Monthly Archives: March 2008
Lakewood, NJ +Mr. Ted Floyd Is A Ger Tzedek+
Pinned topic Mar. 31 2008
Exclusive By VIN News
Lakewood, NJ - The following is an update to last week's blockbuster news, in which VIN reported on a purportedly non-Jewish indi...
Lakewood, NJ – Judge OKs Toms River-Lakewood Affordable Housing Transfer
Lakewood, NJ - A judge approved the expedited transfer of about half a nearly $6 million affordable housing deal between Toms River and Lakewood, leaving the remaining $2.6 million...
New York, NY – Council Votes In Favor Of Congestion Pricing
New York, NY - The Council today voted to approve Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan.Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan will charge drivers every time they ent...
New York, NY – Woody Allen Sues Over Billboard Depicting Him as a Hasidic Rabbi
New York, NY - Woody Allen asked a federal court today to strip a clothing company of at least $10 million for using his image on billboards and on the Internet.The lawsuit said A...
Ridgeville, NY – Large Indoor Water Park Resort, Spa Coming to Mountains
Ridgeville, NY - A 350-room indoor destination resort with a 60,000 square foot water park and family entertainment sphere was announced today by Bridgeville USA LLC, will be comin...
New York, NY – Shelly Mad at DOT for Installing Pedestrian Islands Without His Consultation
New York, NY - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, is hopping mad that the city began installing pedestrian islands on his district's streets without prior notice.
"This is ...
New York – Head Start Facing A Slow Death
New York - Decreased funding and increased regulations are strangling the Head Start education program for low-income families, program officials say.The Bush administration has cu...
Israel – Police: Bnei Brak Has by Far the Highest Rate of Predator’s
Israel - Police investigating suspicions that a predator is wandering about in Bnei Brak said Sunday that they believe there are more cases of indecent assault in that city than in...
Kuwait – Kuwait Tower To Have A Shul
Kuwait - According to Al Arabiya TV, Kuwait has unveiled a plan to build a 1,001-meter (3,284 foot) tower. Its height is a reference to the classic work of Arabic literature, One ...
New York – Obesity A Challenge for the Orthodox Jewish Community
New York - Ask any parent to name the greatest health risk they fear for their children, and most likely the answer will be “cancer.” But in reality, a much more dangerous health r...
Bern, Switzerlan – Group Slams Swiss-Iran Gas Deal
Bern, Switzerlan - The World Jewish Congress criticized Switzerland for participating in a gas deal with Iran that it condemned as a propaganda triumph for Tehran's hard-liner...
Flatbush, NY – Another Victim Comes Forward Against Yeshiva Torah Temimah.
Flatbush, NY - Lawyers have announced today the filing of another ten million dollar lawsuit against yeshiva Torah Temimah (based in the flatbush area of brooklyn) in connection ...
Ellenville, NY – Fire Chief Responding to Call Crashes and Gets Ticketed
Ellenville, NY - The chief of the Ellenville Fire Department was hospitalized and issued a traffic ticket after striking another vehicle en route to an emergency call, injuring two...
New York – State Troopers, A Scandal Ridden Organization Needs To Clean Its Act
New York - The scandal-scarred State Police is suspected of harboring a renegade unit that for years has secretly compiled personal information on top New York officials - possibl...
Oslo, Norway – Suspects in 2006 Shooting at Main Synagogue Go on Trial
Oslo, Norway - The trial three men facing charges related to a shooting at an Oslo synagogue and plotting attacks on the capital's U.S. or Israeli embassies in 2006, opened to...
Washington – Corrupted HUD Secretary To Resign
Washington - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson is expected to announce his resignation today, according to people familiar with the matter, a decision that w...
New York, NY – Low-Income Drivers to Get Break of Congestion-Pricing Plan
New York, NY - Low-income drivers would get a break on the $8 fee for driving into Manhattan under a revised version of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion-pricing plan.The discount ...
Israel – Measles A Serious Problem In Israel
Israel - The old-fashioned children’s illness measles, not often seen in western nations where immunizations are standard procedure, has somehow managed to make its way back to Isr...
New Haven, CT – Thief Ransacks Chabad House
New Haven, CT - The New Haven Police Department arrested a suspect in the theft of the Edgewood Ave. house of Yale Chabad.
Rabbi Shua Rosenstein, said he found the house completel...
Israel – 50% Losses for Supermarket Under Orthodox Boycott for Being Open on Shabbos
Israel - Despite the fact that no official boycott has been announces, ultra-Orthodox consumers have already begun to impose informal sanctions on the Shefa Shuk supermarket chain...