Protesters camping out in Zuccotti Park are dealing with a host of issues this weekend, from colder than normal temperatures and a rare October snowfall to a lack of power

The following is a list of road conditions in New Jersey – listed by county.� Bergen NJ 93 Both Directions, CR 501/Central Blvd, (MM1.2) , Palisades Park, all lanes closed – Downed tree NJ 93 Both Directions, CR 56/Fort Lee Rd, (MM2.2) , Leonia, all lanes closed and detoured – Downed tree US 9W Both […]

Air France canceled about one in five flights and warned of wider disruption as a five-day strike by flight attendants over employment terms began on Saturday, in the middle of

In New Jersey, even the governor couldn’t escape the October snowstorm. Gov. Chris Christie lost power to his Mendham home about 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon and, like the half-million other

A rare October snowstorm took the Northeast by surprise today, setting a snowfall record in New York City and leaving half a million people across the region without power. By

HaGaon HaRav Avraham Eliezer Mintzberg ZT�L was niftar in his home close to candle lighting on erev Shabbos. The niftar was ill for quite some time, and was 55 years old. The niftar served on the�Badatz Eida Chareidis and in the Shomrei HaChomos kehila in Ramat Shlomo in Yerushalayim. The levaya took place on motzei […]

Three additional rockets have landed south of Ashkelon and in Sderot in the last half hour. Baruch Hashem there was no report of injuries or damage. The Iron Dome system

Two additional rockets landed in the Eshkol Regional Council earlier. There were no reports of injuries or damage. The IAF is attacking terrorist targets in Gaza. Reports from the Hamas-controlled

One person was injured by shrapnel in the last rocket attack, striking Ashkelon. The victim is reported in moderate-to-serious condition, en route to Barzilai Hospital. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stated

Sirens are sounding in Ashkelon as a rocket launch has been detected. Preliminary reports indicate a rocket has struck a building and at least one person has been seriously wounded. YWN-Israel will provide additional updates as they become available. (YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)

An atzeres is getting underway in the Ramat Elchanan auditorium in Bnei Brak, set to begin 20:30. Among the Gedolim expected to attend are HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita, HaGaon HaRav Wosner Shlita and HaGaon HaRav Shteinman Shlita. The event will be broadcast live to Jerusalem, Modi�in Illit, Beit Shemesh, Betar Illit and other locations. […]

There have been additional rocket and mortar shell attacks in southern Israel during the past 30 minutes. Sirens were heard in Bnei Shimon, Ofakim and Beersheva as well as the

Dozens of people are being treated for hysteria in Ashdod as a result of rocket attacks earlier tonight, 1 Cheshvan, motzei Shabbos. It appears the rocket landed in the building

It appears that EMS personnel are treating a number of people for hysteria at the Ashdod apartment building hit by a rocket fired from Gaza. One person is said to be in moderate condition from �gas inhalation�, perhaps the result of a gas line being struck. The report does not detail. The moderately injured victim […]

It was a Shabbos afternoon of rocket alert sirens in many southern municipalities are three Katyusha rockets slammed down into southern Israel, leaving one person with physical injuries and others

19:00 IL: As YWN-Israel attempts to provide a motzei Shabbos update on rocket attacks in southern Israel, a rocket has slammed into an apartment building in Ashdod. A number of

Support for Democrats’ healthcare reform has hit its lowest point since the law passed in March 2010, says a new monthly poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation. After months of

The following is from WPIX: Occupy Wall Street isn’t the only protest attracting media attention in our area. A religious group in Williamsburg organized a protest of a hair salon

NYC may see some snowfall tomorrow, with the nothern suburbs getting significant amounts. Already today the National Weather Service said 2 to 6 inches of snow has fallen across an

It’s a big day for Lady Liberty as the city celebrates her 125th birthday with a big party on Liberty Island. American and French officials will be there to celebrate

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