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Press Releases

May 9, 2025

During an Assembly Budget committee hearing, it was revealed that the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission knew there were mounting issues with Real ID appointment demand outweighing availability. Today marks the deadline to have a Real ID or passport to fly domestically and New Jersey still has the ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - The Valley Hospital has successfully completed its first implant of the Evoque tricuspid valve replacement system, manufactured by Edwards Lifesciences, following its recent FDA approval. The Evoque system is the first transcatheter therapy approved for the treatment of severe ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - Jersey’s Best magazine has named 43 physicians from The Valley Hospital Medical Staff to its 2025 list of “Top Cancer Doctors.”Each year, Jersey’s Best releases a list of the state’s top physicians in conjunction with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., which publishes America’s Top Doctors ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - Bergen magazine has named 258 physicians from The Valley Hospital’s medical staff and affiliated medical staff to its 2025 list of “Bergen County’s Top Doctors.”According to Bergen magazine, the peer-nominated list represents physicians who are highly regarded by their colleagues, as ...

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The Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic (BGCPP) is thrilled to announce its upcoming Great Futures Gala, scheduled for Friday, May 9, 2025, at The Venetian in Garfield, NJ. Themed "Defying Gravity," the evening will celebrate and support the unlimited potential of youth in Paterson and ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - Valley Medical Group’s Sleep Medicine Program is proud to offer treatment for children and young adults diagnosed with narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that affects the brain’s ability to control sleep cycles, which may cause excessive daytime sleepiness, ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - The Valley Hospital Foundation recently celebrated the success of its comprehensive capital campaign, Serve. Care. Transform: The Next Chapter of The Valley Hospital, which raised more than $145 million toward the construction of The Valley Hospital, located in Paramus, New Jersey.

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PARAMUS, NJ - Located at Valley Health System’s Ridgewood campus, the Earl A. Wheaton, Jr., MD, Family Care Center provides comprehensive outpatient primary care, prenatal care, and specialty care for patients of all ages, from infants to seniors. The Center’s 33-room, newly updated, ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - Valley Health System is pleased to announce that Robert Brenner, MD, MMM, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer for Valley Health System, has been named to the 2025 Health Care Power list, released by NJBIZ. Dr. Brenner was recognized for his leadership of new initiatives at ...

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In 2003, just before her 50th birthday, my aunt had a routine colonoscopy scheduled – the kind meant to catch colorectal cancer early, when it’s easiest to treat. Before the screening, her colon ruptured, revealing advanced-stage colorectal cancer that had gone undetected. There were no warning ...

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RIDGEWOOD, NJ - The Valley Hospital is proud to offer an interstitial lung disease (ILD) initiative, where a multidisciplinary team meets monthly to discuss complex cases of ILD.Interstitial lung disease is an umbrella term used for a large group of conditions that cause inflammation and scarring ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - Valley Health System is proud to offer biologic injections as a treatment option for both severe asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Biologics are monoclonal antibodies that target immune pathways responsible for inflammation in asthma. In the era of precision ...

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Attention: U.S. Veterans - The Borough of Totowa is excited to announce an affordable housing program that will be accepting preliminary applications for eligible households starting on March 17th, 2025, until March 21st, 2025 for premises at 55 Mitchell Avenue, Totowa, a moderate, 2 bed – 1½ bath ...

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Experience a transformative and inspiring day FOR women, and ABOUT women at the Let’s Talk Women’s Health & Wellness Symposium, Saturday, March 29, 9:00-5:00 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Author, cultural storyteller, empowerment speaker, and media personality Mikki Taylor will ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - The Mahwah Branch of The Valley Hospital Auxiliary is excited to announce a Spring Into Fitness event that will take place on Saturday, May 3. This event will be held at The Valley Center for Health and Wellness, located at 1400 MacArthur Boulevard in Mahwah, New Jersey.From 8:30 a.m.

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PARAMUS, NJ - Valley Health System is proud to share the construction of the multidisciplinary cardiovascular offices, located on the sixth and seventh floor at 140 East Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus, New Jersey, was recently recognized by the Association of Medical Facility Professionals (AMFP).

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PARAMUS, NJ - Valley Health System is pleased to announce Robin Goldfischer, Senior Vice President of Legal Services and General Counsel for Valley Health System, has been named one of NJBIZ’s 2025 Leaders in Law. NJBIZ is a statewide business publication.“I am honored to be recognized alongside my ...

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Special Dragons Karate Program Opens in Bergenfield to Empower Children with Autism and Special NeedsBergenfield, NJ – Special Dragons, a non-profit karate program designed specifically for children with autism and other special needs, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its newest ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - Valley Health System is proud to announce that Puneeta Sharma, MD, MHCM, CPE, Chief Medical Officer for Valley Medical Group, has been named to the Board of Directors of American Medical Group Association (AMGA) Foundation.At Valley Medical Group, Dr. Sharma leads a 500+ ...

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North Jersey Masters, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) Ridgewood-based running club, is offering several training programs this season to prepare new and experienced runners for The Ridgewood Run®, a long-time Memorial Day event that they founded and continue to organize. The popular North Jersey Masters ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — The Hyperlocal News Network, a complete and unique publishing solution that provides first-class operational and strategic online solutions, is announcing a new partnership with the Local Media Consortium, a strategic alliance of local media companies, to be its preferred ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - Valley Health System congratulates Robert Brenner, MD, MMM, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Valley Health System, for his recognition on the 2025 NJBIZ Power 100 list and for being ranked as a healthcare influencer on ROI-NJ’s “ROI Influencers: Power List 2025 – Health ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is a comprehensive medical facility offering a wide range of services, including acute medical care, psychiatric treatment, and substance use treatment.Our Emergency Department is a reliable destination for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) looking for ...

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PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY (Jan. 28, 2025)—Today, Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey (GSNNJ) announced that its Service Center at 300 Forest Ave. in Paramus, New Jersey, will be transformed into a Girl Scout DreamLab, with an estimated grand opening in spring of 2026. This dynamic space will house the ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - Valley Health System is proud to offer treatment for substance use disorder through specialized withdrawal management, often referred to as detoxification or detox, at its dedicated Recovery and Wellness Unit. This program provides a supportive environment for individuals to begin ...

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West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Lady Edwina of Essex, Essex County Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, did not see her shadow on Groundhog Day and is predicting spring weather to arrive early. She also predicted the Philadelphia Eagles would ...

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The annual INNOVATE100 celebration, which honors the state’s most influential innovation leaders, is now accepting nominations for its 2025 class. This year’s event will be held on May 13, 2025 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, where leaders from across various sectors—including ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Reacting to Monday’s launch of TAPinto’s new legal notices platform, more than fifty county and local elected officials are publicly urging Governor Murphy and the State Legislature to amend the law regarding legal notices to enable them to be published on local news sites ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - TAPinto, New Jersey’s leader in local news reporting, has launched a legal notices platform that provides transparency and accountability for publication of legal notices while significantly reducing the cost to New Jersey taxpayers.  Legal notices on TAPinto are only $25.   ...

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PARAMUS, NJ - The Valley Hospital is proud to announce that it is one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for 2025, according to new research released by Healthgrades. This achievement reflects The Valley Hospital’s unwavering commitment to exceptional patient care and puts Valley in the top 2% of ...

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