DiVincenzo announces $4.5 million distributed through CDBG and ESG programs
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., fifth from left, announced the city of Orange Township was among 16 Essex County municipalities and 39 non-profit community organizations that received a total of $4.5 million from the Community Development Block Grant program and the Emergency Shelter Grant program on Tuesday, March 1. The grant programs are funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered by the Essex County Division of Housing and Community Development. Joining the county executive are Freeholder President Britnee Timberlake, Freeholder Lebby Jones, Freeholder Patricia Sebold, Wendy Brown and Laquana Best from the city of Orange, Freeholder Vice President Brendan Gill and Assembly Speaker Emeritus Sheila Oliver.