1. Local High School Students Awarded Scholarships for Advocacy and Support of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation
(NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ) – Twelve New Jersey high school students were awarded scholarships from the Sharing Network Foundation for their passion and dedication to raising awareness of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. The 2025 graduates were presented with their scholarship awards at NJ Sharing Network’s headquarters in New Providence.
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2. 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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3. Wegmans Announces 1,500 New Employee Scholarship Recipients in 2025
The Wegmans Employee Scholarship Program has awarded more than 48,000 employee scholarships totaling $150 million since it began in 1984
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4. Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic Announces Great Futures Gala – Defying Gravity
Honoring Dr. Limor Regular, with recognition of WNBA All-Star Essence Carson Paterson & Passaic, NJ, May 5, 2025 — The Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic (BGCPP) is thrilled to announce its upcoming Great Futures Gala, scheduled for Friday, May 9, 2025, at The Venetian in Garfield, ...
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5. Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services Secures $250,000 Grant to Aid Supportive Housing Program
Union, N.J. (May 6, 2025) – Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services (Bridgeway), a community-based provider supporting individuals and families facing mental health challenges, announces it has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and Department of Human Services (DHS) through the NJ FamilyCare Housing ...
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6. Center for Hope & Safety Reports Domestic Violence Statistics for Bergen County
Reports a 292% Increase in Services Other than Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors
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7. Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey Proudly Announce 2025 New Jersey Youth of the Year Finalists
16 Boys & Girls Club teen leaders will compete for the New Jersey State and Military Youth of the Year Title on May 13
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8. Optimum Opens a New and Interactive Retail Store in River Edge, New Jersey to Support Customers
NEW JERSEY (APRIL 15, 2025) – Optimum, the leading provider of fiber internet, mobile, TV and phone services, today announces the opening of a new and interactive retail store in River Edge, New Jersey, located at 1061 Main Street.
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9. Valley’s Earl A. Wheaton, Jr., MD, Family Care Center Provides Comprehensive Primary and Specialty Care for Adults, Adolescents, and Children
PARAMUS, NJ, April 2, 2025 – Located at Valley Health System’s Ridgewood campus, the Earl A. Wheaton, Jr., MD, Family Care Center provides comprehensive outpatient primary care, prenatal care, and specialty care for patients of all ages, from infants to seniors.
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10. Bergen Cerullo Center Tops Two-Year Tutors
PARAMUS, N.J. – The Association for the Coaching and Tutoring Profession has selected the Bergen Community College Cerullo Learning Assistance Center to receive the “Learning Center of Excellence Award” for two-year institutions, recognizing it as the nation’s best among its peers. ACTP serves as a professional organization for academic coaches, student ...
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11. Bergen County Soup-er Bowl Delivers Over 8,000 Cans in Community Food Drive; Bergen Academies Clinches Back-to-Back Championship
Hackensack – While the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles geared up for the Super Bowl in New Orleans, students across Bergen County were hard at work for an equally important cause—fighting hunger in our community. The 2025 Bergen County Soup-er Bowl, an annual canned food drive organized by the Bergen ...
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12. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Announces Location of Future Girl Scout DreamLab
The council reimagines properties and further invests in the communities it serves.
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13. Wegmans Customers Donate $2.5 Million to Hunger Relief in Fall 2024
Wegmans customers raised more than $2.5 million during the company’s fall 2024 hunger relief checkout scanning campaign. Since its inception over 30 years ago, Wegmans’ Check Out Hunger campaign has raised more than $55 million for hunger relief. In 2024, Wegmans customers raised $3.2 million to help reduce ...
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14. COUNTY TO HOLD 19TH ANNUAL PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT AND POINT-IN-TIME SURVEY TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS
Hackensack, NJ - Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of Commissioners and the Department of Human Services have announced that the 19th Annual Project Homeless Connect (PHC) will be held on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025. This event will take place at the Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Services ...
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15. Lung Association: Elevated Levels of Cancer-Causing Radon Gas Detected in Nearly 10% of New Jersey Homes
During January’s National Radon Action Month, the American Lung Association urges all residents to test their home for radon, a leading cause of lung cancer.
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16. Rotary Bellringers Ring in Hope Across New Jersey for The Salvation Army
Union, NJ – Rotary Clubs across New Jersey joined forces with The Salvation Army for an inspiring event, the inaugural “Rotary Day of Ringing.” On December 19, Rotarians from numerous clubs gathered to ring kettles, helping to raise vital funds for Salvation Army programs that support individuals and families in ...
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17. Rotary Bellringers Ring in Hope Across New Jersey for The Salvation Army
Union, NJ – Rotary Clubs across New Jersey joined forces with The Salvation Army for an inspiring event, the inaugural “Rotary Day of Ringing.” On December 19, Rotarians from numerous clubs gathered to ring kettles, helping to raise vital funds for Salvation Army programs that support individuals and families in ...
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18. PSEG Foundation Celebrates 10 Years and Nearly $8M in Grants, Empowering Communities Across New Jersey and New York
The Neighborhood Partners Program has supported over 400 nonprofits in 14 counties across New Jersey and Long Island
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19. Gift-Wrapping at Paramus Park Mall to Benefit Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors
Proceeds directly benefit victims of domestic violence Paramus, NJ. (December 12, 2024) – Now through December 24, 2024, Center for Hope & Safety, formerly known as Shelter Our Sisters, a nonprofit organization committed to helping adults and children in Bergen County rebuild their lives from domestic violence, will operate ...
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20. Gift-Wrapping at Paramus Park Mall to Benefit Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors
Proceeds directly benefit victims of domestic violence Paramus, NJ. (December 6, 2024) – Now through December 24, 2024, Center for Hope & Safety, formerly known as Shelter Our Sisters, a nonprofit organization committed to helping adults and children in Bergen County rebuild their lives from domestic violence, will operate ...
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21. Carin & Roger Ehrenberg Continue Foundational Support for the Human Dimension Program at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine with $3 Million Gift
Nutley, NJ – November 20, 2024 – Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation is pleased to announce a $3 million leadership gift from Carin and Roger Ehrenberg to support the Human Dimension program at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
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22. Paramus-Based Nonprofits Awarded Northern NJ Community Foundation’s Grants
(November 15, 2024; Hackensack, New Jersey) – The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) joined more than 1,000 community foundations nationwide to celebrate National Community Foundation Week from November 12 to November 18, 2024. 
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23. 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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24. THE JESSIE BANKS FOUNDATION HOSTS 20TH ANNIVERSARY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS GALA FUNDRAISER AT THE GLENPOINTE MARRIOTT
(Teaneck, New Jersey, October 30) – On Friday, November 15, 2024, The Jessie Banks Foundation (JBF) will host its “20th Anniversary Scholarship Awards Gala” at The Glenpointe Marriott, 100 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Teaneck, N.J., from 5:45 p.m. to midnight.
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25. Construction Management Pipeline Runs Through Bergen
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College recently recognized 20 certificate program graduates enrolled under a $4 million state grant program that sought to prepare women and minority candidates for jobs in construction management.
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