New Jersey
Lakewood Vaad endorses Jack Ciattarelli for governor – New Jersey Globe
As expected, the Lakewood Vaad tonight endorsed Republican Jack Ciattarelli for governor, giving him the support of enormously influential religious leaders from the Orthodox Jewish community as he seeks to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy in the November 4 general election.
“Ciattarelli has been clear with our leadership that he understands and shares our community’s values and concerns – including ensuring our children continue to get busing and services, ensuring New Jersey residents can get benefits from federal tuition assistance, addressing the urgent infrastructure needs of our roads and electric power grid, and addressing state policy issues and funding priorities that affect the tax burden of our residents,” the Vaad said in a letter that is being hand-delivered to every residence in the township.
Endorsements also went to Assemblymen Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) and Sean Kean (R-Wall) in the 30th legislative district and Republican candidates in Ocean County, including Sam Ellengogen, who would become the first Orthodox Jew to serve as a county commissioner.
If Ciattarelli has a path to win the governorship, it could be through high voter turnout among Orthodox Jewish voters in the Lakewood area and across the state.
Donald Trump carried Lakewood with 88% of the vote last year and a margin of roughly 32,000 votes.
In 2021, the Lakewood Vaad endorsed Murphy, but Ciattarelli won the township by about 4,700 votes, roughly 62%. Lakewood’s population is exploding: it’s grown from 52,000 voters in 2021 to around 64,000 right now—a 23% increase in voters in just four years.
Four municipalities that border Lakewood – Jackson, Manchester, Toms River, and Wall – have another 16,000 Orthodox Jewish voters.
The Lakewood Vaad also voiced its appreciation to Trump “for his extraordinary efforts to benefit our Mosdos and support of the safety of Yidden in Eretz Yisroel.”
“For his friendship to our community, and for his efforts to expose and fight anti-Semitism in our country, we remain forever thankful to him,” the Vaad letter stated.
The organization also praised Sherrill’s military service and her support of the social safety net, which includes some programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, that could lose funding during the federal government shutdown.
The Lakewood Scoop first reported the upcoming endorsement last week.
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A severe thunderstorm watch looms over North Jersey on the evening of June 12 after days of extreme heat.
Nation Weather Service New York declared a severe thunderstorm watch for numerous North Jersey counties including Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Morris and Sussex among other Central Jersey and New York counties. The watch is in effect until 9 p.m., according to the NWS statement.
In an hourly forecast from The Weather Channel for Paramus, there is a 74% chance of thunderstorms at 7 p.m.
High temperatures reached past 90 degrees in many parts of North Jersey on June 11 and June 12 as a heat advisory also remains in effect until 8 p.m., said NWS New York.
“Dangerous heat is expected to continue across much of our region through today, with several record highs likely to be challenged again. High temperatures are forecast to peak into the low to mid 90s across most of the area,” the National Weather Service said Friday.
A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. across the state except for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties.
PHILADELPHIA – Philip McPherson II, a 37-year-old from Riverside, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday, June 11, to 78 months in prison for his role in a 2022 plane crash in Lehigh County that killed a student pilot, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sentencing and charges for fatal Lehigh Valley crash
What we know:
United States District Judge John M. Gallagher sentenced McPherson to 78 months in prison, three years of supervised release, a $5,000 fine, a $4,300 special assessment, and $19,530 in restitution. Judge Gallagher also barred McPherson from working in the aviation industry.
McPherson pleaded guilty in October to involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, obstruction of an administrative proceeding, and 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate.
The backstory:
Court filings show that on September 28, 2022, McPherson took off from Queen City Airport in Allentown as the pilot-in-command with student pilot K.K. and crashed shortly after, resulting in K.K.’s death.
Prosecutors said McPherson acted with gross negligence, knowing he was not competent to fly as pilot-in-command. He had two prior crashes, nearly a third, and failed a reexamination for his pilot’s certificate in September 2021.
McPherson voluntarily surrendered his pilot’s certificate in October 2021 and let his Temporary Airman Certificate expire in November 2021, acknowledging his inability to meet FAA standards.
He admitted to flying with passengers without a valid FAA pilot’s certificate between October 12, 2021, and September 20, 2022.
Investigators from the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, FAA, and Salisbury Township Police Department worked on the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert Schopf and Special Assistant United States Attorney Marie Miller.
What we don’t know:
Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances leading up to the crash.
The Source: Information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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