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Press Releases

January 31, 2023

Black entrepreneurs and business owners will take their rightful place center stage this month, as Empower The Village, Inc., a Morristown-based 501c(3) nonprofit organization, hosts its inaugural Black History Month Empowerment Expo on Saturday, February 11th, 10AM – 6PM, at the beautiful ...

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Newark, NJ, (January 4, 2023) – Claudia G. Gidea, MD, FACC, has been appointed Medical Director of Heart Transplant, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Advanced Heart Failure at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. An accomplished clinician, Dr. Gidea brings more than 20 years of research, ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ -  RWJBarnabas Health continues its urgent appeal for blood and platelet donations, especially Type O blood, this January during National Blood Donor Month in response to a severe blood and platelet shortage among hospitals throughout the state. The surge in respiratory illnesses ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ  — RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, announced today that it has appointed Frank Pipas as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Balpreet Grewal-Virk, PhD, as Senior Vice President, Community Health. In ...

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NEWARK, NJ - Earlier today, Houston Police Detective James McFarland visited Newark Beth Israel Medical Center for a long awaited reunion with the first responders and medical team that saved his life, after he suffered a massive heart attack at Newark Airport last summer. The Detective and his ...

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Orange Public Library Board of Trustees 2023 Meetings Schedule January 12 February 9 March 9 April 13 May 11 June 8 July 13 August 10 September 14 October 12 November 9 December 14   All meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30pm in the ...

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The Orange Public Library will be holding a special Library Board of Trustees Meeting on December 29, 2022, at 6:30pm via zoom.  If you are interested in attending this meeting, which is open to the public, email Stephanie Flood at sflood@orangepl.org for a meeting link.

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NEWARK, NJ - NJ Devils all-star Jack Hughes along with teammates Miles Wood, Erik Haula and MacKenzie Blackwood visited pediatric patients at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center including Grace Eline, pediatric cancer survivor and founder of the WITH Grace Initiative. Grace created and donated a ...

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  West Orange, NJ, December 7, 2022– RWJBarnabas Health is urgently appealing for blood and platelet donations, especially Type O blood, in response to a severe blood and platelet shortage among hospitals throughout the state heading into the winter holidays and season. Due to an acute ...

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PRINCETON, NJ — TAPinto journalists were honored with eight 2022 Excellence in Journalism Awards by the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists. "At TAPinto, we're about providing original local news reporting and doing it the right way - - professionally and honestly. It is an honor to ...

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EAST ORANGE, NJ - The East Orange YMCA is making plans for the summer and gearing up for summer adventures that will keep kids active, engaged and healthy all summer long. Registration opened for 2023 summer camps on Tuesday, Nov. 15 to 2022 returning camp families, followed by registration for ...

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West Orange, NJ — RWJBarnabas Health received 32 awards and recognitions from the Healthgrades 2023 Specialty Excellence Awards for superior clinical performance in numerous specialty care areas, including cardiac, critical care, and surgical care.   Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center was ...

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NEW JERSEY - Over the past 5 years, AAngelsNJ Founder, Angelina Killane-Sims and Photographer and calendar creator, Reggy Stainfil, Stainfil Studios, collaborate to produce the Eye of the Survivor Inspirational Calendar.  Each year, the calendar showcases the journeys of 12 courageous breast cancer ...

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NEWARK, NJ  – Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has elected two new members to its Board of Trustees, Pastor Phillip A. Gilmore Sr., and Ms. Denise Cook.   Pastor Phil leads the St. John’s Community Baptist Church in the South Ward section of Newark. He is president of New Heights Ministries, ...

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Bundle up and come join us for a FREE 5K Turkey Trot, family-friendly event. Hosted by the Short Hills congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints- celebrating 100 Years in Essex County! Check in for the event will be at the Clipper Pavilion at the Turtle Back Zoo Reservoir ...

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NEWARK, NJ -  The Devils will host their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night in support of the National Hockey League’s initiative on Monday, November 21, 2022, when they face off against the Edmonton Oilers at 7:00 p.m. ET at Prudential Center. The Devils will have various ways for fans to get ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ – Three RWJBarnabas Health facilities were awarded with “A” Hospital Safety Score ratings by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. Among the A-rated hospitals is Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch ...

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Former Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand, a disability rights advocate and fundraiser, will speak at Kean University’s 15th annual Human Rights Conference, One Billion Forgotten: A Discussion on Disability Justice, Friday, December 2. Also speaking at the Conference is Isabel ...

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RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Host Free Workshops and Events in Recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month     WEST ORANGE, NJ  In recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month and The Great American Smokeout this November, RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer ...

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NEWARK,NJ -  – Newark Beth Israel Medical Center has appointed two leaders to chief executive positions within the organization.  Amy Doran, BA, BS, MS, APN-c has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, she is the first woman to hold this role at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.  Denise Shepherd, ...

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ORANGE, NJ – Housing and Neighborhood Development Services, Inc. (HANDS) will host its annual Community Leadership Awards on Thursday, November 10th, 2022, at 6PM. Themed Owning Our Future, the hour-long virtual event will showcase unsung local heroes, who amid the turbulence of the pandemic ...

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Do you have a great idea to help reduce the amount of single-use plastics in New Jersey? If so, the New Jersey Clean Communities Council (NJCCC) wants to hear from you. The NJCCC, a statewide non-profit litter abatement organization serving 21 counties and 558 municipalities, is rolling out a ...

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WEST ORANGE, NJ — The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), has released their coveted Digital Health Most Wired Survey results for 2022, recognizing all RWJBarnabas Health facilities with Most Wired status.   Among the more than 38,000 organizations surveyed by ...

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Live Run & Wellness Walk Scheduled for Sunday, October 30 with Virtual Format Participation Options; Exciting Fundraising Incentives Available and ALL Proceeds Support Heroic Efforts of Healthcare Heroes Registration Available at rwjbh.org/runningwiththedevils   WEST ORANGE, NJ ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — With well more than 20 million local, engaged readers in the past year and a network of nearly 100 online local news and digital marketing platforms in New Jersey, New York, Florida and Pennsylvania, TAPinto can help your business reach the right audience. More than 240,000 ...

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ESSEX COUNTY, NJ - Moms Helping Moms (MHM), a NJ baby supply and diaper bank, and Franciscan Charities (Newark) co-hosted a diaper distribution event on Tuesday, September 27th in honor of National Diaper Need Awareness Week. New Jersey First Lady Murphy as well as a representative from Congressman ...

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The College of Education and Human Services will host an in-person Graduate Open House on October 20, 2022.  Seton Hall University's College of Education and Human Services offers a broad spectrum of top-tier graduate programs that prepare students for rewarding careers as teachers, education ...

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The Family Success Institute (FSI), a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building up families and the communities that surround them, was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to support family success. Budgeted over the course of two years, the grant ...

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A celebration of economic empowerment and entrepreneurship was in full swing last month when Empower The Village, Inc. (ETV), a New Jersey-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a 25-state footprint, hosted its inaugural Power Swing Classic & North Star Awards golf tournament and fundraiser ...

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