Yeshiva World News

LCSW Assist LPD In Arresting Burglar

LCSW has helped the Lakewood Police Department identify a burglary suspect by setting up surveillance cameras in a house that was repeatedly robbed. Thanks to this work, police were able to make a positive ID on the suspect and arrested him on Tuesday morning 08/10/10. (YWN Lakewood News Desk)

Stocks Gain Ahead of Fed Meeting

Stocks gained Monday amid light volume as investors hung back to await news from the Federal Reserve meeting on Tuesday. Shares of Hewlett-Packard plunged nearly 8 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 45.19 points, or 0.4 percent, to 10,698.75. (Source: CNBC)

PHOTOS: Yeshiva Boys Choir in Israel

Close to one thousand people avid fans gathered last week at Moshav Tzora near Bet Shemesh for the Yeshiva Boys Choir first-ever concert in Israel. Accompanied by Eli Gerstner and Yossi Newman, the choir arrived in Israel a week ago for their first tour in the country. They had only one more concert in Israel - (8/8). When not in concert, the boys are getting a first rate bein hazemanim tour of beautiful sights of Eretz Yisroel as well as visit to mekomos kedoshim. YWN will continue to provide ...

MEDEVAC: Overturned Vehicle On Route 17

2:40PM EST: Catskills Hatzolah are on the scene of a serious MVA involving an overturned vehicle on Route 17 (westbound) near Exit 116. A medevac has just landed at the Quickway Diner - just off Exit 116 for one patient with serious injuries. Both occupants needed to be extricated by emergency services personnel. Expect delays in the area. No further info is available to YWN. (YWN Sullivan County News Team - 2010)

UPDATED: Serious MVA In Catskills - Numerous Patients Reported Seriously Injured

5:40PM EST: Catskills Hatzolah is on the scene of a serious MVA involving an overturned vehicle - with victims heavily entrapped inside the vehicle. The location of the accident is Route 209 near Clay Hill Road, in the town of Kerhonkson (Ulster County). Numerous Hatzolah ambulances are on the scene, and additional Paramedics are responding as well. A landing zone is being set up by the fire department for a chopper to airlift one patient. Additional choppers have been placed on ...

Second Set Of Bones Recovered In Sullivan County

Police don’t believe skeletal remains discovered in a rugged, wooded area off Katrina Falls Road in Rock Hill on Sunday are related to skeletal remains found weeks ago five miles away off Patio Road in Town of Thompson woods. Sullivan County Sheriff’s Patrol Division Chief Art Hawker said the latest remains were discovered by hikers around 3 p.m. Sunday. They called the sheriff’s office, which responded along with the State Police Forensic Unit. The remains appear to have been in ...

Oil Tops $80 a Barrel for First Time Since May

Crude oil surged above $81 a barrel for the first time since May as a rally in global equity markets increased speculation the economy is strengthening. Oil jumped as much as 3.6 percent after equities climbed on better-than-expected earnings and the Institute for Supply Management’s U.S. manufacturing gauge fell less than forecast. The dollar dropped against the euro, boosting the investment appeal of commodities. (Source: Bloomberg)

Fatbush Shomrim Makes Robbery Arrest

Earlier this week, Flatbush Shomrim received a frantic call of a lady being robbed at the corner of Avenue J & East 7th street. Responding members alerted 911 while following the perpetrator taking off with the 50 year old womans pocket book. The perpetrator was arrested just blocks away from the scene. The woman was strong-armed to release her belongings and was unhurt. (Shmuel Saperberg - YWN)

Medevac In Catskills For Unconscious Child

5:25PM EST:Catskills Hatzolah has requested a medevac to airlift a child who fell off of a bicycle, and was unconscious for a few minutes at Route 52 just The location of the incident was just outside of Beit Vegan Bungalows on Briggs Highway in Ellenville. (YWN Sullivan County News Team - 2010)

Flatbush Shomrim Make 3 More Arrests

This past week members of Flatbush Shomrim make three more arrests for car break ins. That makes a total of 15 arrests since the beginning of the summer season. Two arrests have been made at the corner of East 21st street & Avenue O and one arrest on East 14th street between Avenue N & O. Flatbush Shomrim urge you once again not to leave any valuables in your vehicle. (Shmuel Gross - YWN)

DOT Investigates Route 17 Girder Collapse

PARKSVILLE – The State Department of Transportation in Binghamton is investigating the cause of a collapse of steel girders on the new I-86 highway that is being built in Parksville to replace the current New York Route 17. A section of steel beams that are to be eventually bolted across a new elevated bridge abutment gave way over the weekend. Temporary struts that were holding up the heavy metal buckled leaving the beams to tilt toward the ground. The location is near the eastbound ...

White Lake Supermarket Gets New Look

The seasonal supermarket in White Lake has gotten a facelift, thanks to a cooperative effort among the United Talmudical Academy, owner of the supermarket, the Town of Bethel and Sullivan Renaissance.   Located at the corner of Routes 17B and 55, the building was converted to its current use as a supermarket several years ago after serving as a movie theater in generations past.  It is now called Motty’s Supermarket.   This year the United Talmudical Academy (UTA) received a seasonal ...

Catskills Hatzolah Requests Medevac For Seriously Burned Child

8:50PM EST: Catskills Hatzolah is on the scene in Mountain Crest Bungalow Colony on Murphy Road with a child who has serious burns. Catskills Hatzolah Paramedic 008 has requested a chopper to airlift the child to a burn center. The Fallsburg FD is setting up a landing zone at the Fallsburg High School. (YWN Sullivan County News Team - 2010)

Man Killed When ATV Plummets Down 50 Foot Embankment

Tusten - A 26-year-old man was killed this past weekend when an ATV he was operating plummeted 50 feet down an embankment. His wife was seriously injured as well. David Curreri, 26, was operating the vehicle along railroad tracks at Ackerman and Arrowhead roads in Tusten with his wife, Jodi Curreri, 23, as a passenger. Curreri lost control of the vehicle, which crashed down an embankment. He was rushed to Wayne County Hospital in Honesdale, PA, where he was pronounced dead. His wife was ...

Stocks Rise Ahead of Earnings 7/19

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than 50 points, or 0.6 percent, led by Intel, Boeing and Alcoa, after losing 1 percent last week. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also rose, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq the best performer of the three. The CBOE volatility index, widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, was below 26 at the closing bell. Experts said this market is bound to grow and investors should start taking advantage of some of the sectors. (Source: CNBC)

TRAFFIC ALERT: Truck Hits Overpass On FDR Drive

5:43PM EST: There is a large back-up in the northbound lanes of the FDR Drive Monday night due to a truck that hit an overpass around 63rd street. While all lanes have been reopened there are still half hour delays and residual bumper to bumper traffic from the Brooklyn Bridge to around 70th Street. (WCBSTV)

TRAFFIC ALERT: Lincoln Tunnel Closed NJ Bound

10:45AM EST: A tractor trailer accident on the New Jersey-bound side of the Lincoln Tunnel has forced the closure of all lanes  heading into the Garden State, transporation officials said. Crews are working to clear the accident,  but for now. those traveling to New Jersey should try to avoid the Lincoln Tunnel. (NBC NY)