1. COUNTY MOVES FORWARD ON BERGEN JUNCTION WORKFORCE HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT
New Mixed-Use Project Will Provide Housing for Essential Workers, Veterans, Promote Economic Growth
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2. Valley Medical Group Medical Director of LGBTQ+ Services Honored as a New Jersey Fifth District Hometown Hero
PARAMUS, NJ, December 20, 2024 – Valley Health System congratulates Raffaele M. Bernardo, DO, FACP, AAHIVS , Medical Director of LGBTQ+ Services for Valley Medical Group, on being honored as a New Jersey Fifth District Hometown Hero by Congressman ...
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3. Valley Health System Opens New Spine Center
PARAMUS, NJ, November 4, 2024 – Valley Health System is excited to announce the opening of its new Spine Center, which guides patients on the proper path to pain relief and prevention by bringing together the skills of medical, surgical, pain, and rehabilitation specialists to collaborate in caring for patients ...
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4. Bergen Board Adds Alumna
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College class of 2024 graduate Kaylie Quezada has joined the institution’s Board of Trustees as alumni representative. Quezada, Bergen’s former student government association president, took the oath of office at the board’s October 8 meeting. She will serve a one-year term through June 30, 2025.
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5. Senator Cory Booker Celebrates Cynthia Lapidus of Children’s Aid and Family Services as an Angel in Adoption?
September 13, 2024 – (Paramus, NJ) - Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) celebrated Cynthia Lapidus from Scotch Plains, New Jersey as a 2024 Angels in Adoption? Honoree for her outstanding advocacy for adoption issues.
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6. HUD Awards $425,000 to the Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey to Fight Housing Discrimination
Funding will support and promote fair housing nationwide. NEW JERSEY - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $31.7 million from its FY 2024 budget to support 75 fair housing organizations across the nation through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP).
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7. BERGEN COUNTY ANNOUNCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTYWIDE LOCAL SAFETY ACTION PLAN
The plan will identify strategies and actions to improve transportation safety for all road users
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8. League of Women Voters of Northern Valley’s Annual Meeting Will Discuss Ranked Choice Voting and Install New Board of Directors
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; May 3, 2024) – The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley will hold its 78th Annual Meeting on Monday, May 20 at 6:00 p.m. and elect and install its 2024-2025 board of directors. 
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9. Tech Data Company “Own” Sued for Trying to "Own" Its Employees With Hidden Noncompete Contracts
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ – In the shadow of the Federal Trade Commission banning noncompete agreements, Own a/k/a OwnCompany Inc. (f/k/a OwnBackup Inc.), a leading data platform player in the digital technology and data processing industry, and whose website boasts partnerships with Microsoft, Salesforce and AWS (Amazon), is facing a Federal Antitrust lawsuit from a ...
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10. Valley Medical Group Opens Comprehensive LGBTQ+ Care Center
RIDGEWOOD, NJ, March 13, 2024 – Valley Medical Group is proud to announce the opening of Valley’s Center for LGBTQ+ Care, which will provide comprehensive healthcare services for the LGBTQ+ community in an inviting and safe space.
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11. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR BIKES & SCOOTERS ON NY WATERWAY
October 19, 2023 – As part of its commitment to encourage environmentally-friendly travel in NY and NJ, NY Waterway has eliminated its surcharge fee for bikes and scooters.
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12. Table to Table Receives Grant from BofA to Support Alleviating Food Insecurity
Funding will help feed more hungry neighbors through both existing and new, innovative approaches to food rescue
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13. Table to Table Announces its 2023 Chefs Gala Honoree: Chef, Restaurateur, Author, and Community Advocate, Melba Wilson
Saddle Brook, NJ April 25, 2023 –Table to Table, NJ’s first food rescue organization, proudly names chef, restaurateur, author, and community advocate, Melba Wilson as its 2023 Chefs Gala Honoree.
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14. BERGEN COUNTY LAUNCHES DEMENTIA FRIENDLY INITIATIVE
HACKENSACK N.J – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of County Commissioners, and the County’s Division of Senior Services under the Department of Human Services announce that the County of Bergen will launch a Dementia Friendly Initiative in partnership with the Act Now Foundation’s Dementia Resource Center.
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15. STEM Student Secures National Honor
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College student Lisa Nam has earned the 2022-23 Terry O’Banion Student Technology Award and Student Developer Champion Award from the League for Innovation in the Community College. Nam, of Teaneck, will receive $1,000 for educational expenses and a plaque commemorating her achievement. The international nonprofit organization ...
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16. NJ Food Rescue Challenges Individuals and Corporations to Help Raise Enough to Deliver 1 Million Meals to Hungry Neighbors One Step at-a-Time with Table to Table’s Virtual Walk on April 1-30th
Get Fit and Win Prizes, While You Do Good Saddle Brook, NJ, March 20, 2023 –Table to Table, New Jersey’s first food rescue organization, is springing into action to raise enough funds to provide the equivalent of 1 million meals to food insecure NJ neighbors through its Table to Table ...
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17. Kean University Is First in NJ to Join National Moon Shot for Equity Partnership
UNION, N.J. — As part of a longstanding commitment to diversity and equity in higher education, Kean University announced today it is the first university in New Jersey to join Moon Shot for Equity, a national network of colleges and universities committed to eliminating equity gaps in higher education by ...
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18. EASTERSEALS NJ URGES EMPLOYERS TO HIRE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Inclusive Hiring Guide Empowers Businesses to Recruit and Retain People with Disabilities, Beginning in October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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19. New Jersey’s Premier Culinary Event— Table to Table’s Chefs Gala— Resumes In Person on Wednesday, September 21
Nonprofit Proudly Announces its 2022 Honorees: Four-Time James Beard Award Winning Chef Michel Nischan, and Medical-Technology Leader, BD
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20. Inflation-Busters: 2019 Tuition Rate Frozen Through July 1
PARAMUS, N.J. – The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on personal finances has prompted Bergen Community College to deploy numerous strategies at making education more affordable. Among them, the College leveraged nearly $5 million of federal pandemic relief funds to satisfy the outstanding balances of students with past-due tuition bills.
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21. 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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22. Food Rescue Nonprofit, Table to Table, Mobilizes Walkers to Help Provide 1 Million Meals for our Hungry Neighbors in Northern NJ
Great prizes, fun contests and pure altruism intersect for Table to Table’s Virtual Walk on April 1-30th, 2022
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23. Table to Table Recognizes Cherry Hill Elementary School in River Edge with the Award for Student Philanthropy for their support of Bag a Lunch, Help a Bunch Fundraiser
School Raises Enough Funds to Provide 52,860 Meals for Hungry NJ Neighbors
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24. $5 Million Gift to Endow Surgical Chair at Hackensack University Medical Center 
Edison, NJ – February 1, 2022 – Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation is pleased to announce a $5 million gift from an anonymous benefactor and grateful patient of Howard Ross, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, chair of the Department of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at Hackensack University Medical Center, to create the M. Martin ...
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25. Robert J. Wilkens Insurance Agency Takes the Lead in Raising Funds for Habitat for Humanity Bergen
(Bergen County, New Jersey; October 13, 2021) -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert J. Wilkens Insurance Agency, a World Insurance Associates company, is helping people in our area in their time of need.  This year, the company again joined Farmers of Salem's 'Earn More, Give Back' charitable incentive program in ...
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