Monday, May 6, 2013
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River Edge The River Edge Mayor and Council will be meeting Monday in the council chambers of Borough Hall. The work session begins at 7pm and the public session begins at 8pm. River Edge, Oradell, New Milford Rotary Club will be meeting Tuesday at Cool Beans, 304 Kinderkamack Rd, Oradell at 12:15 pm. The Zoning Board of Adjustment will be meeting on Wednesday at 8pm. Neighbors helping Neighbors - Career Transition Support and Networking group ( CTSN ) will be meeting at the River Edge Public Library at 7 pm. The River Edge Beautification Committee will be meeting on Thursday at 8pm in the PSB meeting room--2nd floor. Senior Citizens of River Edge (S.C.O.R.E.) meet every Monday and Tuesday from 10 am to 2 pm at the Temple Shalom, 385 …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
To commemorate the occasion, Neighbors Helping Neighbors with the support of the Oradell-Emerson Rotary presented a plaque to Library Director John Trause
Having previously celebrated its two-year anniversary in January, Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN) had cause for another joyous occasion with its one-year anniversary at the Oradell Public Library. The group, which was formed in River Edge in January 2011 by John Fugazzie, honored Library Director John Trause with a commerative plaque through the help of the Oradell-Emerson Rotary Club. "We want to take a moment and thank the Oradell Library for allowing Neighbors Helping Neighbors to meet here on a weekly basis," Oradell facilitator Deborah Richardt said. "John [Trause] and his staff have helped the Oradell community in a really great way." Since its creation, Neighbors Helping Neighbors has grown to include 26 locations in New Jersey, …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
All invited to attend the job seekers network free event Friday, Jan. 25 at the Hasbrouck Heights Hilton Hotel.
It's been two years since the job seekers group Neighbors helping Neighbors first launched and now there are hundreds who have success stories to share. The job seekers network, which was founded by River Edge resident John R. Fugazzie and now has a presence in towns all over North Jersey, marks its two-year anniversary Friday. Jan. 25 with a special anniversary event at the Hasbrouck Heights Hilton which all are welcome to attend. Admission is free. Neighbors Helping Neighbors started out with one group led by Fugazzie at the River Edge Library and now there are meetings held at libraries all over the state as well as recently branching out into Boston, Mass. NHN meets every Tuesday at the Oradell Library, 1pm and Thursdays in River Edge…
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
River Edge's John Fugazzie created Neighbors Helping Neighbors 18 months ago and is now in the mix for a $5,000 grant from the Marigold Ideas For Good
Through hardwork, dedication and plenty of volunteer's efforts, the job search support and networking group Neighbors Helping Neighbors group has grown leaps and bounds over the past 18 months following its created by River Edge resident John Fugazzie. And now, the group's founder is one of 15 finalists in the Marigold Ideas For Good summer contest. "My idea of starting _Neighbors-helping-Neighbors_ has made me qualify for this possible grant," Fugazzie said. "I moved pass the essay and the inteview portion. Now it is up to people to vote for me." The contest, inspired by Catalino Tapia who emigrated from Mexico to the United States at the age of 20 with six dollars in his pocket, built a successful gardening business. Today, at the age of…
Monday, July 23, 2012
The River Edge-based Neighbors Helping Neighbors group hosted their first annual outdoor networking event in the park
As part of their year and a half birthday celebration, the River Edge-based Neighbors Helping Neighbors job seekers support group hosted their first annual barbeque and networking event at Veteran's Memorial Park this past weekend. To date, the group has 146 success stories of helping its members locate employment and branch out into 20 weekly library programs with plans to expand into five additional locations in the coming months. Neighbors-helping-Neighbors USA, Inc. (NhN) is a peer-led volunteer support and networking group targeted to individuals who are actively looking for work and interested in reinvigorating their job search. Membership is open to anyone in career transition, including unemployed or underemployed individuals and …
Friday, May 11, 2012
With news that the Dept. of Labor's Professional Service Group is being reinvented, local Neighbors Helping Neighbors groups are stepping in
During last week's Assembly budget committee hearing, committee members learned that Gov. Chris Christie's new budget would lead to less funding of the Department of Labor's job-training program Professional Services Group (PSG) so that the program could be reinvented. But since then the Neighbors Helping Neighbors group in River Edge has stepped up and offered their own services to help those members left in a lurch. "NhN is ready to help fill in the gap," founder John Fugazzie said. "I know many of our NhN members are also PSG members and want to extend a welcome to the PSG members to attend NhN meetings. NhN will only get better with more members and more volunteers helping build our network of libraries." According to a report in the …
Friday, March 23, 2012
The group has celebrated 70 success stories in 13 months across 19 libraries and five counties
After just celebrating its 70th success story and opening its newest location in Emerson, the River Edge-based Neighbors Helping Neighbors job seekers group got an added boost when District 38 Senator Robert Gordon swung by on Thursday and offered his support. "I can empathize with a lot of the challenges you are facing," Gordon said to the packed group of members. "I've been through a lot of careers and having once been laid off from a consulting job, needing to o back to school and retooling any opportunities by networking my way in to the game." Gordon even admitted he may reach out to NHN if his political career doesn't work in the long term, but also in the short term to find a part-time job as a full-time legislature's income does …
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
River Edge-based Neighbors Helping Neighbors was potentially facing losing their meeting location
Over the weekend, the River Edge Mayor and Council were inundated at Borough Hall during their budget discussion by members of the Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN) job-seekers and networking group. The governing body and its citizen budget committee discussed a $46,000 budget cut to the public library's budget based on moving the building's utilities and employee insurance under the state mandated formula of a third of a mil. The final decision was pending on Borough Attorney Saverio Cereste's legal opinion on whether the libraries utilities and insurance costs should be included in the state mandated formula of a third of a mil. The borough's contribution to the library is 33 cents on each $1000 of assessed value per residence. By state …
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
With 12 meeting locations, over 20 members have found jobs
Neighbors helping Neighbors (NhN), an organization offering free peer volunteer support for people actively seeking employment, has reached several milestones in just its first year of existence - there are 11 meeting locations around Northern New Jeresy and over 20 members have found employment. Their next milestone is to launch a 12th location. Started in River Edge in January 2011, NhN has fostered an environment in which group members assist each other in job search techniques and suggestions based on personal experience plus personal and professional networking. Resources are available at host libraries to assist with computer job searches and other useful resources. Among the success stories is Steve. "I had been looking since the …
Ann Piccirillo
12:46 am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Gertrude, my apologies. I don't see it posted in the announcements. I have added it to our events calendar to be featured tomorrow. If you still have it, please send me a copy of the acknowledgement that you received: annpiccirillo@yahoo.com. more ›