Month December 2023

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A pedestrian is being hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Lakewood. The accident happened around 7:00 PM on Prospect Street. Hatzolah responded with paramedics and treated the patient, a 12-year-old child, before transporting him to… Continue Reading →

Today, televised live on the Amnon Levi program on Channel 13, there was a discussion about the sale of the “shtreimel” of Rav Chaim Kanievsky ZTK’L for the astronomical sum of 1.8 million dollars. Amnon Levi asked Yisrael Cohen, a… Continue Reading →

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “united society” in his prerecorded New Year’s address to the nation, the country’s state news agencies reported Sunday. Putin addressed Russians in a video that ran under four minutes long, significantly shorter than the… 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: Dear Mayor, Thank you for keeping Lakewood such a nice town!! We appreciate your hard work… Continue Reading →

There is a core human need to have a sense of self worth and value. Sadly, it’s also what many people are lacking most. There are many factors involved in self worth and value as well as the psychological dynamics… Continue Reading →

Two security guards were injured in a stabbing attack outside Mishor Adumim in the West Bank on Sunday evening, Israeli security officials said. Magen David Adom said that both victims suffered minor injuries and were transported by medics to a… Continue Reading →

A Minnesota woman has sued her dentist after receiving four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit that she says led to her disfigurement. Kathleen Wilson filed the lawsuit last week in Hennepin County District… Continue Reading →

Chometz? Who’s thinking about Chometz now? Pesach isn’t for another 4 months. For some Mashgichim like Rabbi Akiva Niehaus (Director of Kashrus Operations at the cRc and the Rabbinic Coordinator of the Liquor Industry at the cRc), it is a… Continue Reading →

The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years. Like previous missions, the reusable plane resembling a mini space shuttle carried classified experiments. There’s no one… Continue Reading →

A full sounding test of the siren system for the Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations will be performed at approximately 10:45 AM, Tuesday, January 2, 2024. 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬 𝑰𝑺 𝑵𝑶 𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑹𝑮𝑬𝑵𝑪𝒀 𝑨𝑻 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑷𝑳𝑨𝑵𝑻 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑵𝑶 𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺 𝑩𝒀 𝑻𝑯𝑬… Continue Reading →

An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday, the latest move in a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Ksenia Fadeyeva, a regional legislator who headed a local branch of Navalny’s… Continue Reading →

Last month, Chaim V’Chessed reported on burdensome new changes in the process for visa holders to obtain permission to work legally in Israel.  Visa holders are most commonly students or kollel members who have not yet completed the Aliyah process,… Continue Reading →

A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding to leave the chamber, a disparity that could have major ramifications in next year’s elections. About two dozen Democrats have indicated they won’t… Continue Reading →

Have you been feeling alienated, neglected, or even like a single mother at times? Does your husband do anything to avoid spending time with you or the kids? Are you tired of the endless arguments and the cold wars, or… Continue Reading →

We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Rebbetzin Zelda Weingarten A”H, who was Niftar in Lakewood. Rebbetzin Weingarten was a Holocaust survivor who had just celebrated her 104th birthday. She moved to Lakewood approximately 15 years ago to… Continue Reading →