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07 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES FACELIFT AT ESSEX COUNTY RIKER HILL ART PARK IS COMPLETE

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Livingston, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Monday, October 7th that a $1.1 million facelift at Essex County Riker Hill Art Park has been completed. The upgrades improve public access, address flooding concerns and enhance aesthetics. “Essex County Riker Hill Art...

01 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ANNUAL ESSEX COUNTY PARKS PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

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Roseland, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. presented awards to the eight winners in the Annual Essex County Parks Photography Contest. Winners were awarded in Adult and Youth categories and were recognized on Saturday, September 28th during the Fall Family Festival at...

23 Sep ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORTON ROAD BRIDGE IN WEST CALDWELL IS COMPLETE Historic Character of Bridge Preserved by Incorporating Salvaged Stone from Original 138-year-old Structure

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West Caldwell, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated the Orton Road Bridge in West Caldwell on Friday, September 20th. The 19th century bridge was damaged during a rainstorm in 2018 and needed to be replaced because it was structurally obsolete. To...

23 Sep ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES MEMORIAL PLAQUES ALONG ESSEX COUNTY LEGENDS WAY IN HONOR OF FIRST FREEHOLDER PRESIDENT PEARL BEATTY, FORMER NEWARK MAYOR KENNETH A. GIBSON, THE LATE FREEHOLDER AND IRVINGTON COUNCILWOMAN LEBBY JONES, NEWARK DAY CENTER DIRECTOR TRISH MORRIS-YAMBA AND LA CASA DE DON PEDRO FOUNDER RAMON RIVERA Bronze Plaques Recognize Community Leaders who Impacted Essex County

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated five bronze plaques in honor of the late Pearl Beatty, the late Kenneth A. Gibson, the late Lebby Jones, the late Trish Morris-Yamba and the late Ramon Rivera on Wednesday,...

16 Sep ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO CONGRATULATES ARTISTS IN ANNUAL ESSEX COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS JURIED ART SHOW 27 Senior Citizens Receive Recognition for Their Artistic Talent

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Cedar Grove, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. congratulated 27 Essex County artists who received awards in the Annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show. The artists were recognized during an awards ceremony...

29 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF NEW DOG PARK IN ESSEX COUNTY BRANCH BROOK PARK

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Branch Brook Dog Park is the Fifth Off-Leash Dog Facility in Essex County Parks System Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the opening of the Essex County Branch Brook Dog Park on Thursday, August 29th. This is the fifth dog park...

28 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF 320-321 UNIVERSITY AVENUE IN NEWARK; FORMER BANK BUILDING TO BECOME DFAB HEADQUARTERS

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Essex County has purchased the office building complex located at 320 and 321 University Avenue in Newark. The 150,000 square feet of space will become the new headquarters for the Essex County Division...

28 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH RUGERS-NEWARK TO MODERNIZE ESSEX COUNTY WEEQUAHIC PARK BASEBALL FIELD

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that work to modernize a baseball field in Essex County Weequahic Park was underway on Wednesday, August 21st. Essex County is partnering with Rutgers University in Newark to update the field, which will become...

28 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO, STATE SENATOR RUIZ AND SHERIFF FONTOURA DEDICATE SECTION OF HIGHWAY IN HONOR OF SLAIN ESSEX COUNTY PATROLMAN Officer Daniel J. Smith was Fatally Shot on Interstate Route 280 in 1984

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, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., NJ State Senator Teresa Ruiz and Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced the dedication of the “Patrolman Daniel ‘Danny’ J. Smith Memorial” on Wednesday, August 28th. A native of Bloomfield and a member of the old Essex...

28 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO, STATE SENATOR RUIZ AND SHERIFF FONTOURA DEDICATE SECTION OF HIGHWAY IN HONOR OF SLAIN ESSEX COUNTY PATROLMAN

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Officer Daniel J. Smith was Fatally Shot on Interstate Route 280 in 1984 Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., NJ State Senator Teresa Ruiz and Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced the dedication of the “Patrolman Daniel ‘Danny’ J. Smith Memorial” on Wednesday, August...