1. 2024 Bergen County Soup-er Bowl Collects 6500 Cans for Local Food Pantries
Hackensack, NJ – While the Kansas City Chiefs were once again crowned the NFL’s best after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58, a new champion emerged in the 2nd Annual Bergen County Soup-er Bowl – a team led by the students of Bergen County Academies and the ...
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2. BERGEN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ELECTS ALL-FEMALE LEADERSHIP BOARD
Voss & Marte Sworn Into New Term  (HACKENSACK, NJ)- On Wednesday, January 3rd, the Bergen County Board of Commissioners held their annual Reorganization Meeting where they elected an all-female leadership team, with Germaine M. Ortiz (D – Emerson) as Chairwoman, Mary J. Amoroso (D – Mahwah) as Vice Chairwoman, and Dr. ...
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3. New Jersey Renter Finds Luxury, Value, Quality at Hackensack's Ivy and Green
HACKENSACK, NJ – After relocating to New Jersey from California, Kyle Toczek and his partner settled in Hackensack, NJ, the Bergen County city widely touted for its reimagined downtown where shops, dining, nightlife and entertainment are plentiful.
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4. Spectrum for Living’s Client-Prom, “An Evening in Hollywood”
River Vale, New Jersey – Spectrum for Living held their client prom, “An Evening in Hollywood,” on June 14, 2023 at Florentine Gardens.  
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5. Marine Trades Association of New Jersey Foundation Announces 2023 Scholarships and Educational Awards
Brielle, NJ – The Marine Trades Association of New Jersey (MTA/NJ) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of their 2023 scholarships and educational awards. Since 2006, the MTA/NJ Education Foundation has awarded over $30,000 to deserving students and has provided over $10,000 towards marine education and training for members.  
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6. New BBQ Restaurant Kicks Up Its Heels in Jersey City, Helmed by Nationally Renowned Chef/Pitmaster
Jersey City, NJ – – April 2023 witness ed one of the most thrill ing additions to the New York metropolitan area dining scene: Boots & Bones ...
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7. Honors Students Stacking Awards
PARAMUS, N.J. – Five current and alumni members of Bergen Community College’s Alpha Epsilon Phi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa - the honor society of two-year colleges - have secured awards during the spring semester. From scholarships to leadership positions and even a publishing credit, each of the students has ...
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8. Northern New Jersey Community Foundation Names Leonardo Vazquez Executive Director
(Hackensack, New Jersey; February 23, 2023) – The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's board of trustees  (NNJCF) announced the appointment of Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP as the organization's Executive Director.  Vazquez comes to NNJCF with more than 30 years of experience working as an urban planner, community economic development professional, creative ...
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9. Bergen Adds VP to Enhance External Affairs
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College has hired longtime community college leader Suzanne M. Wetzel to direct the development of community partnerships for the institution as vice president of external affairs.
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10. Kean University Architecture Student Helps Redesign Kean House Patio
Santiago Rada of Elmwood Park assisted with several on-campus projects. 
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11. Foundation to Offer Rappaport Prize to Top Kean Architecture Students for Second Year
UNION, N.J. —  For the second year running, a private foundation with a history of supporting higher education and the teaching of urban design will offer a $10,000 innovation prize to be shared by top students at Kean University’s Michael Graves College School of Public Architecture.
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12. HARRISON MAYOR JAMES A. FIFE CUTS THE RIBBON ON NEW 381-UNIT RENTAL BUILDING AT URBY
Pioneering Residential Brand Adds New Living and Social Spaces, Indoor Basketball Court, and Green Spaces to Harrison’s Growing Residential Scene
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13. Bergen Students Spread Love with PB&J Drive
PARAMUS, N.J. – The Bergen Community College Office of Student Life and Student Government Association used peanut butter and jelly to spread love during the winter season for those in need as part of a Valentine’s Day food drive.
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14. Jeffrey B. Perry, A Spartan Who Took a Different Path
Dr. Jeffrey B. Perry (Jeff Perry) is an independent, working-class scholar formally educated at Paramus High School (class of 1964), Princeton, Harvard, Rutgers, and Columbia. The recently published, second volume of his Hubert Harrison biography entitled "Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927" (Columbia University Press, December 2020) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
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15. Traphagen Firm Caps Kindness Acts with $10k for College Foundation
PARAMUS, N.J. – In honor of the firm’s first 50 years, Traphagen CPAs & Wealth Advisors, of Oradell, completed 50 acts of kindness to give back to the community they serve, saving the biggest for last - a $10,000 donation to the Bergen Community College Foundation. Bergen officials, including Board of ...
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16. 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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17. The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County's 'No Show Fall Fest' to Recognize Non-Profit Warriors
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; September 30, 2021) -- Celebrate the new season and participate in The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County's 'No Show Fall Fest' from September 22 through October 27 to honor non-profit warriors serving our community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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18. Table to Table Honors Celebrity Chef David Burke and Essential Food Industry Workers from Inserra Supermarkets & HelloFresh
at September 22, 2021  Virtual Chefs Gala Guests Will Savor a 3-Course David Burke-Curated Meal and Participate in Charity Auction Hosted by Nicholas D. Lowry, from Antiques Roadshow
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