1. The Biggest Producer of Public Art in Bergen County Launches 'Mind Your Feelings' Art Installation in Hackensack
(December 12, 2025; Hackensack, New Jersey) – The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s (NNJCF) ArtsBergen initiative launched the 'Mind Your Feelings' exhibit at the Johnson Public Library's Gallery Space, located at 274 Main Street in Hackensack. This original interactive public art project transforms community emotional experiences into a powerful tool ...
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2. PSE&G and the PSEG Foundation Launch $1.5 Million Community Relief Initiative to Provide Support in Times of Need
Community to Receive Assistance with Food, Housing, Energy and Other Services through NJ SHARES, Community Foodbank of NJ, Food Bank of South Jersey, Island Harvest and over 20 Other Nonprofit Organizations
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3. Hillsborough Woman Celebrates the 10-Year Anniversary of Her Lifesaving Liver Transplant During National Liver Awareness Month
(Hillsborough, NJ) – As we recognize National Liver Awareness Month this October, Elaine “Sissie” Welsh is reflecting on the 10 years since her lifesaving liver transplant and encouraging others to register as organ and tissue donors to help save and enhance lives. On July 15, 2025, Elaine celebrated a decade ...
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4. Six Tips to Keep Plants Thriving During a Heat Wave
(ROCKLAND, New York) June 23, 2025 –  With a heatwave gripping Rockland, Bergen County, and the Lower Hudson Valley, local gardens are feeling the strain of scorching summer temperatures. But with the right care, home gardeners can help their plants survive—and even thrive—despite the extreme heat. Down to Earth Garden ...
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5. Older Americans Month: Hamilton Resident Leonard Petruska Celebrates 25 Years of Life After Liver Transplant
(HAMILTON, NJ) – At 85 years young, Leonard Petruska of Hamilton, NJ, is living proof that age is no barrier to gratitude, purpose, or impact. This May, in celebration of Older Americans Month, Leonard is reflecting on a powerful milestone - 25 years since receiving a lifesaving liver transplant that ...
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6. HOW TO CHOOSE A SUMMER CAMP
By Andy Pritikin When your kids have graduated the local Day Care, Rec. Program, or “Camp Mom”, and you’re looking for the next logical step in giving a wonderful growth experience away from video games, smart phones, the internet, and TV –  Summer Camp is the answer! In the last summer, ...
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7. Exciting Changes Announced for Main Street Pops 2025 Hoboken Artisan Markets
Step into the heart of creativity and community at the popular  Main Street Pops Artisan Market, now located at the lively 770 Jackson St Plaza!
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8. 'Dopamine Land' Brings Its Immersive Experience to New Jersey
Paramus, NJ (February 11th 2025) - After captivating audiences in London, Madrid, Brisbane, and Washington, D.C., Dopamine Land, an interactive and immersive experience that transports guests to a 'world of happiness,' is set to make its New Jersey debut at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus this March. 
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9. Valley Medical Group Now Offers a Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group
PARAMUS, NJ, March 11, 2025 – Valley Medical Group now offers a support group for patients diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a lung disease that causes scarring of the lung tissue, making it difficult to breathe. This support group is supported by the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation ...
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10. Alfred N. Sanzari Family Foundation Announces Recipients of 2025 Fall Grant Program
$52,500 awarded to 15 local non-profits to support community-focused programs in 2025 and beyond
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11. Building Connections: Leveraging Technology to Combat Isolation Conference to be Presented on December 4
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; November 8, 2024) -- The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County (The Community Chest) will hold the conference, “Building Connections: Leveraging Technology to Combat Isolation”, on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at LG Headquarters, located in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
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12. Veterans Day Story of Hope: Local Vietnam Veteran Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Lifesaving Heart Transplant
(Green Brook, NJ) – As we honor the brave men and women who served our country this Veterans Day, Joseph Doll, a Vietnam veteran from Green Brook, reflects on his own incredible journey - not only as a proud serviceman but as a heart transplant recipient who recently celebrated the ...
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13. NJ Sharing Network Commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month by Honoring Organ Donor Heroes and Raising Awareness About the Importance of Organ and Tissue Donation
(New Providence, NJ) – According to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN), over 22,000 Hispanic individuals are currently on the national organ transplant waiting list. In 2023, Hispanic Americans made up about 15% of all organ donors in the U.S. ...
