1. The Valley Hospital Successfully Implants First Left Ventricular Assist Device
PARAMUS, NJ, June 27, 2025 – The Valley Hospital is proud to announce it has successfully implanted its first left ventricular assist device (LVAD) – a mechanical pump that supports heart function and blood flow in patients with advanced heart failure. The procedure was performed by Valley’s Center for Comprehensive ...
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2. New Jersey Turns the Tide with Innovative Coastal Sediment Strategy
As New Jersey’s coastal communities prepare for summer boating and hurricane season, a unique public-private partnership is advancing a smart, sustainable approach to protecting our coast.
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3. 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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4. Hummingbirds Have Returned: Tips & Supplies to Attract Them from Down to Earth Living
(Pomona, New York) June 4, 2025 — By Late May, ruby-throated hummingbirds, the only hummingbird species to breed in the eastern United States have typically returned to the Hudson Valley, including Rockland and Bergen Counties. These remarkable birds migrate from Central America and southern Mexico every spring with their arrival ...
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5. The Valley Hospital Recognized for Environmental Sustainability by Practice Greenhealth
PARAMUS, NJ, June 5, 2025 – For the tenth consecutive year, The Valley Hospital has received national accolades for its achievements and innovation in healthcare sustainability from Practice Greenhealth. The Valley Hospital received the Greenhealth Emerald Award, which recognizes the organization’s ongoing commitment to improving its environmental performance and efforts to ...
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6. 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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7. Teaneck’s Karsen Griffin Awarded Sharing Network Foundation Health Sciences Scholarship
Teaneck’s Karsen Griffin Awarded Sharing Network Foundation Health Sciences Scholarship
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8. Avolta’s Journey For Good Foundation Supports Table to Table’s Mission with a $25,000 Grant to Combat Hunger and Promote Nutritional Wellness
March 26, 2025 – Saddle Brook, NJ – Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, received a generous $25,000 grant from Avolta’s Journey For Good Foundation in support of its more than 25-year-old mission to reduce food waste and feed individuals and families facing food insecurity throughout northern ...
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9. The Valley Hospital Offers Interstitial Lung Disease Initiative
RIDGEWOOD, NJ, March 13, 2025 – The Valley Hospital is proud to offer an interstitial lung disease (ILD) initiative, where a multidisciplinary team meets monthly to discuss complex cases of ILD.
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10. Northwestern Mutual Appoints Theresa Calabrese, CLF as a New Managing Director of New York City Office
Notably, this marks the first time a woman has been appointed as a managing director across the Northwestern Mutual New York City territory.
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11. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2025 Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards Deadline: Friday, March 21, 2025
(HACKENSACK, NJ) – The Bergen County Historic Preservation Advisory Board is calling for nominations of honorees for the 2025 Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards.
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12. Bergen County Commissioners Approve $4.87 Million to Elevate Recreation, Accessibility, and Senior Services
HACKENSACK, NJ – The Bergen County Board of County Commissioners started the new year by approving three major grants totaling $4.87 million to fund transformative projects aimed at improving the lives of residents. The initiatives include redeveloping the Carlton Hill Rail Trail into a community greenway, constructing an inclusive playground ...
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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 Valley Hospital Launches DNV-Certified Therapy Program for Advanced Heart Failure Care
Paramus, NJ, January 8, 2025 – The Valley Hospital is proud to announce the launch of our Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Therapy program, offering an advanced treatment option for patients diagnosed with heart failure. This program has received LVAD certification from DNV, the independent assurance and risk management provider.
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15. New Jersey’s Michael Rizzo Recognized During the 2025 Rose Parade in Pasadena
(Pasadena, CA) – On New Years Day, heart and tissue transplant recipient Michael Rizzo of Upper Saddle River, NJ, participated in the world’s most visible campaign to inspire organ and tissue donation. Rizzo proudly served as a float rider on OneLegacy’s Donate Life Rose Parade? float in Pasadena, CA. His ...
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16. New Jersey’s Michael Rizzo Sponsored by the Sharing Network Foundation and MTF Biologics to Participate in the 2025 Rose Parade
(New Providence, NJ) – The Sharing Network Foundation, which supports the work of NJ Sharing Network (NJSN), the federally designated non-profit organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue in the Garden State, hosted a reception to honor heart and tissue recipient Michael Rizzo of Upper Saddle River, ...
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17. Table to Table, NJ’s First and Largest Food Rescue, Makes History by Partnering with HMSHost and Hudson at Newark Airport Stores to Pick Up Food Surplus
Nutritious Food Will Nourish NJ Neighbors in Need and Reduce Food Waste December 17, 2024 – Saddle Brook, NJ – Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, has for the first time in its 25-year history added an airport to its food donor roster. Table to ...
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18. FROM AILING OFFICE PARK TO THRIVING MIXED-USE PROPERTY:INSIDE WEST ORANGE, NJ’S HOTTEST NEW NEIGHBORHOOD
New Housing, Public Library, and Dog Park Added Near Vibrant Shopping and Dining Destination WEST ORANGE, NJ – When demand for suburban office space is soft, what do you do with an underperforming office park sitting above a 50% vacancy rate?
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19. Sharing Network Foundation Awards Health Sciences Scholarships to College Students
Scholarship Aims to Empower Future Healthcare Leaders Committed to Organ and Tissue Donation NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Sharing Network Foundation is proud to announce the honorees of its inaugural Health Sciences Scholarships, awarded to six exceptional college students from New Jersey who are dedicated to careers that support ...
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20. Organ Transplant Recipients, Living Donors, and Donor Families Celebrate Transplant Games Medal-Winning Success at MetLife Stadium Homecoming
(EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ) – Organ transplant recipients, living donors, and donor families from New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut gathered at MetLife Stadium to celebrate their inspiring achievements at the 2024 Transplant Games of America held in Birmingham, Alabama.
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21. Golf Classic Raises Over $180,000 to Support the Sharing Network Foundation
(WEST CALDWELL, NJ) - On Tuesday, October 15, golfers hit the links and tennis and pickleball players put their skills to the test at the Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell to support NJ Sharing Network’s mission to save and enhance lives through organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
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22. Bergen an Inaugural Partner in UK Student Exchange Program
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and U.K. Association of Colleges (AoC) have selected Bergen Community College as an inaugural partner for a collaborative student exchange program focused on sustainability with colleges in the United Kingdom. Officially the “U.S.-UK Community College and Technical Education Exchange,” the program will ...
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23. Valley Medical Group Opens Integrative Medicine Practice in Montvale
PARAMUS, NJ, October 17, 2024 – Valley Medical Group is proud to announce the opening of its new Integrative Medicine practice, located at 141 North Kinderkamack Road in Montvale, New Jersey.  
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24. Table to Table’s 25th Anniversary Chefs Gala, the Nonprofit’s Multi-Course, Tableside Dining Experience Featuring 25+ of NJ’s Best Chefs, Raised Enough Funds to Provide 4.5 Million Nutritious Meals
September 30, 2024 – Saddle Brook, NJ – Table to Table’s 25th Anniversary Chefs Gala, which featured an all-star lineup of more than 25 of New Jersey’s best chefs who crafted their delicious, multi-course menus for guests tableside, raised enough funds to provide 4.5 million nutritious meals.
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25. BERGEN COUNTY 2025 HISTORY GRANT PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs Announces 2025 History Grant Funding Cycle (HACKENSACK, NJ) – The Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, announces the 2025 Bergen County History Grant Funding Program. The 2025 grant cycle is for history projects or programs taking place January 1 ...
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