Month March 2024
ICYMI: – Dr. Rich Roberts increases Purim checks from $50 to $100 * Expects to give out approximately $250,000 on Purim night * Says his parties aren’t about the competition as to who can make a bigger party, but rather… Continue Reading →
With inflatable tanks, radio trickery, costume uniforms and acting, the American military units that became known as the Ghost Army outwitted the enemy during World War II. Their mission was kept secret for decades, but on Thursday the group stepped… Continue Reading →
Kate, the Princess of Wales, said Friday she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. The video announcement came after weeks of speculation spread on social media about her whereabouts and health since she was hospitalized in January for unspecified abdominal… Continue Reading →
A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the judge who oversaw Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial to investigate the defense’s claims of juror bias and determine whether his death sentence should stand. A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st… Continue Reading →
An Alabama woman who claimed she was abducted after stopping her car to check on a wandering toddler pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of giving false information to law enforcement. News outlets reported that Carlee Russell pleaded guilty to… Continue Reading →
Police on Thursday arrested two white supremacist gang members — an Idaho prison inmate and the accomplice who helped him escape — following an attack on corrections officers at a Boise hospital, and investigators are looking into whether they killed… Continue Reading →
Police on Thursday arrested two white supremacist gang members — an Idaho prison inmate and the accomplice who helped him escape — following an attack on corrections officers at a Boise hospital, and investigators are looking into whether they killed… Continue Reading →
Lakewood Airport will receive a grant of nearly $265,000 from the state to help with the planning and construction of a new helipad. The grant is one of 12 FY24 Airport Improvement Program grants to nine airports totaling more than… Continue Reading →
Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars ($3 billion) to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday. The announcement came a day after… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Township Municipal Utilities Authority will be conducting their comprehensive annual flushing of water mains, commencing April 1, 2024 and continuing through the end of July 2024. You may experience some discoloration of the water or a temporary decrease… Continue Reading →
Allergy season is here — and it’s earlier and stronger than expected. More than 80 million Americans deal with itchy eyes, runny nose and other symptoms of seasonal allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. The level… 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: Thank you Mr. Mayor for this most interesting and informative column. I notice that at the… Continue Reading →
Workers across different industries are increasingly receiving some or all of their income via apps. They include tutors, graphic designers, hair stylists, and all kinds of independent and self-employed workers, along with merchants who sell products online through Etsy, eBay,… Continue Reading →
Lakewood Police yesterday were called about a driver who drove through traffic as if he was on a motorcycle. The incident happened on New Hampshire Avenue. Police are investigating.
Lawmakers are racing Friday to pass the final spending package needed for the current budget year, a long overdue action that will set funding for federal agencies and push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. With spending… Continue Reading →
Police in northern England said Friday that they are investigating whether the largest donor to Britain’s Conservative government committed a crime when he reportedly said a Black member of Parliament made him “want to hate all Black women” and that… Continue Reading →
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a United States-sponsored resolution declaring that “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is “imperative” to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to… Continue Reading →
A new report from NBC has revealed that Israel’s detailed intelligence picture of Hamas’ inner workings, put together with the help of United States intelligence, “most likely” enabled the IDF to assassinate Hamas’ number 3 official Marwan Issa. The report… Continue Reading →
The IDF and Shin Bet say that they have captured approximately 650 terror suspects, including several senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad commanders, during an the ongoing operation at Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital. The operation, which began on Monday, has… Continue Reading →
Donald Trump’s new joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee directs donations to his campaign and a political action committee that pays the former president’s legal bills before the RNC gets a cut, according to a fundraising invitation obtained… Continue Reading →