ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SHORES OF AFRICA PENGUIN EXHIBIT AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO IS UNDERWAY 4,300-Square-Foot Indoor Exhibit will be added to the African Adventure

16 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SHORES OF AFRICA PENGUIN EXHIBIT AT ESSEX COUNTY TURTLE BACK ZOO IS UNDERWAY 4,300-Square-Foot Indoor Exhibit will be added to the African Adventure

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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...

14 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES IMPROVEMENT IN LONG-TERM BOND RATING Moody’s Investors Services Upgrades Essex County Bond Rating to Aa1 with a Stable Financial Outlook

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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...

09 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO MATTHEW BENEDUCE MCGRATH IN ESSEX COUNTY VERONA PARK Signs Created by Verona Artist can be Seen throughout New Jersey

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Verona, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a memorial bronze plaque in memory of the late Matthew BeneduceMcGrath on Wednesday, August 9th in Essex County Verona Park. McGrath, a resident of Verona who owned a popular sign-making shop in the township,...

04 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO DEDICATES “WILEY WILLIAMS CORNER” AT ESSEX COUNTY WEEQUAHIC GOLF COURSE IN HONOR OF WILEY WILLIAMS 10th and 11th Holes Named in Honor of Local Golf Legend

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. dedicated “Wiley Williams Corner” at Essex County Weequahic Golf Course in honor of local golf legend Wiley Williams on Friday, August 4th. A resident of East Orange, Williams was one of the first African Americans...

21 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF TWO PROJECTS TO MODERNIZE RECREATION FACILITIES AT ESSEX COUNTY WEST SIDE PARK Football Field, Track, Basketball and Tennis Courts Receive New Playing Surfaces

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Newark, NJ – On Friday, July 21st, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the completion of two projects to modernize the recreation facilities in Essex County West Side Park. The first project included installing new synthetic playing surfaces on the football field and...

20 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES SPRAY PARK AND PLAYGROUND EXPANSION IN ESSEX COUNTY WATSESSING PARK ARE COMPLETED

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Bloomfield/East Orange, NJ – On Thursday, July 20th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the expansion to two playgrounds in Essex County Watsessing Park has been completed. Water spray equipment to cool off youngsters when the temperature rises were installed near Dodd...

12 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO SALUTES THE 2017 GRADUATES OF SOJOURN HIGH SCHOOL AT THE ESSEX COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER Seven Students Graduate from Middle and High School

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. congratulated the seven students from Sojourn High School, the alternative school at the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center, for earning their middle school and high school diplomas. Essex County Juvenile Detention Center Director Rev. Dennis...

11 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF LYONS AVENUE BRIDGE IN IRVINGTON

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Irvington, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., who was joined by Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, announced that a project to reconstruct the Lyons Avenue Bridge in Irvington has been completed and the bridge has been reopened to pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic...

07 Jul ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES MODERNIZATION OF ESSEX COUNTY IVY HILL PARK PLAYGROUND IS COMPLETE

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Newark, NJ - On Thursday, July 6th, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the reconstruction of the Essex County Ivy Hill Park Playground with a new design, equipment and rubberized safety surface is complete. The project is part of the County Executive's...

30 Jun ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO ESSEX COUNTY INDEPENDENCE PARK Basketball and Volleyball Courts, and Practice Soccer Field Receive New Playing Surfaces

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced the completion of a project to modernize the basketball and volleyball courts and a soccer field with new playing surfaces in Essex County Independence Park in Newark on Friday, June 30th. The upgrades are...