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28 Apr ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES ICE DETAINEES WILL BE DEPOPULATED FROM ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

Posted at 15:08h in Press Release

To make room for Union County Inmates, ICE will relocate all detainees housed at ECCF Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Wednesday, April 28th that ICE detainees will be depopulated from the Essex County Correctional Facility. Essex County notified...

07 Apr ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO JOINS WITH LATINO CLERGY MEMBERS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINATIONS

Posted at 10:56h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced a partnership with Latino clergy members to encourage residents in black and brown communities to receive the COVID-19 vaccination during a press conference at the Essex County COVID-19 Vaccination Center at Essex County College...

23 Mar ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO CALLS ON FEDERAL LEGISLATORS FOR MORE COVID-19 VACCINES TO ESSEX COUNTY

Posted at 21:50h in Press Release

Essex County, NJ – On Tuesday, March 23rd, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. called upon members of Essex County’s Federal delegation to urge President Biden to allocate more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Essex County. The letter was sent to U.S. Senators Cory Booker...

19 Mar ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PROGRAM TO GET TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SUPPPORT STAFF VACCINATED Appointments for Public, Private, Parochial and Charter School District Employees Scheduled from Monday, March 22nd to Friday, March 26th

Posted at 11:24h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – On Friday, March 19th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced a new initiative to provide vaccinations to teachers and school support staff working at public, private, charter and parochial schools in Essex County. Teachers and support staff who reside or...

12 Mar ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO OPENS NEW BALD EAGLE EXHIBIT AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO 4-Year-Old Rescued Bald Eagle Named Freedom Joins Turtle Back Animal Family

Posted at 11:23h in Press Release

West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the opening of a new Bald Eagle Exhibit at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo on Wednesday, March 10th. In addition, DiVincenzo welcomed Freedom, a 4-year-old Bald Eagle, to the Turtle Back animal family....

11 Mar ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO JOINS WITH BLACK CLERGY MEMBERS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINATIONS Newark and Bloomfield Clergy Receive their Second Dose of COVID Vaccine

Posted at 11:18h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. hosted a vaccination event with clergy from Newark and Bloomfield to raise awareness about Essex County’s COVID vaccination program and encourage residents in black and brown communities to receive the COVID-19 vaccination during a press...

15 Feb ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO JOINS WITH BLACK CLERGY MEMBERS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINATIONS

Posted at 23:31h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (standing at right) watches as Rev. Dr. Kimberly Credit, formerly of Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church in Newark, receives her first dose of the vaccination at the Essex County Vaccination Center at Essex County College on...

02 Feb ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES GROUNDHOG DAY PROGNOSTICATION FROM TURTLE BACK ZOO’S ESSEX ED

Posted at 09:39h in Press Release

Resident Groundhog Does Not See his Shadow, Predicts Early Spring Weather and a Tom Brady Win in the Super Bowl West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the Essex Ed, the resident groundhog at Turtle Back Zoo, made his annual weather...

26 Jan ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES OVER 8 TONS OF NON-PERISHABLE FOOD, WINTER COATS AND TOYS ARE COLLECTED DURING WINTER CHARITY DRIVE AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO

Posted at 12:15h in Press Release

Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that more than eight tons of non-perishable food, 172 gently used winter coats and 130 toys were collected at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo during the month of December. The charity drive benefitted...

12 Jan ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO PRESENTS BALANCED AND RESPONSIBLE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR 2021

Posted at 18:08h in Press Release

Executive Presents County Budget before Statutory January 15th Deadline for the 18th Consecutive Year Newark, NJ – On Tuesday, January 12th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. presented a balanced and responsible 2021 budget of $770 million that stabilizes the County’s financial plan and addresses...