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False Alarm: Bomb Threat at Lakewood Office Traced to Scammer Call in Williamsburg

Tower 3 at 411 Boulevard of the Americas was fully evacuated Friday morning after a bomb threat prompted a response from local and county...

NJ Transit Strike Halts Rail Service, Leaving 350,000 Commuters Stranded

New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) train engineers, represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Friday,...

WATCH: US Rep. Josh Gottheimer Celebrates His Constituent Edan Alexander’s Freedom From Hamas

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), one of Congress’s most vocal champions of Israel, marked the homecoming of Edan Alexander, a former constituent held hostage...

May One Take A Haircut On Thursday Night, Before The Morning Of Lag BaOmer? | OU Halacha

QUESTION: This Friday is Lag B’omer. May one get a haircut on Thursday night, or must one wait until Friday morning? ANSWER: The Rema (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim...

Remember The Mystery Drones? Newly Declassified Docs Reveal What The Government Knew About Them

Newly declassified government documents have revealed that a wave of reported drone sightings across New Jersey in late 2024, which sparked widespread public concern...

Thousands Attend Lakewood Senior Expo Hosted by The Square

Thousands of members of Lakewood’s thriving age 55+ communities thronged Lake Terrace Hall on Tuesday at a special Expo hosted by The Square Senior...

Jackson Township Hires Staff to Tackle Surge in OPRA Requests

Jackson Township, like many towns across New Jersey, is being inundated with hundreds of requests for documents filed under the state's Open Public Records...

Governor Murphy Unveils Suite Of Executive Actions To Address Soaring Electricity Prices

With New Jersey residents bracing for significant increases in utility bills beginning June 1, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced a sweeping affordability...

Why Is There A Minhag To Light Bonfires On Lag BaOmer? | OU Halacha

QUESTION: What is the reason behind the minhag to light bonfires on Lag B’omer? ANSWER: Lag B’omer is the yahrtzeit of Rebbi Shimon bar Yochai (the great Tanna and Kabbalist, who authored the...

Officials Celebrate Grand Reopening of Renovated Hilton Hotel on Route 70

Local officials and business leaders gathered early Wednesday morning to mark the grand reopening of the Hilton Hotel on Route 70, following a major...