Cpl. Erica Valvano—21-year leader of the Morris Hope One program—stepped down on Aug 28 after delivering addiction and mental health services to over 60,000 people and training more than 11,000 in Narcan use. She plans to continue working on substance-abuse programs from her new home in North Carolina.
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A Celebration of Life event will honor Dr. Lauren Semanchik—the Morris County veterinarian fatally shot in a double homicide in Pittstown—with a music festival starting at 4 p.m. followed by a candlelight vigil at 8 p.m. on Sept. 27 at Ort Farms in Long Valley.
Valley National Bank in Morristown laid off 59 employees between June 13 and Aug. 22, while pharmaceutical giant Novartis will lay off 58 workers between Nov. 28 and June 26 next year—these cuts are part of a broader trend among New Jersey companies reducing staff.
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