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Morning Lakewood! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What this special education ruling means for Lakewood schools and families
  • How detectives cracked a $250,000 Lakewood business burglary case
  • Why Trenton is looking to Lakewood Hatzolah to fix EMS statewide

Also on today's calendar: Southard Grange's Indoor Thrift/Yard/Flea Market & Craft Fair Extravaganza and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Monday: A few morning showers, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
  • Tuesday: Pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lakewood School District Ordered To Reimburse Parents For Private School Tuition, Provide Missed Special Education Services (thelakewoodscoop.com) — A state administrative law judge has ordered the Lakewood School District to reimburse parents for private school tuition and provide extensive make-up therapy services after finding it failed to properly educate their son. The ruling requires hundreds of speech, occupational, physical, and vision therapy sessions, plus tuition reimbursement for his placement at Orchos Chaim. This decision could influence how Lakewood handles future special education placements.
   

2. Texas Man Charged In $250K Lakewood Business Burglary (patch.com) — Lakewood police say a Texas man has been charged in a June burglary where about $250,000 in equipment was stolen from a local business. Detectives spent four months investigating before identifying the suspect, who faces multiple burglary and theft-related charges. Authorities are still seeking more information from the public as the case continues.
   

3. New Jersey Lawmakers Consider Making EMS an Essential Service; Senator Singer Highlights Lakewood Hatzolah as Model for Statewide Expansion (lakewoodalerts.com) — State lawmakers are weighing a bill to make EMS an essential service, and Lakewood residents may see their own Hatzolah model influence policy statewide. Senator Robert Singer praised Lakewood Hatzolah's rapid volunteer response system and wants similar flexibility extended to other EMS groups. The proposals could change how towns fund, organize, and staff ambulance services across New Jersey.
   

4. Mailman Arrested in Jackson Township After Police SWAT Team and Federal Postal Officers Conduct Operation (shorenewsnetwork.com) — Ocean County residents may be interested to know that a USPS mail carrier was arrested in nearby Jackson Township after a tactical police and federal postal operation tied to alleged weapons and attempted-crime charges. Photos from the Lakewood Scoop show officers surrounding a postal truck during the arrest, but authorities have not released the worker's name or detailed what allegedly happened.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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