Ridgeville, NY – Large Indoor Water Park Resort, Spa Coming to Mountains
Ridgeville, NY - A 350-room indoor destination resort with a 60,000 square foot water park and family entertainment sphere was announced today by Bridgeville USA LLC, will be coming on 18 acres off Rt...
New York, NY – Shelly Mad at DOT for Installing Pedestrian Islands Without His Consultation
New York, NY - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, is hopping mad that the city began installing pedestrian islands on his district's streets without prior notice.
"This is not the first time t...
New York – Head Start Facing A Slow Death
New York - Decreased funding and increased regulations are strangling the Head Start education program for low-income families, program officials say.The Bush administration has cut funding for this f...
Israel – Police: Bnei Brak Has by Far the Highest Rate of Predator’s
Israel - Police investigating suspicions that a predator is wandering about in Bnei Brak said Sunday that they believe there are more cases of indecent assault in that city than in any other locale in...
Kuwait – Kuwait Tower To Have A Shul
Kuwait - According to Al Arabiya TV, Kuwait has unveiled a plan to build a 1,001-meter (3,284 foot) tower. Its height is a reference to the classic work of Arabic literature, One Thousand and One Nig...
New York – Obesity A Challenge for the Orthodox Jewish Community
New York - Ask any parent to name the greatest health risk they fear for their children, and most likely the answer will be “cancer.” But in reality, a much more dangerous health risk faces our childr...
Bern, Switzerlan – Group Slams Swiss-Iran Gas Deal
Bern, Switzerlan - The World Jewish Congress criticized Switzerland for participating in a gas deal with Iran that it condemned as a propaganda triumph for Tehran's hard-liners.Foreign Minister M...
Flatbush, NY – Another Victim Comes Forward Against Yeshiva Torah Temimah.
Flatbush, NY - Lawyers have announced today the filing of another ten million dollar lawsuit against yeshiva Torah Temimah (based in the flatbush area of brooklyn) in connection with the alleged ab...
Ellenville, NY – Fire Chief Responding to Call Crashes and Gets Ticketed
Ellenville, NY - The chief of the Ellenville Fire Department was hospitalized and issued a traffic ticket after striking another vehicle en route to an emergency call, injuring two people who also had...
New York – State Troopers, A Scandal Ridden Organization Needs To Clean Its Act
New York - The scandal-scarred State Police is suspected of harboring a renegade unit that for years has secretly compiled personal information on top New York officials - possibly including Gov. Pat...
Oslo, Norway – Suspects in 2006 Shooting at Main Synagogue Go on Trial
Oslo, Norway - The trial three men facing charges related to a shooting at an Oslo synagogue and plotting attacks on the capital's U.S. or Israeli embassies in 2006, opened today.
Afan Bhatti, 3...
Washington – Corrupted HUD Secretary To Resign
Washington - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson is expected to announce his resignation today, according to people familiar with the matter, a decision that will deal a blow to t...
New York, NY – Low-Income Drivers to Get Break of Congestion-Pricing Plan
New York, NY - Low-income drivers would get a break on the $8 fee for driving into Manhattan under a revised version of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion-pricing plan.The discount is designed to overc...
Israel – Measles A Serious Problem In Israel
Israel - The old-fashioned children’s illness measles, not often seen in western nations where immunizations are standard procedure, has somehow managed to make its way back to Israel nevertheless.
A...
New Haven, CT – Thief Ransacks Chabad House
New Haven, CT - The New Haven Police Department arrested a suspect in the theft of the Edgewood Ave. house of Yale Chabad.
Rabbi Shua Rosenstein, said he found the house completely ransacked. "H...
Israel – 50% Losses for Supermarket Under Orthodox Boycott for Being Open on Shabbos
Israel - Despite the fact that no official boycott has been announces, ultra-Orthodox consumers have already begun to impose informal sanctions on the Shefa Shuk supermarket chain.
According to esti...
Houston, TX – Fetus Found on Continental Airlines Jet Out of LaGuardia Airport
Houston, TX - A human fetus was found on a Continental airlines flight that landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport. And right now, the FBI is involved, trying to find out what happened.Investigators ...
Washington, DC – Food Stamp Use at Record Pace
Washington, DC - Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year, the highest leve...
Manchester, Lancashire, UK – Hatzolah’s Pesach Warning over Cleaning Fluid
Manchester, Lancashire, UK - Hatzola has warned against using very strong cleaning products for Passover after two Manchester children were hospitalised with chemical burns.
The ambulance service, wh...
Brooklyn, NY – Outrageous: Line of Clothing With Torah Covers
Pinned topic Mar. 30 2008
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Brooklyn, NY - According to JTA, controversial Fashion designer Levi Okunov has unveiled a line of clothing using parchment and velvet Torah covers for wo...