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Watch live on  interactive map HERE
The SCHI Challenge is a biking challenge – the ride will start at SCHI's school in Lakewood, NJ and travel miles of rustic roads and beautiful scenery to Camp SCHI. What sets this athletic endeavor apart from other biking events is that

THE SCHI Challenge is a one day event that lives up to its name – it's a challenge... The goal is to push yourself as far as you can go in one day, while raising money for SCHI's special needs camp. The Camp SCHI campers challenge themselves every day of the day of the year and this is your one day to join them!

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FAA: Minutes of Secret Density Meeting Released by Lakewood Township

July 6, 2017, 1:53 pm

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Live: Lakewood Masterplan Density Subcommittee Meeting.

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Oif Simchas Lakewood July 6, 2017

July 6, 2017, 6:45 pm

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-Chasunah: Brander- Einstader Ateres Chana hall
-Chasunah: Cohen - Lerner at Lake Terrace --Chumash Shiur by Rav Asher Druk of Yerushalayim ben a Rav Mordechei Druk ZT"L at Zichron Shneur B"M 9:50 pm
-Chai lifeline Parlor meeting at Bais Horaah hall 10:00 pm

Lakewood DPW assumes control of the L Shuttle bus, local taxes now paying for it

July 7, 2017, 3:21 am

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Just two years ago the Township got a 9 million dollar grant for the Lakewood shuttle bus to operate, At the time the township kicked in an additional $200,000 a year to cover costs and bridge the gap between revenues and operating costs, with the aim of eventually making the service self-sustaining according to Mr. Steve Reinman. Due to low ridership it was not sustainable financially and now the Lakewood DPW has taken control of the shuttle buses. It will no longer be operated by a private company. The buses are currently not operating  this was posted on the Lakewood township website

Due to mechanical issues on the Lakewood Shuttle Buses, local bus service will not be inoperation until these buses are serviced and certified by New Jersey Transit. The Job Link will continue to run into the Industrial Park.Thank you for your understanding. 

 This pattern keeps on repeating itself where township officials spend tax money  promise the world how it will generate revenue and be self sufficiant but the end result is the tax payers keep footing the bills for these pet projects that dont bring any revenue but keep draining the coffers while taxes increase. Here are some of these recent projects that were supposed to bring revenue but end up costing money:
Blueclaws stadium
DPW Truck wash station 
Shuttle bus
Lakewood airport hangars, and the list goes on and on

Video: A Message From Lakewood Chaveirim

July 7, 2017, 11:35 am

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Lakewood Zmanim ערב שבת פרשת בלק

July 7, 2017, 1:06 pm

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Friday, July 7, 2017 / י"ג תמוז תשע"ז

Candle lighting: 8:10 PM 
Shkiah: 8:28 PM

Weather Shabbos High of 89 some thunderstorms
Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tamuz is Tuesday

כִּי מֵרֹאשׁ צֻרִים אֶרְאֶנּוּ
וּמִגְּבָעוֹת אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ
הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן
וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּׁב

Papers Decide What To Report

July 7, 2017, 1:27 pm

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Radio host Judi Franco on 101.5  comments on the press coverage regarding Lakewood.

NJ101.5-That might not seem clear when the some written media outlets breathlessly cover these arrests as though they’ve never happened before And delighted as they are to report them, please understand that some newspapers have a long-standing journalistic love affair with stories that involve orthodox Jews. Rare are the stories of this group’s charity, community service, or hard work, though. Some papers just have penchant for front-page, bold-type, above-the-fold “Bad News About Jews” (Hey, kind of a catchy slogan, guys! You ever think about that?).

Now, I’d love to give the aforementioned media outlets the benefit of the doubt right now and assume it’s just because their readership or viewership finds Jews who look differently, dress differently and act differently just downright intriguing! But alas, my gut instinct tells me that it’s a little more than that – from some newspapers’ past reporting of stories that involve Jews Doing Bad Things, it’s obvious that they’re kind of enjoying seeing Jews reflected in this very bad light.
‘Sickening’ displays of anti-Semitism after welfare fraud arrests in Lakewood
But who can blame them? Lakewood Jews (mostly Orthodox, by the way, not Hasidic) are a tough group to find anything wrong with (their mere Jewishness notwithstanding). So the usual cries of “They’re trying to buy my house!” or “They have so many kids!” or “Their clothes are so weird!” never quite had the teeth that readers were so desperately seeking. Breaking the law, on the other hand? Now you got ’em!!
So as long as the arrests keep coming, you’ll see the unrelenting barrage of some newspapers’ articles not just reporting the news, but reveling in it. Enjoy!
Just to put things into perspective though, and to try to paint a more balanced picture of what really goes on in this country in terms of defrauding government programs meant to help the less fortunate, feast your eyes upon some of these recent stories. Again, they won’t be as juicy and won’t be presented with the usual bloodlust that underscores some reporting, because these don’t involve Jews. But still, here’s a (very) small sampling. read more here

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New Temporary B"M for Satmar kehila At Rockwell Opening This Shabbos

July 7, 2017, 3:15 pm

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והִצַּלתָּם מֵעֵינָה בִּישָׁא דּבִלעָם הָרָשָׁע

July 8, 2017, 8:44 pm

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סגולה נגד עין הרע וכישוף יאמר י"א פסוקים המתחילים בנו"ן ומסתיימים בנו"ן, והם מסוגלים להנצל מעין הרע ומכישוף.

