Month June 2024
Pro-Hamas rioters occupied the Student Services Building on Wednesday night with the employees still inside, including President Berenecea Johnson Eanes. The rioters, many wearing masks, assembled barriers by overturning furniture, copy machines and golf carts in front of the building… Continue Reading →
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A pedestrian was struck and seriously injured in Lakewood this afternoon. The accident happened in the Raintree area around 3:20 PM. Hatzolah is transporting the patient with serious injuries to JSUMC. Lakewood Police Traffic Safety division is investigating.
A bill to help parents of eligible private school children in New Jersey pay the steep price of tuition suffered a severe, and likely fatal blow this week after the bill’s prime sponsor in the Senate withdraw it from consideration…. Continue Reading →
It’s Erev Shavuos. The day before the greatest and biggest anniversary of all time. Tomorrow will mark the anniversary of the greatest marriage in history. It’s the time when God married with us and gave us the ultimate marriage gift-the… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey Senate Higher Education Committee has approved a bill that would allow taxpayers to deduct tuition payments made for their education or their child from their state income tax bills. The bill, which would apply to taxpayers earning… Continue Reading →
Dashcam video obtained by TLS shows the moment a student was struck by a vehicle in Lakewood as she was crossing for a school bus. Based on the second video angle, which contains audio, it appears the driver may have… Continue Reading →
Authorities are investigating after multiple catalytic converters were stolen off of school buses in Lakewood. The bus company tells TLS numerous converters were stolen, valued at nearly $20,000. The company says they are reviewing surveillance videos to determine exactly when… Continue Reading →
A quiet revolution is taking place. Path4Life, one of the Torah world’s best-kept secrets, is a one-stop treasure trove of four minute shiurim. Conceived by R’ Nochum Malinowitz, a world renowned Talmid chacham in all areas of Torah, he shares… 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: Speaking of the Rangers in the park. My two kids were on a Segway and the… Continue Reading →
Dear TLS, I’m embarrassed to write this letter, but I need to get this problem off my chest. I dread Shavuos. Yes, it sounds strange, right? Why would anyone dread such a wonderful yom tov? Because people love to judge… Continue Reading →
As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at dozens of farms and the disease spreading to people, the egg industry could serve as an example of how to slow the disease but also shows… Continue Reading →
Apple has jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses, spotlighting a slew of features Monday designed to soup up the iPhone, iPad and Mac. And in a move befitting a company known for its marketing… Continue Reading →
How to discipline the children, which set of parents to go visit for the Yamim Tovim and whether or not to buy a new car are potentially controversial questions which are best discussed by taking turns with only one speaker… Continue Reading →
We are just hours away from the Zman Kabalas HaTorah and savoring every moment of this holy time of the year, when we celebrate Kabbalas HaTorah and the birth of Klal Yisroel. For hundreds of years, Klal Yisroel has cherished… Continue Reading →
On Monday, Lahav 433, the Israel Police’s fraud unit, opened an investigation into alleged criminal acts of fraud, bribery, and breach of trust by Transportation Minister Miri Regev and her staff, following a report last month from Channel 13’s HaMakor…. Continue Reading →
Several members of a gun manufacturing and trafficking network in Passaic and Hudson counties have been sentenced to prison terms for weapons offenses related to the fabrication and sale of personally made firearms (PMFs), commonly known as “ghost guns,” and… Continue Reading →
(Note: Pictures below contain images of women who may not be dressed according to your standards.) The recently upgraded helipad at Ocean University Medical Center in Brick was dedicated this past weekend as the new home base for the Hackensack… Continue Reading →
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced a $10 million program to install enhanced license plate readers at its three Staten Island crossings, where data from vehicular tracking technology associated with stolen vehicles or vehicles linked… Continue Reading →
For almanos and yesomim, Yom Tov lacks its luster. It’s a painful reminder of the missing person in their lives. This Shavuos, almanos and yesomim in the Lakewood region welcomed a Yom Tov that was warm in more ways than… Continue Reading →