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Inflation-Busters: 2019 Tuition Rate Frozen Through July 1


PARAMUS, N.J. – The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on personal finances has prompted Bergen Community College to deploy numerous strategies at making education more affordable. Among them, the College leveraged nearly $5 million of federal pandemic relief funds to satisfy the outstanding balances of students with past-due tuition bills.

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Northern NJ Community Foundation Awards Grant to CancerCare for Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp


(Hackensack, New Jersey; May 23, 2022) -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) The DeAnna Stark Pasciuto Memorial Fund continued its support of organizations providing services to help children dealing with the loss of a loved one from cancer.  The NNJCF awarded a grant of $3,000 to CancerCare of Paramus to be used for the Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania.

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Ridgewood Boy Scout Troop 7 Recognizes 3 Eagle Scouts


RIDGEWOOD—Troop 7 Ridgewood will recognize three Boy Scouts that have achieved the prestigious rank of Eagle — Zack Boesch, Nick Galis and Kalyan Patel — on Saturday, June 11 at 2:00 pm at Upper Ridgewood Community Church. Eagle is the highest rank awarded by the Boy Scouts of America. Nationwide, over the last decade, about 8 percent of all Boy Scouts earned the Eagle rank.

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Commencement Comeback: Live Ceremony Returns


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Caps were tossed. Graduates walked across the stage. Surprise scholarships were awarded. After two years confined to a digital screen, Bergen Community College commencement came back, live and in-person. Valedictorian Katie Conte, of Ringwood, addressed her peers as the top student in the class of 2022.

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BERKELEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION TO HOST 5th ANNUAL GOLF OUTING TO SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS


The Berkeley College Foundation will host its 5th Annual Golf Outing on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Crystal Springs Golf Course in Hamburg, NJ. The event, which includes a 9 a.m. shotgun start as well as a luncheon and silent auction, will assist the Foundation in its mission to provide scholarships and support for student success.

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Ramapo College and the County of Bergen Partner with County and Community Organizations for May 24 Spring Domestic Violence Awareness Symposium


MAHWAH, NEW JERSEY – Ramapo College of New Jersey, in partnership with the County of Bergen and a number of county and community-based organizations, will host a Spring Domestic Violence Awareness Symposium on May 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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