Lakewood, NJ – YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of R’ Nota Koslowitz Z”L (60), a long-time resident of Lakewood, and a Talmid of Hagon Rav Schneur Kotler ZATZAL R’ Nota was on a Bain Hazmanim vacation in Tannersville, NY, when he suffered a massive heart attack, and was R”L Niftar shortly […]
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. issued a statement to its customers assuring them that their data was secure, a day after regulators in the United Arab Emirates said they’d tussled with RIM over access to that data. Monday’s statement also comes a day before a major product announcement for RIM, which is widely expected […]
New Jersey today opened up a federally funded health insurance plan for people with pre-existing conditions such as cancer, high cholesterol or hypertension. The insurance plan — part of the national health care overhaul passed earlier this year — is open to New Jersey residents with specifically defined pre-existing conditions, who have not had health […]
City paramedics have begun to treat cardiac arrest victims with a procedure that cools the body with cold intravenous fluids to preserve muscle, tissue and neurological functions — all while
NYC is about to put the brakes on thousands of drivers who’ve beaten the red-light camera program out of $47 million, The Post has learned. The red-light runners will be in for a shock when they check their parking-violation records and find past-due summonses dating back to 2003 added to their accounts. And that’s not […]
Two men were convicted Monday of plotting to blow up jet fuel tanks at John F. Kennedy International Airport, a terror plot that authorities said was meant to outdo the
Average retail gasoline prices in New Jersey have fallen 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.53 per gallon as of Sunday. This compares with the national average
[Click HERE for photos] More than 150 men and women took a day from their regular responsibilities to be part of an Agudath Israel of America delegation that arrived in
Hundreds of boys got to enjoy a refreshment from the hot sun as they went on their yearly trip to the Ashkeluna Water Park in Ashkelon. The Darchei Chinuch summer
Five rockets were fired towards Eilat and the Jordanian port city of Aqaba Monday morning. There were no reports of injury or damage in Eilat. One of the projectiles landed
With midterm elections looming on the horizon, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi skirted questions on ABC’s “This Week” about the ethics charges pending against two Democratic members of the
Despite rumors that he still harbors presidential aspirations, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said once again Sunday morning that he has no plans to run for president in 2012. “I will rule out a run for president, I have the best job I could possibly have. I have 1251 days to do it and […]
The White House Correspondents’ Association on Sunday announced that Fox News will get a coveted front-row seat in the White House briefing room. The Associated Press will take Helen Thomas’ old seat, while Fox News will now occupy AP’s former seat. NPR and Bloomberg also applied for the position. “It was a very difficult decision,” […]
Former Vice President Dick Cheney remains hospitalized after heart surgery last month but is out of the intensive care unit and could return home this week, his daughter said Sunday.
Drop-side cribs will soon be banned in New York state, after Governor David Paterson signed a bill yesterday that bans the sale, import, manufacture and distribution of those cribs throughout
Discount carrier Spirit Airlines is now charging for carry-on bags. Passengers will now have to fork over $30 for a carry on bag if they pay in advance. Those who
A Frum woman in her 20’s was left in critical condition, and another person stable after a lightning strike in Morningside Park. Just before 4:00PM on Sunday afternoon, a severe storm blew through the town of Hurleyville, and a woman boating on the lake returned to shore. An employee of Morningside Park began assisting the woman […]
Police say a 17-year-old Mexican boy was attacked early Saturday morning in Port Richmond in what authorities are calling the 10th bias case in the borough. The teen was returning
Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York took to the House floor to denounce the GOP for using parliamentary tactics to try and prevent a fund for the health of 9/11 responders from being established. Trying to express that procedure tactics to derail a $7billion measure designed to give aid to first responders – firefighters and […]
Swastikas were discovered on Thursday on the frontages and windows of a dozen kosher stores in Paris, the Union of Jewish Students in France (UEJF) announced. “We see it as a new demonstration of anti-Semitic hatred,” the union said. A police source said four nazi swastikas were traced with a black marker on two shops, […]
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