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15 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO AND EAST ORANGE MAYOR TAYLOR ANNOUNCE UPGRADES TO ESSEX COUNTY WATSESSING PARK New Walking Track Surface and Sidewalks, and Basketball Court Modernization are among Improvements

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East Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. was joined by East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor, III at Essex County Watsessing Park on Monday, August 15th to announce the completion of three projects that continue the ongoing revitalization of the park. The...

11 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO AND ASSIGNMENT JUDGE FLORIA OPEN TWO NEW COURTROOMS FOR ESSEX VICINAGE FAMILY COURT

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Essex Vicinage Assignment Judge Sallyanne Floria announced that two new courtrooms for the Superior the Court of New Jersey Essex Vicinage Family Court have been completed in the Wilentz Justice Complex in Newark. The...

10 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES ESSEX COUNTY INDEPENDENCE PARK PLAYGROUND MODERNIZATION IS COMPLETED

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Wednesday, August 10th that a project to install new apparatus and a rubberized safety surface in the Essex County Independence Park Playground is completed. This is the second County playground in the Ironbound...

07 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO AND SOUTH MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY UNVEIL THREE NEW ART INSTALLATIONS AT WILDFLOWER SCULPTURE PARK IN ESSEX COUNTY SOUTH MOUNTAIN RESERVATION

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'Nature's Resolve' to Remain as a Permanent InstallationMaplewood/Millburn, NJ - On Wednesday, August 7th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the South Mountain Conservancy unveiled five new outdoor sculptures in the Wildflower Sculpture Park in Essex County South Mountain Reservation and announced the original sculpture installed last...

03 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES UPGRADES TO PRAIRIE DOG EXHIBIT AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO ARE COMPLETE

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West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced renovations to the Prairie Dog Exhibit at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo are complete and that interactive attraction is reopened to the public. The renovations were made to enhance visitors’ viewing perspective. “We are...

29 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF PROJECT TO MODERNIZE ESSEX COUNTY RIVERBANK PARK PLAYGROUND Riverbank Facility is First of Five Playgrounds to be Upgraded this Year

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Friday, July 29th that the modernization of the playground in Essex County Riverbank Park is complete. This project is part of the County Executive’s ongoing initiative to modernize recreation facilities throughout the Essex...

20 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES “ESSEX COUNTY REV. RONALD B. CHRISTIAN RECREATION COMPLEX” IN ESSEX COUNTY WEEQUAHIC PARK Modern Facilities are named for the Late Rev. Ronald B. Christian, Dynamic and Beloved Pastor of Christian Love Baptist Church Football/Soccer Field, Softball Fields, Track and Field, and Walking Track are Part of $4.5 Million Makeover of Essex County Weequahic Park Oval

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated the “Essex County Rev. Ronald B. Christian Recreation Complex” in Essex County Weequahic Park in honor of the late Rev. Ron Christian on Wednesday, July 20th. Rev. Christian, who passed away on October 30,...

19 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO, NUTLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AND PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMMISSION ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR OUTDOOR CLASSROOM IN ESSEX COUNTY YANTICAW PARK

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Nutley, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. joined with representatives from the Nutley Educational Foundation and the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission to announce plans to create an outdoor classroom in Essex County Yanticaw Park on Tuesday, July 19 th . The learning...

14 Jul Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Day: October 1

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West Orange, NJ – In celebration of World Snake Day, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. helped animal keepers from Essex County Turtle Back Zoo measure and weigh the reticulated python. The 16-year-old python, named Angie, weighed 132 pounds and was 17 feet 2¾...

29 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS ESSEX COUNTY LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION Star of Essex County Awards are Presented to North Jersey Pride, Inc. Executive Director C.J. Prince Hetrick-Martin Institute-New Jersey Executive Director Ashawnda Fleming, PhD and North Jersey Community Research Initiative Executive Director Brian McGovern

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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 Wednesday, June 29th. During the ceremony, DiVincenzo presented Pride of Essex County Awards to...