TRENTON, NJ — On Nov. 18, Gov. Phil Murphy announced $161.25 million in municipal aid grants, with 543 cities and towns across the state receiving funds to advance road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life improvements, demonstrating the Department of Transportation’s commitment to communities. The competitive municipal aid grant program attracted 635 applications from 549 different municipalities […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced in November the start of a project to modernize playing conditions at Hendricks Field Golf Course and to create a practice facility for The First Tee program at the Belleville golf course. “When we established a partnership with The First Tee 14 years ago, the […]
NUTLEY / BELLEVILLE, NJ — Linda Vassallo has baked every day for the last five years. The owner of In the Beginning Bakery, the Nutley resident has been running her business out of a rental kitchen space in Belleville, making specialty baked goods that are elaborately decorated. It’s a career change for Vassallo, who until […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County will receive $26.4 million in federal grants from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority to make safety improvements at 39 intersections throughout Essex County. The projects include extending curbs and installing refuge islands, where feasible, to shorten crossing distances for pedestrians; and the installation of leading pedestrian interval signals, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County is allocating $2 million for a grant program to help residential property owners from Essex County who have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus and are behind on their mortgage payments. Applications for the Essex County Coronavirus Mortgage Assistance Program are now available at https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/essexcountynj/Participant. Grants will be awarded […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County is allocating $9 million to create the Essex County Small Business Lease Emergency Assistance Grant. This grant funding is designed to help small businesses and nonprofit agencies in Essex County that have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic pay their rents. Essex County businesses and nonprofit agencies can […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. has announced that the 2020 Essex County Holiday Lights Spectacular at Turtle Back Zoo has been canceled because of the coronavirus. “Because of the pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Holiday Lights Spectacular,” DiVincenzo said. “The lights show has become […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — In lieu of an in-person gathering, a drive-by celebration was held on Oct. 27 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Clara Maass Medical Center Auxiliary. As members of the auxiliary drove up individually to the front entrance of the medical center, they were greeted by waves, cheers and well wishes from […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. welcomed dog owners and their pets to the annual Essex County Strut Your Mutt canine costume parades and contests at Brookdale Dog Park in Bloomfield/Montclair and Branch Brook Dog Park in Newark on Saturday, Oct, 24, and at Grover Cleveland Park in Caldwell/Essex Fells on […]
NUTLEY / BELLEVILLE, NJ — Unable to hold their annual joint parade because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Nutley and Belleville instead both held ceremonies in honor of Columbus Day on Oct. 11. Featuring speakers from the parade committee and from the Nutley and Belleville chapters of UNICO, the Italian American service organization, officials defended […]