Continue Reading →