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12 Dec ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES OPENING OF ESSEX COUNTY CEDAR GROVE PARK & ROBERT J. O’TOOLE COMMUNITY CENTER 77-Acre Park Developed on site of the Old Essex County Hospital Center Community Center Named for Retired Cedar Grove Mayor and 12-Year Councilman

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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...

11 Nov ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS SEVENTH ANNUAL VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE AT ESSEX COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK Veterans and Essex County Employees Mike Festa and Clarence Jackson are Presented with Essex County Community Star Awards

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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...

07 Nov ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO, NUTLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, NUTLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION ANNOUNCE COMPLETION OF OUTDOOR CLASSROOM IN ESSEX COUNTY YANTICAW PARK

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Nutley, NJ – On Monday, November 7th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. joined with representatives from the Nutley Educational Foundation, Nutley Public School District and the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission to announce that the outdoor classroom and amphitheater in Essex County Yanticaw Park...

28 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SEA TURTLE RECOVERY GROUP TO OPERATE SEA TURTLE RECOVERY CENTER AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO

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West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced a partnership with the non-profit Sea Turtle Recovery from Northfield, N.J., to operate the Prudential Sea Turtle Recovery Center at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo. Currently under construction, the Sea Turtle Recovery Center...

28 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ESSEX COUNTY WEEQUAHIC PARK BILL HICKS BASEBALL FIELD IS COMPLETE Field Named after Popular Baseball Coach Receives Synthetic Grass Surface Playing Surface, Fencing and Scoreboard

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. was joined by Atlanta Braves Special Assistant to the General Manager Bo Porter on Thursday, October 27th when he announced the modernization of the Bill Hicks Baseball Field in Essex County Weequahic Park with a...

26 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR THE RONALD J. MOUNT LION AND HYENA EXHIBIT AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO Other Capital Projects Include Condor Exhibit, Wolf Exhibit, Scottish Highland Cattle Exhibit, Shade Structures and Fencing

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West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. outlined plans to develop the Ronald J. Mount Lion and Hyena Exhibit at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange on Wednesday, October 26th. The exhibit is named after the late Ronald J....

25 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ANNUAL ESSEX COUNTY CANINE HALLOWEEN CONSTUME CONTESTS Strut Your Mutt Events Held at Brookdale Dog Park and South Mountain Dog Park

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Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. welcomed dog owners and their pets to the Annual Essex County Strut Your Mutt Canine Costume Parades and Contests at the Essex County Brookdale Dog Park Bloomfield/Montclair and the Essex County South Mountain Dog...

19 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES MONTE IRVIN STATUE IN ESSEX COUNTY MONTE IRVIN ORANGE PARK Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin Remembered as Pioneer, Role Model and Gentleman

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Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a bronze statue of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and Orange native Monte Irvin in Essex County Monte Irvin Orange Park on Wednesday, October 19th. Mr. Irvin was among the first group of...

15 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES MEMORIAL PLAQUES ALONG ESSEX COUNTY LEGENDS WAY IN HONOR OF JOHN J. CLANCY AND ADRIAN M. FOLEY, JR. Bronze Plaques Recognize Clancy and Foley as Community and Governmental Leaders

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated two bronze plaques in honor of the late John J. Clancy and the late Adrian M. Foley, Jr. on Thursday, October 13th. The plaques are located along Essex County Legends Way at the Essex...

06 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY TO REPLACE ESSEX COUNTY BELLEVILLE PARK PLAYGROUND Essex County is Modernizing Six Playgrounds in 2016

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Belleville, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Thursday, October 6th that construction to upgrade the playground in Essex County Belleville Park in Belleville was underway. The project is part of the County Executive’s initiative to provide modern recreation facilities throughout...