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West Essex YMCA Board Members sign the final steel beam before it's raised.

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Steel Signing Marks Major Milestone in New West Essex YMCA Construction

LIVINGSTON, NJ — December 5, 2025 — The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges marked a major milestone Friday, Dec. 5 in the construction of the new West...

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Portrait of Rick Gorab, retiring President and CEO of Metro YMCA of the Oranges, smiling in a suit with an orange tie

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Rick Gorab to Retire as President and CEO After Four Decades

LIVINGSTON, NJ - November 7, 2025 – The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, a leading nonprofit organization serving Bergen, Essex, and Sussex...

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Award badge reading Top Workplaces 2025 from NJ.com and Jersey's Best

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Metro YMCA of the Oranges Named a 2025 'Top Workplace'

LIVINGSTON, NJ - The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, a non-profit organization with branches in Bergen, Essex, and Sussex counties, has been...

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Black-and-white historic photo of campers swimming and boating at Fairview Lake with a sailboat in the distance

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Fairview Lake YMCA Camps Set to Mark 110 Years

NEWTON, NJ — Fairview Lake YMCA Camps, a branch of the non-profit Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, is excited to announce a milestone celebration as...

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People in hard hats break ground with shovels at the site of the new West Essex YMCA

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West Essex YMCA Partners with Valley Bank to Advance New Facility Construction

LIVINGSTON, NJ, June 2, 2025 – The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges today announces a new strategic partnership with Valley National Bank, beginning...

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A golfer in a straw hat tees off on a hilltop course with rolling hills behind him

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Sussex County YMCA to Hold 23rd Annual Golf Outing

HARDYSTON, NJ - The Sussex County YMCA will hold its 23rd annual Golf Outing on May 21, 2025 at the award-winning Ballyowen Golf Club in Hamburg, NJ....

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People play pickleball on indoor blue courts at the new Sussex County YMCA Pickleball Center

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Pickleball Center Plans Grand Opening

LAFAYETTE, NJ - The Sussex County YMCA is celebrating the long-awaited grand opening of its brand new indoor Pickleball Center on Wednesday, Jan. 15...

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A Bergen County student-athlete honoree poses with an award plaque and three men at a banquet

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YMCA Celebrates Bergen County Student-Athletes

NEW MILFORD, NJ - The New Milford YMCA Program Center, a location of the Greater Bergen County YMCA, gathered Bergen County’s premier high school...

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