נֶגַע צָרַעַת כִּי תִהיֶה בּאָדָם, והוּבָא אֶל-הַכֹּהֵן
נַחנוּ נַעֲבֹר חֲלוּצִים לִפנֵי יהֹוָה אֶרֶץ כּנָעַן, ואִתָּנוּ אֲחֻזַּת נַחֲלָתֵנוּ מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרדֶן
נָבִיא מִקִּרבּךָ מֵאַחֶיךָ כָּמֹנִי יָקִים לךָ יהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֵלָיו תִּשׁמָעוּן
נָהָר פּלָגָיו ישַׂמּחוּ עִיר-אֱלֹהִים, קדֹשׁ מִשׁכּנֵי עֶליוֹן
נֶגֶד אֲבוֹתָם עָשָׂה פֶלֶא, בּאֶרֶץ מִצרַיִם שדֵה-צֹעַן
נָחִיתָ כַצּאן עַמֶּךָ בּיַד-מֹשֶה ואַהֲרֹן
נַפתִּי מִשׁכָּבִי, מֹר אֲהָלִים וקִנָּמוֹן
נֵר יהֹוָה נִשׁמַת אָדָם, חֹפֵשׂ כָּל-חַדרֵי-בָטֶן
נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפנָה שִׂפתוֹתַיִך כַּלָּה, דּבַש וחָלָב תַּחַת לשׁוֹנֵך ורֵיחַ שַׂלמֹתַיִך כּרֵיחַ לבָנוֹן
נֻדוּ מִתּוֹך בָּבֶל וּמֵאֶרֶץ כַּשׂדִּים צֵאוֹ וִהיוּ כּעַתּוּדִים לִפנֵי צֹאן
נֹשקֵי קֶשֶת מַימִינִים וּמַשׂמִאלִים בָּאֲבָנִים וּבַחִצִּים בַּקָּשֶׁת, מֵאֲחֵי שָאוּל מִבִּניָמִן


יהִי רָצוֹן מִלּפָנֶיךָ יהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ ואלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶתִּתמַלֵּא רַחֲמִים עָלֵינוּ, ותַצִּילֵנוּ לָנוּ וּלכָל בּנֵי בֵיתֵנוּ וּלכָל יִשרָאֵל, מֵעַיִן הָרָע וּמִכָּל מִינֵי כִּשּׁוּף, ותַברִיחַ הַיֵּצֶר הָרָע והַשָׂטָן מִמֶּנּוּ. וּכשֵׁם שֶׁפָּרַשׂתָּ כּנָפֶיךָ עַל אֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּמִּדבָּר, והִצַּלתָּם מֵעֵינָה בִּישָׁא דּבִלעָם הָרָשָׁע, כֵּן תִּפרֹש כּנָפֶיךָ עָלֵינוּ בּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים, ונִהיֶה מכֻסִּים בּמִכסֶה והַנהָגָה בִּשׁמוֹתֶיךָ הַקּדוֹשִׁים, אָמֵן נֶצַח סֶלָה וָעֶד:

    

Seudas Hodaah for Yeshiva Bachur

July 9, 2017, 5:17 am

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Sunday July 9, 2017 Lakewood Events

July 9, 2017, 7:25 am

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- Visiting Day in the Catskills
-Hachnosas Sefer Torah Today Liluy Nishmas Rav Shlomo Zalman Malinowitz zt"l
Kesivas Osiyos 11 - 1 @ 415 7th St Lakewood, NJ
Mincha 1:45 followed by procession to BMG Maariv B"M Vasikin Minyan

-Hatzolah of Jersey Shore Carnival at 100 Grant Avenue DEAL, NJ 07723
11:00AM - 6:00PM

- LCSW, LPD & OCSD Car Seat Safety Check. Today 11am-3pm in Ocean County Park. Each car will take approx 30 minutes.

Correspondence Between Lakewood Resident and Professor Heilman

July 9, 2017, 10:01 am

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The APP quoted extensively from Professor Samuel Heilman. I sent the professor an e-mail to question some of those quotes, and to his credit, he responded immediately. Below, is the correspondence between myself and the professor.


