Month January 2024

The Jackson Township Open Space Committee has met for the first time in 2024 and Mayor Michael Reina says the six-member resident board is going to hit the ground running this year to work towards identifying parcels of land that… Continue Reading →

A Toms River man has been charged in connection with the West Gate shooting. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on January 11, 2024, Million Brown-Bey, 47, of Toms River, was charged with Attempted Murder, Possession of a… Continue Reading →

Emergency personnel are on scene of a gas leak on East Fifth Street, police say. The gas leak is apparently due to a line being struck by a construction crew. Police and the Fire Department have shut down the area… Continue Reading →

On Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, a momentous meeting of the esteemed Rabbanim of Lakewood took place in the home of Rav Eli Herzka, Rov of Khal Meor Chaim. In addition to Rabbanim representing kehillos throughout the length and breadth of… Continue Reading →

He is a Talmid Chacham. He has a beautiful family B”H. And he’s been completely trapped in his body for over a decade with the dreaded ALS disease with need for around the clock care. But he is a fighter… Continue Reading →

A preliminary review of side effects from popular drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity shows no link with suicidal thoughts or actions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. But the agency also said officials cannot definitively rule… Continue Reading →

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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today the launch of the Home Appraisal Discrimination Initiative to address persistent systemic inequities in real estate appraisals, which play a critical role in the homebuying and home refinancing process. The Initiative, which was… Continue Reading →

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on January 11, 2024, Raphael Powell, 37, of Toms River, was found guilty of Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Firearm, Unlawful… Continue Reading →

Dear TLS Editor, With trembling hands and a heavy heart, I write this. Perhaps I have no right to say what I’m about to say. You see, I’m not currently a resident of Lakewood; I’m a simple Jew living in… Continue Reading →

On Wednesday, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, kicked off Jewish community lobbying on Capitol Hill for 2024 with a national leadership mission. Over 100 Jewish leaders traveled to… Continue Reading →

In the face of growing antisemitism across U.S. college campuses, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) announced today that it is developing a new tool to evaluate the climate of antisemitism on individual campuses. ADL will publish a “report card” every spring… Continue Reading →

Submitted: This past Sunday night, at 9pm, the peace and quiet of the Westgate community was shattered by the sound of gunshots. Neighbors reported that a family recently moved into Westgate from Asbury Park. This new family held wild parties… Continue Reading →

By Yossi Zweig Thirty Seven years ago, a young Sheya Mendlowitz spent a life changing Shabbos in a special needs camp in upstate NY. When he witnessed firsthand the level of care and commitment not to mention love that the… Continue Reading →

The frog cupcakes 🐸 are jumping at Gelbstein’s/Elegant Desserts! New this year: Frog cookies! The frogman will be jumping outside from 2:00 PM today, in case you wanna grab a picture with him! Open until 8:30 PM tonight. View this… Continue Reading →

It’s only a little more than a year since the Torah world in the US was zoche to a visit from the Slabodka Rosh Hayeshiva, Maran Hagaon Harav Moshe Hillel Hirsch Shlit”a. But for the Rosh Hayeshiva personally, it has… Continue Reading →