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Large Crowds, Gov. Murphy Mourn Death Of Esteemed Lakewood Rabbi Large Crowds, Gov. Murphy Mourn Death Of Esteemed Lakewood Rabbi
Grand Lakewood Rabbi Rav Matisyahu Chaim Salomon Dies Throngs of people were expected at a funeral service for an esteemed rabbi in Lakewood Wednesday, Jan. 3. Grand Rabbi Rav Matisyahu Chaim Salomon, a longtime leader of Beth Medrash Govoha Yeshiva, a Haredi Jewish learning institution, died on Tuesday, Jan. 2. He was 86 years old. Gov. Phil Murphy was among those who offered his condolences after Rabbi Salomon's death. "I share in the pain over the loss of Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon and send condolences to the BMG Yeshiva community and so many who followed his teachings," Gov. Murphy posted on Twitter. "May his memory be a blessing." …

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by Chris Spiker
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Machete-Wielding Man's Lakewood Menacing Not Considered Anti-Semitic, Authorities Say Machete-Wielding Man's Lakewood Menacing Not Considered Anti-Semitic, Authorities Say
Machete-Wielding Man's Lakewood Menacing Not Considered Anti-Semitic, Authorities Say An incident involving a man who menaced pedestrians with a machete in Lakewood was not believed to have been an anti-Semitic attack, authorities said. Max Sanchez, 22, approached five pedestrians along Forest Avenue near 6th Street with the weapon around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13, local police said. Although the incident occurred in a neighborhood where a large portion of Orthodox Jewish families live, "there is nothing that indicates that Sanchez chose to menace the victims based on their religious beliefs," police said in a statement. Although no specific threats were made to a…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
School Bus Lands On Car In Lakewood, 10 Injured School Bus Lands On Car In Lakewood, 10 Injured
School Bus Lands On Car In Lakewood, 10 Injured Ten people suffered minor injuries in a three-car crash that ended with a school bus on top of another vehicle Tuesday morning in Lakewood, first reported by The Lakewood Scoop. The bus was carrying 17 students to private, all-girls high school Bais Shaindel, when the driver tried cutting off a car turning left near the intersection of Forest Avenue and 11th Street, NJ Advance Media reports. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Lakewood Scoop (@thelakewoodscoop) View this post on Instagram …

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
'HEART OF GOLD': Lakewood Rabbi Zeev Rothschild, 62, Dies Of Coronavirus 'HEART OF GOLD': Lakewood Rabbi Zeev Rothschild, 62, Dies Of Coronavirus
'Heart OF Gold': Lakewood Rabbi Zeev Rothschild, 62, Dies Of Coronavirus Rabbi Zeev Rothschild, 62, of Lakewood died Wednesday due to COVID-19 complications. Rabbi Rothschild lived on Forest Avenue in the heart of Lakewood Township around the corner from Bais Medrash Govoah, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish Litvak yeshiva. Rothschild was the founder and owner of NPGS, a local food co-op with two locations, one in Lakewood and one in Jackson. Originally launched as the Non-Profit-Grocery-Store, it provided the community with groceries at reasonable prices.  Rothschild lived in the same Jersey Shore town where dozens were ticketed for violating coronavirus ban…

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by Jon Craig