Weather: 82° mostly cloudy skies and a few showers this afternoon.Chance of rain 30%.
- Bais Havaad of Lakewood responds with a letter stating the Agreed upon Bais din by both sides to hear the kehuna case has reconsidered and agree to go ahead and deal with the matter and the bais havaad Bais din is willing to go while they await to hear a response from the other side.
- Giyus: Rabbonim are planning massive rally against the 'conscription decree' - "similar to the million man -strong demonstration from 2014
- Gourmet Glatt north location customer cards required for self checkout available at service desk
- Today Lakewood township committee meeting virtual only 5:30 pm watch live stream Here
see agenda Here. At the next meeting August 7 the committee will pass a budget that will increase taxes by 12% you can submit a comment today at the meeting via email during the meeting comments@lakewoodnj.gov
the record.
Tax dollars spending on the agenda:
- Extension of Datamap contract for 2 more years August 17, 2025 to August 17, 2027; d at $105,700 per year.
- Purchase of a Porta Pod Service Vehicle For The Township for $157,250
- A 4 way stop sign coming to the intersection of Sims Avenue and Radiant Hill
- Cap bank ordinance lets township increase their 2025 budget by up to 3.5% instead of the usual 2.5% limit set by the state. This gives the town more flexibility to spend money If they don’t use the full increase now, they can save the extra amount and use it in the next two years.
- Tonight will conclude the June/chasunah season a record for Lakewood with new wedding halls Ka"h hundreds of weddings took place since shavuos. This Sunday the three weeks period of mourning begins with the fast of Shiva Asar B'Tamuz
- President Trump will attend FIFA Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this Sunday. Expect traffic in the area.
-Yartzeit seuda for the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh tonight at Neimark shul in Toms River
- Toms River school district complains that lakewood got state loans while they were forced to raise taxes "In Toms River, we get taxes imposed while our neighbors get loans, thereby saving their taxpayers," the district's press release said, in an apparent reference to a series of loans given to the Lakewood school district.
- Today marks four years since the collapse of the Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida, which claimed the lives of 98 people including a young Lakewood couple, Benny and Malky Weisz A”H. and her father R Chaim Rosenberg Z"L and other Jewish victim A"H
- Trump: Tech Stocks, Industrial Stocks, & NASDAQ, HIT ALL-TIME, RECORD HIGHS! CRYPTO, “Through the Roof.” NVIDIA IS UP 47% SINCE TRUMP TARIFFS. USA is taking in Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Tariffs. COUNTRY IS NOW “BACK.” A GREAT CREDIT! FED SHOULD RAPIDLY LOWER RATE TO REFLECT THIS STRENGTH. USA SHOULD BE AT THE “TOP OF THE LIST.” NO INFLATION!!!
- Trump :“Too Late” DEMEANS THE GREAT CREDIT OF THE USA. We are now, again, the Number One Credit in the World! “Gigantic Comeback.” The Fed Rate should be reflective of this. We should be at the top of the list!!! LOWER THE RATE!!!
- The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled today that South Seaside Park can deannex from Berkeley Township and join the neighboring Borough of Seaside Park.The unanimous decision ends an 11-year legal battle between Berkley Township and residents of the South Seaside Park section of town, who argue they are geographically closer and share more services with Seaside Park.(Sschorr)