ImpactFBI Arrests Trenton Mayor, Others in Corruption Probe
Posted: Sep 10th, 2012 8:36 AM
Details of the charges are expected to be released later Monday
Federal authorities arrested Trenton, N.J., Mayor Tony Mack and more than half a dozen other people early Monday in connection with an ongoing corruption probe, NBC 4 New York has learned.
Joseph "JoJo" Giorgianni, a top campaign contributor, and six others were also taken into custody. ... Read More
Local NewsSeptember 11th Lakewood to be destroyed!
Updated: Sep 10th, 2012 8:51 AM
By Harold Herskowitz
Ok. The title of this article is slightly exaggerated, but on September 11th at 6 pm the planning board will be voting on a master plan that was created to benefit a few select special interests, and builders at the expense, and inconvenience of the entire town. The ramifications of the Orwellian titled "Smart Growth" plan will add ... Read More
Local NewsNJ Small Business Owners Get Advice from Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno
Updated: Sep 6th, 2012 4:39 PM
Current and interested small business owners were given a chance to meet one-on-one with representatives from state government and get advice from Lt Governor Kim Guadagno.
The Lakewood Development Corporation, the administrative arm of the Urban Enterprise Zone, and the New Jersey Business Action Center hosted the event at the historic Strand Theater ... Read More
ImpactRe-elect Who?
Updated: Sep 5th, 2012 3:07 AM
By Harold Herskowitz
The election is only two months away. Are we all going to go like Lemmings to the voting booth and vote for Menashe Miller? It would be bittersweet. On the one hand we would be exercising our right to vote in a democratic country. On the other hand we would have no choice but to vote for a person that has served for ten years on the ... Read More
Front PageOver 100 Boys still Without School
Updated: Sep 3rd, 2012 12:43 AM
If R' Malkiel Kotler had the power to make sure no school accepted my children, why can't he make sure that all the schools accept the boys from Nesivos Ohr?
By Hershel Herskowitz
The phone call tonight from Rav Shmuel was heart rending. Nechamas Yisroel wants you to help rescue a Jewish child from being lost to public school. The message tells us ... Read More
Front PageMessage To The Loyal Readers Of The Lakewood View
Updated: Sep 11th, 2012 8:53 PM
You may have noticed the website has been slower in the summer months as I was away from lakewoood and wasn't on top of all the latest issues. Now that summer is finished, I am back and since the elections are coming up, I will be focusing on Lakewoods political arena. Even though two candidates are running unopposed, I want to hear from all of our readers. ... Read More
Local NewsLakewood Officials Look To Resolve Controversy Over Neighborhood School
Updated: Aug 31st, 2012 5:37 AM
A house at 1536 Massachusetts Ave. — once a four-bedroom home of a local veterinarian and now an Orthodox Jewish school — is at the center of a controversy.
Purchased in 2002 for $850,000 by Somerset Development Corp., the company received zoning approval in 2008 to include a school on the property. Since then, the house and its barn became an ... Read More
PoliticsIPAD Controversy Continues
Updated: Aug 28th, 2012 6:13 PM
It seems that the Board of education of Lakewood decided to get those IPADS after all. Taking money from monies earmarked for private schools, they decided that the convenience of having their agenda sent by email and read on an IPAD in order to save a few dollars was worth taking a few thousand d ollars from the children it was meant for. Some people even ... Read More
Politics, Local NewsLakewood School Board Gets IPads
Posted: Aug 27th, 2012 4:55 PM
The township’s Board of Education approved spending up to $9,000 on iPads for its nine-member board hoping to cut costs for printed materials by developing a primarily paperless system, officials said.
The money to pay for the tablets will come from a state grant for private school students. Lakewood has more than 80 private schools within its borders ... Read More
OpinionIs ‘Gotcha!’ A Jewish Value?
Posted: Aug 25th, 2012 11:15 PM
By: Meir Weingarten
Earlier this month, a pricing error in El Al’s reservations system resulted in tickets to Israel being sold online for prices as low as $325, all included.
