Monday January 27 News Updates Lakewood

America’s new Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth: "There is no reason why the miracle of the reestablishment of the temple on the Temple Mount is not possible."

- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum: Since Trump's inauguration, we have taken in 4,000 immigrants deported from the US, most of them Mexicans

- Paramus Borough Mayor Chris DiPiazza says the town is exploring a lawsuit against the American Dream mall, after learning that retail shops are open for business on Sundays in defiance of Bergen County's Blue Laws. The law, which dates back to the 17th century, prohibits the sale of nonessential items such as furniture, appliances and clothing on Sundays.(SSchorr)

- A Toms River restaurant has come under fire after adding a “Proud Boys Burger” to its menu, sparking outrage and leading to an apology from the owner, who said she was unaware of the far-right group’s association with hate and extremism.

- Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy has rejected a second attempt by more than two dozen New Jersey municipalities to pause implementation of the state's affordable housing mandate.The state's 564 municipalities now have until Friday to either accept their  new housing obligation numbers, or provide an alternative calculation.

- Jackson Fire District #3 Budget Referendum: asking for a increase of 500k  polls open Feb 15

-CNN Report: President Trump will sign an executive order authorizing the development of a new generation of missile defense systems. The order will include the creation of an "Iron Dome" system for the US

- Protesters sprayed antisemitic graffiti on the sidewalk outside a synagogue in South Orange on Sunday morning, officials said.

- LPD: Today, we honor the memory of the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust and pay tribute to the survivors whose resilience continues to inspire. On this anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, let us reaffirm our commitment to combating hatred and ensuring such atrocities are never repeated.

Videos posted on social  media of people walking over the frozen Lakewood lake carasaljo. The cold snap is done and Temps are warming up

- Shares in major US technology firms have plunged after the rapid rise of a low-cost chatbot built by a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm. The DeepSeek app, which was launched last week, has overtaken rivals including OpenAI's ChatGPT to become the most downloaded free app in the US.

- A 4.1-magnitude earthquake occurred off the U.S. East Coast, with reports of shaking felt in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.*

Estreia reopens with new Mediterranean style cuisine located at river 978

- Egg prices hit a new record the first week Trump was in office. Don’t expect them to drop in 2025

App reports on the petirah Rabbi Moshe OBM head shaliach in Morristown chabad yeshiva. Herson, a pivotal figure in the growth of Jewish faith across New Jersey and a founder of the Rabbinical College of America in Morris County, was remembered by friends and state leaders after his death on Wednesday. The rabbi was 90. The longtime director of state operations for Chabad-Lubavitch, a global Orthodox Jewish movement, Herson is credited with a lead role in establishing the Rabbinical College in Morris Township. He also oversaw the growth of Chabad centers throughout the Garden State Rabbi Herson helped establish over 70 synagogues and Jewish centers across New Jersey, built the Rabbinical College of America into one of the world’s leading rabbinic institutions, and ordained scores of rabbis who’ve gone on to serve Jewish communities around the globe," said Jacob Scheer, a Chabad spokesman.