1. Wegmans Customers Donate Millions to Hunger Relief in Fall 2025
Wegmans customers raised nearly $3.1 million during the company’s fall 2025 Check Out Hunger scanning campaign. Since its inception over 30 years ago, Wegmans’ Check Out Hunger campaign has raised more than $58 million for hunger relief. Companywide, Wegmans customers donated $570,000 more than during the same campaign ...
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2. Stop & Shop Helps Fill Bergen Food Pantry
PARAMUS, N.J. – According to the Hope Center at Temple University, nearly one quarter of community college students experience food insecurity at some point during their time enrolled. To help confront this unfortunate reality, grocery retailer Stop & Shop recently donated $7,500 to the Bergen Community College Bergen Cares Center ...
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3. Bergen County Distributes Over 90,000 Pounds of Fresh Produce to Support Families Ahead of Thanksgiving
HACKENSACK, N.J. – Last Monday, November 17th, the Bergen County Office of Food Security and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey held a major fresh-produce distribution at Overpeck County Park, supplying more than 90,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables to food pantries across the county just days before Thanksgiving.
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4. Sharing Network Foundation Awards Health Sciences Scholarships to Six New Jersey Students
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Sharing Network Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Health Sciences Scholarships, awarded to six exceptional college students from New Jersey who are dedicated to careers that support the lifesaving field of organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
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5. Valley Health System Offering Peripheral Nerve Stimulation to Treat Chronic Pain
PARAMUS, NJ, November 17, 2025 – Valley Health System is proud to offer a short-term peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) treatment for patients experiencing chronic pain whose pain has not resolved using traditional therapies and pain management. Treatment is provided using the Sprint? Peripheral Nerve Stimulation System manufactured by SPR? Pain ...
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6. QuickChek and Kayvon Thibodeaux Champion Youth Empowerment and Food Access in Jersey City
Partnership with America’s Grow-a-Row and Team Walker delivers fresh produce to seniors, along with nutrition education and mentorship to local youth
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7. Easterseals New Jersey and Cross River Bank Rally to Support Residents Impacted by SNAP Benefit Delays Amid Government Shutdown
... 2025 – Easterseals New Jersey, a disability services nonprofit, and Cross River Bank (“Cross River”), a technology infrastructure provider offering embedded financial solutions, have joined forces to assist hundreds of individuals and families who are experiencing partial or delayed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits amid the ongoing federal funding impasse.
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8. BERGEN COUNTY ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT OVERPECK COUNTY PARK
County and Partners Respond as Federal Shutdown Leaves Residents Without SNAP Benefits or Paychecks LEONIA, NJ – As the federal government shutdown stretches into its fifth week, Bergen County will host an emergency food distribution event on Thursday, November 6th at Overpeck County Park in Leonia to assist SNAP recipient ...
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9. The Salvation Army Calls for Support as Rising Costs and SNAP Uncertainty Drive Increased Need
Union, NJ — As families across New Jersey face rising costs and ongoing uncertainty surrounding SNAP benefits, The Salvation Army remains committed to providing support to communities throughout New Jersey.
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10. BERGEN FIBER NETWORK GOES LIVE IN HILLSDALE
County-owned broadband delivers faster, more reliable service and savings for local government
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11. BERGEN COUNTY MOBILIZES EMERGENCY FOOD EFFORTS AMID FEDERAL SHUTDOWN & SNAP DISRUPTION
Hackensack, NJ – Due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, nearly 42,000 residents in Bergen County who rely on SNAP benefits will not receive them on time in November. In response, the Bergen County Office of Food Security is working closely with municipal and nonprofit partners to organize emergency food ...
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12. Valley’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Team Introduces Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections to Relieve Pain and Promote Healing
PARAMUS, NJ, October 22, 2025 – Valley Medical Group is expanding its regenerative medicine capabilities by launching the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to relieve pain and promote healing. These injections are being used by Valley Medical Group’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) team to treat adults with sports ...
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13. Joey’s Little Angels Contributes $10,000 to the Sharing Network Foundation in Memory of Daniel Haas
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — Joey’s Little Angels, a nonprofit founded in memory of Joseph Thomas “Joey” Angiolino of Hamilton, has contributed $10,000 to the Sharing Network Foundation in honor of Daniel Haas of West Windsor, a Notre Dame High School graduate whose organ donations saved six lives.
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14. The Valley Hospital Performs First Hybrid Graft and Stent Implant to Repair Aortic Aneurysms and Aortic Ruptures
Paramus, NJ, October 1, 2025 – The Valley Hospital has successfully performed its first implant of ThoraflexTM Hybrid, manufactured by Terumo Aortic. The graft and stent hybrid is used to replace the diseased portion of the aorta in patients who have an aortic aneurysm or aortic ...
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15. Valley Medical Group Expands Integrative Medicine Services with Therapeutic Massage Therapy
PARAMUS, NJ, September 10, 2025 – Valley Medical Group is pleased to announce the launch of therapeutic massage therapy, a new service available through Valley’s integrative medicine practice.
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16. Fire Departments in New Jersey Receive $10,000 Grant from State Farm? and the National Volunteer Fire Council
A total of $1.5 million was awarded to 150 volunteer fire departments nationwide through the Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program
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17. Valley Health System Pediatric and Research Teams Publish Groundbreaking Study on Preterm Infant Brain Development
PARAMUS, NJ, August 14, 2025 – Valley Health System’s pediatric and research teams have published a study in Developmental Psychobiology that highlights a step forward in neonatal care.
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18. The Valley Hospital’s Human Subjects Protection Program Awarded Reaccreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.?
PARAMUS, NJ, July 17, 2025 – The Valley Hospital is proud to announce that its Human Subjects Protection Program has received full reaccreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc.? (AAHRPP). The Valley Hospital’s program has been reaccredited for five years.
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19. Juniper Village at Paramus Named a Great Place to Work? in 2025
Continuing a Multi-Year Tradition of Earning Top Workplace Honors (July 17, 2025) Paramus, NJ - Juniper Village at Paramus, part of Juniper Communities’ network of senior living communities across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Delaware, and Texas, has once again been named a Great Place to Work? in 2025. This ...
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20. NJPAC’S FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, HORIZON SOUNDS OF THE CITY, RETURNS TO HEAT UP THE NEWLY REIMAGINED CHAMBERS PLAZA
July 17 – Aug 7: Free summer music series returns to Thursday nights with global stars including Lyfe Jennings, Cimafunk and MC Lyte  
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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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