There is some confusion regarding the upcoming Woodstock Festival, and YWN reports about a possible traffic nightmare.
YWN has received more than a hundred emails informing us that “Woodstock has been cancelled, and there will be no traffic heading to the Catskills this weekend.

With the summer coming to a close, and the tens of thousands of visitors back in the city, Catskills Hatzolah held an annual appreciation Dinner for local emergency personnel.

One hundred and fifty years ago, Chester, New York, was the birthplace of cream cheese, bringing harmony and pleasure into the world.
Now, Chester, New York, lying sixty miles north of New York City, it is a source of bitter controversy.

A plastic surgeon is jailed on multiple weapons charges after police responding to reported threats against his wife in suburban New York found five loaded assault rifles, three handguns and body armor in his car.

The NYPD has made an arrest in connection with the attempted robberies and assaults of 6 elderly Jewish men.
Detectives are still looking for three additional suspects.
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A special delegation visited the Rosh HaYeshiva, Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah member, HaRav David Feinstein to give a report and discuss 13th Global Siyum Hashas related issues.
The Rosh Yeshiva gave his warm bracha to the success of the Siyum and encouraged all of klal Yisroel to take part in this great Kiddush Hashem.

A Lakewood resident is in critical condition after he was struck by a vehicle in Howell, NJ.
Sources tell YWN that the man was riding his bike in Howell when he was reportedly found by a passerby laying on the side of the road.

YWN has published dozens of warnings and articles over the years, yet there are still people that fall victim to the same types of scams. Just in the past two weeks, many people in the Jewish community have been victims of scams.

At least one camp has decided to cancel “Visiting Day” this Sunday, following YWN reports of a traffic nightmare this weekend heading to the Catskills, as it is the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival at Bethel Woods.

Nearly 600 cyclists kicked off their 180 mile ride across three states in support of children living with illness as part the tenth annual Bike4Chai.
The ride commenced early Wednesday morning from Princeton, NJ, as riders journeyed along a clearly-marked century route through the picturesque hills of New Jersey and the Pocono Mountains.