Friday, March 29, 2024

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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...

Cell Phone Tower Breaking News Flash!!!

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Verizon Wireless is starting a cell-phone tower plan rolling! Due to the pressure exerted by many, including the hardworking Senator Elizabeth Little and our Vos Iz Neias readers, people have taken a...

Brooklyn, NY – Girl, 7, Can Sue City for Prenatal Injuries

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Brooklyn, NY - A 7-year-old girl can sue the city for injuries she received when she was still in her mother's womb, an appeals panel has ruled in an unprecedented decision. Sarah Elizabeth Leighton...

Israel – 3 Israelis Convicted of Murder for Aiding Suicide Bomber

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Israel - The Tel Aviv District Court convicted three Israelis of murder who drove a suicide bomber on his way to carry out a terror attack at the Sharon mall in Netanya on July 12, 2005, which left fi...

New York – Milk Prices to Rise Again

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New York - Milk prices will jump another 11 cents a gallon in New York supermarkets.The price of a gallon of milk has climbed 31 cents so far this year - and could reach even higher by the summer. The...

Israel – Lightly Injured in West Bank Shooting Attack

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Israel - A 55-year-old Israeli suffering from gunshot wounds to the chest arrived at a military checkpoint in the seam line area and said that he was hit by gunshots from a passing vehicle near the We...

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +Child Struck+

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY +Child Struck+ A motor vehicle accident on Bedford Avenue and Division Avenue with a child that was struck Hatzolah responding. U/D: 07:36 Child has minor injuries.

Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY – Man Pleads Guilty for Anti-Semitic Graffiti

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Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY - A man charged with spraying anti-Semitic graffiti pleaded guilty to a felony hate crime.Twenty-one-year old James Connolly of Flushing is expected to receive probation and ...

Sullivan County, Fallsburg, NY +3rd Alarm Fire+

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Sullivan County, Fallsburg, NY +3rd Alarm Fire+ A large 3 alarm fire which is fully involving a private structure at 15 Laurel Park Drive near Brickman Road has fire departments from numerous engines ...

Bedford Hills, NY – Yeshiva Owns Westchester Estate Occupied by Criminal

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Westchester County, Bedford Hills, NY - A Bedford Hills criminal accused of weapon possession and other crimes, was living - and working - in a home rented from a nearby yeshiva. Sandra Chemero, 46, ...

Brooklyn, NY +Heavy Smoke in School Bldg+

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Brooklyn, NY +Heavy Smoke in School Bldg+ Fire Department on the scene at 25 Waverly Avenue and Flushing Avenue for heavy smoke condition inside on the 3rd floor of a school building, sprinkler system...

Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY – Bank Being Investigated for Missing Cash from Depositors

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Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY - The Sovereign Bank on 16th Avenue in Boro Park, formerly known as Independence Savings Bank, is under an investigation for missing cash from their own account holders as t...