Photos: at the Sabbah and Soussan Vort in Lakewood...

Snow storm forecast calls for a foot or more throughout N.J....

The storm headed for New Jersey is currently dumping snow on the Midwest and Plains today and should hit the east coast hard through Wednesday

The forecast calls for all of New Jersey and New York City to be blanketed as the one-foot predictions range from Delaware to Massachusetts.

IN THE MONEY: Credit card use takes a dive...

Consumers are slowly digging themselves out of debt, the Federal Reserve reported last week.

It means consumers, whose spending in recent years has accounted for as much as 70 percent of the GDP, are returning to a pay-as-you-go mentality.

It’s a sign consumers are living within their budget, whether they want to or not.

UEZ Offers Free Seminar: How to Do Business with the Government...

The Lakewood Development Corporation, the administrative arm of the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), is offering the public a free small business seminar “Government 101: How to Get Your Foot in the Door—Doing Business with the Government
The seminar will take place Thursday, February 11, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Conference Room C, the Lakewood Municipal Building, 231 Third Street, Lakewood.

Photos: Hachnosas Sefer Torah of Reb Kasriel Roberts...

The Jewish BTB Expo has been postponed for this week...

With the impending severe weather due in our area tomorrow & Wednesday.

The Jewish BTB Expo & Conference # 9 has been postponed for this week.

The Expo will take place IY”H NEXT WEEK – WEDNESDAY – FEBRUARY 17, 2010 at the same location in the Lakewood Terrace

Photos: Parlor Meeting for the Alumni of Harav Nechemia Kaplan...

Calif. company brings solar panel purchasing program to N.J....

The average panel system costs about $40,000. With state and federal subsidies, the out-of-pocket cost can drop to around $12,000

“It’s something you can be proud of,” he said. “It’s really nice to tell all your friends, ‘We paid $0 for electricity this year.’ ”

Video: Another Week Another Snow Storm...

Parkway targets toll cheats, shuts lanes...

New Jersey Turnpike Authority officials are going after toll cheats by closing exact-change lanes on entrance and exit ramps on the Garden State Parkway, which have been used increasingly by the cheats since last spring.

The toll evaders have cost the authority $1.032 million during the first eight months of 2009, officials said.

Photos: Mesoras Avos Annual Dinner in Lakewood...

N.J. may force vision tests for drivers...

Officials at the Division of Highway Traffic Safety are exploring enforcement of a 1977 law requiring regular vision testing for licensed drivers
Under existing procedures, the state tests drivers’ eyesight when they first get a license and in certain cases involving medical conditions.