To Professor Samuel Heilman,

I read some quotes that were ascribed to you in the Asbury Park Press. I know that the press tends can on occasion, take quotes out of context, so I do not know if the quotes reflect your actual views or not. What I do know, is that those quotes do not portray an accurate picture of American Orthodox Jewry in the United States, or Lakewood. As a resident of Lakewood for the past 20 years, and an Orthodox Jew, I would like to clarify some if the points that were raised.

I quote from the APP “The Orthodox members ………. separate themselves from American laws and societal norms, Heilman said.” This is factually incorrect, Orthodox Law clearly states that “the law of the land, is the law”. It is true that Orthodox Jewry has laws in addition to U.S. laws, however that cannot be considered a separation, as Orthodox Jewish Law, is purposely inclusive of U.S. Law.

In regards to “separate themselves from ….societal norms” It would be interesting to know which specific societal norms you were referring


Another quote “"It's hard to persuade them that they're no longer living in a world where they want all the Jews dead,". I don’t want to assume anything, but I would imagine that this statement was made with some hyperbole. I was never raised on the presumption that all non-Jews wanted Jews dead. Growing up, I played ball daily with my Jewish and non-Jewish neighbors alike, and we were very friendly and respectful of each other.

The APP further quoted “Heilman said 50 to 65 percent of the Orthodox in Lakewood live below the poverty level. In many ways, the Orthodox are impoverished by choice — many are not college educated, most marry early, have large families and don't see public assistance as an embarrassment.” There are many people in this country who do not go to college, there are also many who attend college, yet spend their time in college on liberal arts coursework that do not create a path to financial success, would you suggest that all these people are “impoverished by choice”. Aside for that, there has recently been an upwards trend in the number of Orthodox Jews in Lakewood in attending college, or college accredited programs.

Agudah, an Orthodox Organization, has programs were they partner with various colleges, and offer programs that lead to degrees. In one such program, they partnered with Farleigh Dickinson University on a program that the students would major in accounting. The Lakewood students who took that course last year, had the highest first pass rate on the CPA exam in the State of NJ.

Finally, the last quote “"Why don't they get a job? Why don't they have fewer children? Those are legitimate questions," Let’s examine each of these point individually. Firstly, “Why don’t you get a job”, well that would be a legitimate question if the majority of Lakewood residents did not get a job. The truth is the vast majority (I would estimate 95% or more) of Orthodox Jews in Lakewood do get jobs.

Lakewood, has the fastest growing hub for UPS in the entire NJ, due to all the Orthodox Businesses that have opened and are continually opening, I have heard this from multiple UPS employees. I have heard the same from the freight carrier that I use. The Lakewood business parks are full of Orthodox Jews who own or work in businesses there. There are multiple daily busses and carpools from Lakewood to Manhattan for people who commute to work.

What is most common amongst the Orthodox Community in Lakewood, is that when a couple first gets married, and the expenses are low, the wife will work to support the family, while the husband will study in Yeshiva. Often, even while in Yeshiva, the student will have an eye towards their future, often take courses, and in my case, rehabbing foreclosed homes in my spare time. Once the family starts growing the husband will seek a job. Twenty years ago, when the cost of living was lower, the average time a husband would learn before pursuing his career, was about 5 years. Recently, as the cost of living has increased, it seems like many, if not most, are going to work after a year or two. As far as the size of the families, do you have the same concerns regarding practicing Catholics?

The comment regarding the “moral blindness” I found personally upsetting on many levels. For one, during my time in Yeshiva, I likely spent thousands of hours studying ethics. A repeated theme of my primary rabbi in Yeshiva, was that a person needs to be a giver, not a taker. I currently own my own a successful growing business, I work many hours, often 18 hours a day. I pay approximately $10k a year in property taxes, the majority of which goes to the public schools, which my children do not attend. I also pay income tax at about a 40% rate, I am extremely honest in business and have never mistreated a customer or vendor. I am not an anomaly in my community, if I was, perhaps I would be in the news. After all, it is the anomalies that make for a good story.

Respectfully,


Sam


I suggest that you write your letter to the newspaper. I'm not responsible for what a reporter has understood and written after interviewing me. If you are interested in my understanding I suggest you read something I have actually authored, of which there are considerably many books and articles. If you have questions about those I'm happy to respond. 

