In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Essex County offices and the COVID vaccination clinic in the Hall of Records Parking Garage will be closed on Monday, January 16th. Turtle Back Zoo and Codey Arena will be open....
Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. officially opened the new community center and renovated gymnasium in Essex County West Side Park on Monday, December 19th. The project is part of the County Executive’s initiative to modernize infrastructure throughout the historic Essex...
Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the Essex County Division of Health is transitioning the COVID-19 Vaccination Mobile Clinic schedule for the winter. There will be no clinics scheduled the week of November 21st because of the Thanksgiving...
Visitation for family members and attorneys has been suspended at the Essex County Correctional Facility until further notice....
Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. hosted the 13th Annual Essex County Veterans Day Observance in Essex County Veterans Memorial Park in Newark on Thursday, November 10th. During the ceremony, the County Executive presented Essex County Community Star Awards to eight...
West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced plans for a new Island Giants exhibit featuring alligators and Komodo dragons at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo on Monday, November 7th. The exhibit is being created to provide enhanced indoor and outdoor...
Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. visited four culverts and bridges on Friday, November 4th to announce that three of the projects were completed and one was underway. The tour included the Locust Avenue Bridge in Bloomfield where construction was...
Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. will present a Thanksgiving Emergency Food Distribution Event to help families negatively impacted by the pandemic or facing food insecurity. There will be 1,000 frozen turkeys and boxes of non-perishable food available on a...
Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated memorial busts of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and NJ Congressman Peter Rodino on Tuesday, November 1st. “We have named buildings and fields and created statues and markers to highlight our history and...