Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that 6 students graduated from Sojourn High School, an alternative high school for youth incarcerated at the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center in Newark, on Thursday, June 20th. During the ceremony, Essex County Juvenile...

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced plans to replace and modernize the 2.2-mile rubberized walking path around Weequahic Lake in Essex County Weequahic Park in Newark on Wednesday, June 12th. The improvements are part of the County Executive’s ongoing initiative...

Nutley, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that improvements to the baseball and softball fields in Essex County Yanticaw Park in Nutley were completed on Thursday, June 7th. Synthetic playing surfaces were installed on the infields as well as new irrigation...

Irvington, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a new, 13,000-square-foot Bilal Beasley Community Center in Essex County Irvington Park on Friday, May 31st. The structure provides modern accommodations for residents to gather and experience the park in a new way and...

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced that the baseball and softball fields in the Essex County Branch Brook Park Northern Division have been modernized with synthetic infield playing surfaces on Tuesday, May 28th. The upgrades will reduce maintenance and maximize...

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a memorial bronze bust of the late Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver on Wednesday, May 15th. The Essex County Division of Family Assistance and Benefits building at 320-321 University Avenue in Newark also was...

Newark, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated the new Sheriff Armando and Mary Fontoura Community Center in Essex County Independence Park in Newark on Friday, May 10th. Sheriff Fontoura has served as Essex County Sheriff for 34 years and is the...

Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., the Essex County Board of County Commissioners, the Essex County Division of Community Health and Family Connections’ ADAPT Coalition are encouraging residents to dispose of their old or unwanted prescription medications during the Federal...