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COVID-19 Closes 6 Of New Jersey's MVC Offices, 7th Shuts For Construction COVID-19 Closes 6 Of New Jersey's MVC Offices, 7th Shuts For Construction
Covid-19 Closes 6 Of New Jersey's MVC Offices, 7th Shuts For Construction Coronavirus closed six of New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission agencies. Wayne's regional center would be closed Thursday through Saturday for construction. The following six centers were closed after an employee tested positive: Springfield Vehicle Center: Closed until Oct. 16 Delanco Licensing Center: Closed until Oct. 24 Eatontown Regional/Licensing Center: Closed until Oct. 24. The road test operations in a separate facility is open for appointments Paterson Licensing Center: Closed until Oct. 16 North Bergen Licensing Center: Closed until Oct. 20 Newark Regional Licensing Center: Cl…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Nearly 2 Dozen MVC Agencies At Capacity, Another Location Closes After Employee Tests Positive Nearly 2 Dozen MVC Agencies At Capacity, Another Location Closes After Employee Tests Positive
Nearly 2 Dozen MVC Agencies At Capacity, Another Location Closes After Employee Tests Positive Nearly two dozen of New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission agencies agencies were closed as of 11:30 Monday morning after reaching capacity. Additionally, a Newark center was closed for two weeks after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The Newark Regional Service Center shut last Friday and is expected to reopen Oct. 16. The center handles driver's license transactions. A Jersey City agency that's been closed after an employee tested positive was expected to reopen Tuesday. Officials said the volume experienced Monday was due to since reopening during the summer. The foll…

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by Cecilia Levine
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BREAKING: Newark Archdiocese Permanently Closing 10 Schools In Three Counties BREAKING: Newark Archdiocese Permanently Closing 10 Schools In Three Counties
Breaking: Newark Archdiocese Permanently Closing 10 Schools In Three Counties The Archdiocese of Newark said Thursday that it is closing a number of its schools in Bergen, Essex and Union counties -- and consolidating them into others -- at the end of the current school year. Factors considered in the closings included "declining enrollment numbers and increasing and unsustainable dependence on archdiocesan funding over time," the archdiocese said. "Consideration also was given to geographic locations and proximity to nearby matched archdiocesan schools that will accommodate new students." The schools being closed are: Academy of St. Therese of Lisieux, Cresskill …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Man, 69, Used Bogus Handgun In Springfield Bank Robbery, Authorities Say Newark Man, 69, Used Bogus Handgun In Springfield Bank Robbery, Authorities Say
Newark Man, 69, Used Bogus Handgun In Springfield Bank Robbery, Authorities Say A 69-year-old Newark man was charged in the robbery of a Springfield bank last month, authorities said Saturday. David R. Vaughan, 69, was wearing a white face mask when he walked into the Morris Avenue Bank of America and pulled a black handgun from his backpack, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Springfield Police Chief John Cook said. Vaughan demanded money from the teller then fled the scene in a Toyota Corolla, Ruotolo and Cook said. Bank workers activated and alarm, which brought Springfield police to the scene. Authorities later identified Vaughan as a suspect a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
'Power Couple': North Jersey Soulmates Die 12 Days Apart From Coronavirus 'Power Couple': North Jersey Soulmates Die 12 Days Apart From Coronavirus
'Power Couple': North Jersey Soulmates Die 12 Days Apart From Coronavirus To put it simply, Sid and Mikki Schneider were soulmates. He was a tennis pro, she was a personal shopper. The two met 30 years ago through mutual friends and finally tied the knot in 1999. They both came from previous marriages and both had their own children. They each had their own hard times -- Mikki was widowed at 31, and then divorced from a second marriage.  But Sid and Mikki were each other's happily ever after, their family members say. Together, Sid and Mikki Schneider lived and died a power couple — just 12 days apart, both of coronavirus.  "They say that true love never die…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Long Valley Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In Sussex County Crash Long Valley Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In Sussex County Crash
Long Valley Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In Sussex County Crash A 33-year-old Long Valley motorcyclist was killed in a Sussex County crash over the weekend, authorities say. A 40-year-old man from Springfield was headed southbound in his Mazda on Wawayanda Road when he collided with the northbound motorcyclist in a group of about 20 others, around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, the NJHerald reports. The section of Wawayanda Road between the Barry Lakes Clubhouse and Burgher Road was closed until about 8 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. Police did not release the name of the motorcyclist or the Mazda driver. The crash remains under investigation, authoritie…

