Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. unveiled plans for the county’s fifth hunt to reduce the deer population on Wednesday and said that the largest contingent of hunters will be deployed to Verona’s Hilltop Reservation this year. The deer hunt will begin next Tuesday, January 17 at South Mountain Reservation and will continue...
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Cub Scout Den 5-Pack 32 took second place in the Group/Family category of the Essex County Environmental Center’s Seventh Annual Essex County Gingerbread Homes and Habitats Contest. Ron Arias and Andrew Hunt are pictured above with Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.; Josh Salerno also worked on the entry. There were more honors...
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Just after Thanksgiving, Turtle Back Zoo kicked off its fifth annual holiday lights show. The last time we attended this event, it was three years ago, and it was much colder! Traipsing around the zoo in the dark was fun for both kids and adults. This year we had an added surprise, and it...
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This season, when you go to South Mountain to cheer on the Verona-Glen Ridge hockey team, you’ve got a new place to hang out pre- and post-game. The past weekend was the opening of McLoone’s Boathouse, the latest piece in Essex County’s redevelopment of South Mountain Reservation. In just a little over five months,...
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Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (center), Governor Chris Christie (right) and Port Authority of NY/NJ Deputy Director Bill Baroni unveil a 7,400-pound steel and concrete artifact from the World Trade Center during a ceremony at the Essex County Eagle Rock September 11th Memorial on Tuesday, September 6. The artifact was installed at...
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Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (center) cuts a ceremonial ribbon on Tuesday, August 9, to announce that work to modernize the Eagle Rock Avenue and Prospect Avenue intersection in West Orange is finished. The busy intersection was upgraded with new traffic signal equipment, roadway striping and other features to enhance pedestrian and...
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This morning, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a redbud tree at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland in honor of Anny Landsberger, the late wife of Kurt Landsberger from Verona. A foundation created by the Landsbergers has donated more than $100,000 to the Environmental Center since 2005 to provide free...
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Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (left) talks with Miami Dolphins Tight End and Verona native Anthony Fasano at a food distribution program on Friday, June 3, in Newark. DiVincenzo and Fasano joined with Feed the Children and the United Community Corporation to distribute food and personal care items to 400 families. This...
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Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (center in back) presented Verona resident Rose Salierno (in front) with an Outstanding Senior Citizen Award during the 36th Annual Senior Citizen Luncheon at The Chandelier in Belleville on Thursday, May 5. Salierno is a member of the Verona Park Seniors. More than 200 Essex County seniors...
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File this under “Only In New Jersey”. A few days ago, the Star Ledger revealed that Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. retired last year as county executive, three months before winning his third term as county executive. We kid you not. Only in New Jersey would there be a loophole that would...
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