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03 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO, DIVISION OF SENIOR SERVICES AND PARKS DEPARTMENT EXPAND SENIOR CAFÉ IN THE PARK PROGRAM TO FIFTH LOCATION IN ESSEX COUNTY VERONA PARK New Location Enables Essex to Offer Congregate Meals, Exercise and Wellness Programs, and Other New Activities

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Verona, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., the Essex County Division of Senior Services and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs opened “Café in Essex County Verona Park,” a new senior citizen congregate meal center in the Parks...

22 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO HOSTS ESSEX COUNTY LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION Star of Essex County Awards are Presented to Garden State Equality Executive Director Andrew Bowen and NJ State Senator and Essex County Deputy Chief of Staff M. Teresa Ruiz

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Star of Essex County Awards are Presented to Garden State Equality Executive Director Andrea Bowen and NJ State Senator and Essex County Deputy Chief of Staff M. Teresa Ruiz Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the Essex County Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...

15 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF GIRAFFE EXHIBIT AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO Three-Acre Exhibit will House at Least Three Giraffes

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West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced plans to develop a Giraffe Exhibit in Essex County Turtle Back Zoo on Wednesday, July 15th. At three acres in size, the Giraffe Exhibit will be the largest attraction at the Zoo. “We continually...

13 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION IN PROJECTS TO UPGRADE SOFTBALL/LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD AND TENNIS COURTS IN ESSEX COUNTY IVY HILL PARK Essex County Continues Partnership with Seton Hall University to Modernize Softball/Little League Field

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced two projects totaling almost $2 million to upgrade a softball/little league field and four tennis courts in Essex County Ivy Hill Park on Monday, July 13th. The County Executive noted that the improvements to...

02 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO SALUTES THE GRADUATES AT SOJOURN HIGH SCHOOL’S 17TH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY AT THE ESSEX COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER 22 Students Received High School Diplomas/GED

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Newark, NJ – On Thursday, June 25th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. joined Essex County Juvenile Detention Center Director Rev. Dennis Hughes and Essex Regional Educational Services Commission Superintendent/Sojourn High School Principal Dr. Jacqueline A. Young to announce that 22 students at the...

29 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES THE RONALD J. MOUNT BUILDING AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO Millburn Resident was an Advocate for Turtle Back Zoo and Member of the Zoological Society of New Jersey and Docent Organization

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West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated the “Ronald J. Mount Building” at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in honor of the late Ronald J. Mount on Monday, June 29th. Mount was an advocate for Turtle Back Zoo, supported the...

24 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES START OF UNITED HOSPITAL DEMOLITION Essex County Donald M. Payne, Sr. Vocational Technical School Campus to Open in 2018

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and the Essex County Vocational Technical School District announced that the demolition of the former United Hospital complex on West Market Street in Newark was started on Wednesday, June 24th. The 7.5-acre site is being...

18 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES PROJECT TO MODERNIZE PLAYGROUND IN ESSEX COUNTY BROOKDALE PARK New Playground to Feature Climbing Net, Picnic Tables, New Equipment and Rubberized Safety Surface

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Bloomfield/Montclair, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the start of a $1.2 million project to replace the playground in Essex County Brookdale Park with state-of-the-art equipment and a rubberized safety surface. The modernization is part of the Executive’s ongoing initiative to...

17 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO CELEBRATES THE LIFE OF THE LATE DR. CLEMENT ALEXANDER PRICE Dr. Price was a Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University in Newark

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a bronze plaque honoring the life and legacy of the late Dr. Clement Alexander Price, who was a Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University in Newark, Newark’s Official Historian and Chairman...

16 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO AND INSPECTOR GENERAL SCAGLIONE WELCOME U.S. ATTORNEY FISHMAN AND FBI SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE FRANKEL FOR ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT PRESENTATION Seminar is Part of County Executive’s Ongoing Initiative to Maintain Integrity and High Standards in County Government

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newark, NJ – On Tuesday, June 16th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. and Essex County Inspector General Dominic Scaglione hosted an Ethics in Government Seminar featuring Paul J. Fishman, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and Richard M....