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...
West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Essex County Turtle Back Zoo welcomed 795,558 visitors in 2016, which set a new annual attendance record for the 12th consecutive year. This was the second time in the Zoo’s history that...
Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Wednesday, December 28th that the comprehensive renovation and modernization of the Essex County Vailsburg Park Senior Building is complete. The project is part of the County Executive’s ongoing initiative to update park facilities...
Irvington, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. was joined by Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss on Wednesday, December 28th to announce that 14 intersections along Chancellor Avenue and Lyons Avenue in Irvington were modernized as part of a Federally-funded $6.4 million project. Upgrading...
West Orange, NJ – On Wednesday, December 21st, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. welcomed the Vickers family from Bloomfield as the 755,240th visitors to Essex County Turtle Back Zoo during 2016. This breaks the annual attendance record set last year and is the...
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...