Lakewood246 Alerts: Hope Chapel Rd Shut due to Overturned Car...

# Lakewood Police is Shutting Hope Chapel Rd from 14th St to South Lake Dr after a Car Overturned and the Driver Fled on North Lake Dr and … (about an hour ago)

# Overturned Car on Hope Chapel Rd and North Lake Dr. Police is Searching for the Driver who Ejected. EMS+Medics Standing By. 246/1:28a (about an hour ago)

NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE – Ridge Avenue/Harvard Street...

Please be aware of the following road closures:

1.Monday August 2, 2010 Ridge Avenue will be closed between Dena Drive and Nolan Place between the hours of 9:00 AM and approximately
4:30 PM.

2.Tuesday August 3, 2010 Harvard Street will be closed between Park Avenue and East End Avenue between the hours of 9:00 AM and approximately 4:30 PM.

Lunch gathering of those who helped the UEZ with the show...

Rav Nochum Eisenstein on Parshas Eikev...

If the mann had been received yearly, monthly, or even weekly, that resulting sense of security would have caused a distraction from this central theme. A person would no longer daven for parnassa because he already had an ongoing and sufficient supply.

By the daily delivery of the mann, however, every person realized that his only security is Hashem.

Survey: Front Seat Belt Use At Record Level In NJ...

More New Jerseyans than ever are using front seat belts, but use of seat belts by back seat passengers has declined, according to a recent observational survey conducted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

The survey showed front seat belt usage has risen to a record 93.73 percent, an increase of slightly more than 1 percent from last year

Toyota announces new recall of 412,000 cars in US for steering problem...

Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S., and another 16,420 vehicles in Japan for steering problems, the automaker said Thursday.

The 373,000 Avalons being recalled in the U.S. range from the 2000 model year through to 2004 and have improper casting of the steering lock bar

American Jewish Congress halts operations due to lack of funds...

The American Jewish Congress has laid off most employees and suspended operations.

The 92-year-old, New York-based organization lost $21 million of its $24 million endowment to Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, which devastated a range of Jewish groups, including Yeshiva University. As with other non-profits, the economic downturn has also hobbled fund-raising efforts, officials said.

New Jersey immigration officals crack down on employers...

Immigration officials in the last 10 months have levied nearly $640,000 in fines against 13 employers in New Jersey who failed to ensure that their workers were eligible to work in the United States, reports the Newark office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

That amount is about 15 times more than the fines levied in all 12 months of fiscal year 2009, when the total was $44,728

Internet upgraded to foil cyber criminals from downloading viruses...

The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.

The agency in charge of managing Internet addresses teamed with VeriSign and the US Dept of Commerce to give websites encrypted identification to prove they are legitimate.

People sue Apple over ‘overheating’ iPads...

The lawsuit alleges that the iPad “does not live up to reasonable consumer’s expectations created by Apple insofar as the iPad overheats so quickly under common weather conditions.”

Apple lists the iPad’s operating temperature as 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C), so it’s not hard to see that using it out in the hot sun can quickly heat up the device over the maximum temperature.

Planned NY Tunnel Will Increase Property Value...

The project to create the one-mile tunnel is known as Access to the Region’s Core. It’s expected to be completed by 2018. It will double train capacity into and out of Manhattan by adding two single-track tunnels under the Hudson River.

More New Jersey residents are expected to work in New York because commuters will be able to get to Manhattan in less than an hour.

Halachos for Thursday, 18 Menachem Av 5770 , July 29 2010...

2) The Tzitzis should be held between the pinky and the ring finger for the entire Shma, and when reciting the Parsha of Tzitzis (V’Yomer) it should also be held with the right hand and gazed upon. (Mishna Berura Siman 24:4)

They should be held in this position until after the words “Ne’emanim V’nechemadim La’Ad” [in V'yatziv] are said. They should then be kissed and released from both hands.

Tefillin Awareness Project is coming to Deal Aug 1st...

Deal, New Jersey’s Park Avenue Shul (Ohel Simha) will be hosting the internationally acclaimed Tefillin Awareness Project this Sunday morning, August 1st.

Date & Time: Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 7:15 am – 11:00 am Location: Park Avenue Shul (Ohel Simha)rn295 Park Avenue Long Branch (Deal), nj 07740

State Issues Cannot Be Determined by the Lakewood Government...

Just about everyone in Lakewood Pis frustrated and upset with the tax situation not only in New Jersey, but especially in Lakewood. Lakewood residents have had some suggestions for reducing taxes that sound reasonable

Some of these tax “fixes,” however, are not up to local government, the Lakewood Township Committee.

Small Business Lending Bill In Jeopardy...

A bill to increase small business lending is in jeopardy in the Senate as lawmakers struggle to reach agreement on a series of Republican amendments.

Democratic leaders have scheduled a key test vote Thursday on the legislation. But the bill won’t advance unless Democrats can attract Republican votes.

County to Save about $2.1 Million with Bond Sale...

During an online Internet bond sale held July 27th, Ocean County locked into an interest rate of 2.34 percent on the refunding of $43.8 million in bonds that were issued in 2001, 2002, and 2003. The successful bidder was Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley and Co. of Chicago. The company was one of nine bidders.

Bartlett noted that the refunding will not extend the life of the bonds, which maximum term is 13 years