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14. FIRST LOOK: BIRCH HOUSE ON JERSEY CITY’S WEST SIDE UNVEILS A COMPLETE PACKAGE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AMENITIES
JERSEY CITY, NJ– Amidst a surge in summer lease activity at Birch House, developer Halpern Real Estate Ventures (HREV) has officially unveiled the complete package of five-star amenities in additional to its upscale collection of 337 rental residences on Jersey City’s thriving West Side.
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15. Summer Vacation has Arrived! Let’s Support our Children’s Mental Health
School is out, and summer is here! While for many kids, this is an exciting time, for others, the change in the routine and lack of structure can negatively affect their mental health. Without the daily support of teachers, friends, and counselors, it can be easy to miss signs that ...
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16. Norse Atlantic Airways Celebrates Inaugural Nonstop Flight from Athens to New York JFK
Norse Atlantic Airways today celebrated is the commencement of its inaugural nonstop flights between Athens and New York JFK. Operated by the state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner, passengers can now enjoy the convenience of a direct and affordable flight between these two vibrant cities. From the historical wonders of Athens ...
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17. NJSPBA PRESIDENT PETER ANDREYEV AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT MICHAEL FREEMAN SWORN INTO OFFICE
WOODBRIDGE – The new New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association President Peter Andreyev and Executive Vice President Michael Freeman were officially sworn in to their new positions today. 
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18. HALPERN HOSTS JERSEY CITY MAYOR STEVEN FULOP FOR RIBBON CUTTING MARKING OPENING OF BIRCH HOUSE
Ceremonial Event Showcases New 337-Home Building on Jersey City’s Reenergized West Side  
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19. Burlington Resident Destiny Charles Celebrates 9-Year Kidney Transplant Anniversary
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Destiny Charles recently celebrated her 9-year anniversary since receiving a lifesaving kidney transplant. Her journey from battling a kidney disorder as a teenager to becoming an ICU nurse at Cooper University Hospital is a story of hope and resilience.
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20. Medical Volunteers Perform Life Changing Surgeries In Peru With Healing The Children New Jersey
Providing health and hope, one child at a time. Tuesday, April 9, 2024 (Hawthorne, New Jersey) – Healing the Children New Jersey (HTCNJ), a New Jersey based nonprofit, will be sending a team of 21 medical volunteers to Arequipa, Peru April 13-20 on a pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgical ...
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21. Dayton/South Brunswick Resident Samarth Mehta Celebrates 20 Years Since Lifesaving Kidney Transplant
DAYTON, NJ - Samarth Mehta, 32, of Dayton, NJ, recently commemorated the 20-year milestone since receiving a life-saving kidney transplant. His journey from battling IGA Nephritis and HSP at the tender age of 9 to founding and presiding over Aashray Charities Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to supporting families with hospitalized ...
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22. Organ Donation in New Jersey Reached a New Record High in 2023
NJ Sharing Network reports 715 organs were transplanted marking fifth consecutive year of record growth
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23. BERGEN EQUESTRIAN CENTER OPENS NEW JERSEY'S FIRST EQUINE WELLNESS CENTER EQUINE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CENTER
Bergen Equestrian's A Stable Life Program has been in the mental wellness space since 2012 and has expanded its mission to open an equine emotional wellness center. (Leonia, N.J. – January 22, 2024) Bergen Equestrian Center (BEC) opens Bergen County's first equine emotional wellness center, A Stable Life, located ...
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24. Artist Makes Her Solo Debut in Ridgewood
RIDGEWOOD—West Side Presbyterian Church is excited to welcome artist Victoria Wright to The Gallery for her first solo exhibition, “Peripheral.”
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25. Free Program Teaching Kindergarten through Second Graders Social and Emotional Life Skills Available at Meadowlands Family Success Center in Little Ferry
Little Ferry, N.J. (January 4, 2023) – NJ4S Bergen, a comprehensive mental wellness program for students and families led by Children’s Aid and Family Services (CAFS), will be holding a free educational storytelling program called Forest Friends at the Meadowlands Family Success Center, every Tuesday from January 2 until February ...
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