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- Heavy grid lock traffic this morning as camp and car pools there were several township crossing guards stationed at busy intersections while traffi was backed up on Central rt 9 Oak st for 45 minutes
-Local Politicians ares silent as Residents in flooded Lakewood streets say the flooding has been going on for years, clogged storm drains from garbage in the streets has backed up the storm water from flowing through the sewer pipes
CBS News reports on Lakewood flooding yesterday:
Lakewood, N.J., hit with severe flooding as storms move through region
Rounds of storms Tuesday evening caused a mess in parts of the Tri-State Area, including Lakewood, New Jersey. The Lakewood Police Department told CBS News New York lightning struck a power line, leaving some residents in the dark. Crews worked in the rain to repair it.Many residents were most frustrated by severe flooding, which they say has been a problem for years. "I didn't know if my car would make it through" Resident Nechama Blech said she had to drive through at least 1 foot of water in some areas to get home. "Some parts I was driving through, I didn't know if my car would make it through," she said. In a neighborhood off Arboretum Parkway, crews cleared drains to try to bring relief to residents.
Resident Moshe Drew said the water came dangerously close to his home.
"It was creeping up around the side. My neighbor's house was up to the front door," he said. Sandbags lined his basement window. He says three years ago, torrential rain flooded his home. Neighbors say the area is prone to flooding and were relieved as rain moved out Tuesday night.
- Sherrill leads Ciattarelli by 20 points in Rutgers-Eagleton poll Trump is a factor in New Jersey governor’s race. Democrat Mikie Sherrill has a twenty-point lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the New Jersey governor’s race, with President Donald Trump figuring prominently in voters’ decisions, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released this morning.
Sherrill leads Ciattarelli, 51%-31%, with 13% undecided. iCattarelli’s top strategist, Chris Russell, panned the poll as erroneous.(NJ Globe)
- Trump: As President of the United States, I’m not going to let this Communist Lunatic destroy New York. Rest assured, I hold all the levers, and have all the cards. I’ll save New York City, and make it “Hot” and “Great” again, just like I did with the Good Ol’ USA!
- On The date of 6 Tamuz it is brought down by some chasidishe seforim to avoid swimming or going to a oceans and Rivers. There's no known mekor for this, some say it was perhaps a mix up from the date of Vov Chukas historically a day that had tragedies and was declared as a fast day.
- ICE Newark makes attest in Lakewood arresting Jose Heladio Bonilla-Sanchez, a Mexican native & an active Cartel del Noreste gang member, June 30 in Lakewood, New Jersey, was deported three times before, is in ICE custody, pending removal & federal prosecution for illegal reentry.
- Conservative commentary and reports on the School choice tax credit bill:
The plan grants donors to scholarship organizations a tax credit for the same amount they contribute. Those nonprofits then award funds to families for private school tuition and other educational expenses
Republicans dropped the total amount a donor can contribute from 10% of their annual income to $1,700.“To raise $1.7 million for scholarships, [organizations]need to identify 1,000 donors, which is a lot harder to do, “That wasn’t done to help students or families.”
The bill sets eligibility at 300% of median income, meaning that in higher-income areas, families earning nearly half a million dollars could use the scholarships.
The Senate gives states a say over which groups can participate and strikes language that would have prohibited any control over private schools
As it currently stands, states may opt in, meaning many Democratic-majority states probably won’t participate.
Under the federal program,If there isn’t a Jewish or neutral SGO in a state, for instance, then a Jewish student looking for a scholarship to go to a Jewish school may be out of luck.
Scholarship granting organizations (SGOs), which will collect donations and turn them into scholarships, are the lynchpin of the program. They will be given an extraordinary amount of freedom in how they operate. A Catholic, Evangelical Christian, Jewish or Muslim based organization can give awards only to Catholics, Evangelical Christians, Jews or Muslims, respectively. Here and Here
- The highly paid Lakewood BOE attorney who has earned more than $6 million since 2017 is technically not on the job, at least for now. His most recent contract ended on Monday, June 30. Although the school board approved a new agreement months ago to begin July 1, it was blocked by state monitor Louise Davis in March. he meantime, the school board also requested a stay in the matter so that Inzelbuch could remain on the job until a final decision of the appeal is made, according to Board Member Moshe Raitzik. A state report criticized his contract, which has paid him more than $6 million since 2017 and requires little accountability. APP reports
-Agudah NJ the following increases were secured for FY2026: in the NJ budget
$48.8 million for Chapter 192 services (services for nonpublic school students), a $2.65 million increase from last year.
$22.6 million for nonpublic school nursing services, representing a $2.5 million increase over last year, or $145 for every child.
Continued support for programs such as $28.4 million for Chapter 193 (speech), $1,177 per student eligible for aid-in-lieu of transportation, $205 per student for school security, $7.4 million in technology aid, and $10 million for the New Jersey nonprofit security grant program.
- BDE: tragedy in Yerushalayim a 5 year old boy Yisroel Goldstein Z"L was killed while riding a bike after he was hit by a car in Romema section at the intersection of Petach Tikva and Zichron Yaakov streets. Adding to the tragedy The boys mother Mrs. Shoshana GoldsteinA"H passed away a few years ago when she gave birth to twin girls from complications the twins also passed away RL. The father Rav Moshe Goldstein shlita a talmid of Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita,has moved from Bet Shemesh to Yerushalayim after his wife's Petirah to be close to the family and care for the children.
Trump: It is my Great Honor to announce that I have just made a Trade Deal with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after speaking with To Lam, the Highly Respected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. It will be a Great Deal of Cooperation between our two Countries. The Terms are that Vietnam will pay the United States a 20% Tariff on any and all goods sent into our Territory, and a 40% Tariff on any Transshipping. In return, Vietnam will do something that they have never done before, give the United States of America TOTAL ACCESS to their Markets for Trade. In other words, they will “OPEN THEIR MARKET TO THE UNITED STATES,” meaning that, we will be able to sell our product into Vietnam at ZERO Tariff.
