Cancer Turns Life Upside-Down For Union Family Cancer Turns Life Upside-Down For Union Family
Cancer Turns Life Upside-Down For Union Family This time last year, Jayden Reyes of Union was like any other boy his age. He loved to play sports, ride his bike and hang out with friends and family. His life changed late in the year, though, when he was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric cancer: Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor. The time he spent doing what he loved was spent undergoing cancer treatments. His mom's life changed, too. Arisai Cotto-Reyes is unable to work, as she is caring for her son at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, five days a week for a year of chemo, radiation and surgeries. A GoFundM…
FOUND! Missing Nutley Woman Located Unharmed FOUND! Missing Nutley Woman Located Unharmed
Found! Missing Nutley Woman Located Unharmed UPDATE: The missing subject has been located. Authorities in Essex County have launched a search for a 44-year-old woman missing since the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 23, they said. Michelle Romano is believed to need medical attention and was last seen around 7:30 a.m. in Nutley, Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo said. She has dark hair and brown eyes, and is driving a blue 2016 Subaru NJ License Plate T38-L J W. She may be in Union.  Romano is described as 5’ 8" and between 120 and 140 pounds.  Anyone that may know or have seen Ms. Romano …
Two Passengers Hospitalized After Linden Driver Crashes Stolen Car Into Utility Pole Two Passengers Hospitalized After Linden Driver Crashes Stolen Car Into Utility Pole
Two Passengers Hospitalized After Linden Driver Crashes Stolen Car Into Utility Pole The two passengers of a stolen Nissan sedan were hospitalized after their 20-year-old driver slammed into a utility pole Wednesday, Feb. 16 in Linden, authorities said. Brucely Bertin, of Union, was heading southbound in a stolen 2009 Nissan Altima when he lost control and hit the pole at North Wood Avenue and Gesner Street around 3 a.m., Linden police said. One of Bertin's passengers, a 16-year-old girl, was ejected and seriously injured, and taken to University Hospital, according to police. A second passenger, an 18-year-old man from Union, was also taken to the same hospital with s…
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 …
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…
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 …
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…
Woodbridge High School Teacher Who Died Suddenly ID'd Woodbridge High School Teacher Who Died Suddenly ID'd
Woodbridge High School Teacher Who Died Suddenly ID'd A beloved teacher and assistant football coach was found dead at Woodbridge High School on Wednesday after suffering a medical episode. Woodbridge Superintendent Joseph Massimino posted a letter to staff and parents about the death of longtime business teacher Jeffrey Grimm. He was 45 years old. Grimm, of Union, also served as offensive line football coach for Matawan Regional High School.  It appears he passed from natural causes, and police have not labeled his death as suspicious. "The Woodbridge Township School District community is devastated by the passing of beloved …
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. …
Woodbridge High School Teacher Who Died Suddenly ID'd Woodbridge High School Teacher Who Died Suddenly ID'd
Woodbridge High School Teacher Who Died Suddenly ID'd UPDATED: A beloved teacher and assistant football coach was found dead at Woodbridge High School on Wednesday after suffering a medical episode. Woodbridge Superintendent Joseph Massimino posted a letter to staff and parents about the death of longtime business teacher Jeffrey Grimm. He was 45 years old. Grimm, of Union, also served as  offensive line football coach for Matawan Regional High School.  It appears he passed from natural causes, and police have not labeled his death as suspicious. "The Woodbridge Township School District community is devastated by the passing o…
NJ Man Admits Bribing Postal Workers To Steal Credit Cards From Mail To Fuel Shopping Sprees NJ Man Admits Bribing Postal Workers To Steal Credit Cards From Mail To Fuel Shopping Sprees
NJ Man Admits Bribing Postal Workers To Steal Credit Cards From Mail To Fuel Shopping Sprees A Union County man admitted bribing postal employees to steal credit cards that federal authorities said he then activated and used on shopping sprees. Syid Boyd, 26, of Union, paid the government workers in cash for the stolen cards from the mail, then activated them "by posing as the actual account holders," Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. He then bought himself electronics and other items at various retail stores throughout New Jersey, she said. Rather than face trial, Boyd took a deal from the government, pleading guilty via videoconference with a federal ju…
Man Takes Fatal Leap From NJ Turnpike: Police Man Takes Fatal Leap From NJ Turnpike: Police
Man Takes Fatal Leap From NJ Turnpike: Police A 33-year-old man leapt to his death from a New Jersey Turnpike overpass in Newark Monday morning, authorities said. Alain Lopez-Dorado, of Union, jumped off of the Interchange 14 overpass around 8:40 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Brandi Slota said.  He apparently landed on Delancy Street, developing reports say. Lopez-Dorado was transported by EMS to the University Hospital where he died, Slota said. The investigation is active and ongoing.