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Northern NJ Community Foundation’s Green Infrastructure Program Receives an Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions Achievement Award


(Hackensack, New Jersey; October 11, 2024) –  The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s (NNJCF) Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice program won a 2024 Environmental Achievement Award from the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC). 

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The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County's Board of Managers Names Amie AbuRustum President


(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; October 9, 2024) – The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County announces Amie AbuRustum of Tenafly has been named President of the Board of Managers.  AbuRustum, who previously served as First Vice President, has been an active member of The Chest's Board of Managers since 2016. 

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THE DEVAN LUXURY RENTAL SURPASSES THE 50% LEASED BENCHMARK ON JERSEY CITY’S HOBOKEN BORDER


JERSEY CITY, NJ, October 8th, 2024 – More than 50% of the 336 upscale rental homes at The Devan on Jersey City’s Hoboken border have been leased just months after its introduction to the New Jersey Hudson River “Gold Coast” market, according to development partners Fields Grade and Ursa Development Group.

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Green Infrastructure Guru to Present Proposed Strategies to Reduce Flooding at Environmental Justice Alliance’s Meeting in Hackensack


(Hackensack, New Jersey; October 2, 2024) –  The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) invites the public to attend the Hackensack Environmental Justice Alliance’s (HEJA) next community meeting on Monday, October 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

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Rapid Relief Team Supports St. Jude Walk/Run in New Jersey


Local Volunteers Serve Hundreds at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Charity Event
[West Orange, NJ – September 28, 2024] – The Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, recently pitched in at the St. Jude Walk/Run, an event benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  

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Celebrate the Season at Tenafly’s Fall Festival


Tenafly, NJ — The Borough of Tenafly, in partnership with the Tenafly Chamber of Commerce invites residents and visitors to celebrate the season with the Tenafly Fall Festival on Sunday, October 20th from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Huyler Park. This event promises to be a day filled with festive fun, unique shopping, food trucks, seasonal activities, and live performances by local organizations, making it an unmissable community gathering .

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TEDESCO, COMMISSIONERS PRESENT $138K IN OPEN SPACE FUNDING TO TOWNSHIP OF SADDLE BROOK


Funding will support revitalization of Kern Park
(SADDLE BROOK, N.J.) – County Executive Jim Tedesco and members of the Board of Commissioners recently presented a ceremonial check for $138,808 from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund (OSTF) to Saddle Brook Mayor Bob White and members of the Township Council.    

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Be a Hero for Bergen Veterans - Run a 5K


PARAMUS, N.J. – After raising $15,000 for Bergen Community College student military veterans in 2023, the institution’s Hero 5K run will return for its ninth year on Sunday, November 3. The event, sponsored by the Bergen Community College Foundation and the College’s veterans committee, will take place at Bergen’s main campus at 400 Paramus Road in Paramus.

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