Press Releases

Members of the media are invited to Overpeck County Park on Monday, November 18th at 9:45 a.m. for the County’s Office of Food Security fresh produce distribution in partnership the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. Over 90,000 pounds are expected to be sorted and distributed to 40 food pantries in Bergen County. Produce boxes will include staples such as potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage, apples and plums, and will be vital supplements to the already depleted food pantries leading up to the holiday.

Members of the media are invited to Overpeck County Park on Monday, November 18th at 9:45 a.m. for the County’s Office of Food Security fresh produce distribution in partnership the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. Over 90,000 pounds are expected to be sorted and distributed to 40 food pantries in Bergen County. Produce boxes will include staples such as potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage, apples and plums, and will be vital supplements to the already depleted food pantries leading up to the holiday.

“I am deeply disappointed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to resume congestion pricing. Her temporary postponement in June was nothing more than a political maneuver, and bringing it back now shows the same disregard for the impact on the greater New York metropolitan area. This revised $9 tax is STILL a shameless money grab by the MTA to patch up years of financial mismanagement—at the expense of New York City’s neighbors.

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of Commissioners, the Bergen County Parks Department, and the County’s Division of Veterans Services are proud to announce that Bergen County veterans and active duty can enjoy a free round of golf in honor of Veterans Day at any of Bergen County’s six public golf courses from Monday, November 11th to Friday, November 15th.

On October 29, 2024 the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will examine all aspects of Bergen County Communications Public Safety Operations Center’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services Director Charles Schwartz announced today.

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, and the Board of Commissioners in partnership with the County’s Division of Historic and Cultural Affairs invite the public to attend a free music concert featuring the Cider Barn Band on Sunday, October 27, from 1pm – 3:30pm at the Wortendyke Barn Museum, a County Historic Site at 13 Pascack Rd, Park Ridge, N.J. This is the last concert in the 2024 music series.

Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III and the Bergen County Board of Commissioners in partnership with the Bergen County Latino Advisory Committee and Bergen Community College will host a Hispanic Heritage Month ceremony and celebration on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the Moses Center at Bergen Community College.