Month June 2024
YWN regrets to inform you of the petirah of R’ Mordche Shlome Shpirer Z”L, who was struck by a vehicle and critically injured on Monday night. He was 67 years old. As YWN reported Monday evening, the Niftar was hit… Continue Reading →
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on June 20, 2024, Ron Carr, 35, of Manchester Township, pled guilty to Arson, Bias Intimidation, and two counts of Criminal Mischief before the Honorable Guy P. Ryan, P.J.Cr.P., in connection with… 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: Hi, I am reaching out to you as a driver down Route 88 every morning. The… Continue Reading →
As YWN reported earlier this month, a special fund is being established to aid yeshivos and kollelim in Eretz Yisrael that are facing an unprecedented financial crisis after the government cut more than twenty percent of funding to yeshivos and… Continue Reading →
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about the risk of serious injury or death associated with defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors manufactured by Shenzhen Lidingfeng Tech. sold under multiple brand names, including PetUlove, ORIKLON, SENCKIT,… Continue Reading →
Submitted: My 12-year-old was riding his bike yesterday in Boro Park when he was struck by a car. He was thrown off his bike and landed with a bang on the street. Chasdei Hashem, he was wearing a helmet (Schwinn),… Continue Reading →
WhatsApp, the popular messaging app, is used by many in the frum community for personal use, business use, for family group chats, for Shul Zmanim, for sharing photos and videos and the like. Like everything in life, WhatsApp can be… Continue Reading →
Nearly all protesters charged with storming and occupying Columbia University’s campus during anti-Israel demonstrations won’t face criminal charges, Manhattan prosecutors announced Thursday. District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office dismissed cases against 31 of 46 people charged with trespassing in Hamilton Hall… Continue Reading →
As earlier reported on TLS Status, firefighters this evening extinguished a large brushfire in Lakewood, which consumed a clubhouse in Lakewood. The incident happened shortly before 8:00 PM in the area of Reid Street. There were no injuries reported in… Continue Reading →
Facing a $4.5 million budget cut from the state for the upcoming school year, the Jackson Public School District’s, already reeling from years of decreased state aid, will aim to plug an $18 million budget deficit by closing down and… Continue Reading →
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Due to the recent streak of hot, dry weather in our area, New Jersey American Water is asking customers in Monmouth and Ocean County to voluntarily reduce water usage. “We ask that you voluntarily limit all non-essential water use until… Continue Reading →
Ocean County Prosecutor Brad Billhimer announced that Brian Huerta-Tochihuitl, 20, of Jackson, was charged with Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Which Resulted in Serious Bodily Injury to Another Person, in connection with an incident that occurred… Continue Reading →
Following nearly 10 hours of testimony from hundreds of people, the New Jersey state Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee voted this afternoon to approve a bill which would adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition… Continue Reading →
Parshas Beha’alosecha (BaMidbar/Numbers 8-12) includes one of the strangest episodes in the entire Torah. The Jewish People have been out of Egypt for over a year, headed slowly but surely towards Eretz Yisroel. Despite the harsh environment of the desert… 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: Hi Mayor Coles, Hope all is well. Wanted to know if we could have some paddle… Continue Reading →
The IDF carried out a targeted elimination of a senior Hezbollah terrorist on Thursday. Abbas Ibrahim Hamza Hamada, who served as the Hezbollah operations officer of the Jouaiyaa area, was killed in a drone strike in Deir Kifa in southern… Continue Reading →