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Bergen County Distributes Over 90,000 Pounds of Fresh Produce to Support Families Ahead of Thanksgiving


HACKENSACK, N.J. – Last Monday, November 17th, the Bergen County Office of Food Security and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey held a major fresh-produce distribution at Overpeck County Park, supplying more than 90,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables to food pantries across the county just days before Thanksgiving.

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Bergen British Invasion: U.K. Partners Visit


PARAMUS, N.J. – The British are coming! (Actually, they were already here).
As an inaugural partner in the “U.S.-U.K. Community College and Technical Education Exchange” program organized by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and U.K. Association of Colleges (AoC), Bergen Community College recently hosted students and faculty from Southport College (England) at its main campus in Paramus for an international learning exchange focused on sustainability.

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Local Bergen County Resident Recognized Among New Jersey’s Top Hispanic Business Leaders


CLOSTER, NJ — Evelyn Castillo, Preferred Business Executive for Specialized Consumer Client Solutions at Bank of America, has been named to BINJE’s Best: Hispanic Business Leaders 2025, recognizing 72 professionals making meaningful contributions to New Jersey’s economy and communities.

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Five Things Your Pediatrician Wishes You Knew Right Now


Teaneck, NJ - November 20, 2025 -- If you’re a parent in New Jersey right now, you’ve probably noticed it – the quiet shift happening in pediatric care. With dozens of practices closing their doors in recent months, it feels unsettling. Where can you find availability quickly when your child spikes a fever? Who knows their history? Who picks up the phone?

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New Jersey’s Lifeline for Diabetes Care: The Diabetes Foundation is Accepting Donations for Statewide Supply Repository


November 14, 2025—The Diabetes Foundation is proud to announce that it is now the only official diabetes supply repository in New Jersey, collecting donations and distributing life-saving diabetes supplies to those who need them most.

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Letter to the editor from the Juniper Village at Paramus


This Thanksgiving, Juniper Village at Paramus associates and residents would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for the dedicated service provided by the Paramus Area Ambulance Services, the Paramus Fire Department, the Paramus Police Department and emergency response units in Paramus and surrounding communities during 2025. These public service departments responded to our emergencies quickly and helped whenever possible, especially when the wellbeing of a resident was in danger.

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Marketing/Communications Team on Top Again


PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College Office of Marketing and Communications has secured four National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) Medallion Awards, a bellwether recognition for communicators in a region that includes more than 650 colleges in the Northeast and Canada.

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