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OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM BERGEN COUNTY EXECUTIVE JIM TEDESCO & COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN TOM SULLIVAN


HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco, III and Commissioner Tom Sullivan release the following statements on recent action taken by the Federal Transit Authority to yet again, delay the extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail into Bergen County:

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NJ Sharing Network Presents Awards to Local Residents for Outstanding Volunteer Efforts


(NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ) - NJ Sharing Network, the non-profit organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue in the Garden State, recently presented Volunteer Recognition Awards to five residents for their outstanding efforts in supporting its life-saving mission. The awards were presented during NJ Sharing Network’s 2023 Volunteer Appreciation Reception at its headquarters in New Providence.

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BERGEN NEW BRIDGE WELCOMES BOOKER, GOTTHEIMER TO ANNOUNCE LIFESAVING OPIOID LEGISLATION


(PARAMUS, NJ) – On Friday, U.S. Senator Cory Booker and U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined County Executive James J. Tedesco, III, County Commissioners Tracy Silna Zur and Rafael Marte, Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Assemblywoman Lisa Swain, and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center President and CEO Deborah Visconi on a visit of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, the largest hospital in New Jersey.

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Bergen Awards Scholarships, Hosts Production on Armenian Genocide


PARAMUS, N.J. – Founded through the Bergen Community College Foundation to foster awareness on the mechanisms of social conflict, political and ethnic violence and genocide, the Bergen Community College Center for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation has tapped its grant funds to award students with scholarships and sponsor a faculty-led theatrical production on the Armenian Genocide this fall.

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Valley Health System Recognized as Adopter of HFMA’s Patient Financial Communications Best Practices


RIDGEWOOD, NJ, August 29, 2023 – Valley Health System has achieved recognition as an Adopter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s Patient Financial Communications Best Practices?.  As a Best Practices Adopter, Valley demonstrated that it follows nearly 100 best practices covering all aspects of financial interactions that take place in a variety of care settings.

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