2025 MUSIC AT THE BARN SERIES CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND
The Bergen All-Star Jazz Blast will perform on Sunday, Sept 28 at the Wortendyke Barn, Park Ridge
Local and General News and Press Releases
Backpacks & Brighter Tomorrows: School Supply Drive for local Boys & Girls Clubs across Northern NJ supported by Citi volunteers
As part of its 20th annual Citi Global Community Day, Citi volunteers supported New Jersey Boys & Girls Clubs in their local back-to-school initiatives aimed at easing the financial strain many families face at the start of the academic year.
Children’s Aid and Family Services Increasing Access to Lifesaving Medication
Narcan “Buster Boxes” Launched in Bergen County
September 22, 2025 – (Paramus, NJ) Children’s Aid and Family Services, with the support of the Marri family of River Edge, launched the “Buster Box,” a newspaper-style dispenser that will provide free Naloxone (Narcan) in 12 towns in Bergen County.
NJ Sharing Network Commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month by Honoring the Memory of Organ Donor Hero Julian Rosado of Bayonne
(Bayonne, NJ) – During Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), NJ Sharing Network is proud to honor the legacy of Julian Rosado of Bayonne, whose selfless decision to be an organ donor saved the lives of three people.
YWCA Northern New Jersey to Launch State’s First Center for Racial Healing
New Clinical Racial Trauma Program Trains Providers, Educates Communities, and Expands Access to Culturally Competent Care
Hackensack, NJ. (September 18, 2025) - Tomorrow, the YWCA Northern New Jersey (YWCANNJ) will announce the launch of the Center for Racial Healing, the first clinical racial trauma program of its kind in New Jersey.
Transplant Growth Collaboration in New Jersey Drives Progress and Innovation in Organ Donation and Transplantation
(New Providence, NJ) – September 12, 2025 – NJ Sharing Network, the nonprofit organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue for transplant in the state, hosted a Transplant Growth Collaboration meeting that brought together C-suite and senior leaders from transplant centers and hospitals from throughout the region, including all six New Jersey transplant centers.
PANCAKE FUNDRAISER BREAKFAST TO SUPPORT OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOX COLLECTION TO HELP 17,000 CHILDREN IN NEED
BERGEN/PASSAIC COUNTIES, September, 2025—OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Volunteers from Bergen/Passaic Counties will host a PANCAKE FUNDRAISER BREAKFAST to kick off collection season—with a goal of packing more than 17,000 shoeboxes with fun toys, school supplies and personal care items.
Fortune Media and Great Place To Work Name Wegmans Food Markets to 2025 Best Workplaces in Retail List, Ranking #1
Rochester, New York — Great Place To Work and Fortune magazine have ranked Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. #1 on the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail? List. This award is based on analysis of survey responses from over 87,000 employees at Great Place To Work Certified? companies in the retail industry.
Community Feedback Sought for Mural Project
PARAMUS, N.J. – Gallery Bergen, the visual arts presentation space of Bergen Community College, has received a grant from Bergen County for the design and installation of a public mural on the theme of immigration and seeks the public’s input on imagery on concepts.
Exhibition Puts Professor’s “Personal Effects” on View
PARAMUS, N.J. – “Personal Effects: Works by Gregg Biermann,” an exhibition featuring large-scale video installations and still images by a Bergen Community College faculty member, will open on Thursday, September 18 at 6 p.m. in Gallery Bergen, the College’s art exhibition space located at the institution’s main campus (400 Paramus Road, Paramus). The exhibition is hosted in collaboration with the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee.
