Newark, NJ – The former owner and Chief Executive Officer of Capitol Investments USA, Inc. (“Capitol”), a purported wholesale grocery distribution business, was charged today in a criminal Complaint with operating a $880 million Ponzi scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Nevin Shapiro, 41, of Miami Beach, Florida, surrendered this morning to Special Agents […]

Gov. Chris Christie today seized on historic school budget results as evidence that voters support his broader reform agenda. Christie, who played a prominent role in the defeat of a

The New York City Fire Department and the U.S. Marines’ Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) will conduct a large-scale drill at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 22 at the FDNY Fire Academy on Randall’s Island, simulating the joint response to a major terrorist attack.  The drill involves use of a burned-out city bus to […]

NY Governor Paterson is getting much support from a political group in Washington. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a report on the nation’s most incompetent and

Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk has issued a warning that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s continued insistence on defying White House policy decisions may have dire consequences. In his comments made on Galei Tzahal (Army Radio), the former ambassador accuses the prime minister of preferring a nationalist government over Israel’s standing with the United […]

The following is a BBC report: The brains of children with attention-deficit disorders respond to on-the-spot rewards in the same way as they do to medication, say scientists. A Nottingham

As the summer months approach, please read this information released to YWN by the Sheriff Department of Ulster County: Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum, with the assistance of the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and the Ulster County Traffic Safety Board, announces the launch of Operation Drive Safe. Through funding from the New York Governor’s […]

Authorities on Wednesday afternoon announced two additional suspects are in custody in the ongoing Holyland investigation, prominent businessman Danny Dankner, of Arison Investments, who has been questioned recently by police

A week after announcing fees for carry-on bags, Spirit Airlines is taking heat for installing seats that don’t recline on its newest planes. Spirit’s two new Airbus 320 aircraft feature

[VIDEO LINK BELOW] Officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the United States Secret Service today unveiled the new

[AUDIO LINK BELOW] In a follow-up to his hateful broadcast earlier in the day, radio host Gabi Gazit stated “I do not retract a word of what I said about settlers or chareidim, but perhaps not all of them burn flags. Maybe they do not have flags or some wish to burn them and simply […]

According to a report released by Fox News, quoting a 12-page unclassified Pentagon document, Iran could possibly fire an ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) that could reach the United States by

Voters in Teaneck rejected budgets for school systems yesterday after the districts sought to raise property taxes that are already the highest in the U.S. Teaneck, which proposed a 10

It is 2 AM and the phone rings at the home of the Blood Coordinator for the Bikur Cholim of Boro Park. A desperate mother is on the line. Her

The third condition for a successful school placement is to find a school that offers a strong support system. This condition is more of an intangible one, something that can’t be sensed from reviewing the schools brochures and websites. This must be ascertained by speaking to staff, the students (watch out for testimonies based on […]

Singer Yonatan Razel, who brings much joy & spirituality to many homes is now turning to the tzibur for assistance, on behalf of his daughter Rivka bas Yael. Rivka, 4, is the little girl who fell from a ladder on Shilo Street in Yerushalayim’s Nachlaot neighborhood on Monday night as she and her father were […]

In great anticipation of their 2010 Auction drawing, this week marks the launch of Oorah’s annual Laptop Giveaway. On May 4, 2010, 12 laptops will simply be handed out to 12 diferent winners every hour, on the hour, starting at 11:00 AM and ending at 10:00 PM. The best part? Entry is FREE! Simply fill […]

Is Coney Island’s famed Boardwalk becoming a sidewalk? The city is now replacing the wood planks on the Riegelmann Boardwalk with large concrete slabs from Ocean Parkway to Brighton First Road. The slabs will have a tan hue and be textured to resemble pebbles and sand, said John Natoli, the Parks Department’s chief engineer. He […]

Bnei Brak Mayor R’ Yaakov Asher on Tuesday along with his city council released a sharp condemnation of the Independence Day Israeli flag burning on Chazon Ish Street, decrying the actions of the hundreds who participated in the strongest of terms. The mayor stated that many of the participants were not local residents, and their […]

In morning program on “Nonstop Radio” (Radio L’Lo Hafsaka) host Gabi Gazit referred to chareidim as “leeches and worms”, perhaps the more forgiving portion of his scathing remarks against an entire community. He began his program with an assault against settlers for the attack on Tuesday night against IDF soldiers in Shomron, near Yitzhar. He […]

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