The High Court of Justice has handed down a decision that is indeed a victory for Ashdod Chief Rabbi Yosef Sheinen Shlita in the ongoing saga of a bakery owned
The NYPD is once again targeting drivers who illegally use hand-held cell phones while driving, it was announced this evening. The citywide 24-hour crackdown will begin at midnight, as police
As the fires surrounding the Ramat Shlomo crisis between Jerusalem and Washington are extinguished, the final approval for the construction of 20 housing units on the grounds of the Shepherd
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The well-respected head of New York State’s Office of Homeland Security announced Thursday he is leaving his post for a job in the private sector. Officials said Thomas Donlon’s departure
The FBI has launched a new website to help catch armed bank robbers in New York and New Jersey. BanditTrackerNortheast.com features security camera photos of wanted robbers and descriptions of
Eyal Gabbai, the director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday visited Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon as the committee appointed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu begins its task, to investigate
Dear YWN, Last week, my wife had a scheduled court appearance for a traffic ticket, and I was scheduled to bring her there. The problem is I was stuck baking
Despite vocal public opposition, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board approved a series of proposed service cuts in a Midtown meeting, which will spell the end of the W and V
Tragedy has struck the frum community of N’vei Yaakov, the petira of Rav Yitzchak Haas on Wednesday morning, with the niftar leaving a wife and ten children, the youngest being
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] The driving rain couldn’t deter the 150 dedicated volunteers yesterday in Lakewood at the Kimcha D’Pischa Fund of Lakewood Pesach distribution center. The all day event ran
[VIDEO & PHOTO LINKS BELOW] ‘Sof Zman’ especially following Purim, is a time when the learning in a Yeshiva sometimes takes a little ‘dip’, with the hasmodo (diligence) not as
[VIDEO & PHOTOS BELOW] On the 2nd of Nissan 5770 Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger visited the Jewish community of Krefeld. He was accompanied by HaRav Arie Goldberg, Director
The NY Post reports: Shmura matzohs may look the same but they don’t taste the same. Each major Hasidic sect in Williamsburg has its own matzoh bakery and each bakery
NYS Senate Democrats want to legalize medical marijuana as a way to generate nearly $15 million in licensing fees to help plug the state’s $9 billion budget gap. “It is
Infantino LLC is recalling more than 1 million baby slings following reports of three infant deaths. According to CNN, Consumer Product Safety Commission is recommending that parents stop using the
Smoking may be bad for your health, but it could be great for New York bottom line. Th state Assembly is considering a dollar tax increase on cigarettes to close
The US Census Bureau Tuesday reported the estimated resident population change for New York counties from April 1, 2000 through June 1, 2009 and Orange County had the largest percent
The State Assembly’s Democratic majority is reportedly looking to restore some school aid. A source told the Associated Press that under the Assembly’s budget proposal, which is expected to be
1:49AM EST: YWN has just learned that just moments ago, the verdict was given to Yakov Yosef ben Reizel, one of the bochurim detained in Japan. The prosecutor had requested
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