26. Dr. Rochelle Wimpfheimer, Executive Director of The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County, Named a 2025 NJBIZ ICON
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; April 7, 2025) – The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County announces Executive Director Dr. Rochelle Wimpfheimer has been named a 2025 NJBIZ ICON honoree. NJBIZ, a prominent business publication in the Garden State, awards this prestigious recognition to distinguished business leaders from New Jersey, ...
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27. Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County Announces Katrice Thomas as Executive Director
Westwood, New Jersey, March 17, 2025 – Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County (Habitat Bergen), a leader in affordable housing, today announced that Katrice Thomas has been appointed as Executive Director. Her appointment has been made following a robust and competitive search process, which included detailed consideration of a range ...
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28. Women’s Leadership Conference: A Call to Action Uniting Women in Leadership, Advocacy, and Empowerment During Challenging Times
March 12, 2025 - Hackensack, N.J. - YWCA Northern New Jersey (YWCANNJ) is thrilled to announce its upcoming Women’s Leadership Conference, which will take place on Wednesday, March 26, at 8:30 a.m. at the Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, N.J.
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29. Integrity House Secures $300,000 Grant to Strengthen Mental Health Safety Net in New Jersey
Newark, N.J. (March 03, 2025) – Integrity House, a leading provider of comprehensive substance use and mental health services in New Jersey, has been awarded a $300,000 grant through the New Jersey Safety Net Program (NJ SNIP), funded by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation (BMS Foundation), an independent charitable organization. ...
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30. Please Announce This Updated News. Women Leaders to be Recognized at The Community Chest's 'Girls Night Out'
The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County’s Third Annual 'Girls Night Out' to Recognize Women Leaders (Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; February 12, 2025) – The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County celebrates International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month at its third annual ‘Girls Night Out’ on Thursday, ...
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31. Bergen County Soup-er Bowl Delivers Over 8,000 Cans in Community Food Drive; Bergen Academies Clinches Back-to-Back Championship
Hackensack – While the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles geared up for the Super Bowl in New Orleans, students across Bergen County were hard at work for an equally important cause—fighting hunger in our community. The 2025 Bergen County Soup-er Bowl, an annual canned food drive organized by the Bergen ...
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32. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Announces Location of Future Girl Scout DreamLab
The council reimagines properties and further invests in the communities it serves.
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33. NY WATERWAY CHRISTENS 500-PASSENGER FERRY JACKIE ROBINSON, THE NEWEST IN ITS FLEET, IN HONOR OF AN AMERICAN ICON
Weehawken, NJ (January 29, 2025) –Yesterday, New York Waterway christened the newest addition to its fleet, Jackie Robinson, in a traditional champagne bottle-breaking ceremony at its Port Imperial Terminal in Weehawken, New Jersey. The 500-seat Jackie Robinson is named in honor of the Brooklyn Dodger legend and civil rights icon who is one of the ...
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34. Alfred Sanzari Enterprises Signs Long-Term Lease with Beauty Products Manufacturer at Elmwood Park Plaza
Elmwood Park, N.J. (January 29, 2025) – Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, a preeminent family-owned and operated commercial and residential real estate firm, announces a new 13,160-square-foot office lease with Beauty Plus Trading Co., Inc. (Beauty Plus) at Elmwood Park Plaza located at 475 Market Street in Elmwood Park, N.J.
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35. 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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36. 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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37. BERGEN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SWEAR IN TWO RE-ELECTED COMMISSIONERS AND SHERIFF, NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM ELECTED FOR 2025
(HACKENSACK, NJ) – On Thursday, January 2, 2025, the Bergen County Board of Commissioners held their annual Reorganization Meeting, swearing in two re-elected Commissioners, Tracy Silna Zur and Steven Tanelli, along with Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The Board also elected its 2025 leadership team, marking the beginning of another year dedicated ...
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38. Bergen County Secures $149,300 ARRIVE Together Grant to Enhance Mental Health Crisis Response
... County has been awarded a $149,300 grant through the New Jersey ARRIVE Together program, an initiative overseen by the Office of the Attorney General. This funding will strengthen Bergen County’s ability to respond compassionately and effectively to mental health crises by integrating trained mental health professionals into law enforcement operations.
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39. Lightbridge Academy Launches Fourth Annual Week of Giving to Inspire Community Connection
Event Encourages Kindness and Empathy in Children Through Hands-On Charitable Activities
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40. Martha Klink Obituary
Martha Mulcahey Klink, 76, of Princeton Junction, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Martha, known to most as Marty, was born on September 12, 1948, in Jersey City. She was the fourth of eight children, growing up in a bustling and loving home on Legion Place in ...
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41. Carin & Roger Ehrenberg Continue Foundational Support for the Human Dimension Program at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine with $3 Million Gift
Nutley, NJ – November 20, 2024 – Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation is pleased to announce a $3 million leadership gift from Carin and Roger Ehrenberg to support the Human Dimension program at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
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42. The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County Celebrates National Philanthropy Day and Awards Grants Totaling $115,000 to Nonprofit Agencies
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; November 18, 2024) -- The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County opened National Philanthropy Day and announced 28 grants were awarded, totaling $ 115,000, to 29 nonprofit agencies responding to increased need in the community. 
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43. TEDESCO, COMMISSIONERS PRESENT $60K IN OPEN SPACE FUNDING TO BOROUGH OF PARK RIDGE
Funding will support installation of sporting lighting at Sulak Field (Park Ridge, N.J.) – County Executive Jim Tedesco and members of the Board of Commissioners recently presented a ceremonial check for $60,011 from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund (OSTF) to Park Ridge Mayor Keith Misciagna and members of the borough council.
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44. FREE GOLF FOR BERGEN VETERANS & SERVICE MEMBERS IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY
Veterans and service members can receive one free round of golf at any county-operated golf course
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45. Local Woman Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary of Her Lifesaving Liver Transplant During National Liver Month
(Branchburg, NJ) – As part of the nationwide observance of National Liver Month, Katelyn Schwenzer of Branchburg, NJ, recently marked an extraordinary milestone - 30 years since her life was saved by a successful liver transplant.
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46. BERGEN COUNTY PRESENTS $146K IN OPEN SPACE FUNDING TO BOROUGH OF RUTHERFORD
Funding will support Memorial Park Diamond 4 Improvement Project (RUTHERFORD, N.J.) – County Executive Jim Tedesco and members of the Board of Commissioners recently presented a ceremonial check for $146,685 from the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund (OSTF) to Rutherford Mayor Frank Nunziato and members of the Borough Council. ...
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47. $2 Million Grant Supports Tuition-Free Manufacturing Education
PARAMUS, N.J. – A $2 million New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce grant - the New Jersey Manufacturing Skills Initiative - will offer 250 students the opportunity to enroll in a manufacturing education and training program at Bergen Community College this fall, tuition-free.
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48. 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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49. Bergen Volunteers Appoints Shara Nadler as their New CEO
Hackensack, NJ, September 2024 - Shara Nadler has been named Chief Executive Officer at Bergen Volunteers, effective September 9, 2024, the agency’s Board of Directors announced today.
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50. Northern NJ Community Foundation to Open National Arts and Humanities and Jersey Arts Month Celebrating ArtsBergen’s 10th Anniversary at Connect the Dots’ Works on Water
(Bergen County, New Jersey; September 5, 2024) –The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, opens National Arts and Humanities and Jersey Arts Month in October with a celebration of ArtsBergen’s tenth anniversary supporting the arts, artists, and creative placemaking in Bergen County,
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