1. Student Selected for Prized Ambassadorship
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College student Maria Frometa Lora has earned one of 50 spots in the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Leader-in-Residence Program for the 2024-25 academic year.
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2. Morristown’s Kerry O’Connor Celebrates 11th Anniversary of Lifesaving Pancreas Transplant and Advocates for Organ Donation
(Morristown, NJ) – Kerry O’Connor is celebrating a significant milestone this September – it is 11 years since a pancreas transplant saved her life. Reflecting on her journey, Kerry is using this anniversary to advocate for NJ Sharing Network and encourage people to register as organ and tissue donors to ...
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3. Adoptive Therapy Dogs for Combat Veterans
New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) has sponsored three shelter dogs to provide combat Veterans with support and companionship.  
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4. Flemington’s Amy Leonard Celebrates a Decade of Life with Heart Transplant
(FLEMINGTON, NJ) – This month, Amy Leonard is celebrating a remarkable milestone: the 10-year anniversary of her lifesaving heart transplant. This anniversary marks not only a personal triumph for Amy but also serves as a testament to the generosity of organ and tissue donors. Amy now shares her story of ...
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5. NJ Sharing Network Celebrates Black History Month and Highlights Inspiring Story of Hope of Transplant Recipient Muran Veniszee of North Brunswick
(NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ) - NJ Sharing Network, the federally designated non-profit organization focused on saving and enhancing lives through the recovery of donated organs and tissue in the Garden State, proudly participates in Black History Month by sharing the uplifting story of Muran Veniszee, 42, a North Brunswick resident who ...
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6. Bergen County Office of Food Security Announces 2023 Awards for Food Pantry Sustainability Grant Program
Hackensack, NJ – County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of County Commissioners, and the Bergen County Office of Food Security are excited to announce awards for the 2023 Food Security Task Force Sustainability Grant Program, following passage of resolution 1373-23 by the Bergen County Board of Commissioners. Awards were approved ...
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7. Local High School Students Awarded Scholarships for Advocacy and Support of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Ten 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.
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8. Rahway’s Lisa Smallwood-Belk to Celebrate Her Life-Saving Kidney Transplant at NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life
On Saturday, May 20, 2023, thousands of organ and tissue transplant recipients, donor families, living donors and dedicated volunteers and advocates will come together in Ocean Grove for NJ Sharing Network’s 5K Celebration of Life Walk and USATF Certified Race.
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9. Sparta’s Allison Ognibene Celebrates 35 Years Since Her Life-Saving Heart and Double-Lung Transplant
(Sparta, NJ) - Allison Ognibene, 50, has enjoyed living and thriving in Sparta since she was only 5 years old. Over the years, she has made countless local friends who appreciate her warm and fun-loving personality.
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10. WHY IS THIS WINE DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER WINES?
(Bayonne, NJ, FEB 21, 2023) -- With the Jewish holiday of Passover just around the corner (Passover begins APRIL 5), many people choose to serve wines that are kosher-certified. So, just how different is kosher wine from the non-kosher stuff?
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11. Plainfield’s Chriseline Beaubrun Celebrates Anniversary of Her Life-Saving Heart Transplant
(PLAINFIELD, NJ) – Chriseline Beaubrun of Plainfield, NJ, is taking time to reflect on the gift of life and the miracle of organ and tissue donation and transplantation as she recently celebrated 14 years since receiving her life-saving heart transplant.
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12. Bergen County Food Security Tast Force Announces 2022 Awards for Food Pantry Sustainability Grant Program
Hackensack, NJ – The Bergen County Food Security Task Force is excited to announce awards for the 2022 Food Security Task Force Sustainability Grant Program, following passage of Resolution 1190 by the Bergen County Board of Commissioners at their Wednesday, December 14 meeting.
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13. 104th Birthday Celebrations at Brightview Paramus
About Ansgar Hansen: Hansen was born on June 21, 1918 in southern Norway. He was the second of 13 children. He attended school in a one room schoolhouse. As a teen he bought a horse for doing farm work. In 1938 he attended Bible School in Bergen, Norway.
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14. bergenPAC RE-ANNOUNCES SHOWS THAT WERE POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND RESCHEDULED FOR FALL 2022
(Englewood, New Jersey-May 24, 2022) bergenPAC re-announces shows that were postponed due to the pandemic and will take place in the newly renovated theater when it reopens in Fall 2022.
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15. Bergen Student Earns National Award for Tutoring
PARAMUS, N.J. – The International Center for Supplemental Instruction at the University of Missouri-Kansas City has recognized Bergen Community College student and supplemental instruction leader Livia Fontana with the group’s annual “International Outstanding New SI Leader Award.”
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