1. NEW JERSEY TUTORING CORPS CONTINUES DEVELOPMENT OF NATION'S FIRST TUTOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM TO ADDRESS EDUCATOR WORKFORCE SHORTAGES
Builds "Garden State Dream Team" of State Education Innovators to Assist Activation and Implementation of New Tutor-to-Teacher Pathway [New Jersey – June 12, 2025] – The New Jersey Tutoring Corps (NJTC) announced today that ConnectED Workforce, New Jersey City University, and the Teacher Apprenticeship Network will provide needed expertise ...
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2. Golfers Swung for a Cause to Support Mental Health at The Community Chest’s Fifth Annual Golf Outing!
The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County’s Fifth Annual Golf Outing united golfers to raise funds for local nonprofits responding to increased mental health needs in the area.
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3. 2ND ANNUAL BERGEN COUNTY STAR-SPANGLED SPECTACULAR RETURNS FOR JULY 4TH
County, NJ Wind Symphony Partner Again for Fireworks, Live Music & Family Fun at Overpeck County Park RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ — County Executive Jim Tedesco, the County Board of Commissioners, and the County Parks Department are excited to announce that Bergen County’s 2nd Annual Star-Spangled Spectacular will return this ...
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4. Recognizing Leaders Who Make Others Seen: YWCA Northern New Jersey Honors Champions of Racial Justice Amid National DEI Backlash
More Than 100 Gather to Celebrate 11th Annual Racial Justice Awards at Montclair Art Museum Montclair, NJ – In a time when equity and inclusion are under increasing national scrutiny, YWCA Northern New Jersey (YWCANNJ) brought together over 100 community members on April 30th to honor leaders whose ...
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5. Five Faculty Earn Emeritus Rank
PARAMUS, N.J. – Since establishing the professor emeritus rank in 1988, Bergen Community College has awarded the title to a select group of faculty members who made extraordinary contributions to the institution during their careers as educators.
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6. BERGEN COUNTY MARKS 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WITH REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY
HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Board of Commissioners joined local Armenian American leaders, elected officials, and members of the public on Monday, April 28, 2025, to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide during a solemn remembrance ceremony held at One Bergen County Plaza.
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7. Tenafly Spring Fling Announces Final Lineup of Entertainment and Activities
Tenafly, NJ — The Tenafly Chamber of Commerce and the Tenafly Downtown Committee are excited to announce the final lineup for the highly anticipated annual Tenafly Spring Fling, taking place Sunday, May 4th, from 12 to 5 PM in downtown Tenafly’s Huyler Park.
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8. Make A Difference for Cervical Cancer Research By Participating in the 14th Annual Susan Zabransky Hughes Memorial 5K Run/Walk on April 26
March 26, 2024 - Saddle River, NJ - Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation, part of Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation, is pleased to announce its 14th Annual Susan Zabransky Hughes Memorial 5K Run/Walk. The race will begin at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Saddle River on Saturday, April 26.
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9. E. Drew britchEr of britcher, leone & Sergio, LLC, NAMED AMONG the Top 10 AttorNeys for 2025 by NEW JERSEY SUPER LAWYERS
Britcher was ranked #2 among New Jersey Super Lawyers selectees for 2025 Glen Rock, NJ, and Morristown, NJ (March 24, 2025) – E. Drew Britcher, Esq., of Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, has been named among the top 10 attorneys for 2025 by New Jersey Super Lawyers, marking the ...
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10. BERGEN COUNTY CELEBRATES RAMADAN WITH GRAND IFTAR AND CRESCENT LIGHTING
HACKENSACK, NJ – On Tuesday, March 18, the County of Bergen, in partnership with the Eid Committee of New Jersey, hosted its Annual Grand Iftar and Crescent Lighting in recognition of the Holy Month of Ramadan at Two Bergen County Plaza.
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11. Bergen Poverty Summit Features Pulitzer-Prize Winner
PARAMUS, N.J. – The federal government estimates that nearly 37 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, with 9.7 percent of the New Jersey population and 6.6 percent of the Bergen County population among them.
