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Hackensack Riverkeeper’s Captain Bill Sheehan to Give Keynote at Hackensack River Nation Summit. Leaders and Environmentalists from the Region Expected to Attend to Grow a Greener, Healthier Watershed.

(Hackensack, New Jersey; February 7, 2025) – The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) announces Captain Bill Sheehan, Executive Director of Hackensack Riverkeeper, will present the keynote address, The State of the Hackensack River, at the 2025 Hackensack River Nation Summit on Tuesday, February 25. The Summit takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Fairleigh Dickinson University in the Student Union Building located at Sub Lane in Teaneck, New Jersey.

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Please Announce This Updated News. Women Leaders to be Recognized at The Community Chest's 'Girls Night Out'

The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County’s Third Annual 'Girls Night Out' to Recognize Women Leaders
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; February 12, 2025) – The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County celebrates International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month at its third annual ‘Girls Night Out’ on Thursday, March 6 at SEAR House, located at 411 Piermont in Closter, New Jersey, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. This festive evening of style and history will  recognize women leaders and raise funds to support programs for women and children.

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Two Bergenfield High School Alumni Nominated by Television Academy for 44th College Television Awards

Two Bergenfield High School alumni Isabella Alvarez and Jennifer Sanchez have been nominated for the Television Academy Foundation’s 44th College Television Awards. The Foundation’s annual awards show recognizes and rewards excellence in student-produced programs from colleges across the country.

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Bergen County Soup-er Bowl Delivers Over 8,000 Cans in Community Food Drive; Bergen Academies Clinches Back-to-Back Championship

Hackensack – While the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles geared up for the Super Bowl in New Orleans, students across Bergen County were hard at work for an equally important cause—fighting hunger in our community. The 2025 Bergen County Soup-er Bowl, an annual canned food drive organized by the Bergen County Office of Food Security under the Bergen County Department of Human Services, has successfully collected more than 8,000 cans of food.

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NY WATERWAY WILL OPERATE MODIFIED SCHEDULE ON PRESIDENTS DAY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17

Free IKEA Brooklyn ferry service will operate all week, from 2/17 through 2/23.
NY Waterway ferries will operate on a Sunday schedule on Presidents Day, Monday, February 17. Additionally, the free Ferry Service to IKEA Brooklyn will be running from Midtown & Pier 11. 

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Union Resident Joe Covino Thankful for the Gift of His Lifesaving Liver Transplant

(Union, NJ) - Joe Covino, a resident of Union, NJ, is celebrating his lifesaving liver transplant, which took place on November 4, 2024. Just a few months after his surgery, Joe’s remarkable recovery serves as an inspiring testament to the power of organ and tissue donation and his determination to embrace his second chance at life.

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