1. Honoring Her Service: YWCA Northern New Jersey’s Operation Sisterhood Celebrates Women Veterans and Receives Major Grant
June 18, 2025 – Hackensack, NJ — YWCA Northern New Jersey’s (YWCANNJ) Operation Sisterhood proudly hosted its annual Women Veterans Appreciation Day dinner and ceremony on Thursday, June 12, at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus in Madison. The event brought together veterans, community leaders, and advocates from across the state ...
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2. Summering in France: Students to Study Abroad
PARAMUS, N.J. – Six Bergen Community College students will study abroad in France this summer during a two-week bootcamp program as part of the Community Colleges in France Bootcamp initiative.
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3. Bergen County Recognizes Hunger Action Month and Veterans of Foreign Wars
HACKENSACK, NJ – During its September 18, 2024, work session, the Bergen County Board of Commissioners and County Executive Jim Tedesco recognized the outstanding efforts of the Bergen County Office of Food Security and local food pantries in combating hunger, particularly in honor of Hunger Action Month. Certificates of commendation were ...
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4. BERGEN NEW BRIDGE WELCOMES BOOKER, GOTTHEIMER TO ANNOUNCE LIFESAVING OPIOID LEGISLATION
(PARAMUS, NJ) – On Friday, U.S. Senator Cory Booker and U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined County Executive James J. Tedesco, III, County Commissioners Tracy Silna Zur and Rafael Marte, Sheriff Anthony Cureton, Assemblywoman Lisa Swain, and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center President and CEO Deborah Visconi on a visit ...
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5. Jasey, Swain & Jaffer Bill Closing Registration Loophole for Gun Owners Who Move to New Jersey Heads to Governor
(TRENTON) – Aiming to close a loophole in the state’s gun registration system, a bill sponsored by Assembly Democrats Mila Jasey, Lisa Swain and Sadaf Jaffer would require new residents to register firearms that they legally obtained in another state upon moving to New Jersey. The measure passed the full ...
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6. Tedesco & Commissioners: Bergen County Designated Age Friendly County
Hackensack, N.J. – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Board of Commissioners today announced that the County of Bergen has been officially designated an Age-Friendly community by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities.
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7. Wegmans to Eliminate Plastic Bags Companywide by the End of 2022
Rochester N.Y. – Wegmans today announced it will eliminate plastic bags companywide by the end of 2022. With this decision, the company’s goal is to shift all customers to reusable bags, the best option to solve the environmental challenge of single-use grocery bags.
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