WEST ORANGE, NJ — South Orange’s Gabriel Levine, center, caught the first fish in the boys category at the Essex County Fishing Derby at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange on Thursday, June 17. He caught the first fish at 5:30 p.m. Presenting the award are Caitlin Sharp, left, from Turtle Back Zoo […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange resident Anaz Emam, center, caught the first fish in the boys category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Monte Irvin Orange Park in Orange on Tuesday, June 15. He caught the first fish at 5:18 p.m. Presenting the award are Essex County Deputy Parks Director Kate Hartwyk, left, […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Essex County Deputy Parks Director Kate Hartwyk, left, and program coordinator Jackie Matthews, right, present awards to, from left, Anaz Emam from West Orange, Natham Emam from East Orange and Jayden Robinson from East Orange, who all caught the most fish in the boys ages 11-15 category at the Essex County Fishing […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange resident Tristan Russo, center, caught the most fish in the boys ages 11-15 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Monte Irvin Orange Park in Orange on Tuesday, June 15. He caught seven fish. Presenting the award are Essex County Deputy Parks Director Kate Hartwyk, left, and program […]
ORANGE, NJ — Orange’s Dezmond Morgan, center, caught the most fish in the boys ages 1-5 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Monte Irvin Orange Park in Orange on Tuesday, June 15. He caught five fish. Presenting the award are Essex County Deputy Parks Director Kate Hartwyk, left, and program coordinator Jackie Matthews, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The 2021 Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series will bring a diverse group of musicians and entertainers to perform at locations throughout the Essex County Park System. This year’s free series features three concert and fireworks spectaculars, five concerts in Brookdale Park, 12 concerts throughout the county, and two cultural festivals. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange’s Kingston Howard, right, was the first male to catch a fish and caught the most fish in the male age 6 to 10 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Weequahic Park in Newark on June 10. He caught five fish. Presenting the awards is program coordinator Jackie […]
EAST ORANGE / WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange’s Aiden Newman, left, and East Orange’s Nathan Eman, right, caught the most fish in the male age 11-15 category at the Essex County Fishing Derby in Weequahic Park in Newark on June 10. They each caught one fish. Presenting the award is program coordinator Jackie Matthews, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs invite the public to participate in Essex County’s 2021 fishing derbies. The free events will be held in six locations in the Essex County Park System. “Our fishing derbies are an excellent opportunity […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Someone in a heavy, four-wheel drive vehicle drove in concentric circles tearing up the grassy field at Mayapple Hill in the South Mountain Reservation earlier this April. The county is filling in the ruts and replanting the grass, but this diverts its scarce resources, and makes the field unusable at this […]