Weather: 86° cloudy skies this afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Tonight Scattered thunderstorms early, then mainly cloudy after midnight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across New Jersey on Wednesday, followed by dangerous heat and humidity Thursday and Friday and chances for more thunderstorms.

- LPD Traffic Alert: Tonight 6/10 NJDOT Contractor advises they will be repaving the following: Halsey St (25 ft), Broadway (200 ft), Chateau(200 ft), Cushman (25 ft). There will be FULL CLOSURES of Route 9 between 11pm and 7 AM. Southbound detour is Prospect st to Massachusetts Ave to Cross St. Northbound Detour is Chestnut to New Hampshire to Oak St.

NJNGAS advises infrastructure improvements on MLK Dr from Cedarbridge to Center St 9 PM. There will be a lane from Cedarbridge to Pine open for Traffic and Detour to get onto Cedarbridge from MLK is Center St

- The Knesset voted 56-43 on Wednesday in a preliminary reading to advance a Basic Law declaring Torah study a foundational value of the State of Israel, and effectively equating the study of Torah with military service. The vote passed despite several coalition lawmakers breaking ranks to vote with the opposition against the divisive legislation, causing an uproar in the plenum. The bill will now be sent to the Knesset House Committee, which will determine which committee will prepare it for its subsequent readings. The coalition hopes to pass the bill before the upcoming national election in the fall.

- Monsey: A large rescue operation took place in Nyack after 71 children became stranded in an underground sewer tunnel while following a creek during a hike. Emergency crews, including the Nyack Fire Department, Hatzoloh, and Chaveirim, safely rescued all of the children after a bystander spotted them and called 911. No injuries were reported

- LSTA: The Lakewood Student Transportation Authority Oversight Committee held its quarterly public business meeting this morning, June 10, via Microsoft Teams. 

The meeting was mot advertised in local papers.

During the meeting, the committee received a report from the transportation consortium regarding its operations, as required under New Jersey administrative regulations. Committee members also heard public testimony related to the consortium's operations. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please

email Student Transportation at [email protected]

- Giyus: Stormy Hafganos are taking place today across Eretz Yisroel with escalated protests against the arrest and transfer of yeshiva students to military authorities. Rav Moshe Sternbach called on The Edah HaChareidis and  Rav Ezriel Auerbach called on the the bnei Torah faction  to go out and join  the protests, which were sparked by the planned transfer of 19 detainees who were arrested for protesting outside the home of Justice Solberg, to the  IDF military police.

 Demonstrations and road blockages were reported in central Israel and near detention facilities, including clashes in Yerushalayim  and Abu Kabir.

- Attorney Natan Rosenblatt on Kol Chai: “There is no legal prohibition on protesting outside a judge’s home, and the High Court has repeatedly ruled that there is full freedom of protest in the country. Out of 65 detainees, 64 have no connection to the breaking of windows, and the police have no shred of evidence against them in court, their representative simply stood there stammering without answers. This is a clear silencing event intended to make the charedi public afraid to go out and protest in the future against the draft.”

- World cup traffic Severe traffic delays and gridlock are expected across New Jersey and the Northeast Millions of visitors are expected in the New Jersey–Philadelphia region during June–July 2026 due to the FIFA World Cup and major U.S. 250th anniversary celebrations.

Matches will be held in East Rutherford, NJ and Philadelphia from June 11 to July 19, with fan festivals in Harrison (NJ) and Philadelphia. These events will significantly increase traffic and transit usage. The heaviest congestion is expected around game days, especially from about 5 hours before kickoff through 5 hours after.

- Keren Olam HaTorah Kabolas Panim and massive Atzeres tefilah will take place tomorrow in Lakewood to Strengthen the Keren HaTorah

 Location: In the Township Parking Lot Clifton Ave between 9th and 10th Street across from Bais Aaron and Bais Shalom 7:00 PM With the participation of leading Roshei Yeshiva and members of Keren Olam HaTorah. All residents are invited  men, women, and children.

