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Press Releases

May 8, 2026

SOUTH ORANGE – As clouds held back the rain, JESPY House proudly celebrated the groundbreaking of The Hub on the Cooperman Family Campus on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, marking an exciting and historic milestone in the organization’s mission to support young adults with Intellectual and Developmental ...

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The Union Twp. Police recently visited the Connecticut Farms Church Nursery School. The Police Officers talked to the children about safety and the children were able to see a police motorcycle and sit in the back of the police Hummer.  The children loved getting to know the officers who protect ...

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Elizabeth, NJ. May 5, 2026. The Pink Room Shapewear & Wellness proudly marks its 18th anniversary, celebrating nearly two decades of serving women with specialized shapewear and post-surgical support solutions.Founded on May 5, 2008, in a 500-square-foot retail space in Elizabeth, New Jersey, ...

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UNION, NJ - The Union Municipal Band, under the direction of Howard Toplansky, will present a Veterans Alliance Benefit Concert on Monday, May 11.  The concert will be held at Livingston School, 960 Midland Boulevard, at 7:30 p.m.  Admission is free and the public is cordially invited to ...

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SOUTH ORANGE - JESPY House announces its anticipated Spring Gala 2026: The JESPY Journey. The annual fundraiser will take place on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 6:30pm at the historic Orange Lawn Tennis Club, which is located in South Orange, NJ.The evening will celebrate JESPY clients and their ...

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SOUTH ORANGE - JESPY House announces its anticipated Spring Gala 2026: The JESPY Journey. The annual fundraiser will take place on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 6:30pm at the historic Orange Lawn Tennis Club, which is located in South Orange, NJ.The evening will celebrate JESPY clients and their ...

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RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway proudly celebrated the ribbon cutting of RWJBarnabas Health Primary & Specialty Care alongside Mayor Raymond Giacobbe — an exciting milestone bringing together Heart & Vascular, General Surgery, and ...

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Township of Union – The Township of Union, in partnership with the Union Special Improvement District and the Union Arts Center, is proud to announce the 2026 Union Pride celebration, featuring a headline performance by Grammy-nominated Broadway star and NBC’s The Voice finalist, Frenchie ...

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SOUTH ORANGE - The New Jersey Association of Community Providers (NJACP) recently held its Annual Statewide Conference in Atlantic City. The event, titled ‘Meeting the Challenge, Seizing Opportunities, & Moving Forward’, brought together providers and professionals in the Intellectual and ...

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New Brunswick, NJ—The Center for Discovery, Innovation and Development (CDID) at Children’s Specialized Hospital, part of the Children’s Health network at RWJBarnabas Health, is growing its partnership with BILLY Footwear with the launch of the BILLY Limitless 253 shoe, available now in adult ...

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Elizabeth, NJ—Trinitas Regional Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, offers free breast and cervical screenings to women who are uninsured or underinsured. The program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Health.Appointments are available on Saturday, May 2 from ...

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Some kids need to catch up. Others are ready to race ahead. Mathnasium's customized summer programs bring the fun and the fundamentals, all while delivering real results you can see: higher grades, boosted test scores, more confidence, better attitudes. Summer at Mathnasium has something for every ...

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Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among men ages 15 to 35, yet it remains one of the least discussed. Despite high survival rates at all stages, especially when caught early, many cases are diagnosed later than they should be—often because men hesitate to speak up, seek care, or even ...

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West Orange, NJ – Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Jersey City Medical Center, Monmouth Medical Center, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital have been named to Newsweek’s 2026 list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals. The annual list, presented by Newsweek and Statista, highlights the top ...

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MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Red Bull New York today unveiled its new RWJBarnabas Health Red Bulls Performance Center in Morris Township, New Jersey. The cutting-edge complex is the most innovative soccer training facility in North America and further positions the Club to attract and develop the best ...

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West Orange, NJ – RWJBarnabas Health was recognized by Commerce Magazine and The Commerce & Industry Association of NJ (CIANJ) at the 2026 "Companies That Care" Awards Ceremony on April 16th, 2026 for its engagement in partnerships that improve New Jersey. The health system has collaborated ...

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SOUTH ORANGE - In conjunction with Rabbi Matt Gewirtz of Temple B’Nai Jeshurun (Short Hills) and Father Brian Needles of Our Lady of Sorrows Church (South Orange), JESPY House recently hosted “Coffee and Conversation with JESPY House.” The interfaith breakfast brought together members of the ...

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Elizabeth, NJ—Trinitas Regional Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital, recently presented Melani Oliveira, AD, RN in Labor & Delivery with the DAISY Award, a recognition program designed by the DAISY Foundation to celebrate nurses.Oliveira came to Trinitas in 2019 as a Unit Secretary ...

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MILLBURN, NJ – Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Executive Director), recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, is proud to announce its 88th season of world-class shows to be presented during the theater’s 2026-2027 season in Millburn, New ...

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West Orange, N.J., April 17, 2026 – RWJBarnabas Health and Essex County have rolled out their new mobile pediatric clinic, which provides local children with essential health screenings, physicals, immunizations, health education, and routine preventive services directly where families live, work, ...

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Spring is here, which means allergy season is too. In this Q&A, Catherine A. Monteleone, MD, Director of Allergy and Immunology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and affiliate of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group, shares how this spring’s ...

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In recognition of National Donate Life Month, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) hosted a heartfelt “kidneyversary” celebration honoring more than 70 patients who received kidney transplants at the hospital over 25 years ago.  “When this program was first introduced, we were building ...

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West Orange, N.J. —RWJBarnabas Health’s Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick and Rutgers Cancer Institute are implementing a cutting-edge extended reality (XR) platform that transforms the way neuro- and spinal surgeons prepare for, ...

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When we talk about binge drinking, it’s often in the context of college-aged adults. However, Alexis LaPietra, DO, FACEP, Medical Director of the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery (IFPR) and Director of Addiction Medicine for Emergency & Hospitalist Services at ...

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Some kids need to catch up. Others are ready to race ahead. Mathnasium's customized summer programs bring the fun and the fundamentals, all while delivering real results you can see: higher grades, boosted test scores, more confidence, better attitudes. Summer at Mathnasium has something for every ...

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 MILLBURN, NJ - Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Executive Director), recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, is pleased to announce complete casting and the creative team for West Side Story, the final production of Paper Mill’s 2025-2026 ...

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MILLBURN, NJ – April 13, 2026 – Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director; Mike Stotts, Executive Director) proudly announces the Grand Opening of the newly renovated Carriage House restaurant and event space on May 6, 2026, unveiling an exciting new culinary direction ...

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New Brunswick, NJ–Christian Hinrichs, MD, Co-Director of the Duncan and Nancy MacMillan Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence and Chief of the Section of Cancer Immunotherapy, RWJBarnabas Health, has been awarded a four-year, $800,000 translational research grant from the V ...

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Every spring, families across the country celebrate graduations — the tossing of caps, the tearful hugs, the sense that a new chapter is beginning. For most young adults, that chapter comes with open doors: college, careers, independence. For the roughly 50,000 Americans with autism spectrum ...

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At Trinitas, family is the foundation of community health. We believe access to quality care, starting from birth, should be available close to home. Today, we're stepping inside the heart of the WIC program for a closer look at the team of experts who provide a bridge to health and nutrition right ...

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