Month March 2024
Avoid the area of Prospect St and River Ave in Lakewood – a traffic light came down moments ago, and is blocking the road. The light was reportedly knocked over by a tractor trailer. Expect extensive delays in the area… Continue Reading →
A former New Jersey corrections officer admitted orchestrating two different fraud schemes, including a cryptocurrency scheme that resulted in losses of more than $600,000, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. John DeSalvo, 47, of Linwood, New Jersey, pleaded guilty… Continue Reading →
A coalition crisis is brewing as a Knesset discussion on a Chareidi draft law scheduled for Tuesday was pushed off indefinitely amid opposition from Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, Finance Ministry officials, coalition members, and Agudas Yisrael representatives. The heads of the… Continue Reading →
The IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari officially confirmed in a press conference that Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’s military wing, was killed in an Israeli airstrike conducted in the central Gaza Strip earlier this month. Alongside Issa,… Continue Reading →
The owners of a Malaysian convenience store chain and one of its suppliers were charged Tuesday with offending the religious feelings of Muslims after socks printed with the word “Allah” were found for sale on its shelves. Chai Kee Kan,… Continue Reading →
Seniors across the county are invited to the Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) for the 2024 Senior Health Fair on March 8, 2024, from 9:30 P.M. to 12:30 P.M. for a special health and wellness event that will include free… Continue Reading →
Twelve individuals drowned while attempting to reach aid dropped by a plane off a Gaza beach on Monday. Video footage obtained by Reuters captures the chaotic scene as crowds rush toward a beach in Beit Lahiya, located in north Gaza,… Continue Reading →
A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June, court officials said. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March 2023 while on a… Continue Reading →
In response to Hezbollah’s missile attack on the Mount Meron air traffic control base earlier Tuesday, the IDF has confirmed targeting Hezbollah sites deep within Lebanon, specifically near the northeastern town of Zboud. The IDF reports that the strike was… Continue Reading →
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Attorneys General for 10 other States and the District of Columbia have told Glock, Inc. to preserve all evidence related to its line of Glock pistols, which can be easily converted into illegal… Continue Reading →
China filed a World Trade Organization complaint against the U.S. on Tuesday over what it says are discriminatory requirements for electric vehicles subsidies. Starting this year, U.S. car buyers are not eligible for tax credits of $3,750 to $7,500 if… Continue Reading →
After years of seeing frum customers struggling to purchase replacement parts for Pesach, Town Appliance has now made getting parts for your oven for Pesach easy. They have launched a website in which you can select your oven model and… Continue Reading →
Just weeks after first being introduced, at an event in Aberdeen this morning, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill today which which aims to replenish the state’s Transportation Trust Fund by raising the gas tax. Under the new law,… Continue Reading →
A container ship struck a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to plunge into the river below. From 1960 to 2015, there have been 35 major bridge collapses worldwide due to ship or barge collision, with a total… Continue Reading →
Though thousands of people got drunk over Purim in Lakewood, police tell TLS there were no DUI incidents. “It was nice and quiet,” police said. Hatzolah of Central Jersey tells TLS they responded to over 150 calls over Purim, mostly… Continue Reading →
Though thousands of people got high or drunk over Purim in Lakewood, police tell TLS there were no DUI incidents. “It was nice and quiet,” police said. Hatzolah of Central Jersey tells TLS they responded to over 150 calls over… Continue Reading →
The Israeli government recalled its delegation from Qatar after Hamas spurned the latest deal offered in the negotiations in Doha on Monday. “There’s no one to talk to on the other side,” an Israeli official said on Tuesday. Prime Minister… Continue Reading →
Photos by Langsam Photography for TLS.
Martin Griffiths, the UN Relief Chief who made headlines in February for his controversial remarks about Hamas, announced on Monday that he is resigning from his position due to health reasons. Griffiths, 72, contracted COVID-19 in late 2023 and is… Continue Reading →
Two Jewish brothers, survivors of the October 7 Supernova festival massacre, were detained and interrogated by UK Border Force at Manchester Airport on Sunday, according to the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region. The brothers, Neria and Daniel… Continue Reading →