There is no doubt that every county and municipal government and local school district are going through difficult financial times. I share the mayor’s frustration about the financial pressures we all face and the need for new recurring revenue sources, but I believe his focus...
West Orange, NJ – Essex County Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the reopening of the Tam-Ring Gibbons Exhibit at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange on Friday, August 21st. The exhibit, which originally opened in 2009, received a comprehensive facelift to its interior...
Newark, NJ – On Thursday, August 20th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the project to modernize the baseball field in Essex County Grover Cleveland Park in Caldwell/Essex Fells has been completed. The field was upgraded with a synthetic infield playing surface,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...