Word of the fare went viral via consumer websites, tweets and e-mails. Before El Al could fix the error, some four hours later, somewhere between 5,000 and 8,000 people were ... Read More
Impact, Local News Disappointing Turnout For Lakwood Downtown Development Forum
Posted: Aug 24th, 2012 3:25 PM
The rift between the Downtown Lakewood business community and Township continues to be evident as a meeting held by officials to gather input on how to expand the business district was met with little turnout, and a heavy dose of cynicism.
Lakewood municipal building (TheLakewoodScoop.com)
The meeting held Monday at 6:30 pm in the main hall of the ... Read More
Politics, Opinion, US NewsThe rolling snowball called "budget"
Posted: Aug 16th, 2012 5:49 AM
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Politics, ImpactSheldon's $60M Waste of Time
Posted: Aug 12th, 2012 7:30 PM
By Josh Nathan-Kazis
Sheldon Adelson’s libel lawsuit against a Democratic Jewish group has little chance of success because the casino billionaire is a public figure and the claims in question appeared in court documents, two media law experts told the Forward.
The $60 million lawsuit filed yesterday in federal court in New York accuses the ... Read More
Politics, Local NewsWho is Lawrence Bathgate II?
Posted: Aug 8th, 2012 11:05 AM
As was reported, Mitt Romney is coming to a fundraiser hosted by our very own, oftentimes township attorney, Larry Bathgate. But who is Lawrence Bathgate really? We know he was the lawyer that represented lakewood in the blue claws deal. He has together with his close comrade, Atorney George Gilmore, and Bob singer controlled much of Ocean County for the ... Read More
Israeli NewsProtest for R' Shteinman's honor
Updated: Aug 5th, 2012 12:53 PM
The following protest letter was printed in the Israeli newspaper Yated Neman. It is signed by many prominent Rabbis in protest to those that have criticized R Shteinman supposedly for his views on military service of Yeshiva students in Israel. Perhaps they were Also upset about those that brought our own local politician, Bob Singer to shake hands with ... Read More
Politics, Local NewsMayor’s Cup Nine and Dine Golf Outing Honoring Menashe Miller
Updated: Sep 10th, 2012 8:50 AM
The Golf outing is to benefit the campaign of Menashe Miller & Candidate Michael Berman on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 2:00PM at Eagle Ridge Golf Course, 3 Augusta Drive, Lakewood, NJ 08701. For more information, contact Craig Theibault at 732-364-9239 or 732-363-4170. Read More
Front PageNew Scams Targeting Seniors in Ocean County
Updated: Sep 7th, 2012 12:12 AM
Those scammers are at it again, targeting senior citizens. This time? It’s health and medical insurance schemes. Officials and authorities in Ocean County are warning everyone to be extra careful.
The phone rings and its someone claiming to be from an insurance company. They say they need to update your medical card, but first need your account ... Read More
Front PageSmart Growth....Really?
Updated: Sep 5th, 2012 3:28 PM
by Harold Herskowitz
The following is a link to a copy of the smart growth plan being voted on September 11th(ironic) at 6pm by the planning board.
http://www.lakewoodnj.gov/images/db/plan_2012.pdf
The Smart Growth Plan rears its ugly head once again.The people behind this sham,namely a who"s who of special interests, developers, friends of ... Read More
ImpactTaxpayers Say: Sewer Line Stinks!
Posted: Sep 4th, 2012 12:12 AM
By Harold Herskowitz
I was asked by a group of local citizens to write about this subject.
What if Township Officials including Committeemen, members of the UEZ, the VAAD, and other community leaders, decided to take a half a million dollars from taxpayers and instead of hiding it, they had a celebration?
That is just what we got. A sewer ... Read More
ImpactIn The Case of NJDEP vs. Chaim Abadi
Posted: Sep 1st, 2012 10:36 PM
Dear Deputy Attorney General Greenhouse,
Several Lakewood residents along with myself have been to the illegal dumpsite to monitor the removal of the trash there. So far, a lot of top sand has been pushed around into piles but no actual contents removed. I continue to take photos of this removal and would hate to have to post another video of nothing ... Read More
ImpactResidents Fear Lakewood Dump Will Contaminate Their Water
Updated: Aug 31st, 2012 5:37 AM
A rabbi responsible for an illegal landfill that could contaminate nearby water wells has informed state authorities that he has begun the cleanup of the site, officials said Tuesday.
