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14 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES PLANS TO CONSTRUCT HOOF STOCK BARN FOR ZEBRAS AND BONGOS AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO

Posted at 08:59h in Press Release

West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced plans to construct a hoof stock barn in the African Adventure Exhibit in Essex County Turtle Back Zoo on Thursday, August 13th. The addition of the barn will enable the animal collection in...

12 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES TRAFFIC ROUNDABOUT AT WEST HOBART GAP ROAD AND WALNUT STREET IN LIVINGSTON New Design Enhances Traffic Control and Eases Congestion

Posted at 15:25h in Press Release

Livingston, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that a traffic roundabout, or circle, has been installed at the intersection of West Hobart Gap Road and Walnut Street in Livingston on Wednesday, August 12th. The revamped construction transforms the three-leg intersection into...

20 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF PROJECT TO MODERNIZE BASEBALL FIELD IN ESSEX COUNTY WEEQUAHIC PARK IN NEWARK

Posted at 14:32h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – On Monday, July 20th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the project to modernize the baseball field in Essex County Weequahic Park in Newark has been completed. The field was upgraded with a synthetic infield playing surface, natural grass...

16 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES PROPOSAL TO RECOGNIZE ALBERT COUTINHO BY NAMING SOCCER FIELD IN ESSEX COUNTY RIVERFRONT PARK IN HIS HONOR

Posted at 15:54h in Press Release

Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Thursday, July 16th that he is recommending the soccer field in Essex County Riverfront Park in Newark be named in honor of the late Albert Coutinho. Coutinho was a prominent businessman, co-founder...

15 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES UPGRADES COMPLETED FOR PLAYGROUND IN ESSEX COUNTY MONTE IRVIN ORANGE PARK

Posted at 13:29h in Press Release

Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the playground in Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park in Orange has been modernized with new apparatus, water features and a rubberized safety surface on Wednesday, July 15th. The first stage of the...

15 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES ESSEX COUNTY RIVERFRONT PARK RECEIVES COMPREHENSIVE FACELIFT Playground, Basketball and Tennis Courts, and Baseball Field are Modernized with New Surfaces and Equipment

Posted at 12:44h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Tuesday, July 14th that Essex County Riverfront Park in Newark received a comprehensive, $1.7 million facelift. The project included modernizing the playground, tennis and basketball courts, and baseball field. It is part of...

07 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO OPENS NEW LEMUR EXHIBIT AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO Former Sea Lion Sound Transformed into a Jungle Habitat

Posted at 15:17h in Press Release

West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. opened a new Lemur Exhibit at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange on Tuesday, July 7th. The Lemur Exhibit replaces the Sea Lion Sound, which was repurposed and reimagined from a large...

17 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS ESSEX COUNTY LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION Star of Essex County Awards Presented to Rutgers University-Newark Vice-Chancellor Shante Palmer, Garden State Equality Director of Trans Resiliency Damien Alan Lopez and Marshall Dennehey Attorney Steven A. Johnson

Posted at 12:59h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., the Essex County Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs and the Essex County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Board hosted the Essex County LGBTQ Pride Month Celebration on Wednesday, June 17th. During the ceremony, DiVincenzo...

10 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HONORS ELLIOT CADEAU FOR ACHIEVING ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE BY EARNING THE 2026 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND 2026 NCAA FINAL FOUR MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER

Posted at 15:53h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. honored Elliot Cadeau for earning the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship and being named as the 2026 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player on Wednesday, June 10th. Cadeau is a native of West Orange...

04 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES PLANS TO MODERNIZE SOFTBALL FIELDS IN ESSEX COUNTY IRVINGTON PARK

Posted at 09:34h in Press Release

Irvington, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced plans to modernize the two softball fields in Essex County Irvington Park on Wednesday, June 3rd. Synthetic infield playing surfaces will be installed on both fields while the outfield areas will remain as natural...