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CVS to Offer Drive-through COVID19 testing at its facilities

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Glen Rock NJ, US President Donald Trump revealed the Blueprint For Testing Plans And Rapid Response Programs, which outlines plans to increase testing capacity to 2 million tests per week across the country. The Blueprint delineates roles and responsibilities of the federal government, state/local/tribal governments, and the private sector in order to reach this goal. While the Blueprint does not call specific actors or companies to action, pharmacy chain CVS said in response that it will partner with the federal government to provide drive-through testing at its facilities, among other potential activities. Scaling up testing capacity is a major factor in many plans to safely reopen parts of the economy in the coming weeks and months. The Blueprint highlights several areas in which capacity could be scaled, including expanding the number of testing platforms, enhancing sample collection, and maximizing laboratory capacity.

 

 

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No Injuries Reported as Driver Hits Parked Car then Utility Pole in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, The driver of a Honda Pilot struck a parked 4-door sedan before crashing head on into a utility pole in the 500 block of Harristown Road, Glen Rock late Monday afternoon, 04/27. No injuries were reported by any of the Honda’s occupants, nor by the driver of the parked vehicle, who was sitting inside making a cell phone call at the time of impact. A flatbed tow truck removed the wrecked SUV from the roadway. The parked sedan was driven from the scene. Glen Rock Police responded to the incident and issued a written warning to the Pilot’s driver. Police at the scene did not reveal what the warning was for.

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Glen Rock Parks Bathroom Vandalized

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photo courtesy of Glen Rock DPW and Parks Department

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Glen Rock NJ, accroding to the Glen Rock Police Department ,the Glen Rock DPW and Parks Department work hard to provide and maintain our beautiful parks and their facilities, that is why it is so disheartening to see activity like this. The Wilde Park bathrooms were opened by the DPW yesterday morning who found they had been broken into and vandalized over the winter. The bathrooms were cleaned, winterized and locked for the winter prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. The Glen Rock Police Department regularly patrol the parks (you may have seen us driving through) however, the damage was not visible from the exterior.
The damage in these photos may have been done prior to the pandemic, however there has been an increase in property damage recently. Please help us and the DPW keep our town beautiful.

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Glen Rock Police Involved in “High Speed Pursuit”

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Glen Rock NJ,  Between April 6 and April 12, Glen Rock Police Department handled 296 calls for service including a high speed chase ending on Route 4 . On April 6 at 10:27 a.m., a Glen Rock police officer came across a 2019 Honda wanted by Wayne police for a mail theft. The officer tried to pull the Honda over on Route 208 South, and the driver of the Honda fled. The chase continued, sometimes in excess of 100 miles-per-hour, toward Route 4.

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Tree Tumbles on Single Family Home in Glen Rock

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Glen Rock NJ, no injuries were reported by the occupants of a single family home located in the 300 block of Ackerman Avenue, Glen Rock after a municipally owned tree crashed into it on Thursday afternoon, 04/09. Glen Rock Police and Glen Rock Fire Department responded to the incident. The fallen tree appeared to have caused minimal structural damage.

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DEMOCRAT GOTTHEIMER CHALLENGER DR. ARATI KREIBICH REITERATES CALL FOR UNIVERSAL VOTE-BY-MAIL

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Glen Rock NJ,Dr. Arati Kreibich released the following statement in response to Governor Phil Murphy’s decision to issue an Executive Order moving New Jersey’s primary election:

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Glen Rock Police Department Reports an Uptick in Vandalism

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Glen Rock NJ, according to the Glen Rock Police Department over the past week, they have seen an uptick in vandalism in town. Offensive graffiti has been found on the Wilde Park bathrooms, the utility boxes between the basketball courts and hockey rink, and the rear of the Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps building. A water fountain was also completely damaged and knocked over in Wilde Park.
At this time, we do not know if the actor(s) were from town or out of town. Glen Rock Police understand that sheltering at home is difficult and it can be frustrating that the parks and public spaces are not accessible.

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DR ARATI KREIBICH FILES FOR PRIMARY BALLOT WITH OVER 1,200 SIGNATURES

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Glen Rock NJ, Dr. Arati Kreibich’s campaign for Congress in NJ-5 announced filing for the June 2nd primary ballot with 1,289 signatures, more than six times the minimum requirement of 200. The signatures come from all four counties in NJ-5 and were collected by over 60 volunteers.

