Month March 2024
Recycling pays, said Barbara “Bobbi” Jo Crea, Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners, before announcing that all 33 of the county’s municipalities will receive a check for their recent recycling efforts. “I’m very pleased to announce our 2023… Continue Reading →
On Cedarbridge Avenue in Lakewood on Wednesday. The driver fled the scene.
The Orthodox Union is deeply saddened by the news that Senator Joseph Lieberman passed away today at the age of 82. Joe Lieberman was a member of our community who made history and was mekadesh shem shamayim, bringing honor to G-d and… Continue Reading →
Khaled Mashal, the former political leader of Hamas, said on Wednesday that Hamas won’t release the Israeli hostages until it achieves all the war’s goals. In a speech in Jordan, Mashal said that “the leadership of the terror organization is… Continue Reading →
A recent Pew survey reveals that 49% of Muslims in America believe Hamas has “valid” reasons for attacking Israel, while 54% reject Israel’s right to defend itself. Only 45% of Muslims condemned the October 7 massacres, with 21% admitting they… Continue Reading →
U.S. stocks rose to a record Wednesday after breaking out of their three-day lull. The S&P 500 climbed 44.91 points, or 0.9%, to 5,248.49. It was the first gain for the index since setting its last all-time high on Thursday…. Continue Reading →
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei praised Hamas politburo leader Ismail Haniyeh for rallying international support for the Palestinian cause, saying that Hamas’s propaganda has outshone Israel’s efforts to garner global backing. “Despite the enemy’s wishes, it has turned Palestine into… Continue Reading →
When a child’s sniffles and sneezing won’t go away for weeks, the cause might be allergies. Long-lasting sneezing, with a stuffy or runny nose, could signal the presence of allergic rhinitis — the collection of symptoms that affect the nose… Continue Reading →
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Yesmin Sanchez-Centeno, 18, of Toms River, was sentenced by the Honorable Sean D. Gertner, J.S.C., to a term of 20 months to the custody of the Juvenile Justice Commission as a result… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on Wednesday. The two discussed, among other things, the Biden administration’s failure to veto the UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in… Continue Reading →
Joe Lieberman, the shomer shabbos former four-term US Senator from Connecticut and the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2000, passed away today in New York City at the age of 82 due to complications from a fall. Lieberman was… Continue Reading →
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In a statement marking the month of Ramadan, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy added his voice those calling for an “immediate and sustained ceasefire by all parties” in Gaza. The statement is a slight shift in policy for the governor,… Continue Reading →
The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in the port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, as divers recovered the bodies of two of six workers who plunged into… Continue Reading →
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly ended an interview with 99.3 WBT Charlotte News Director Mark Garrison on Tuesday, ahead of President Biden’s visit to Raleigh. The interview was cut short after Garrison asked a question about President Biden’s… Continue Reading →
Multiple accidents moments apart from each other snarled traffic in Lakewood and Jackson this afternoon. The first accident, a single-vehicle accident, occurred on Dahlia Court in Jackson, leaving the vehicle overturned. The patients was extricated. A four-vehicle accident occurred shortly… Continue Reading →
The death toll from last week’s Moscow concert hall attack rose to 140 on Wednesday after another victim died in a hospital, Russian officials said. That person was one of five still hospitalized in “extremely grave condition,” and the doctors… Continue Reading →
President Biden has made another embarrassing slip-up, claiming to have commuted by train over the Francis Scott Key Bridge “many, many times” despite the bridge having no rail lines. The President made the statement during a press conference on the… Continue Reading →
Several women have taken to TikTok to share their experiences of being punched in the face by strangers on the streets of New York City. Halley Kate, a TikTok influencer with 1.2 million followers, posted a video showing a visible… Continue Reading →
The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report. The U.N. Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report, published Wednesday, tracks the progress of… Continue Reading →
Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina and the Jackson Township Council have announced they are planning to purchase a 114.3-acre tract of land from the Jackson Township School District in order to save it from being developed as well as to… Continue Reading →