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22 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO PROPOSES INITIATIVE TO NAME NEW ESSEX COUNTY VAILSBURG PARK ATHLETIC COMPLEX IN HONOR OF STATE SENATOR RONALD L. RICE The “Ronald L. Rice Athletic Complex” will include new fields for the community and students at the Essex County Donald M. Payne, Sr. School of Technology

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced an initiative to name the athletic complex under construction in Essex County Vailsburg Park as the “Ronald L. Rice Athletic Complex” after NJ State Senator Ron Rice. A resident of Newark, Senator Rice announced...

12 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES THE ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY EARNS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION Prestigious Designation Signifies Essex County’s Commitment to Highest National Operational and Professional Standards

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Thursday, August 11th that the Essex County Correctional Facility earned accreditation from the American Correctional Association, which sets the standards for correctional facilities and detention centers in the United States, American territories and...

11 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES PLANS TO INSTALL NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT HOBART GAP ROAD/WHITE OAK RIDGE ROAD AND HOBART AVENUE IN MILLBURN

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Millburn, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. joined with officials from the Township of Millburn on Thursday, August 11th to announce plans to modernize the intersection of Hobart Gap Road/White Oak Ridge Road and Hobart Avenue in Millburn with new traffic signals....

20 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES AA-PLUS RATING WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK BY FITCH RATINGS Essex County’s Financial Outlook Improved from Stable to Positive

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Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Fitch Ratings upgraded Essex County’s bond rating to AA-plus with a Positive financial outlook, up from an AA-plus rating with a Stable financial outlook, on Tuesday, July 19th. This is the first...

14 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ESSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT SURVEY Community responses help identify local health concerns and need for wellness programs

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Cedar Grove, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the results of the recently completed Essex County Community Health Assessment Survey. Conducted from December 2021 to March 2022, the survey asked Essex County residents about the health issues and concerns they experience...

11 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION TO REPLACE THE MARION AVENUE CULVERT IN MILLBURN IS UNDERWAY

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Roseland, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that work to replace the Marion Avenue Culvert over a tributary of the West Branch of the Rahway River in Millburn was underway. The project is part of the County Executive’s ongoing initiative to...

07 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES AAA RATING BY MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE IS REAFFIRMED

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Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Moody’s Investors Service has reaffirmed Essex County’s Aaa rating with a stable outlook in a review released on Wednesday, July 6th. Essex County received the Aaa rating for the first time in...

02 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS ESSEX COUNTY LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION Star of Essex County Awards are Presented to Newark Pride Inc. Board President Sharronda “Love” Wheeler, South Orange Village Trustee Bob Zuckerman and Founder & CEO of OUT Agency Julio C. Roman

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., the Essex County Office of LGBTQ Affairs and the Essex County LGBTQ Advisory Board hosted the Essex County LGBTQ Pride Month Celebration on Thursday, June 30th. During the ceremony, DiVincenzo presented Pride of Essex County...

30 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF DOUGAL PLACE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT IN WEST CALDWELL

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West Caldwell, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Tuesday, June 28th that the replacement of the Dougal Place Bridge over the Kane Brook in West Caldwell is complete. The project is part of the County Executive’s ongoing initiative to modernize...

23 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES NEW TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE INSTALLED AT TWO INTERSECTIONS ALONG FRANKLIN AVENUE IN BELLEVILLE AND TWO INTERSECTIONS ALONG SPRINGFIELD AVENUE IN IRVINGTON

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Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that new traffic signal equipment was installed at two intersections along Franklin Avenue in Belleville and two intersections along Springfield Avenue in Irvington on Thursday, June 23rd. The improvements are part of a...