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12. Please Announce This Updated News. Women Leaders to be Recognized at The Community Chest's 'Girls Night Out'
The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County’s Third Annual 'Girls Night Out' to Recognize Women Leaders (Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; February 12, 2025) – The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County celebrates International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month at its third annual ‘Girls Night Out’ on Thursday, ...
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13. KBC Advisors Contributes $50,000 to the Sharing Network Foundation to Help Save and Enhance Lives Through Organ and Tissue Donation
(NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ) – NJ Sharing Network (NJSN), the federally designated nonprofit organization responsible for saving and enhancing lives through the recovery of donated organs and tissue in the Garden State, has received a significant boost for its lifesaving mission with a generous $50,000 grant from KBC Advisors (KBC) to ...
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14. The Community Chest Accepting Applications for Eighth Annual High School Young Women's Leadership Awards
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; December 15, 2024) -- The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County is accepting applications for its eighth annual High School Young Women's Leadership Awards.  In 2025, three awards will be given to outstanding students identifying as female, enrolled in either their junior or senior years ...
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15. The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County Celebrates National Philanthropy Day and Awards Grants Totaling $115,000 to Nonprofit Agencies
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; November 18, 2024) -- The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County opened National Philanthropy Day and announced 28 grants were awarded, totaling $ 115,000, to 29 nonprofit agencies responding to increased need in the community. 
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16. Valley Health System Gastroenterologist Elected as Chairperson of the American College of Gastroenterology Board of Governors
PARAMUS, NJ, November 19, 2024 – Valley Health System congratulates Valley Medical Group gastroenterology Sita Chokhavatia, MD, on being elected as chairperson of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Board of Governors.
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17. Building Connections: Leveraging Technology to Combat Isolation Conference to be Presented on December 4
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; November 8, 2024) -- The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County (The Community Chest) will hold the conference, “Building Connections: Leveraging Technology to Combat Isolation”, on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at LG Headquarters, located in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
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18. Bergen Students Secure State Council’s Scholarship
TRENTON, N.J. – Bergen Community College students Chennelle Brown and Zhyldyz Makhmutova have received the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) Richard and Ann Wellbrock Chair Scholarship.
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19. The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County's Board of Managers Names Amie AbuRustum President
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; October 9, 2024) – The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County announces Amie AbuRustum of Tenafly has been named President of the Board of Managers.  AbuRustum, who previously served as First Vice President, has been an active member of The Chest's Board of Managers since ...
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20. 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 ...
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21. The Obituary and Funeral Arrangements of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. January 25, 1937 – August, 21, 2024 Bill Pascrell, Jr. was a husband, a father, a grandfather, a proud American, plain spoken New Jerseyan, a teacher, a veteran, a patriot, a local, state, and federal leader, and most of all a lifelong Patersonian. Each ...
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22. Integrity House Chief Clinical Officer Eman Gibson Named One of NJBIZ’s “40 Under 40”
Newark, N.J. (August, 2024) - Integrity House, one of the largest nonprofit providers of substance use disorder and mental health treatment in the state of New Jersey, with services in Newark, Paramus, Secaucus, Morris Plains, Toms River, and Kearny, is pleased to announce that its Chief Clinical Officer, Eman Gibson, ...
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23. DR. CHRISTINA DUKES BROWN APPOINTED CEO OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PATERSON AND PASSAIC
Paterson & Passaic, NJ – Dr. Christina Dukes Brown has been appointed CEO of Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic (BGCPP), one of the largest Clubs in New Jersey serving more than 1,700 youth at two Clubhouses and 11 satellite locations throughout Paterson and Passaic. With more than 20 ...
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24. 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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25. TEDESCO, BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPLAUD LEGISLATORS FOR RESTORING FUNDING FOR NJ COMMUNITY COLLEGES
FY2025 Budget Includes Over $290 Million in Aid to Community Colleges (HACKENSACK, N.J.) – On Tuesday, June 28th, Governor Phil Murphy signed the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) New Jersey state budget into law which restored $20 million in potential cuts to New Jersey community colleges.
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