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In today's newsletter:

  • Lakewood kitchen dispute ends with meat cleaver threat and arrest
  • What sparked late-night gunfire and a major arrest in Lakewood?
  • Why Lakewood now ranks among New Jersey’s antisemitism hot spots

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 60 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Kitchen Argument Ends With Meat Cleaver Threat, Lakewood Police Say (patch.com) — Lakewood police say a Jackson Township man was arrested after allegedly threatening a co-worker with a meat cleaver during a Christmas Day argument in a Lakewood restaurant kitchen. Officers report the victim was not injured, and the suspect faces multiple weapon and assault-related charges after being taken to the Ocean County Jail.
   

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2. Shots Fired: Lakewood man arrested after terrorizing neighborhood with gun (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Lakewood police arrested a 39-year-old township man after he allegedly pointed a gun at someone, then was linked to nearby gunfire on Laurel Avenue late Friday night. Officers later found a loaded firearm and a large quantity of suspected drugs tied to him, and he’s now facing multiple weapons, assault, threat, and narcotics charges while held in Ocean County Jail.
   

3. How Rising Antisemitism at New Jersey Campuses Is Redefining Jewish Life in Plain Sight (tjvnews.com) — Lakewood is singled out alongside New Brunswick, Teaneck, and Cherry Hill as one of the New Jersey communities reporting the highest number of antisemitic incidents, according to ADL data cited in the piece. The story then zeroes in on Rutgers University, describing rising harassment, federal investigations, and how the Gaza war has intensified hostility toward Jewish students on campuses across the state.
   

4. Top boys basketball game-changers on the move: Transfer tracker for 2025-26 (nj.com subscription) — Lakewood hoops fans will notice sophomore guard Carlito Anderson listed as transferring into Lakewood from Central Regional, and senior Ronny Cuevas moving from Lakewood to Lacey, plus another transfer out to St. John Vianney. The statewide roundup highlights dozens of boys basketball players changing schools for the 2025-26 season and how some are already impacting their new teams.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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