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New Jerseyans Still Scrambling To Get COVID-19 Tests Before Christmas New Jerseyans Still Scrambling To Get COVID-19 Tests Before Christmas
New Jerseyans Still Scrambling To Get Covid-19 Tests Before Christmas New Jersey residents are back waiting in long lines for COVID-19 tests on Thursday. Some took off work to stand in line for their appointment after having done the same on Wednesday, only to be turned away. Bagels and coffee were being distributed to people waiting in line at LevelUp MD Urgent Care in Bloomfield around 8:15 a.m. Some had gotten there as early as 7 a.m. The approximate wait time was 2 hours. LevelUp Urgent Care in BloomfieldSpecial to Daily Voice Downtown Jersey CitySpecial to Daily Voice Residents waiting at the Paramus Municipal Pool testing site stayed for nearly …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Residents Are Spending Hours Waiting In COVID Testing Lines NJ Residents Are Spending Hours Waiting In COVID Testing Lines
NJ Residents Are Spending Hours Waiting In COVID Testing Lines COVID-19 tests are hottest items on the market right now, as New Jersey residents are spending chunks of their days waiting in lines -- some as many as nine hours. Jackelyne Matsuo hopped in line at the MedRite in Paramus Wednesday morning and received a PCR test after two hours.  She wanted a rapid test, though -- and MediRite was only offering one or the other -- so she headed to Newark's Lincoln Park and Broad Street drive-thru testing site. There, she spent another two hours waiting for the rapid test. Drive-thru test site in Newark, Dec. 22.Jackelyne Matsuo "The line was wrapping…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment 6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment
6 Thieves Targeted Luxury Cars, Led Police Pursuits Across NJ: AG Charges In Indictment Six members of a luxury car theft ring that targeted dealerships and high-end cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars are named in an indictment filed by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.  The defendants from Newark, East Orange and Blackwood arrested in "Operation Dealer No Deal" targeted dealerships in Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Union and took key fobs to steal the luxury vehicles off the lots, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today said. The defendants (listed below) were charged in connection with thefts of 22 vehicles valued at over $787,000 …

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Services Set For Woodbridge High School Teacher, Matawan Football Coach, 45, Who Died Suddenly Services Set For Woodbridge High School Teacher, Matawan Football Coach, 45, Who Died Suddenly
Services Set For Woodbridge High School Teacher, Matawan Football Coach, 45, Who Died Suddenly Visiting hours and a funeral service are set for Monday for a beloved teacher and assistant football coach who died suddenly Wednesday at Woodbridge High School. Longtime business teacher Jeffrey Grimm, 45, was found by other staff who called 9-1-1 from the high school.  Grimm, of Union, also served as offensive line football coach for Matawan Regional High School.  A visitation will be held Monday, Dec. 6 from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at McCracken Funeral Home, 1500 Morris Ave in Union. A funeral service will follow from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Grimm was born on Oct. 22, 1976. It appears he pass…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence
Prosecutor Drops Child Porn Charges Against Ramsey Plumber After Cybersleuth Proves Innocence A Ramsey volunteer first responder who was wrongfully accused in a child-porn case was vindicated after a private forensic investigator proved his innocence. Charles Gilbride had no idea what was happening when cybercrime detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office raided his home and arrested him early on the morning of Dec. 2, 2021. That’s because he hadn’t done anything wrong. First responders, like many others, found it impossible to believe the 2015 Ramsey High School graduate – who’d been a lieutenant with the all-volunteer Ramsey Rescue Squad – was capable of such crimes. …

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by Jerry DeMarco