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Vocalist Caitlin O’Brien of Glen Rock, NJ has been awarded the 2020 Marjorie Vandervoort Vocal Award

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Glen Rock NJ,Ridgewood Choral has awarded Soprano Caitlin O’Brien of Glen Rock  the Marjorie Vandervoort Vocal Award. The Marjorie Vandervoort Vocal Award in the amount of $1,200 was instituted during the 90th Anniversary Season (2017-2018) in honor of Marjorie Vandervoort’s 25 years of service as our Music Director. This award is intended solely for excellence in vocal performance.

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Bergen County Parks Department Garbage Truck Takes Out Tree Limb

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Glen Rock NJ, A garbage truck owned and operated by the Bergen County Parks Department slammed into a tree limb in the 600 block of Prospect Street, Glen Rock, on Friday afternoon, 03/27. No injuries were reported in the mishap and there was minimal property damage to a single family home near the incident location. A Glen Rock Police uniformed patrol officer responded to handle the reporting process.

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Glen Rock Police : No National Shutdown – This is False Information

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Alert: No National Shutdown – This is False Information.

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Glen Rock NJ, Glen Rock Police have issued the following statement ,”There is a purposeful internet misrepresentation campaign in effect claiming an imminent national shutdown evoking the “Stafford Act.”

In fact, the Stafford Act, a law that allows the federal government to unlock resources directly to states has already been activated. Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency on Friday, using authority granted by the law, which passed in 1988 and has been updated twice since. The Stafford Act does not have a provision that would allow the federal government to declare a mandatory quarantine.

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Glen Rock Public Safety Suspends Secondary, Non-emergent Operations

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Glen Rock NJ, Members of the Glen Rock Police Department, as well as our volunteer emergency services (Fire, EMS and OEM), continue to be here for the community 24/7 in responding to public safety emergencies and criminal acts in progress. However, due to the national, state and county declarations of a state of emergency certain secondary, non-emergent operations will be suspended until further notice.
Please see the attached document for further information.

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Glen Rock Women Taken by ,”Rabbi Needs Your Help” Email Scam

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Glen Rock NJ,  the Glen Rock Police report that at 1:19 PM , a Glen Rock woman reported that she received an email from whom she thought was the Rabbi of her temple seeking assistance. The email asked that she purchase five eBay gift cards for $100 each and that she would be reimbursed. The complainant was further instructed to scratch off the card numbers, photograph them and then email the photo to the Rabbi.

While the woman did this, she called the Rabbi by phone before sending the photos and was informed that this was a scam. No such email had been sent; the email address was fraudulent. The complainant was able to return the gift cards for a full refund and there was no financial loss.

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Glen Rock Fire Brings In Multiple Towns to Assist

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Glen Rock NJ, At 1834 hours on Monday, the Glen Rock Fire Department was dispatched to a report of smoke on the second floor of a residence on the Boulevard. A second alarm was transmitted in route by 830 upon reports by GRPD of a heavy smoke condition. The main fire area was in the attic space of the home. Crews used a combination of interior and exterior attacks to bring the fire under control. Thanks to all mutual aid towns, including Hawthorne, Fair Lawn, Ridgewood, Midland Park, Paramus, Waldwick, Wyckoff and Elmwood Park. Also thanks to the GRVAC and Glen Rock Police  for on scene assistance as well as Northwest and Central Bergen Mutual Aid coordinators and safety officers.

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Glen Rock School Administration Consolidation

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Glen Rock NJ, a new proposal to unite the borough’s middle and high schools under one principal and add half a dozen other administrators .The plan, which would take effect at the beginning of the next school year, would appoint one person to lead grades 6 through 12 and approve the hire of up to five content-area supervisors during the next two years.

School officials say they could fund the extra staff within the state’s 2% school tax levy cap, which keeps districts from raising property taxes without seeking voter approval via a referendum or ballot question. The proposal was promoted as budget neutral.

The proposal has been met with resistance by some parents, teachers and former officials who said the district is barreling toward restructuring without considering the consequences.