Samuel Heilman 

Sent from my iPhone

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July 9, 2017, 3:19 pm

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Kumzitz by Moshe Storch 6:30- 9:00 pm 2nd st lkwd Bet Clifton and Lexington

Oif Simchas/Events Lakewood July 9, 2017

July 9, 2017, 4:13 pm

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Chasunas:
Zwickler- Robbins at Lake Terrace hall
Enkaoua- Gisis at N'eemas Hachaim hall
Akerib- Jacobs Fountain Ballroom Lakewood Cheder

Vort: Hachosson MOshe Sasoon to Kallah Goldie Jacobs at the Epstein home 1870 Dino Blvd , Toms River, NJ

-Hespedim for Rav Yaakov Gershon Bursztyn ZT"L at BMG Klein B"M 7:20 pm 
 Maspidim:  Rav Dovid Schustal and Talmid of Rav Chatzkel Levenstein ZT"L

-BBQ on Behalf of Regesh Lakewood at 9 Walker drive Lakewood (The Woods) 7:30 pm Live Music with Strumz

-Seudas Hodaah for Mishpachas Yasolovsky at Tiferes Bais Yaakov hall 613 Oak street 8-11 pm

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Hot weather expected for Shiva Asar B' Tamuz Fast Day

July 10, 2017, 2:14 am

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The Three weeks of mourning begins tonight and the fast day of 17 Tamuz begins tomorrow morning. The temperature for Lakewood will be in the mid 90's and very humid. Stay hydrated.

The Maser Traffic Draft study Report for Lakewood

July 10, 2017, 5:09 am

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Courtesy of TBL the long awaited Traffic improvement report for Lakewood Traffic/ Some of the suggested proposals will cost millions of Dollars.
-4 way stop signs, left turning lanes, traffic signals at busy intersections
-A Bridge over the Lake extending Massachusetts to Sunset Avenue
-Lakewood bypass road to Howell extending New Hampshire Avenue
-Build Parking garages at 7th and Private way and Clifton and 4th to alleviate downtown traffic.
-Extend Arlington Avenue North
-Extend Hurley to Rt 88
-The state will have to fix rt 9
-Make designated bus stops for school buses reducing the frequency at  individual residences.

LPD Investigating torched car incidents

July 10, 2017, 5:43 am

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2 cars were torched on Miller rd. PD investigating. cars were torched last night in Lakewood on Miller rd area and Seminole. Police investigating possible bias crime related to last weeks events.

BOE President Rescinds Resignation Letter

July 10, 2017, 10:01 am

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Last week Lakewood BOE president submitted his resignation from the board. The resignation was rescinded and it's back to the way it was. The board is also waiting for Mr. Michael Inzulbach to join the board as an attorney. Apparently the Igud is pushing for Michael to return and are setting the stage for it. A special BOE meeting set to take place today has been canceled.

LFD Meeting Tonight

July 10, 2017, 1:58 pm

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July 10, 2017  7:15 p.m.
Office of the Commissioners
316 River Avenue, Lakewood, New Jersey

10. Fire District Administrator Report:
○ Harrisburg Training Expo
○ PowerDMS
○ Oak Street Hydrants

○ Discussion of Site Plan Approvals
○ SOG’s
○ Volunteer Firefighter Application
11. Administrative Clerk:
○ Vehicle Maintenance Report
○ Building and Maintenance Report
12. Standing Committees
○ Insurance Committee: None
○ LOSAP Committee: None
○ Negotiations Committee: None
○ Future Planning Committee: None
○ Facilities Committee: None
○ Personnel: None
13. Old Business:
○ Motion to Adopt Commissioner By-Laws on 2nd Reading
14. New Business:
○ Motion to Vacate Resolution Adopting AXA Equitable as Deferred Compensation Carrier.
○ Resolution Appointing AXA Equitable as Deferred Compensation Carrier.
○ Motion to Authorize Chairman/Clerk to enter into an Agreement with PowerDMS with a setup fee of $1,900.00 with an Annual Subscription of $54.00 per Member.
○ Motion to Bid Roof Repairs at Station 64.
○ Motion to Authorize Fire District Administrator to Approve Placement of Fire Hydrants as Needed upon Recommendation of Fire Chief.
○ Motion to Approve Repair of Concrete Curb and Adjacent Slab at Station 68 at a cost of $4,170.00 with a price increase of $2.00 per square foot for additional thickness of Concrete Slab.
○ Resolution Approving Procurement of Gear Washer from MES at a cost of $13,097.42.
○ Motion to approve the following Standard Operation Guidelines which shall supersede any Guideline in the Lakewood Fire District Operational Manual:
1. Purchase and Procedures;
2. Request to Take Vehicle/Apparatus Out of Town;
3. LOSAP and Uniform Reimbursement;
4. Natural Gas Emergencies;
5. Electrical Emergencies;
6. Fire Police; and
7. Carbon Monoxide.
15. Solicitor’s Report:
16. Auditor’s Report:
16. Chairman’s Report:
17. Meeting Dates – Workshop Meeting: September 11, 2017 at 7:00
Regular Meeting: September 11, 2017 at 7:15
18. Closed Session – Resolution Authorizing Closed Session to Discuss:
○ Fire Company