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New Jersey’s Michael Rizzo Sponsored by the Sharing Network Foundation and MTF Biologics to Participate in the 2025 Rose Parade


(New Providence, NJ) – The Sharing Network Foundation, which supports the work of NJ Sharing Network (NJSN), the federally designated non-profit organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue in the Garden State, hosted a reception to honor heart and tissue recipient Michael Rizzo of Upper Saddle River, NJ, as he gets set to participate in the 2025 Rose Parade? in Pasadena, CA, on New Year’s Day.

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NJ Sharing Network Named Nonprofit Business of the Year by NJBIZ


(New Providence, NJ) – NJ Sharing Network, the federally designated nonprofit organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue for transplant in the Garden State, is proud to announce that it has been honored with the prestigious NJBIZ Nonprofit Business of the Year Award (100+ employees).

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Valley Medical Group Medical Director of LGBTQ+ Services Honored as a New Jersey Fifth District Hometown Hero


PARAMUS, NJ, December 20, 2024 – Valley Health System congratulates Raffaele M. Bernardo, DO, FACP, AAHIVS, Medical Director of LGBTQ+ Services for Valley Medical Group, on being honored as a New Jersey Fifth District Hometown Hero by Congressman Josh Gottheimer. Dr. Bernardo and other Hometown Heros were recognized at a ceremony on Monday, December 16.

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Brown, Goldstein & Levy and Incendii Law file complaint on behalf of child sexual abuse survivors against trusted New Jersey community leaders.


MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey – Two plaintiffs have filed a complaint in New Jersey against their former Boy Scout troop leaders, Thomas J. Kilkenny, Jr. and Roger Brauchli, for drugging and sexually abusing them when the plaintiffs were only twelve and thirteen years old.

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NAI James E. Hanson Named 2024 Family-Owned Business of the Year by NJBIZ


Somerset, N.J. (December 17, 2024) - NAI James E. Hanson, the largest New Jersey-based full-service independent commercial real estate firm, was named the Family-Owned Business of the Year (1-99 employees) at the 2024 NJBIZ Business of the Year awards held on December 12th at The DoubleTree by Hilton Somerset in Somerset, N.J.

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Hackensack Environmental Justice Alliance to Open with First Meeting of 2025


(Hackensack, New Jersey; December 17, 2024) – The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) invites the public to attend the Hackensack Environmental Justice Alliance’s (HEJA) first community meeting of the new year on Monday, January 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. The meeting takes place virtually via Zoom and in person with the location to be announced in the future. Admission is free. 

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Student Secures NJ Sharing Network Scholarship


PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College respiratory therapy student Karsen Griffin has earned one of six $1,000 health science scholarships from the NJ Sharing Network Foundation recognizing students dedicated to careers that support organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

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Table to Table, NJ’s First and Largest Food Rescue, Makes History by Partnering with HMSHost and Hudson at Newark Airport Stores to Pick Up Food Surplus


Nutritious Food Will Nourish NJ Neighbors in Need and Reduce Food Waste
December 17, 2024 – Saddle Brook, NJ – Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, has for the first time in its 25-year history added an airport to its food donor roster. Table to Table is rescuing a range of food, including ‘grab and go’ sandwiches, salads, and snacks from numerous HMSHost and Hudson locations within Newark Liberty International Airport.

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