Meeting actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter on a movie set and getting a new kidney made this truly an “excellent” summer for a township teenager.

Born with a debilitating disease that could have taken her life, 11-year-old Olivia Vargas never gave up. She's been fighting and succeeding her entire life.

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Make-A-Wish New Jersey will hold fundraising walk in Monroe on Oct. 20

Arabian Horse Association Youth National Champion & Carteret Resident Participating in Annual Monroe Township Event October 20

Gavin’s wish to go to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and meet Captain Hook was granted this summer, thanks to the 2019 Jersey Mike’s Subs “Month of Giving” campaign
which raised more than $458,000 for Make-A-Wish New Jersey in March, according to a press release from the organization.

Morris Knolls student Erika Morgan met New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and head coach Pat Shurmur at practice on Saturday, Oct. 5.

N.J. teen becomes honorary Las Vegas police officer thanks to Make-A-Wish Foundation

Giants QB Eli Manning fulfills Morris County teen's wish

Three-year-old Matthew's wish to have a Sensory Playroom in his family's home was granted through the 2019 Jersey Mike's Subs "Month of Giving" Campaign, which raised over $458,000 for Make-A-Wish New Jersey in March.

As Las Vegas struggled to understand in the days that followed the 1 October shooting, 15-year-old Riley Carty was inspired by what he saw: the selfless efforts of Las Vegas police officers who helped to bring the community together.