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13 Sep ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS 24th ANNUAL SEPTEMBER 11TH REMEMBRANCE

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West Orange, NJ – On Thursday, September 11th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (third from right) hosted the annual “Essex County Remembers,” a solemn ceremony at the Essex County Eagle Rock September 11th Memorial that marked the 24th anniversary of the tragedies in...

08 Sep ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT RECEIVES AWARD FOR USE OF GIS MAPPING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the Essex County Office of Public Health Management received a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award from Esri, a global leader in the implementation of geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence...

05 Sep ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW LEMUR EXHIBIT AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO Former Sea Lion Sound will be Transformed into a Jungle Habitat

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West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Friday, September 5th that work has started to repurpose the former Sea Lion Sound Exhibit into an island habitat for Lemurs at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo. The new exhibit will continue...

28 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES UPGRADES TO THE FOOTBALL/SOCCER FIELD AND RUNNING TRACK IN ESSEX COUNTY WEEQUAHIC PARK

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the football/soccer field and the rubberized running track in the Rev. Ron Christian Athletic Complex in Essex County Weequahic Park in Newark were modernized with new playing surfaces on Tuesday, August 26th. The...

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...