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Antisemitic Graffiti Found At Lakewood Religious Schools, Authorities Say Antisemitic Graffiti Found At Lakewood Religious Schools, Authorities Say
Antisemitic Graffiti Found At Lakewood Religious Schools, Authorities Say Antisemitic graffiti was found on two girls' religious schools in Lakewood, authorities said on Friday, Nov. 4. But the graffiti was unrelated to "credible" statewide threats made against New Jersey synagogues that led the FBI to issue an alert Thursday, Nov. 3, Lakewood police and other Ocean County authorities said. “This (graffiti) incident is currently under investigation and there is no evidence to indicate that there is any connection with the FBI warning,” the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. Lakewood Captain Gregory Staffordsmith said, "The criminal mischief in…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Lakewood Suffers 5th School Bus Crash This Fall, Reports Say Lakewood Suffers 5th School Bus Crash This Fall, Reports Say
Lakewood Suffers 5th School Bus Crash This Fall, Reports Say A head-on school bus crash occurred Thursday night in Lakewood, police said. It was at least the firth school bus crash in Lakewood this fall, police said.  Two school bus crashes happened on Thursday according to Parch, the fourth and fifth since mid-September. In a crash about 9 p.m. Thursday on River Avenue,  a 2019 Ford Expedition collided with a 2020 Dodge Challenger which allegedly struck a school bus head-on, police said. There were no serious injuries, police said, but the driver of the Challenger suffered ankle pain and was treated at a local hospital.  …

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by Jon Craig
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NOT COOL: 10,000+ Lakewood Residents Without Power NOT COOL: 10,000+ Lakewood Residents Without Power
NOT Cool: 10,000+ Lakewood Residents Without Power More than 10,000 home owners and businesses in Lakewood were reported to be without electricity about 6:30 p.m., authorities said.  Utility company officials could not immediately say why the power went out in Ocean County, but there was speculation that the region's high demand for electricity due to the heat wave may have been a contributing factor. Jersey Central Power & Light said electricity should be restored in the Lakewood area between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday. At about 7:15 p.m., Lakewood News Network reported there had been a bus crash on New Hampshire Avenue after …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Hundreds Evacuated As Fire Destroys Lakewood Grocery Store, Reports Say Hundreds Evacuated As Fire Destroys Lakewood Grocery Store, Reports Say
Hundreds Evacuated As Fire Destroys Lakewood Grocery Store, Reports Say A grocery store in Lakewood was destroyed by fire on Sunday, authorities said. First responders were called to the two-alarm fire at 357 Squankum Road about 4:30 a.m., initial reports said.  A two-story building, including Picnic grocery store, was reported fully engulfed by fire when Lakewood police arrived, reports said.  There was heavy fire and heavy smoke visible as firefighters arrived.  Nearby apartments were evacuated due to the threat of fire spreading, reports said. About 250 people were evacuated, Lakewood News Network reported. The fire was brought under contr…

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by Jon Craig