The Week's Best Good News

Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.

Program Helps Connect Job-Seeking Veterans with Healthcare Companies

Workforce Opportunity Services founder sees growing sector as natural fit for those who served their country and now seek employment

Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold in Fort Lee Still Unclaimed

Deadline to collect winnings looms for lucky ticket holder

Jewish Family Service to Host Anniversary Gala

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Teaneck Creek Conservancy Honors Three For Eco-Friendly Efforts

Volunteers Needed to Pack Meals for Haitian Children

Teaneck church to host volunteer effort

Fort Lee Wendy's Raising Money for Local Teen

High School Student with Down Syndrome Scores Touchdown [VIDEO]

A football dream comes true for a high school senior in New York.

Gratitude Graffiti Project to Begin in Teaneck

Local merchants allowing visitors to scribble on their windows in upcoming community arts project

New Jersey Ranks Among Sexiest Accents

Occupy Bergen County Targets Fort Lee Bank

Occupy Bergen County protested last week in front of J.P. Morgan Chase Bank in Fort Lee at the corner of Schlosser Street and Lemoine Avenue.

Household Income Down 8.6% in Bergen County Since 2008

NJ household’s income drops for fifth straight year as ranks of poor rise

Johnny Damato Donor Awareness Blood Drive Planned for October

More information about the fundraiser and blood drive for the 16-year-old Fort Lee boy recovering from a heart transplant is available on a newly created Facebook page. The event itself is Oct. 21 at the Fort Lee Rec. Center.

Vets on Rehab Ride Stop in Fort Lee Friday

More than 200 cyclists arrived at the Glen Cove Mansion Thursday as they travel 330 miles from Massachusetts to New York City, ultimately finishing in Fort Lee, on a mission of healing.

Fort Lee’s British Invasion 2012

The British are Coming to Fort Lee Again! But this time it is a welcome home of sorts.

Fort Lee’s Good Shepherd Sponsors ‘Canned Film Festival' to Fight Hunger

The local church and the Fort Lee Film Commission are urging people to bring canned food or monetary donations for the Center for Food Action in Englewood to the summer’s remaining Movies & Music Under the Stars screenings.

Gesher Shalom to Celebrate Back to School, Inaugurate High Holidays

Two events at the local Synagogue on Anderson Avenue in Fort Lee, including a barbecue, music and religious services, are planned for Sept. 7 and 8.

Facebook Fort Lee: Images of Past Through Technology of Today

The Fort Lee Historical Society hopes to collect high-resolution images of Fort Lee’s past from Facebook users to create a Fall 2013 Fort Lee Museum exhibit.

Fort Lee Youth Faces Tough Road To Recovery After Heart Transplant

Johnny Damato received a lifesaving heart transplant in June. His mother provided an update on his condition now, complications that have arisen along the way and a fundraiser being planned.