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20 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES SPRAY PARK AND PLAYGROUND EXPANSION IN ESSEX COUNTY WATSESSING PARK ARE COMPLETED

Posted at 10:32h in Press Release

Bloomfield/East Orange, NJ – On Thursday, July 20th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the expansion to two playgrounds in Essex County Watsessing Park has been completed. Water spray equipment to cool off youngsters when the temperature rises were installed near Dodd...

12 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO SALUTES THE 2017 GRADUATES OF SOJOURN HIGH SCHOOL AT THE ESSEX COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER Seven Students Graduate from Middle and High School

Posted at 21:26h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. congratulated the seven students from Sojourn High School, the alternative school at the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center, for earning their middle school and high school diplomas. Essex County Juvenile Detention Center Director Rev. Dennis...

11 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF LYONS AVENUE BRIDGE IN IRVINGTON

Posted at 21:12h in Press Release

Irvington, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., who was joined by Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, announced that a project to reconstruct the Lyons Avenue Bridge in Irvington has been completed and the bridge has been reopened to pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic...

07 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES MODERNIZATION OF ESSEX COUNTY IVY HILL PARK PLAYGROUND IS COMPLETE

Posted at 20:33h in Press Release

Newark, NJ - On Thursday, July 6th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the reconstruction of the Essex County Ivy Hill Park Playground with a new design, equipment and rubberized safety surface is complete. The project is part of the County Executive's...

30 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO ESSEX COUNTY INDEPENDENCE PARK Basketball and Volleyball Courts, and Practice Soccer Field Receive New Playing Surfaces

Posted at 20:34h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the completion of a project to modernize the basketball and volleyball courts and a soccer field with new playing surfaces in Essex County Independence Park in Newark on Friday, June 30th. The upgrades are...

28 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES MODERNIZATION OF BASKETBALL COURTS AND WALKING TRACK, AND INSTALLATION OF PATHWAY LIGHTING IN ESSEX COUNTY IRVINGTON PARK IS COMPLETED

Posted at 21:21h in Press Release

Irvington, NJ – On Wednesday, June 28th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that a project to modernize the basketball courts and walking track and install ornamental pathway lighting throughout the park has been completed. The project is part of the County Executive’s...

23 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES MODERNIZATION OF SHAKIL WILLIAMS PLAYGROUND IN ESSEX COUNTY BRANCH BROOK PARK IS COMPLETED

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Newark, NJ – On Friday, June 23rd, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the completion of a project to modernize the Shakil Williams Playground in Essex County Branch Brook Park with new apparatus and a rubberized safety surface. The improvements are part of...

20 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS ESSEX COUNTY LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION Star of Essex County Awards are Presented to Newark Police Officer Czezre Tyrell Adams, Newark Municipal Council Legislative Aide Reginald Bledsoe and LGBTQ Activist and Non-Profit Consultant Joan Garry

Posted at 21:23h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the Essex County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Board hosted the Essex County LGBTQ Pride Month Celebration on Tuesday, June 20th. During the ceremony, DiVincenzo presented Pride of Essex County Awards to...

14 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS 2017 ESSEX COUNTY PORTUGUESE HERITAGE CELEBRATION Star of Essex County Awards Presented to Rafael Hernandez School Principal Patricia A. Gois and NJ Schools Development Authority Vice President Manuel Da Silva

Posted at 17:47h in Press Release

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. hosted the 2017 Essex County Portuguese Heritage Celebration on Wednesday, June 14th. During the program, DiVincenzo presented Star of Essex Awards to Patricia A. Gois, Principal of Rafael Hernandez School in Newark, and Manuel Da...

05 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES THE “TOM FLEMING ATHLETIC COMPLEX” IN ESSEX COUNTY BROOKDALE PARK Recreation Facilities are Named in Honor of Long-Distance Running Icon and Beloved Coach and Teacher

Posted at 21:24h in Press Release

Bloomfield/Montclair, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated the “The Oval” in Essex County Brookdale Park as the “Tom Fleming Athletic Complex” in honor of the late Tom Fleming, an iconic professional runner, coach and elementary school teacher. A native of Bloomfield,...