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

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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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Westfield Garden State Plaza to Transform Center into Racecourse for First-Ever Indoor 5K Race

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Register to run or walk in a professional, climate-controlled 5K in an unforgettable setting on Sunday, February 23

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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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National Donor Day: How the Gift of One Heart Brought Two Families Together

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New Providence, NJ – February 14 is a day for sharing the love in New Jersey - not just because it’s Valentine’s Day, but also because it marks National Donor Day, a time dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ and tissue donation.

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

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(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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Kindergarten Teacher Launches Paddy O’Laddy, a Leprechaun Doll Spreading the Magic of Kindness Each St. Patrick’s Day

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New Jersey kindergarten teacher of 30+ years unveils leprechaun doll promoting kindness in homes and schools

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Bergen Stages a Battle of the Sexes with Lysistrata

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PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergenstages theatre troupe will perform Aristophanes’ Greek comedy “Lysistrata” in the Ender Hall Lab Theatre located at Bergen Community College’s main campus in Paramus (400 Paramus Road) in February.

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Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Announces Location of Future Girl Scout DreamLab

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The council reimagines properties and further invests in the communities it serves.

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Floodplain Protection, Historic Preservation, Land Acquisition, and Municipal Park Improvement grants available in 2025 funding cycle
(HACKENSACK, NJ) – The Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Land Management, announces the 2025 Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Grant Program. The 2025 grant cycle welcomes applicants seeking aid in three categories: Land Acquisition, Historic Preservation, and Municipal Park Improvements. All Bergen County municipalities and qualified non-profit organizations are invited to apply. All applicants must file a Letter of Intent no later than Friday, March 28th, 2025.

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Beginning Monday, February 3rd, NY Waterway will provide ferry service to and from Pier 11/Wall Street from South Amboy, stopping at both Wall Street and Brookfield Place.

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