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02 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO REOPENS ESSEX COUNTY WEEQUAHIC GOLF COURSE AFTER MAJOR RENOVATION Updating Infrastructure, Enhancing Safety and Preserving Historical Elements are Included in Project

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. reopened Essex County Weequahic Golf Course in Newark on Thursday, July 31st after the completion of a $9.5 million project to perform a comprehensive makeover. The improvements include updating drainage and irrigation systems, realigning the...

14 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES THE NEW ESSEX COUNTY WYNONA LIPMAN FAMILY COURTHOUSE IN NEWARK New Building is Named after the Late NJ State Senator Wynona Lipman Provides Modern and State-of-the-Art Facilities for Family Courts

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated the new Essex County Wynona Lipman Family Courthouse in Newark on Friday, July 11th. Named in honor of the late Wynona Lipman, the trailblazing NJ State Senator who championed issues involving children, women and...

16 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS ESSEX COUNTY LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION Star of Essex County Awards Presented to East Orange Police Chief Phyllis L. Bindi, Cooperman Barnabas DEI Director Patrick Koslecki and The Newark LGBTQ Community Center

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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 Monday, June 16th. During the ceremony, DiVincenzo...

07 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF $4 MILLION REPLACEMENT OF BLOOMFIELD AVENUE BRIDGE IN WEST CALDWELL

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West Caldwell, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the completion of a $4 million project to modernize the Bloomfield Avenue Bridge in West Caldwell. The improvement is part of the County Executive’s ongoing initiative to update infrastructure and enhance pedestrian and...

29 May ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2025 ESSEX COUNTY SENIOR CITIZEN LEGACIES WRITING CONTEST

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the Division of Senior Services announced the four winners and four honorable mention recipients of the 2025 Essex County Senior Citizen Legacies Writing Contest during an awards luncheon at the Cherry Blossom Welcome Center...

22 May ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO INVITES NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO APPLY FOR ARTS AND HISTORY GRANTS Application Information Session is May 28th; Application Deadline is August 15th

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Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. invites all non-profit organizations that offer cultural arts programming to apply for Essex County Arts and Essex County History grants that can assist with general operating expenses or special projects. Information sessions about the...

16 May ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF TWO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS New Traffic Signals Installed at Intersection of Mountain Avenue and Gould Avenue/Knollwood Drive in North Caldwell Thomas Boulevard Bridge is Reconstructed in Orange

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Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the installation of new traffic signals and intersection improvements in front of Gould Avenue Elementary School in North Caldwell and the reconstruction of the Thomas Boulevard Bridge in Orange were completed. Two...

07 May ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES ‘PATRICIA CHAMBERS GROVE’ IN ESSEX COUNTY BRANCH BROOK PARK IN HONOR OF PHILANTHROPIST AND BRANCH BROOK PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDER PATRICIA CHAMBERS

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the dedication of the Patricia Chambers Grove in Essex County Branch Brook Park in Newark on Tuesday, May 7th. The dedication recognizes the numerous contributions made by Ms. Chambers as a founding member of...

05 May ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES $4.8 MILLION OF IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO ESSEX COUNTY INDEPENDENCE PARK Three Existing Athletic Fields are Modernized with New Synthetic Playing Surfaces and One New Soccer Field is Created

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the completion of two projects totaling more than $4.8 million to provide a major facelift to Essex County Independence Park in Newark on Friday, May 2nd. Existing athletic fields were updated with new playing...

22 Apr ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO AND ADAPT ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR DRUG TAKE BACK DAY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 26th Safely Discarding Unused Prescription and Over the Counter Medication Can Help Prevent Drug Abuse

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Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., the Essex County Board of County Commissioners, the Essex County Division of Community Health and Family Connections’ ADAPT Coalition are encouraging residents to dispose of their old or unwanted prescription medications during the Federal...