In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Essex County offices will be closed on Monday, January 17th. Turtle Back Zoo, Codey Arena and the Environmental Center will be open. Essex County Vaccination and Testing Centers will be open....

Because of cold weather and snow in the forecast, Essex County is enacting its Code Blue procedures from Friday, January 28 at 4 p.m. to Tuesday, February 1 at 8 a.m. For a list of participating shelters, visit www.NJ211.org....

In an abundance of caution, in-person attorney and non-contact visitation at the Essex County Correctional Facility have been suspended. In addition, visits at the Essex County Hospital Center have been suspended. This is meant to prevent the increase in COVID cases from impacting our facilities....

Because of inclement weather in the forecast, Gardens Aglow at the Essex County Presby Memorial Iris Gardens has been cancelled tonight (Oct. 29). You can see the decorated pumpkins at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo during our Howl-O-Ween Trick or Treating event on Sunday, October...

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated four bronze plaques in honor of the late John M. Alati, the late Wynona Moore Lipman, the late Casto Maldonado and the late Calvin D. West on Wednesday, October 6th. Alati was a former...

Due to a power outage caused by Hurricane Ida, our vaccination center at Kmart in West Orange will be closed today, Sept 2. People with appointments can come to Essex County College in Newark or return to Kmart tomorrow, Sept 3....