Rabbi Chaim Abadi has made arrangements with the state Department of Environmental Protection to stave off a looming court ordered $1,000-a-day fine set to begin this week ... Read More
Business, OpinionJudge Noach Dear wipes out ‘millions’ in credit card debt
Posted: Aug 29th, 2012 9:57 PM
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Politics, Local NewsLt. Governor Kim Gaudagno to Address Businesses in Lakewood – From Fran Kirschner at Frantasy Enterprises
Updated: Aug 30th, 2012 1:49 PM
The Lakewood Development Corporation (LDC), the administrative arm of the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), and the New Jersey State’s Business Action Center (BAC) are hosting the workshop, “N.J. Resources for Business Growth” followed by business-to-business networking, Wednesday, September 5, 2012, beginning at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the ... Read More
ImpactBOE Contract To Advertise On Lakewood Scoop & Lakewood Shopper
Posted: Aug 25th, 2012 11:44 PM
Addendum #5 – Approve to contract with Lakewood Shopper to advertise a half-page two times a month on Lakewood Board of Education at a cost of $300.00 per month with a maximum of $3,600.00 per year. This looks like an unneeded expense. The BOE contends that it will be a source for placing RFP’s for broader circulation.
Addendum #6 – Approve to ... Read More
Opinion, Local NewsMikor Hatorah School at 1536 Massachusetts Avenue By Bill Hobday
Posted: Aug 25th, 2012 11:12 PM
Mikor Hatorah School at 1536 Massachusetts Avenue
Much has happened this week. The application before the Lakewood Township Planning Board was approved and a public hearing scheduled for Tuesday, September 11, 2012. The Fairways Homeowner Association was represented by Attorney, Ron Gasiorowski. Steven Langert wrote the following email to multiple ... Read More
Impact, Local NewsElad Parent Accuses City Officials of Taking Revenge at his Daughter’s Expense
Posted: Aug 16th, 2012 10:12 PM
(Wednesday, August 15th, 2012)
According to Elad resident Asher Schnitzer, his daughter, who is entering first grade this Elul, was not accepted to a Chinuch Atzmai school as she should be because Deputy Mayor Rav Yisrael Porush and his office manager Yishai Klein are taking revenge against him for “daring” to open a kindergarten that competes with ... Read More
EntertainmentQuotes of the Week - by Bill Hobday
Posted: Aug 16th, 2012 5:15 AM
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” ? Dr. Seuss
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ? Mae West
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” ? Robert Frost
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as ... Read More
Politics, Local NewsRomney fundraiser at Lake Terrace hall
Posted: Aug 8th, 2012 11:51 AM
Mitt Romney will be back in New Jersey this week for a fundraiser in Lakewood hosted by attorney Larry Bathgate II and Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore.
But Gov. Chris Christie won't be there.
Christie will be in California at the end of this week on another fundraising trip for Romney, who he endorsed in October. Christie spoke last of 10 ... Read More
US NewsA mother uses her own child to abduct her father
Updated: Aug 6th, 2012 2:58 AM
On Tisha B’av, a vicious attempted abduction of Aharon Friedman took place in on the property of Mrs. Cheryl Epstein, where Tamar Epstein and Aharon and Tamar's child currently reside. The attempted abduction took place as Aharon was leaving the property having returned his child to Mrs. Cheryl Epstein’s residence, pursuant to a court order. This ... Read More
Politics, OpinionBOE IPAD purchase cancelled
Posted: Aug 5th, 2012 4:53 AM
It looks like the BOE has decided to not get IPADS after all. Besides for being a question whether it was an allowed purchase from private school funds, it was obviously not needed. The idea was that the iPad was a way for them to have the agenda emailed to them before the meetings instead of having papers printed out. It seems that people must have ... Read More
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