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Local and General News and Press Releases
DARLINGTON COUNTY PARK FULLY REOPENS
Lower Lake Swim Area Now Open for Swimming
MAHWAH, NJ – Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III, the Board of Commissioners, and The Bergen County Parks Department announces that the lower swimming lake at Darlington County Park has reopened.
BERGEN COUNTY CELEBRATES REOPENING OF PASSAIC AVENUE BRIDGE IN LODI
LODI, NJ – On Friday, August 22, 2025, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, members of the Bergen County Board of Commissioners, and Lodi Mayor Scott Luna cut the ribbon to celebrate the reopening of the new Passaic Avenue Bridge over the Saddle River.
Bergen Pair Honored as CIANJ Enterprising Women
PARAMUS, N.J. – The Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey has recognized two Bergen Community College leaders as part of the group’s annual “enterprising women in commerce” program.
KIDS RIDE FREE ON NY WATERWAY FERRIES THIS SUMMER SEASON
Free Fares for Children Under 12 on NY Waterway Ferries through Monday, September 1
Fire Departments in New Jersey Receive $10,000 Grant from State Farm? and the National Volunteer Fire Council
A total of $1.5 million was awarded to 150 volunteer fire departments nationwide through the Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program
NJ Sharing Network’s Back-to-School Supplies Drive Supports Local Students
(NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ) – NJ Sharing Network, the non-profit organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue for transplant, recently completed a successful Back-to-School Supplies Drive to benefit students in need in Newark and Plainfield.
COUNTY TO EXTEND COOLING CENTERS TO ADDRESS HEAT INDEX
Open 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, August 15, through Sunday, August 17, 2025
Bergen County Awards $136,500 Open Space Trust Fund Grant to Fairview for Columbus Park Playground Upgrades
HACKENSACK – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Bergen County Board of Commissioners, presented a $136,500 grant to the Borough of Fairview for the installation of two brand-new playground units at Columbus Park.
Valley Health System Pediatric and Research Teams Publish Groundbreaking Study on Preterm Infant Brain Development
PARAMUS, NJ, August 14, 2025 – Valley Health System’s pediatric and research teams have published a study in Developmental Psychobiology that highlights a step forward in neonatal care.
