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Care Plus NJ and Ben & Jerry's Partner for Behavioral Health Benefit Night
Ridgewood scoop shop event raises funds and awareness for behavioral health support
Ridgewood, N.J. (May 27, 2026) – Care Plus NJ, a leading nonprofit provider of integrated behavioral health, substance use disorder, and primary care services for adults and children, is partnering with Ben & Jerry's in Ridgewood for Behavioral Health Benefit Night on Monday, June 1, 2026 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
BERKELEY COLLEGE CELEBRATES 95TH ANNIVERSARY AND 20 YEARS IN NEWARK AT NETWORKING BREAKFAST FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Berkeley College celebrated its 95th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of its Newark campus during a networking breakfast on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The event highlighted community partnerships that support student engagement and workforce development as well as programming and operational collaboration.
Thirty-Seven Works of Shakespeare in Ninety-Seven Minutes
PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Alumni Theatre troupe will present a production of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield, next month 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.
FEMA Approves Nearly $4 Million in Funding to Help Communities Recover from Recent Disasters in New Jersey and New York
NEW YORK —FEMA has announced the approval of nearly $4 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance in New Jersey and New York. This program empowers states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover and to rebuild more resilient, safer communities and protect infrastructure from future events.
LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK RETURNS TO DUTCHESS AND ULSTER COUNTIES
Poughkeepsie, NY – The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) for Special Olympics New York will make its way through Dutchess and Ulster counties on Friday, May 29, 2026, and community members are invited to take part in this inspiring event.
North Stars Gymnastics Continues Legacy of Excellence with National Champion, Multiple Top Finishes at USA Gymnastics Championships
BOONTON, N.J. (May 21, 2026) —North Stars Gymnastics Academy capped another successful Level 10 season with a national champion, multiple podium finishes and several top 10 results at the 2026 USA Gymnastics Development Program National Championships in Oklahoma City. The program also showed a strong performance at the Level 9 Eastern Championships, earning several podium finishes against top competition from across the eastern U.S.
NY WATERWAY’S FREE WEEKEND IKEA FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN RETURNS MAY 23
Weehawken, NJ (May 22, 2026) -- NY Waterway & IKEA will again offer free weekend ferry service to IKEA Brooklyn beginning Saturday, May 23. The ferry service will run on Saturdays and Sundays, providing service to and from the Midtown /W39th St terminal, Pier 11/ Wall St. terminal and IKEA Brooklyn.
Family Promise of Bergen County to Host Annual Golf Outing Benefiting Housing and Support Programs
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Family Promise of Bergen County is excited to announce it will host its 27th Annual Golf Outing on Monday, June 15 at the Edgewood Country Club in River Vale, NJ. All proceeds from the event will directly benefit the organization’s vital housing, meal, and support programs for working families in Bergen County facing housing and food insecurity.
Organization Launches $1 Million Capital Campaign for Adult Disability Aquatic Center
PARAMUS, N.J. (May 22, 2026) — New Concepts for Living (NCFL), New Jersey’s leading provider of services for adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), has launched a $1 million capital campaign to construct an Aquatic Therapy Center at its Paramus Achievement Center.
