Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Mega Million  Lotto Increases to $340 Million

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The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $340 million on Friday. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $275 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Meg...

Ashdod, Israel +Pedestrian Fatally Struck+

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Ashdod, Israel - A motor vehicle accident involving a truck which hit a pedestrian at the southern entrance to Ashdod, ended up to be fatal. The pedestrian a 23-year-old man was crossing the street wh...

New Milford, NJ – Bus Carrying Schoolchildren Hits Sinkhole

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New Milford, NJ - A bus coming from Teaneck, NJ full of grade-school students fell into a sinkhole Friday on a New Milford road that recently had been torn up.The roughly 8-foot-wide pit swallowed mos...

Freehold, NJ – Judge Appoints Trustee to Oversee Dwek Reorganization

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Freehold, NJ - A federal judge appointed a broadly experienced trustee to oversee the bankruptcy reorganization of Solomon Dwek's half-billion dollar property empire. Charles A. Stanziale Jr., wh...

Photo of Sifer Torah in Todays NY Times

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VIN Alert! In today's NY Times at Page B5 they have a nice article about Sofrim, attached to that, they show  a photo of a Sefer Torah, WITH MANY YUD-KAY VOV KAY'S VISIBLE!!! According to Poskim do n...

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +Truck vs Bldg+

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +Truck vs Bldg+ An accident with a Snapple truck that hit a store in a 4 story building at 565 Kent Avenue and Clymer Street, NYPD of the 90th Pct, FDNY and EMS are on the s...

Nice, France – Regulation Bans Jews from Renting Flats

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Nice , France - The municipality regulating the southern French city of Nice requires apartment renters "to have a French citizenship and not to be Jewish." The regulations were formulated in the day...

An Early “Freilichen Purim” from Oorah

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The well-known Oorah organization jovially wishes the Williamsburg community a “freilichen Purim.” And apparently, it has been saying it behind their backs for the last few months already. After loca...

Great Neck, NY – Shivah Call for Boston University Student that Died in Fire

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Great Neck, NY - In a tragic three alarm fire last week Saturday morning that began with a candle, two Boston University students died and a third man remains in treatment at Massachusetts General Hos...

Vladivostok, Russia – Synagogue Vandalized

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Vladivostok, Russia - Vandals painted swastikas and anti-Semitic inscriptions on the walls of a synagogue, and also on a neighboring building and on the gates of another building in Vladivostok early ...

Israel – West Bank and Gaza Strip Closed Due to Terror Threats

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Israel - Israel ordered a full closure on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip during the next few days.The closure will be imposed until midnight Monday due to the large amount of terror attack warnings ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – Senior Taliban Leader Captured

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Islamabad, Pakistan - A former Taliban defense minister regarded as a top figure in the Afghan insurgency has been arrested.Mullah Obaidullah Akhund, considered a key associate of fugitive Taliban lea...

Brooklyn, NY – HUD Denies Approval for Starrett City Sale

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Brooklyn, NY - Federal officials have denied approval for the $1.3 billion sale of Starrett City in Brooklyn. Alphonso Jackson, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, will anno...

Ramapo, NY – Residents Protest Formation of Student Housing Zones

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Ramapo, NY - More than 150 people sowed up to protest the town's formation of zones to accommodate housing associated with religious schools. The town has four adult student housing zones.The to...

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +Working Fire+

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +Working Fire+ Fire Department transmitted all hands for a working fire at 689 Bedford Avenue and Heyward Street and Lynch Street, Bat-35 reports fire on the roof of a 4 sto...

Ocean County, Lakewood, NJ +Fall Victim+

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Ocean County, Lakewood, NJ +Fall Victim+ Hatzolah EMS on scene at 29 Circle Place for a child that fell out a 2nd floor window, requesting Monoc Medics to respond to the scene on a rush.

Jerusalem, Israel – Rabbis Want Animal Sacrifice Back

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Jerusalem, Israel - A group of extremist rabbis wants to resume the biblical practice of animal sacrifice at a religious site in Jerusalem, its members said. When the Bais Hamikdash (Jewish Temples)...

Lakewood, NJ – Suspect in More Than 100 Burglaries Arrested

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Lakewood, NJ - Police arrested a 43-year-old township man they say is responsible for more than 100 burglaries committed over the past month, mostly on Friday evenings in the Orthodox Jewish communiti...

An Open Letter to Assemblyman Dov Hikind

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Assemblyman Dov Hikind has once again thrown himself amidst controversy, over the Israeli West Bank development. He is supporting plans to promote housing expansions in contested regions, where the Is...

Yonkers, NY – Jewish Community Dedicates Monument for Cemetery in Costco Parking Lot

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Yonkers, NY - Descendants of people once buried in a cemetery cleared to build a retail center off Sprain Road gathered to dedicate a memorial to the deceased. Jewish and government officials gathered...