Essex County Board of Commissioners

Opportunities for Essex County Bidders have been posted on the Essex County Purchasing Portal on November 7, 2023 essexcountynjprocure.org/procure/ #essexcountybids

Workers need our support & the tools to succeed, not being abandoned to higher costs. We are asking NJ Transit to step in to service the residents of these lines, & for Coach USA to provide rider/route data to assist. Public transit should serve the public, not private equity.”

Commissioners Cooper, Sebold, Gill, Mercado, & Pres. Richardson: “The discontinuation of Coach's Newark & East Orange bus routes 24, 31, & 44 leaves too many county residents with few or no options for affordable transit to work, school, grocery stores, & other necessities...

ATTENTION NEWARK AND EAST ORANGE RESIDENTS! Please be advised Coach Bus ONE lines 24, 31, and 44, are going to be DISCONTINUED starting October 8, 2023, according to the company. Any updates on this matter will be posted on the Board of Commissioners' social media and website.

Join us next Wednesday, September 27th at 5 pm for our annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration! We're proud to honor some prominent members of the Essex County Hispanic community. Held at the Essex County Hall of Records in Newark, Room 506.

Our next meeting is this coming Wednesday, Sept. 20th at 5:00 pm. Held at the Newark Hall of Records, 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Room 506. For the meeting agenda, livestream of the meeting, and full schedule of 2023 meetings, visit our website at ecfnj.com

Friday the 22nd is also Senior Day! Farmer's market vouchers will be given out to new eligible seniors w/ ID & proof of income. Free transportation is available, to register call 973-737-7200. Brought to you by CareSparc Community Connections & Essex Commissioner Robert Mercado.

Next weekend, Sept 22-23! Join us for the Sustainable Health & Wellness Village Festival, 10am - 5pm in Branch Brook Park, Newark. With free health resources, food trucks, vendors, music, prizes & more! Come on out for food and fun with health and wellness! We'll see you there!

On Wed. we honored some outstanding young people. Tyler & Tyna Davis started We Swim Academy to raise funds & teach underprivileged kids water safety. Universal Martial Arts won the 2023 NJ, CT, & National Taekwondo Championships. See link in bio for more. Congrats to all!

This Sunday! 2-8pm in Weequahic Park

THIS SATURDAY! Join us for food, fun, and fantastic music. Dance away the end of the summer with us! Weequahic Park, Newark 10am - 10pm

Our next meeting is this coming Wednesday, September 6th at 5:00 pm. Held at the Newark Hall of Records, 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Room 506. For the meeting agenda, meeting livestream, and full schedule of 2023 meetings, visit our website at ecfnj.com

TOMORROW, August 31! Essex County seniors - stop by Glenfield Park in Montclair for farmer's market vouchers. Open from 10am to 2pm Bring Proof of Income and Photo ID For more info, call 973-951-6514 For transportation, call 973-737-7200

Contact the Essex County Office of Small Business Development today for resources and information to support your small business ventures! ecsmallbiz.org 973-621-2011 jrosario@admin.essexcountynj.org

We mourn the unexpected passing of Sheila Oliver - Lieutenant Governor, Assemblywoman, Essex County Freeholder, and the first black woman to serve as Assembly Speaker and to win statewide office in New Jersey. This is just a glimpse of the impact she had on this county and state.

Our next meeting is this coming Wednesday, August 2nd at 5:00 pm. For the meeting agenda, livestream of the meeting, and full schedule of 2023 meetings, visit our website at ecfnj.com

Saturday, August 19th! Feel the rhythm of the day and night with us at the Orange Park House Music Festival! 🪩 12pm - 10pm, Monte Irvin Orange Park, City of Orange

Dance the summer away with us at BANG THE DRUM! 💃🏾 Saturday, August 12, 11am - 8pm at Weequahic Park Featuring music from the great Jihad Muhammad, Merlin Bobb, and Susan Esthera

Opportunities for Essex County Bidders have been posted on the Essex County Purchasing Portal on July 18, 2023, essexcountynjprocure.org/procure/ #essexcountyprocurement #essexcountybids

Hate has no place in Essex County. The attacks on Harper's Cafe were horrific and intended to terrorize our friends, family, and neighbors. We march in lockstep with the LGBTQ+ community.