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No Doubt, Parable Tackles 1960s Societal Change


PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Alumni Theatre troupe will present a production of John Patrick Shanley’s 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner, Doubt, A Parable, in June in the Ender Hall Lab Theatre at Bergen Community College’s main campus in Paramus (400 Paramus Road). The production takes place in collaboration with the College’s Bergenstages thespian group.

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Break Clays, Fund Scholarships for Physicians of the Future at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Sporting Clays Event on June 2


May 19, 2025 - Nutley, NJ - The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine will host a Sporting Clays Outing at The Hudson Farm Club in Hopatcong, NJ, to benefit the Scholarship Fund at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine on Monday, June 2.

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Rockaway Resident and Liver Transplant Recipient Emily Barkocy Honors Her Organ Donor and Celebrates the Gift of Life at NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life


(Rockaway, NJ) – Emily Barkocy of Rockaway, NJ, is counting her blessings every day thanks to her lifesaving liver transplant. She’s preparing to celebrate life in a big way with her loved ones at NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at the organization’s headquarters in New Providence.

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THE LAKES AT DARLINGTON COUNTY PARK OPEN FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND


MAHWAH, N.J. – County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of Commissioners, and the County Parks Department are pleased to announce that beginning Saturday, May 24 at 10 a.m., the Lakes at Darlington County Park will reopen for swimming. Additionally, the upper lake, featuring the Wibit Splash Zone water obstacle course, will welcome all residents over 39 inches tall for an extra fee.

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Bergen Celebrates Class of 2025


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A record number of Bergen Community College candidates for graduation participated in the institution’s 56th annual commencement exercises during a morning ceremony at MetLife Stadium on May 13. Nearly 1,100 graduates in attendance celebrated alongside approximately 7,000 family, friends, faculty, staff and special guests.

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Family and Friends Unite to Honor the Legacy of Neptune’s John Patrick Cummins, Jr. THIS SATURDAY at NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life in Ocean Grove


Neptune, NJ — One year after the sudden and heartbreaking loss of John Patrick Cummins, Jr., his family and loved ones are coming together to honor his memory by forming a team at NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life Walk and USATF Certified Race on Saturday, May 17, in Ocean Grove, presented by MTF Biologics. The team, called Jape the Grape, is dedicated to remembering and celebrating the life of John, a beloved Neptune resident who passed away in May 2024.

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