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🌱 Patch AM: What changes are coming to Route 9 and 70 in Lakewood?

Also check out Holiday Fundraiser on the Lakewood Patch calendar

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Good morning Lakewood! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What changes are coming to Route 9 and 70 in Lakewood?
  • Why Lakewood’s leading rabbis shut down a nearby Chanukah concert

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Fundraiser and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Windy; heavy morning rain, with a high of 59 and low of 25 degrees.
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, temps: high: 40, low: 32.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 49 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles Responds to Your ‘Ask The Mayor' Questions: Rt. 9, Rt. 70 x Vermont, Trash Can Fines (thelakewoodscoop.com) — Lakewood residents get direct answers from Mayor Ray Coles about upcoming Route 9 repaving, the newly opened Route 70/Vermont intersection, and concerns over trash cans left on Cross Street. He also addresses requests for better turn signals and safer sidewalks along Route 70 and New Hampshire, explaining how the township and state are coordinating improvements.
   

• Lakewood Rabbis Order Ban on Chanukah Concert Held at Jackson Public School (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Senior rabbis of Lakewood’s Beth Medrash Govoha issued a kol koreh opposing a planned Chanukah concert in nearby Jackson, leading organizers to cancel it within hours. Their concerns focused on modesty and community standards, sparking sharp online debate among local residents over religious guidance, timing, and the impact of such bans on community events.
   

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