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TOMS RIVER, NJ (OP-ED) – A recent survey allegedly conducted by the Mo Hill campaign to gauge voter opinions in Toms River appears to have backfired for the Toms River …

By Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Thousands of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from around the world filled Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Orthodox Holy Light ceremony, under a …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore met with Toms River Jewish Community Council leaders for dinner this week as he hashed out a plan B for …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Rabbi Avi Schnall, a religious and political leader representing the growing Orthodox Jewish community at the Jersey Shore, has announced he is exploring a run for state …

By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska and Riham Alkousaa WARSAW/BERLIN (Reuters) -Victoria, a Ukrainian refugee, is celebrating Orthodox Christmas in Poland with a simple prayer – that next year she will be back …

By Pavel Polityuk and Herbert Villarraga KYIV/BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Orthodox Christmas, a move rejected by …

NEW YORK, NY- A 15-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy dressed in traditional religious clothing had eggs thrown at him by multiple suspects in Brooklyn Monday afternoon. Police said the suspects targeted …

BOSTON – A Marblehead man and woman were arrested today in connection with their alleged submission of fraudulent applications for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds for …

BOSTON – A Marblehead man and woman were arrested today in connection with their alleged submission of fraudulent applications for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds for …

Days after recusing himself from a Planning Board hearing for prominent Lakewood developer, Flemming hosts fundraiser with private school developer at Jackson golf course he owns. JACKSON, NJ – Jackson …

(Reuters) – The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all their sins, days after …

NEW YORK, NY – A Brooklyn woman was saved by beads that adorned her religious headpiece and wig after being shot in the head Saturday night. According to police, at …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A man who committed a series of carjackings on April 8th in Jackson and Lakewood is now facing multiple charges of bias intimidation and attempted murder. Dion …

NEWARK, N.J. – The Justice Department announced an agreement today with Jackson Township, New Jersey, and the Jackson Planning Board to settle allegations that they violated the Religious Land Use …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – There’s a new sheriff in town in Jackson Township after an organized effort by Orthodox Jewish residents in town was successful in removing key members of …

BROOKLYN, NY – An Orthodox Jewish man was assaulted on his way to prayer service at a local synagogue by a teen from Staten Island according to Brooklyn District Attorney …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – On Sunday, the Lakewood Scoop published a page reported to be from the manifesto of Buffalo mass shooting suspect Payton S. Gendron, 18, who shot and killed …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Avi Schnall, the Director of Agudath Israel of America’s New Jersey Chapter on Thursday issued a get out the vote message to Orthodox Jewish residents in Jackson …

By Pawel Florkiewicz, Michael Kahn and Riham Alkousaa WARSAW/PRAGUE/BERLIN – Ukrainian refugees filled churches across central Europe on Sunday for Orthodox Easter in bittersweet celebrations, giving thanks for escaping a …

ISTANBUL – Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual head of Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide, called overnight for the opening of humanitarian corridors in Ukraine where he said “an indescribable human tragedy …

TRENTON, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was charged with federal hate crimes for a series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and …

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The township of Jackson, which is under federal investigation by the Department of Justice for civil rights violations against Orthodox Jews in its borders this week …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Dion Marsh, the man who attacked multiple Orthodox Jewish victims last Friday in crime spree through Lakewood and Jackson has been slapped with additional charges. Marsh, …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina met on Sunday with members of the Lakewood Township government, including Mayor Raymond Coles and Deputy Mayor Manache Miller, to condemn the …

LAKEWOOD, NJ – The Department of Justice has joined the investigation after attacks against Orthodox Jews living in Lakewood, and Jackson Township turned into a violent rampage. FBI agents out …