North Miami Beach, FL – Police Chief Meets Community To Assure Safety
North Miami Beach, FL - A community fearing for its safety after several residents wound up on a path of danger are taking action and meeting with police.
The victims were simply trying to get some...
Morristown, NY – Judge: Amish Failed to Prove How Building Codes Hinder Their Religion
Morristown, NY - An upstate New York town judge says members of an Amish sect failed to prove how local building codes hinder their religion and their case will now go to trial.
St. Lawrence County...
New York, NY – Straphangers Release ‘Subway Shmutz’ Report
New York, NY - A subway riders advocacy group, the Straphangers Campaign, has released its annual report on the city's 22 subway lines, saying the timeliness and quality of service on most lines has d...
Jerusalem – Israeli Teens Arrested in Cyprus Last week Return Home
Jerusalem - The three Israeli teens who were arrested last week in Cyprus for allegedly breaking into a room in the hotel they were staying were released on Saturday and have returned home.
One of ...
Postville, IA – Muslim Workers Fill Meatpacking Jobs At Rubashkin
Postville, Ia. – African immigrants are adding to Postville’s multi-cultural story, but their chapter could wind up being short.
Scores of people from Somalia have arrived here in recent weeks to w...
Damascus, Syria – Jews Requesting Arabic Government to Visit Grave of Rabbi Chayim Vital
Damascus, Syria - The Syrian ambassador's office in Jordan received an unusual request this week: The editor of an Arabic language news website, contacted Syria on behalf of a group of Israelis, askin...
Stamford Hill, London – A Move To Crack Down on Forced Marriages Will Affect The Orthodox Community
Stamford Hill, London - The Home Office, Foreign Office and UK Border Agency all acknowledge that there are no forced marriages in the Jewish community in Britain. This undisputed fact only becomes in...
New York – N.Y. Has 2nd-Worst Business Climate
New York - New York's business climate was ranked the second-worst in the nation by corporate executives in a new report.
Respondents to the report rated New York's business climate as the 2nd leas...
New York City – ‘Shabbat’ Observant Vending Machine With Kosher Food At JFK
New York City - Don't you hate when you're walking through an airport, dying for a hot dog or a potato knish with not a one in sight? Us too! So we were thrilled to find these vending machines on a re...
Loch Sheldrake, NY – Customers Benefit from Local Gas War
Loch Sheldrake, NY - A gas war between mini-mart stations less than a mile apart in Loch Sheldrake has escalated to the point that both are charging $3.79 a gallon for regular unleaded.
That's abou...
New York, NY – Sanitation Writes Fewer Litter Tickets; City’s Getting Cleaner
New York, NY - Fewer New Yorkers are getting slapped with $100 tickets for dirty sidewalks and gutters - yet the city's streets keep getting cleaner.
The Sanitation Department wrote 43% fewer ticke...
New York, NY – Bloomberg May Take Back Property Tax Cut
New York, NY - City property tax owners will find out over the next few months whether they will get a 7 percent property tax cut for the second year in a row, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today.
N...
Stamford, CT – Pool Company President Arraigned in Student’s Drowning
Stamford, CT - A swimming pool company president made his first court appearance today since being charged with manslaughter in the drowning of a 6-year-old Rye Country Day School student.
Shorelin...
Washington – IDF Chief Receives Decoration From US Army
Washington - Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, surprised IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi on Thursday by honoring him with the US military's highest a...
West Hartford, CT – Police Chief: Crime Spree Increased, Be Vigilant, Some Robbers Disguise As Orthodox Jews
West Hartfod, CT - The town's police chief James J. Strillacci has joined the discussion about an ongoing problem warning residents about burglars going on a crime spree in the town.
The chief sen...
Australia – Another Misshap For Qantas Air, Flight Returns After Wheels Fail To Close
Australia - A Melbourne-bound Qantas jet was forced to return to Adelaide's airport Monday night after a door above the one of the wheels failed to close, Australian media reported Tuesday.
Civil A...
New York , NY – Outrageous: NYPD Officer Caught On Video Slamming Cyclist, Stripped Of Badge
New York, NY - A New York City police officer was stripped of his gun and badge Monday after he was caught on video slamming a cyclist in motion to the ground for no reason apparently.
The cyclist ...
Chicago, IL – Obama Acts As If He Is President, Meets Buffet, Google To Discuss The Economy
Chicago, IL - Gov. Jon S. Corzine was among the panel of advisers talking with Barack Obama about the economy today.
Corzine joined investor Warren Buffett, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former Feder...
Jerusalem, Israel – Egged Opens Another Mehadrin Segregated Bus Line
Jerusalem, Israel - Petitions filed with the Transportation Ministry against the Egged and Dan mehadrin segregated bus lines seem to have fallen on deaf ears as Egged opens another bus route for the u...
Brooklyn, NY – Frum Grandmother From Flatbush Wins $2,000 Week For Life Scratch Off Game.
Brooklyn, NY - VIN News has confirmed that a Jewish grandmother that resides in Flatbush is a winner of 2,000 A week for life scratch off game.
The name of the person can only be made public by VIN...