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Essex 9/11 ceremony will be held remotely

August 31, 2020 11:25 amAugust 31, 2020 11:25 am

Essex County’s annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony marking the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania will be held remotely and livestreamed this year, County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo announced today. “The events...

Passaic says yes to Murphy borrowing plan

June 1, 2020 2:30 pmJune 1, 2020 3:13 pm

Passaic County freeholders and mayors have signed on as supporters of Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget borrowing plan, joining local officials in Essex and Hudson counties. In a statement issued on Monday, seven Democratic freeholders and eight Democratic mayors said they...

Hudson Democrats backing Murphy borrowing plan

May 30, 2020 8:26 pmMay 30, 2020 8:30 pm

The entire nine-member Hudson County legislative delegation announced on Saturday evening that they will support Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to borrow $9 billion to help the state deal with the fiscal crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Hudson County Executive...

DiVincenzo, Essex mayors, back Murphy borrowing plan

May 30, 2020 2:17 pm

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo has endorsed Gov. Phil Murphy’s $9 billion borrowing plan and has brought seventeen mayors along with him — a politically significant show of force that bolsters the six-month-old alliance between Essex and the governor. DiVincenzo...

DiVincenzo says he has coronavirus

April 1, 2020 9:27 amApril 1, 2020 11:21 am

Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo announced today that he has tested positive for coronavirus. “I decided to get tested after experiencing a fever for several days and have been self-quarantined since March 21st,” he said. “So far, my symptoms have...

Murphy ready to mobilize school nurses to help with coronavirus epidemic

March 22, 2020 7:20 pmMarch 22, 2020 11:14 pm

More than 2,500 school nurses across the state could be called back into service to help New Jersey officials deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy said today. Murphy said that school nurses, all of whom...

McGreevey up for Essex post

February 26, 2020 11:35 amFebruary 26, 2020 11:37 am

Former Gov. James E. McGreevey is up for a new job, chairing an Essex County task force to evaluate operations at the Essex County jail. The Essex County Correctional Facility houses ICE detainees. Since leaving office in 2004, McGreevey has...