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07 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO CELEBRATES THE LIFE OF THE LATE CEPHAS BOWLES Longtime President/CEO of WBGO Led Rebirth and Growth of Newark Jazz Station

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Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a bronze plaque honoring the life and legacy of the late Cephas Bowles, who served as President and CEO of WBGO radio station in Newark for 21 years, on Wednesday, October 7th. The plaque...

24 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES REPAVING PROJECT ON FAIRFIELD ROAD IN FAIRFIELD IS COMPLETE Repaving County Roads Enhances Safety and Improves Quality of Life

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Belleville, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the repaving project on Fairfield Road in Fairfield is complete. The road was included in the 2015 Essex County Roadway Resurfacing Program, which is part of the DiVincenzo Administration’s initiative to enhance safety...

07 Aug ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES REPAVING PROJECT ON WYOMING AVENUE IN SOUTH ORANGE IS STARTING Repaving County Roads Enhances Safety and Improves Quality of Life

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Belleville, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the repaving project on Wyoming Avenue in South Orange is starting. The road was included in the 2015 Essex County Roadway Resurfacing Program, which is part of the DiVincenzo Administration’s initiative to enhance...

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...

30 Jun Fourth of July Notice

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Fourth of July Notice Please be advised that in observance of the Fourth of July holiday, Essex County offices will be closed on Friday, July 3rd. Turtle Back Zoo, Codey Arena, Treetop Adventure Course, paddle boats, miniGOLF Safari and the Environmental Center will be open....

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....