Newark, NJ – Split Verdict in Dwek Corruption Trial Has Both Sides Claiming a Measure of Victory
Newark, NJ - A split verdict in the first trial in New Jersey's biggest federal corruption sting has shone a spotlight on the government's case and particularly its reliance on a cooperating witness w...
New York – Media Tycoon Mortimer Zuckerman Mulling Senate Run
New York - Mortimer Zuckerman, a Jewish-American media and real estate mogul, is considering running for the U.S. Senate seat from New York, the New York Times reported.
Zuckerman, 72, holds vast r...
New York City – Parking Cheaters Vandalize NYC Meters
New York City - Irate, conniving motorists vandalized so many parking meters last year that the total number in operation citywide fell to the lowest level since at least 2000, officials said yesterda...
Brooklyn, NY – Prospect Heights Apartments Turn Into an Ugly Legal Fight
Brooklyn, NY - The Hello Living condo project in Brooklyn was marketed as an urban utopia, a collection of low-rise apartments designed for young families without large inheritances or bonuses.
Eli...
Providence, RI – Jewish Student Former IDF Soldier Killed by Suspected Drunken Driver
Providence, RI - A North Providence man is accused in a drunken-driving crash that killed one Brown University student and injured another near campus early Friday morning.
Daniel Gilcreast, 23, of...
New York – Gov. Paterson Looking to Delay Tax Return Payments
New York - Governor Paterson is considering a controversial plan to pay the state's bills, keeping your money a little longer.
His office is looking into the possibility of delaying tax refunds unt...
Jerusalem – U.S. Military Chief Arriving in Israel To Disscuss Iran
Jerusalem - Israel is joining the diplomatic action as the world approaches decision time in the face of Iran's nuclear threat - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen is arriving in Isr...
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – NY Times: Jewish Man Accused In Central America Trafficking Is U.S. Fugitive
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - The man who was providing legal advice to the American church members arrested in Haiti may have a string of legal charges against him in the United States as well as a warrant...
Manhattan, NY – Arrest Made in Deadly $4M Madison Ave Jewelry Store Heist
Manhattan, NY - The police have arrested a man they said had about 40 jewels that were stolen two weeks ago during a robbery and fatal shooting at a store on the Upper East Side, the authorities said ...
Pune – Nine Die In First Terror Strike Since Mumbai Attack, Rabbi And Jewish Center Safe
Pune, India - A bomb has ripped through a restaurant popular with tourists in the western Indian city of Pune, killing nine people.
According to Pune Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh, who said 45...
Camp Leatherneck – U.S. Marines Launch Major Offensive in Afghanistan
Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan - Thousands of U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers traveling in helicopters and mine-resistant vehicles began punching into a key Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan ...
Deerfield Beach, FL – Man Broke Into Synagogue Dressed Up in the Rabbi’s Clothes and Stole Booze
Deerfield Beach, FL - Police are searching for a man who broke into a Deerfield Beach synagogue, wandered around inside for two hours, ransacked offices, stacked computers and silverware to steal and ...
Borough Park, NY – Noted Masbia Volunteer Passes Away
Borough Park, NY - Mrs. Feige Francis, a”h, a Brooklyn speech therapist who volunteered at the Masbia soup kitchen one day a week, was niftar on Tuesday after a short illness. She was approximately 54...
Plainfield, IN – Islamic Scholars Issue Fatwa Forbidding Muslim-Americans From Using full-body Airport Scanners
Plainfield, IN - A body of North American Islamic scholars has issued a fatwa, or religious decree, forbidding Muslims from passing through the devices.
"It is a violation of clear Islamic teachin...
Sullivan County, NY – Monticello Mayor Says He Won’t Resign Despite Charges
Sullivan County, NY - Monticello Mayor Gordon Jenkins on Friday said he would not resign his position and vowed to fight a felony charge that he sold counterfeit merchandise from his store on Broadway...
Brooklyn, NY – Lander Maps Stalled Development Sites
Brooklyn, NY - The borough’s real-estate bust is now a booming Web site.
Councilman Brad Lander (D-Park Slope) unveiled a searchable online database called stalleddevelopment.com to show off all th...
New York, NY – Clinton’s Stent and the Truth About Heart Disease
New York, NY - Celebrities and their maladies are a boon to public health. They put a well-known face to a medical condition and they give doctors (and medical reporters) an excuse to spotlight a dise...
New York- Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetsky: “It is an Aveira to Get Drunk on Purim”
New York - This was a direct quote from Yeshiva of Philadelphia Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetsky Shlit’a who took precious time from his busy schedule and shared his da’as Torah with listeners o...
Cleveland, OH – The iGragger For Purim
Cleveland, OH - Purim should be festive and fun, say entrepreneurs Stuart Rubin and Brad Kleinman.
In that spirit, these two “nice Jewish boys” from Cleveland plan to celebrate their peoples’ salv...
Yerevan, Armenia – Country Expands Kosher Product Line
Yerevan, Armenia – In the small former Soviet republic of Armenia, now an independent country, the Jewish community numbers only a few hundred people. Nevertheless, local Jews enjoy a rich selection o...