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Green Acres Application for Essex County Turtle Back Zoo

06 Feb

Posted at 14:43h in Public Notice

Please complete this community survey for the County's Green Acres application by copying and pasting into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnIu0rf0AM60og9ZBBWkDeFPpXGjlCgNvuSZe6-XNhgDgoAw/viewform?usp=header  [pdf-embedder url="https://essexcountynj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Essex-County-Green-Acres-Public-Ad-2026.pdf" title="Essex County Green Acres Public Ad 2026"]  ...

02 Feb

Posted at 13:27h in Press Release

West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Lady Edwina of Essex, Essex County Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, saw her shadow on Groundhog Day and is predicting winter weather to linger. She also predicted the Seattle Seahawks would defeat...

27 Jan

Posted at 09:13h in Press Release

West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Essex County Turtle Back Zoo annual attendance for 2025 was 933,872, which is the fourth consecutive year that attendance has topped 900,000. He also reported that 112,172 people visited the Annual Essex...

23 Jan

Posted at 08:35h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – On Wednesday, January 14th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. presented a balanced and responsible 2026 budget proposal of $916.3 million that includes a 1.74 percent property increase and addresses the challenges due to the ongoing national economic conditions and rising...

06 Jan

Posted at 21:49h in Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anthony Puglisi December 31, 2025 973-621-2542 Priscilla Mikulewicz 973-621-4454 Johana M. Caba 973-621-1590 ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO OUTLINES PLANS FOR 2026 DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Program will be held in South Mountain Reservation and Hilltop Reservation Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced plans for the...