Month December 2023
A New Jersey state Senate committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on a bill which would expand the eligibility limit for children to receive free breakfast and lunch in school. The bill, which earlier this year was amended to… Continue Reading →
Thought there are no storms in the forecast, the Lakewood DPW is ready for the winter. With last year’s winter proving to be relatively mild, the Department managed to stock up on salt, fully preparing them for the storms that… Continue Reading →
The period of Shovavim (שובבי”ם) begins this Moztai Shabbos, and it offers a unique opportunity for transformation and growth in the area of Kedusha. We live in a difficult world where the Yetzer Hara seeks to enslave us in the… Continue Reading →
For close to 40 years, Tomchei Shabbos has been stepping in to serve the Greater Lakewood community with food provisions and distribution programs. When a family falls upon hard times whether due to job loss, single parenthood, or a particular… Continue Reading →
Submitted: One of the original Founders of the Silver Spring Orthodox Jewish Community was Niftar this week, Rabbi Chaim Herzel Kranz Zt”l. He has children and grandchildren living in Lakewood, Kranz and Pinter families. A Talmid of Rav Elya Meir… Continue Reading →
As reported last night on TLS Status, Chavririm pulled a car out of Lake Carasaljo after the driver apparently attempted to make a U-turn, getting stuck in the lake. Nobody was injured. Chaveirim of Central Jersey removing a car this… Continue Reading →
Chaveirim this morning came to the rescue after a tractor trailer back up a bit too far, getting stuck on a barrier. The incident happened in the Excel Business Park. Chaveirim used their tools and vehicles to get the tractor… Continue Reading →
Many cases of the highly-contagious Shigella are being reported in and around the Lakewood area, doctors say. According to the Mayo Clinic, Shigella infection (shigellosis) is an intestinal infection caused by a family of bacteria known as shigella. The main… Continue Reading →
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IDF troops of the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade have discovered several tunnel entrances in the Khan Younis area, including one located inside a mosque. The IDF revealed that adjacent to the tunnel within the mosque, they found a rocket launcher… Continue Reading →
Donald Trump has centered his unlikely rise from reality television star to onetime — and potentially future — president on the idea that he’s wiser than Washington’s bumbling political class, once going so far as to label himself a “very… Continue Reading →
A bombshell leak was revealed on Wednesday evening when Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal announced that the Supreme Court intends to invalidate the reasonableness law passed by the Knesset in July by a one-vote majority, the first time in the history… Continue Reading →
The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill. The weapons, worth up to $250 million, include an array… Continue Reading →
A paratrooper soldier who was on a break from active duty in Gaza at a vacation area in Ashkelon woke up from a nightmare and opened fire at the wall of his room where he was sleeping with his fellow… Continue Reading →
The Toms River Police Department this evening is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the four suspects who broke into a home while the owners slept. As first reported on TLS, in the evening hours of December 23rd, police… Continue Reading →
The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: Dear Mr. Mayor, First I’d like to thank you for everything you do for our amazing… Continue Reading →
It’s a Tuesday afternoon, and Esther is at a wedding dress “gemach” looking for a discounted gown to wear to her wedding next month. The clerk hands her a few options, but many are shabby and few seem her size…. Continue Reading →
During the month of December, the Brick Township Street Crimes Unit (SCU) responded to multiple shoplifting calls at Target and Ulta, resulting in five arrests. On December 1, 2023 Darien Wagner, 49 from Brooklyn, NY, was arrested for shoplifting at… Continue Reading →
