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Green Infrastructure Guru to Present Proposed Strategies to Reduce Flooding at Environmental Justice Alliance’s Meeting in Hackensack


(Hackensack, New Jersey; October 2, 2024) –  The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) invites the public to attend the Hackensack Environmental Justice Alliance’s (HEJA) next community meeting on Monday, October 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

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Rapid Relief Team Supports St. Jude Walk/Run in New Jersey


Local Volunteers Serve Hundreds at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Charity Event
[West Orange, NJ – September 28, 2024] – The Rapid Relief Team (RRT), the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, recently pitched in at the St. Jude Walk/Run, an event benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  

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Celebrate the Season at Tenafly’s Fall Festival


Tenafly, NJ — The Borough of Tenafly, in partnership with the Tenafly Chamber of Commerce invites residents and visitors to celebrate the season with the Tenafly Fall Festival on Sunday, October 20th from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Huyler Park. This event promises to be a day filled with festive fun, unique shopping, food trucks, seasonal activities, and live performances by local organizations, making it an unmissable community gathering .

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TEDESCO, COMMISSIONERS PRESENT $138K IN OPEN SPACE FUNDING TO TOWNSHIP OF SADDLE BROOK


Funding will support revitalization of Kern Park
(SADDLE BROOK, N.J.) – County Executive Jim Tedesco and members of the Board of Commissioners recently presented a ceremonial check for $138,808 from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund (OSTF) to Saddle Brook Mayor Bob White and members of the Township Council.    

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Be a Hero for Bergen Veterans - Run a 5K


PARAMUS, N.J. – After raising $15,000 for Bergen Community College student military veterans in 2023, the institution’s Hero 5K run will return for its ninth year on Sunday, November 3. The event, sponsored by the Bergen Community College Foundation and the College’s veterans committee, will take place at Bergen’s main campus at 400 Paramus Road in Paramus.

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THE LAKES AT DARLINGTON HAVE RECORD BREAKING SUMMER


Record Attendance for Swimming Lakes at Darlington County Park
MAHWAH, N.J. – County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of Commissioners, and the County Parks Department proudly announce that the 2024 summer swimming season at Darlington County Park was a record year for the popular summer destination.

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Bergenstages 2024-25 Season Spotlights College Talent


PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College’s student theatre troupe, Bergenstages, will open its 51st season on Friday, October 25 with a production of “Harvey.” Delving into timeless tales with four shows and one musical centered around the world of literature, the troupe will also perform “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” “Lysistrata” and “Nora: A Doll’s House” as part of the 2024-25 season. Special productions of “It Can’t Happen Here” and “Backwards Forward Back” will also take place.

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The Valley Hospital Successfully Implants TriClip to Repair Leaky Tricuspid Heart Valves


Paramus, NJ, October 3, 2024 – The Valley Hospital’s structural heart team has successfully performed its first procedure using the Abbott TriClip? transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) system, the first-of-its-kind minimally invasive device to repair a leaky tricuspid valve (known as tricuspid regurgitation or TR), according to Abbott.

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Center for Hope & Safety Raises Awareness During Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Community Events


Rochelle Park, N.J. (October 2, 2024) – October is recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Center for Hope & Safety (CHS), formerly Shelter our Sisters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping adults and children in Bergen County rebuild their lives beyond domestic violence, is hosting several events throughout the month to raise awareness of domestic violence in Bergen County and proceeds from the annual “Walk Together to Fight Domestic Violence” event will fund essential support services to assist adults and children who are victims of domestic violence rebuild their lives.

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