ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS GROUNDHOG DAY CELEBRATON AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO Groundhog Day Prediction by Essex Ed Means Six More Weeks of Winter West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (center) announced that Essex Ed, resident groundhog at Essex County’s...

Newark, NJ – On Wednesday, January 11th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. presented a balanced and responsible 2017 budget of $715.3 million that stabilizes the County’s financial plan and addresses the challenges due to the ongoing national economic conditions. Layoffs have been avoided...

Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. outlined plans for the 2017 Essex County Deer Management Program in Essex County South Mountain Reservation and Essex County Hilltop Reservation on Tuesday, January 10th. This is the 10th year of the program, which...

Roseland, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. presented awards to the children and families who participated in the Essex County Environmental Center’s 12th Annual Sustainable Homes and Habitats Gingerbread Contest on Tuesday, December 20th.  There were 37 entries in this year’s...

Cedar Grove, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the completion of the 77-acre Essex County Cedar Grove Park and the Robert J. O’Toole Community Center on Fairview Avenue in Cedar Grove on Monday, December 12th. Developed on the site of the...

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. presented the Seventh Annual Essex County Veterans Day Observance in Essex County Veterans Memorial Park in Newark on Thursday, November 10th. During the ceremony, the County Executive recognized U.S. Military Veterans and Essex County employees...