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by Valerie Musson
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FINALLY: Bergen's First Krispy Kreme Sets Grand Opening Date FINALLY: Bergen's First Krispy Kreme Sets Grand Opening Date
Finally: Bergen's First Krispy Kreme Sets Grand Opening Date The long-awaited grand opening of Bergen County’s first Krispy Kreme shop is just around the corner. A ribbon-cutting ceremony with East Rutherford Mayor Jeffrey Lahullier has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the new location — 51 Route 17 in East Rutherford’s Liberty Commons. The new shop will make its world-renowned donuts on-site, occupying 3,200 square-feet of space with a drive-thru. The Bergen location marks the fourth Krispy Kreme shop to open in the Garden State; others can be found in Jersey City, Springfield and Collingswood. The new shop will make its world-r…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Small Amount Of Depleted Uranium Found At Springfield Synagogue Small Amount Of Depleted Uranium Found At Springfield Synagogue
Small Amount Of Depleted Uranium Found At Springfield Synagogue A small amount of uranium that was used as a teaching aid at a Springfield synagogue was safely removed Tuesday morning, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  The marble-sized fragment of depleted uranium was accidentally left behind by a local educator in a meeting room at Temple Sha'arey Shalom on South Springfield Avenue. Springfield police and fire were called to the temple shortly before 9 a.m. on a report of a potentially hazardous substance. The prosecutor's office and the county HazMat team soon joined them.  The uranium emitted an extremely low level of radiation, w…

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by Paul Milo
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$364K Cash 5 Winner Sold In Springfield $364K Cash 5 Winner Sold In Springfield
$364K Cash 5 Winner Sold In Springfield A Jersey Cash 5 ticket for the Sunday drawing good for a $364,760 jackpot was sold in Springfield, lottery officials said.  The big winner was sold at Dave's Sweet Shop, 230 Mountain Ave.  The ticket matched all five numbers. The winning numbers were: 01, 19, 21, 30 and 41 and the XTRA number was: 05. 

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by Paul Milo
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Mahwah Parents Indicted On Murder Charges Suffocated Crying Newborn To Death, Prosecutor Says Mahwah Parents Indicted On Murder Charges Suffocated Crying Newborn To Death, Prosecutor Says
Mahwah Parents Indicted On Murder Charges Suffocated Crying Newborn To Death, Prosecutor Says Mahwah parents were indicted on murder charges after suffocating their crying 4-month-old twin son to death with a motel room comforter, authorities said. William Herring, 42 and Brianna Brochhausen, 23, had been living at the Hilltop Motel on Route 68 in Springfield at the time of the incident in February 2018, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. Both were indicted by a grand jury on charges of murder and child endangerment (two counts). The investigation began when paramedics and Springfield police officers were called to the motel on the night of Valentine's D…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond Will Close At Least 40 Stores Bed Bath & Beyond Will Close At Least 40 Stores
Bed Bath & Beyond Will Close At Least 40 Stores Bed Bath and Beyond is planning to close at least 40 stores to help stem losses after it lost $253.8 million in the fourth quarter last year.  The home goods retailer was founded in 1971 and headquartered in Union Township.  While the company, with 1,550 locations and more than 60,000 employees, also announced it plans on opening around 15 new locations, it said even more stores could close if it is unable to negotiate more favorable lease terms with current landlords. Bed Bath and Beyond has North Jersey stores in: Clifton East Hanover Edgewater Elizabeth Flanders Jersey City …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Grandma-Killing Ex-Con In $2,400 Glen Rock, Lyndhurst Lottery Scam Suspected In Statewide Spree Grandma-Killing Ex-Con In $2,400 Glen Rock, Lyndhurst Lottery Scam Suspected In Statewide Spree
Grandma-Killing Ex-Con In $2,400 Glen Rock, Lyndhurst Lottery Scam Suspected In Statewide Spree UPDATE: An ex-con being chased by police from Glen Rock, Lyndhurst and Newark crashed his getaway car and was taken into custody in connection with nearly $2,400 in lottery ticket thefts, authorities said. Jason DeMatteo -- who is suspected in a string of similar fast-talking cons that stretch from Bergen County to the Jersey Shore -- served more than eight years in state prison after being convicted of killing a 70-year-old Bayonne grandmother in a February 2009 car crash while he was high on cocaine, records show. Glen Rock and Lyndhurst detectives investigating lottery ticket thefts in t…

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by Jerry DeMarco