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Holiday Lights Spectacular Coming Soon To Turtle Back Zoo
The County of Essex is gearing up for its annual Holiday Lights Spectacular, a massive display featuring illuminated characters, winter scenes and holiday favorites at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange and the surrounding South Mountain Reservation. “We invite the public to make this Essex County holiday tradition your family tradition! Turtle Back Zoo will be turned into a Winter Wonderland, with extraordinary seasonal lighting exhibits and costumed characters. Stroll the landscaped paths of our Zoo and admire the illuminated images of everything from toy soldiers to penguins,” Essex Cou…
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Longtime Turtle Back Zoo Volunteer From Belleville Honored
A plaque has been installed at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange honoring a longtime volunteer docent who died early this year. Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo was on hand Friday to dedicate the plaque to John P. Doeffinger, a lifelong resident of Belleville. In addition to his work as a docent he also served as president of the Zoological Society of New Jersey. He died Jan. 13 at the age of 60. Pictured with DiVincenzo (center) at the ceremony are (from left) Doeffinger's sister Karen Frisch, Zoological Society Executive Director Adam Kerins, Essex County Depu…
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Newark Plans To Replace Thousands Of Water Lines In Response To Lead Crisis
The Essex County Improvement Authority is expected to issue $120 million in bonds to replace lead water lines serving most of the homes in Newark, sending an existing replacement program into overdrive in response to the city's ongoing water-quality crisis, officials said Monday in Newark. "We are going to do this as swiftly as possible," Mayor Ras Baraka said at a press conference alongside Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo and Gov. Phil Murphy. The deal is subject to approval by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the ECIA and Newark's city council, all of whi…
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Effort To Overhaul Kingsland Ave. Bridge In Nutley Gets A Boost
The Army Corps of Engineers has issued a permit that will allow officials to seek final approval for a plan to repair or replace entirely the 114-year-old Kingsland Avenue bridge connecting Nutley and Lyndhurst, the office of Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9) said Friday. A project must now be approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. “A decaying two-lane road beset by traffic bottlenecks and drawbridge jams is no longer acceptable for the 21,000 vehicles crossing this bridge every day to go to work, take kids to the doctor, and run to the market,” Pascrell said in a statement Our federal, state, cou…
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Off-Leash Dog Park Coming To Branch Brook Park In Newark
Construction has begun on an off-leash dog park at Branch Brook Park in Newark and Belleville, officials said Friday. "We are always looking for opportunities to improve our open spaces and create recreation opportunities for the public. The development of the dog park transforms an underutilized area of the park into a vibrant location where community members and their canine pets can gather and socialize," Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo said. The dog park is scheduled to be completed by the end of next month. "We are happy to work with the Forest Hills Neighbo…
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Too Much To Bear? $16M Turtle Back Zoo Grant Causes Controversy
Thousands of people have signed a petition opposing a $16 million state grant to build a grizzly bear exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange as well as $5 million in funds to repair some ballfields in Glen Ridge. “I object to the New Jersey taxpayer-funded Green Acres program granting The Turtle Back Zoo Entertainment Complex $16 million for a Grizzly Bear Exhibit and $5 million to renovate baseball fields in Brookdale Park in Glen Ridge,” the petition, addressed to administrators with the Green Acres program and elected officials, states. Although the petitioners mention both projects,…
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Hazardous Household Waste Collection Scheduled In Essex
Pesticides, herbicides and other dangerous household chemicals can be safely disposed of during Essex County's Hazardous Waste Collection Day next month. “There are some materials that should be removed from our regular waste stream because of their hazardous nature. This collection day provides our residents a place to properly and safely dispose of contaminants, protecting our precious environment for future generations,” said Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo. The collection day will be held Saturday, May 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Essex County public works yar…
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Cherry Blossom Festival Starts Saturday At Branch Brook Park In Newark
The 43rd-annual Cherry Blossom Festival at Newark's Branch Brook Park, celebrating the spring bloom of the park's thousands of cherry blossom trees, begins Saturday with a bike race beginning at 7 a.m. A number of events follow throughout the rest of the month. Hundreds of thousands of visitors, including visitors from as far as Japan, are drawn to the festival to witness the blossoming of the trees' light pink and white leaves. The trees line walkways threading throughout the 360-acre park. “The natural beauty of the cherry blossoms has been attracting…
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