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03 Feb ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO THANKS COMMUNITY FOR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE DURING ANNUAL ESSEX COUNTY HOLIDAY LIGHTS SPECTACULAR More than 18 Tons of Non-Perishable Food, Toys and Winter Coats Are Collected to Assist the Needy

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West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that 81,798 people visited the 10th Annual Essex County Holiday Lights Spectacular at Turtle Back Zoo and more than 18 tons of non-perishable food, clothing and toys were collected for those in need....

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02 Feb

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  ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS GROUNDHOG DAY CELEBRATON AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO Groundhog Day Prediction by Essex Ed Means Six More Weeks of Winter West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (center) announced that Essex Ed, resident groundhog at Essex County’s...

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11 Jan ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO PRESENTS BALANCED AND RESPONSIBLE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR 2017 Executive Presents County Budget before Statutory January 15th Deadline for the 14th Consecutive Year

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Newark, NJ – On Wednesday, January 11th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. presented a balanced and responsible 2017 budget of $715.3 million that stabilizes the County’s financial plan and addresses the challenges due to the ongoing national economic conditions. Layoffs have been avoided...

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10 Jan ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO OUTLINES PLANS FOR THE TENTH ANNUAL DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Culling Program will Continue in South Mountain Reservation and Hilltop Reservation

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Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. outlined plans for the 2017 Essex County Deer Management Program in Essex County South Mountain Reservation and Essex County Hilltop Reservation on Tuesday, January 10th. This is the 10th year of the program, which...

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03 Jan ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES 795,558 VISITORS CAME TO ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO IN 2016 New Annual Attendance Record Set for 12th Consecutive Year

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 West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Essex County Turtle Back Zoo welcomed 795,558 visitors in 2016, which set a new annual attendance record for the 12th consecutive year. This was the second time in the Zoo’s history that...

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28 Dec ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF 14 INTERSECTION UPGRADES ALONG LYONS AVENUE AND CHANCELLOR AVENUE IN IRVINGTON

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Irvington, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. was joined by Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss on Wednesday, December 28th to announce that 14 intersections along Chancellor Avenue and Lyons Avenue in Irvington were modernized as part of a Federally-funded $6.4 million project. Upgrading...

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22 Dec ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES RECORD ATTENDANCE AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO FOR 12TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR New Annual Attendance Record is 755,240

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West Orange, NJ – On Wednesday, December 21st, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. welcomed the Vickers family from Bloomfield as the 755,240th visitors to Essex County Turtle Back Zoo during 2016. This breaks the annual attendance record set last year and is the...

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21 Dec ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO PRESENTS AWARDS IN 12th ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE HOMES AND HABITATS GINGERBREAD CONTEST Holiday Contest Helps Raise Awareness about Nature and the Environment

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Roseland, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. presented awards to the children and families who participated in the Essex County Environmental Center’s 12th Annual Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest on Tuesday, December 20th.  There were 37 entries in this year’s...

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12 Dec ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES OPENING OF ESSEX COUNTY CEDAR GROVE PARK & ROBERT J. O’TOOLE COMMUNITY CENTER 77-Acre Park Developed on site of the Old Essex County Hospital Center Community Center Named for Retired Cedar Grove Mayor and 12-Year Councilman

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Cedar Grove, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the completion of the 77-acre Essex County Cedar Grove Park and the Robert J. O’Toole Community Center on Fairview Avenue in Cedar Grove on Monday, December 12th. Developed on the site of the...

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