1. BERGEN COUNTY OFFICE OF FOOD SECURITY RECEIVES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Commends “No Wrong Door” Approach for Streamlining Client Access to Crucial Social Resources (HACKENSACK, N.J.) – County Executive Tedesco and the Board of Commissioners are proud to announce that the Bergen County Office of Food Security has received a National Association of Counties (NACo) 2024 Achievement Award in the Human ...
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2. Adoptive Therapy Dogs for Combat Veterans
New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) has sponsored three shelter dogs to provide combat Veterans with support and companionship.  
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3. Council of County Colleges Recognizes Bergen’s Blakeslee
PARAMUS, N.J. – The New Jersey Council of County Colleges has selected Bergen Community College Board of Trustees Chair Dorothy Blakeslee to receive the organization’s top honor for trustees.
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4. The Valley Hospital Earns National Recognition for Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke Care
PARAMUS, NJ, July 22, 2024 – The Valley Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines? - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved ...
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5. What’s in a Name? Much More for a Hispanic-Serving Institution
PARAMUS, N.J. – When Bergen Community College President Eric M. Friedman, Ph.D., arrived on campus in 2021, he quickly learned that students, faculty and staff prized the College’s standing as a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) as a point of pride in Bergen’s overall identity.
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6. The Valley Hospital Now Provides Full Suite of Novel Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Technologies
PARAMUS, NJ, July 2, 2024 – The Valley Hospital is pleased to expand its ablation techniques for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib) and is now offering the Farapulse? Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System, manufactured by Boston Scientific. The Farapulse System uses pulsed electrical fields, rather than thermal ablation, similar ...
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7. Valley Health System Announces that Robert Brenner, MD, President, Valley Health System, has been Appointed System CEO
Audrey Meyers, Long-Serving System CEO, Assumes Role of CEO Emeritus PARAMUS, NJ, July 1, 2024 – Adding to his current responsibilities of System President, Valley Health System has announced the promotion of Robert Brenner, MD, MMM, FACHE, to the position of System President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Brenner ...
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8. Bergen’s Care for Vets Gets Recognized
PARAMUS, N.J. – For the second consecutive year, Bergen Community College has secured a “Companies That Care” award from the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) and Commerce Magazine.
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9. Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation and Four of its Hospital Foundations Announce New Officers on Board of Trustees
Edison, NJ – June 27, 2024 – Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation, the philanthropic division of Hackensack Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey - and four of its hospital foundations - are pleased to ...
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10. AMERICAN DREAM TO HOST 33RD ARENABOWL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Entertainment/Retail Center Lands Another Major Sporting Event EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (June 27, 2024) - American Dream, fresh off revealing the world’s first-ever sports residency with the Harlem Globetrotters, proudly announces that it will host another major sporting event: the Arena Football League’s 33rd ArenaBowl Championship Game, set to take ...
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11. Toni Modak, Vice President of Valley Home Care and Hospice, Recognized as Member of the Year by Home Care Association of New Jersey
PARAMUS, NJ, June 13, 2024 – Valley Home Care and Hospice is proud to announce Toni Modak, Vice President of Valley Home Care and Hospice, was recognized as the Carol J. Kientz Member of the Year at the Home Care Association of New Jersey (HCHANJ) 2024 Annual Conference. The conference ...
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12. CarePlus NJ’s Brigitte Johnson Receives Award for DEI Efforts by New Jersey Association of Mental Health & Addiction Agencies
Paramus, N.J. (June 12, 2024) – CarePlus NJ, Inc. (“CarePlus”), a pioneer in integrated primary and behavioral health services for adults and children, proudly announces President and CEO Brigitte Johnson has been awarded the Transformational Leadership in DEI Award by the New Jersey Association of Mental Health & Addiction Agencies ...
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13. Bergen HR Professional Dubbed a “Rockstar”
PARAMUS, N.J. – The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) has honored Bergen Community College Talent Development Manager Michael Vivenzio with the National Higher Education HR Rockstar Award. Recognizing an early-career professional who has made a significant impact in higher education human resources, Vivenzio will receive his ...
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14. Wegmans Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Employee Scholarship Program
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Wegmans is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Employee Scholarship Program. Since it began in 1984, more than 46,500 Wegmans employees have been awarded scholarships totaling $145 million. This year, approximately 1,500 new recipients were awarded scholarships. The company expects to pay out more than $6.5 million ...
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15. Valley Health System CEO Receives New Jersey Hospital Association Lifetime Achievement Award
PARAMUS, NJ, June 3, 2024 – Valley Health System is proud to announce that Audrey Meyers, Chief Executive Officer of Valley Health System, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA), in recognition of her 44 years of service to Valley.
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16. Food Rescue, Table to Table, Hosted Its Inaugural Partners in Good Health Conference, Uniting its Community Partners for Professional Development Centered on Nutrition, Health, and Well-Being
Mark Dinglasan of the NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate Keynoted the Conference May 23, 2024 – Saddle Brook, NJ – Table to Table, New Jersey’s first food rescue, hosted its first-ever Partners in Good Health Conference at the Lodi campus of Felician University.
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17. Bergen Class of ’24 Grad Gets $55,000 Scholarship
PARAMUS, N.J. – As one of 60 high-achieving community college students selected for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, recent Bergen Community College graduate Ricardo Santana will receive up to $55,000 per year from the organization to complete a bachelor’s degree. The highly competitive national scholarship drew nearly ...
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18. Bergen Grads Turn Their Tassels
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The 55th class of Bergen Community College graduates received their degrees during a morning ceremony on May 14 at MetLife Stadium.
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19. PSEG Foundation Accepting Applications for 10th Annual Neighborhood Partners Program with New $1.2 Million Grant Milestone
Application process opens June 1, eligible nonprofit organizations must apply by June 30 Special request for programs supporting sustainability and social justice grantees
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20. NJSPBA PRESIDENT PETER ANDREYEV AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT MICHAEL FREEMAN SWORN INTO OFFICE
WOODBRIDGE – The new New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association President Peter Andreyev and Executive Vice President Michael Freeman were officially sworn in to their new positions today. 
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21. Bergen Honored for Building a Sustainable Future
PARAMUS, N.J. – Announced to coincide with Earth Day, the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) has recognized Bergen Community College for its commitment to stewardship with the “Environmental Leader” award. The organization presented awards to 22 businesses, colleges and nonprofits at an April 19 breakfast event. Bergen ...
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22. Commencement a Capstone for Bergen Grads
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College will celebrate the graduates of the class of 2024 during the institution’s 55th annual commencement exercises on Tuesday, May 14 at 10 a.m. MetLife Stadium.
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23. The Marine Trades Association of New Jersey Elects its 2024-2025 Officers and Directors and Presents Sponsor and Hall of Fame Awards
Brielle, NJ – On April 18th 2024, the Marine Trades Association of New Jersey (MTA/NJ) held its Annual Dinner & Elections at The Lobster Shanty in Point Pleasant Beach and elected its 2024-2025 Officers & Directors. The Association also presented three Top Sponsor Awards and inducted two honorees into the MTA/NJ ...
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24. Bergen Trustee Chair Named Among Nation’s Best
PARAMUS, N.J. – The American Association of Community Colleges has selected Bergen Community College Board of Trustees Chair Dorothy Blakeslee as a finalist for the “Trustee of the Year” award as part of the organization's annual Awards of Excellence program.
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25. Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care Receives Re-Certification by QOPI? for High-Quality Cancer Care
RIDGEWOOD, NJ, March 29, 2024 – Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care’s outpatient Hematology-Oncology Department has been re-certified for excellence in hematology-oncology by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI?) Certification Program.
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