ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County’s 2020 leaf collection schedule for county roads begins at the end of October. Residents whose properties are on county roads may place their leaves in biodegradable bags or sweep the loose leaves into piles at the curb. To organize leaf collection on county roads, Essex County is divided into […]
CEDAR GROVE, NJ — Essex County residents are encouraged to participate in the Essex County Computer and Electronics Recycling Day, sponsored by the county and the Essex County Utilities Authority. The event was expanded to two days because it was canceled in the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. The recycling event will be Friday, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County dog owners are invited to display their creativity and participate in Strut Your Mutt, Essex County’s annual Canine Halloween Costume Parade and Contest. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, pre-registration of all entries is required; there will be no in-person registration on the day of the parades. To register, visit […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the Essex County Freeholder Board passed a resolution supporting the establishment and construction of the Essex-Hudson Greenway. On its completion, the Essex-Hudson Greenway will be a continuous 11-mile-long, 100-foot-wide outdoor recreation space, spanning eight towns, from Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Belleville, Newark, Kearny and Secaucus to its […]
BEDMINSTER, NJ — As the global pandemic continues to impact communities across the country, the New Jersey Golf Foundation, the charitable arm of the New Jersey Section of the PGA of America, has donated $20,000 to the RWJBarnabas Health Emergency Response Fund, supporting COVID-19 relief efforts. The donation comes on the heels of NJGF Golf […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County has set aside $5.5 million to create the Essex County Coronavirus Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which will provide a grant to help income-eligible residents, who are experiencing homelessness, pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Applications can be made by visiting https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/essexcountynj/participant. There is a limited time to submit […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Jewish Family Service of MetroWest New Jersey received a grant from the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund to support enhanced technology to meet community needs during the pandemic. COVID-19 has altered every aspect of day-to-day life, from where one goes every day to whom one sees and how one interacts and […]
LIVINGSTON / NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — The annual golf outing fundraiser to benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of Essex County will take place at Cedar Hill Country Club on Thursday, Oct. 15. The event highlights the need to safeguard the more than 1,200 foster children who live in Essex County. This year marks […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Located inside Turtle Back Zoo, there is a nonprofit rehabilitation hospital that handles all critically injured and ill sea turtles that wash ashore in New Jersey. The group just celebrated releasing its 50th sea turtle back into the ocean after rehabilitating her for 16 months — but the organization does not […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders will present an emergency food distribution event on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Maplewood Community Pool, 187 Boyden Ave., to help families negatively impacted by the coronavirus. The 1,000 boxes of food that will be distributed are […]