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RRT N.A. Celebrates a Year of Service

Rapid Relief Team Ends 2024 with a Total of 58,000 Meals Served at 270 Events Across North America
[Ridgefield Park, NJ – December 5, 2024] – The Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC), celebrates the end of a banner year. In 2024, 2,675 RRT volunteers from 54 North American communities in 20 states gave 28,750 hours of their time, supported 270 unique events, and served a grand total of 58,000 meals.

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KIDS RIDE FREE ON NY WATERWAY FERRIES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

A Holiday Gift from your friends at NY WaterwayNY Waterway has announced that this holiday season, kids will be able to ride free on all NY Waterway ferry routes between New Jersey and Manhattan beginning Friday, November 29 through Wednesday, January 1. A maximum of two children, under the age of 12, will be permitted to ride when accompanied by one, single paying adult rider.

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Gift-Wrapping at Paramus Park Mall to Benefit Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors

Proceeds directly benefit victims of domestic violence
Paramus, NJ. (December 12, 2024) – Now through December 24, 2024, Center for Hope & Safety, formerly known as Shelter Our Sisters, a nonprofit organization committed to helping adults and children in Bergen County rebuild their lives from domestic violence, will operate a gift-wrapping station at Paramus Park Mall.

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Bergen County Secures $149,300 ARRIVE Together Grant to Enhance Mental Health Crisis Response

Hackensack, NJ — The Bergen County Board of Commissioners are proud to announce that the County has been awarded a $149,300 grant through the New Jersey ARRIVE Together program, an initiative overseen by the Office of the Attorney General. This funding will strengthen Bergen County’s ability to respond compassionately and effectively to mental health crises by integrating trained mental health professionals into law enforcement operations.

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Scholarship Sends Professor to Spain

PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College Professor Cesarina Vinas has received the Don Quixote de La Mancha scholarship from the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), which will facilitate a teaching experience for her in Spain.

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TRAVEL WEEKLY HONORS BEST OF THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY

NEW YORK – Travel Weekly, the most influential source of news, research, opinion and analysis to the travel industry, honored the winners of its 22nd annual Readers’ Choice Awards at a black-tie gala dinner and ceremony on December 11 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. 

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