1. The Valley Hospital First In New Jersey to Treat Patients Using Novel Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
RIDGEWOOD, NJ, February 16, 2024 – The Valley Hospital is pleased to announce treatment of the first patient in New Jersey, and one of the first in the United States, with a new, outpatient, FDA-approved approach that uses pulsed electrical fields, rather than thermal ablation, for patients with atrial fibrillation ...
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2. NJ4S Bergen Announces Assessment and Intervention-Based Mental Health Services Available to Bergen County Public Schools
The “Tier 3” services will be available to students in Grades 6-12, their families, and school staff Paramus, N.J. (January 31, 2023) – NJ4S Bergen, a comprehensive mental wellness program for students and families led by Children’s Aid and Family Services (CAFS), has announced their Tier 3 mental health ...
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3. Tree Time: $250k Planting Grant Promotes Sustainability
PARAMUS, N.J – Bergen Community College has secured a $250,000 state grant to renew its main campus tree population decimated by a changing climate, disease and invasive insects. The College secured the grant through the “Trees for Schools” program administered through the Sustainability Institute at the College of the New ...
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4. Hackensack PBA Local 9A Announces No Confidence Vote in Police Leadership
HACKENSACK, NJ – The Hackensack Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 9A, representing the dedicated Supervisors of the Hackensack Police Department, has voted to express no confidence in Police Director Ray Guidetti and Operations Captain Michael Antista. This decision, made at last night’s PBA meeting, reflects deep concerns about the current state ...
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5. BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (bergenPAC) 19TH ANNUAL GALA CELEBRATES SUCCESS AND RAISES FUNDS FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL
(Englewood, N.J. - October 19, 2023) - bergenPAC, New Jersey's premiere Arts Center, recently hosted its highly anticipated annual gala fundraising event featuring a captivating performance by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The sold-out event entertained attendees honored outstanding individuals, and recognized the dedication of long-time bergenPAC employees.
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6. National Council of Jewish Women CEO Speaks at United Nations in Solidarity with the Women of Iran
TEANECK, NJ (October 10, 2023) -Sheila Katz, the CEO of National Council of Jewish Women, the parent organization of  National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County Section (NCJW BCS), spoke at the United Nations (UN) on Thursday, September 14, in solidarity with the women of Iran as the one year ...
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7. Jersey City’s LaVise McCray Celebrates Her Life-Saving Kidney Transplant During National Minority Donor Awareness Month
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) –August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month, a time to honor the generosity of multicultural organ and tissue donors and their families, while also underscoring the critical need for people from diverse communities to register as organ and tissue donors.
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8. NJ Sharing Network’s Live Healthy and Move Community Event Set for September 16 in Vera Ames Park in Paterson
Free event will feature health screenings, fitness activities, nutrition information and family fun
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9. 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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10. NCJW HOSTS MEETING ON AVOIDING SCAMS AND SCHEMES
Seven Tips from WABC 7 on Your Side’s, and local Bergen County Resident, Nina Pineda
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11. Center for Hope & Safety to Host Annual Golf Classic at Edgewood Country Club on June 1 to Support Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors in Bergen County
Rochelle Park, N.J. (May 8, 2023) – Center for Hope & Safety (CHS), Bergen County’s only not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping adults and children rebuild their lives beyond domestic violence and abuse, will host its annual Golf Classic at Edgewood Country Club on Thursday, June 1, 2023.
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12. Center for Hope & Safety Releases Statistics Showing Record High Incidents of Domestic Violence
Rochelle Park, N.J. (April 11, 2023) –Center for Hope & Safety (CHS), Bergen County’s only not-for-profit agency dedicated to helping adults and children rebuild their lives beyond domestic violence and abuse, has released its 2022 program statistics which show record high incidents of domestic violence.
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13. Northern NJ Community Foundation's Partnership Awarded $75,000 Grant for Flooding and Community-Led Sustainability Project in Hackensack
Grant award provided by Partners for Places, a project of The Funders Network
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14. Project DYNAMO congratulates U.S. government on Brittany Griner rescue
Editor’s note: Bryan Stern is available for media interviews as a subject matter expert in rescues of American citizens held hostage or unlawfully detained. He will be in New York City tomorrow, Friday Dec. 9, and is available to come in-studio, if needed. 
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15. The New Jersey Reentry Corporation Joins Google Program to Offer Digital Skills Training for People Impacted by Incarceration
In June, Google announced an initiative to help people impacted by incarceration gain digital skills through strategic partnerships and programming
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16. BERGEN COUNTY TO OFFER ONE-TIME AMERICAN RESCUE FUND ARTS AND HISTORY GRANT PROGRAM
... Tedesco, Board of County Commissioners, and the Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs are excited to announce that $500,000 of American Rescue Funds have been allocated to eligible Bergen County non-profit arts and history organizations and eligible individual working artists and historians who have been impacted by COVID-19.
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17. An Accident Uncovers an Undetected Condition
RIDGEWOOD, NJ, August 4, 2022 — Several years ago, while completing an errand, Shari Benedict walked up a flight of eight stairs to reach her destination.
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18. NJ Sharing Network Plans Community Outreach Activities During National Minority Donor Awareness Month
(New Providence, NJ) – Celebrated in August, National Minority Donor Awareness Month honors the generosity of multicultural organ and tissue donors and their families, while also underscoring the critical need for people from diverse communities to register as organ and tissue donors.
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19. Northern NJ Community Foundation's Jannie Smith Legacy Fund Presents Scholarships to Students of Color Impacted by Family Member Battling Cancer
(Bergen County, New Jersey; July 19, 2022) -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's The Jannie Smith Legacy Fund awards its 2022 scholarships for $1,000 each to twins Kassidy Frempong and Kaydence Frempong of Teaneck, New Jersey, who will attend Hampton University in the fall. 
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20. Bergen Tuition-Freeze Extended Through Aug. 1
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College has extended its popular “inflation-busters” tuition freeze initiative through Aug. 1, giving students additional time to register for fall 2022 classes under the fall 2019 tuition rate ($146.50 per credit for Bergen County residents). The College’s latest student affordability program has already encouraged 4,743 ...
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21. 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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22. The Community Chest Names Vicki Sidrow Associate Executive Director
(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey; May 1, 2022) -- The Community Chest of Bergen County (The Chest) announces Vicki Sidrow has been named Associate Executive Director.  Sidrow will assist the executive director with administrative, programming and development activities.
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23. $4 Million of Relief Funds Support Tuition-Free Summer Classes at Bergen
PARAMUS, N.J. – Expanding the tuition assistance program that resulted in recognition from the federal government and First Lady Jill Biden, Ed.D., Bergen Community College will offer degree-seeking students the opportunity to take up to six credits of summer classes tuition-free. Most students who enrolled at the College during the ...
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24. Center for Hope and Safety Releases Statistics Showing Record High Incidents of Domestic Violence
Rochelle Park, N.J. (April 11, 2022) –Center for Hope and Safety (CHS), Bergen County’s only not-for-profit agency dedicated to helping adults and children rebuild their lives beyond domestic violence and abuse, has released its 2021 program statistics which show record high incidents of domestic violence.
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25. Center for Hope and Safety Releases Statistics Showing Record High Incidents of Domestic Violence
Rochelle Park, N.J. (April 11, 2022) –Center for Hope and Safety (CHS), Bergen County’s only not-for-profit agency dedicated to helping adults and children rebuild their lives beyond domestic violence and abuse, has released its 2021 program statistics which show record high incidents of domestic violence.
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