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

    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...

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated the refurbished Mendelssohn Bust in its new location in the Prudential Concert Grove in Essex County Branch Brook Park on Tuesday, October 17th. The bronze statue, which had been removed from its original perch...

Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced two new programs to provide temporary utility assistance for eligible low- to moderate-income households are now available through the Essex County Division of Community Action. Essex County is administering the programs – the...

  Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated three bronze plaques in honor of the late Balozi Harvey from South Orange, the late Dr. Leon Smith from Essex Fells and the late Lawrence “Lonnie” Wright from South Orange on Wednesday, September...

Cedar Grove, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. congratulated 17 Essex County artists who received awards in the Annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show. The artists were recognized during an awards ceremony on Wednesday, September 6th in the Robert O’Toole...

Montclair, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced construction to modernize the basketball and tennis courts in Essex County Glenfield Park was underway on Thursday, August 24th. The project is part of the County Executive’s ongoing initiative to continue the revitalization of...

West Orange, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that construction was underway for the new Shores of Africa Penguin Exhibit in Essex County Turtle Back Zoo on Wednesday, August 16th. The African penguins will join the giraffes, lions and hyenas in...

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that Moody’s Investors Services has improved Essex County’s bond rating to Aa1 with a Stable Financial Outlook. This represents an upgrade over the previous rating of Aa2 with a Positive Financial Outlook that was...