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BERGEN COUNTY CELEBRATES KOREAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

HACKENSACK, NJ – On Wednesday, August 14, the County of Bergen held its Annual Korean Independence Day Celebration and Flag Raising Ceremony, in partnership with the Asian Women Christian Association, the Korean American Association of New Jersey, the Korean Community Center, the Korean American Veterans Association of New Jersey, Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York, the Korean American Law Enforcement Council, and the Korean American Senior Citizen’s Association.

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BERGEN COUNTY CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY OF PAKISTAN

Commemorates the 77th Anniversary of Pakistani Independence

HACKENSACK, NJ – On Tuesday, August 13, the County of Bergen, in partnership with the Cultural Society of Bergen County, Darul Islah, and the Love Pakistan Community, hosted its Annual Independence Day of Pakistan Celebration and Flag Raising Ceremony in the Piazza of One Bergen County Plaza.

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TEDESCO PRESENTS $245K IN OPEN SPACE FUNDING TO RIDGEFIELD PARK

Funding will support Hunter Park sports courts resurfacing and property acquisition for Ridgefield Park Nature Preserve

(HACKENSACK, N.J.) – County Executive Jim Tedesco and members of the Board of Commissioners recently presented a ceremonial check for $245,026 from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund (OSTF) to Ridgefield Park Mayor Adam MacNeill and members of the Village Commissioner Board.

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Englewood, NJ Student Named 2024 Bank of America Student Leader

Paid Summer Internships Connect High School Students to Career-Building Opportunities

New Jersey – Four of New Jersey’s top high school students have been named 2024 Student Leaders? by Bank of America (BofA). The students, all rising seniors, will have the opportunity to gain valuable workforce skills through an eight-week paid internship at a nonprofit organization in their immediate community, while earning competitive wages.

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Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's Montclair State University-PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies Team Builds Green Infrastructure Plan for City of Hackensack

(Hackensack, New Jersey; August 9, 2024) – The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) partnered with Montclair State University’s PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies (ISS) on a project to enhance the natural environment in the City of Hackensack. The NNJCF provided five students from a range of colleges and majors, who participated in the Institute’s transdisciplinary Green Teams program, to develop a green infrastructure plan for Hackensack.

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TEDESCO STATEMENT ON NJ TRANSIT SOLUTION FOR BERGEN COACH USA CUSTOMERS

HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco today issued the following statement thanking NJ Transit for ensuring continuity of service on the impacted bus routes following Coach USA’s recent decision to terminate operation of NJ Transit routes in Bergen County prematurely:

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Alfred N. Sanzari Family Foundation Announces Recipients of 2024 Spring Grant Program

$50,185 awarded to nine local non-profits to support community-focused programs in 2024

Hackensack, N.J. (August 8, 2024) - The Alfred N. Sanzari Family Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving communities across the Northeast, is proud to announce it has awarded nine grants totaling $50,185 for its Spring 2024 grant program. Grant recipients include Youth Consultation Service, Push to Walk, Community Meals Inc., Community Scholarship Fund of Teaneck, Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, Rebuilding Together North Jersey, Oasis, 180 Turning Lives Around, and Healing the Children NJ.

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