Atzeres weather forecast is  95 Overcast with possible  stray thunderstorm 

The delegation was in Chicago yesterday and today have scheduled events in Brooklyn.

- With summer vacation starting next week, several bungalow colonies in the Catskills have reportedly informed residents that e-bikes and electric scooters will be banned on property, due to safety concerns, liability issues.

- Planning board meeting recap 

Points made  by the board Lakewod a disaster but applicants have the right to build based on the masterplan

At Wednesday night's Planning Board meeting, members approved an application to create 75 residential lots on a 10-acre parcel behind the High Point development off Massachusetts Avenue. The hearing featured extensive testimony and public comment, with neighboring residents raising concerns about drainage, lighting, utility access, and traffic impacts. Particular attention was given to the project's proposed access plan, which currently calls for a right-turn-only exit onto Massachusetts Avenue. Residents argued that adding more than 100 vehicles to an area already experiencing congestion from Prospect Street would worsen traffic conditions.

The meeting also saw tense exchanges between board members and an attorney representing opponents of the project. The board chairman and several members repeatedly criticized the attorney, accusing him of filibustering rather than presenting substantive arguments. Board members also expressed frustration with the length of the hearing, despite the meeting ending before 9 p.m.

- LGBT Toeva bill up for vote tomorrow in the NJ Assembly all eyes on our representatives in Trenton.

The state Assembly is scheduled to vote on a bill Thursday that would outlaw protesters blocking access to clinics and video-recording people outside of clinics and hospitals. Health insurers also would be prohibited from denying or limiting coverage of abortion and gender transition and identity medical services. NJ Bill S2260/ A2218 Would Criminalize Lo Sa'amod, Endanger Children S2260 criminalizes Torah-mandated efforts to save kids and others from "transforming" their "gender" - and from committing abortion.

 A Yeshiva Rebbe, Rov, Rosh Yeshiva, Principal, Teacher/Morah, Social Worker, mental health professional, therapist, chevrusa, mentor - perhaps even a parent - could potentially face massive fines - and hefty jail time - for merely: • trying to verbally convince a girl or boy out of transgendering,

- Road closures in Lakewood are continuing, and the LPD has begun issuing nightly closure alerts. There is still no clear timeline or official communication from township authorities about how long the situation will last or what measures are being taken. There are also growing safety concerns, as emergency responders have reportedly been forced to take longer detour routes to reach calls, potentially delaying response times. In other news the Township posted a Press release  to the media  that they repaved and restriped a dozen roads across its downtown and Central Avenue corridor in recent weeks, continuing an infrastructure push that gained momentum during the spring season. "We greatly appreciate the professional dedicated work of Lakewood's Engineering team and Township subcontractors," said Committeeman Meir Lichtenstein. "Thanks to their efforts, our Town's infrastructure is continuously being updated, enhancing both safety and quality-of-life for our residents."

- Lakewood Industrial Commission meeting today on the  agenda a resolution to advance plans for the proposed  CHEMED Lakewood Medical Village development on nearly 60 acres along Airport Road. The project involves a minor subdivision and boundary reconfiguration of portions of Lots 242 and 246 in Block 1160, totaling about 59.8 acres.

 

- Senator Andy Kim: I visited Barnert Temple last week to speak with members of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey and Temple leadership. With rising antisemitism, federal grant funding is vital for temples across our state to address their security needs. We must do everything we can to protect our Jewish communities and combat antisemitism.

- Masa Umatan Lakewood rental List June 10 HERE  

-LPD: They’re silent. They’re speedy. And they’re easy to miss. If you're riding an e-bike or e-scooter, stay visible, signal your moves, and don’t ghost traffic rules

-Rav Don Segal at Keren Olam haTorah:  Just as those who participated in building the walls of Yerushalayim until the Second Temple merited having their names remembered forever, so too those who will contribute to saving the Torah now will merit an inconceivable merit for eternity upon eternity.

At the kever on Chazzan Yosseleh Rosenblatt on Har Hazesim on his 93rd Yartzeit