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Monday, March 26, 2012

SOPAC Presents 2012 Community Business Leaders Breakfast

The second annual breakfast will be held on March 29 at 8 a.m.

South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) will host the second annual Community Business Leaders Breakfast, featuring Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., Essex County Executive. The meeting, Thursday, March 29th from 8 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., is open to local residents, patrons, and businesses. This event provides an opportunity for area business people to network and learn about timely business topics from some of New Jersey’s top business leaders.  Dedicated to helping grow the area’s robust community and economy, SOPAC proudly presents this unique event and welcomes everyone to attend. “The creation of SOPAC was a big part of the South Orange Central Business District’s revitalization and our goal is to be a good neighbor and continue to champion …

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Reforestation Program at South Mountain Reservation Starts Next Week

The plan calls for planting to take place in 43 fenced-off sites.

The County Executive Friday announced the start of a reforestation program in South Mountain Reservation that’s meant to work in conjunction with the deer cull program to help restore the forest's ecosystem. Developed in partnership with the South Mountain Conservancy, the plan calls for trees, shrubs and flowers native to the Reservation to be planted in 43 sites ranging from 5,000 square feet to 14 acres, which will be enclosed with eight-foot metal fencing to prevent deer from eating the seedlings. It's a corollary to the controversial deer cull program, which was undertaken to control the population. According to statistics released by the County Executive's office, 296 deer were felled by sharpshooters in 2008 and 2009, and the total …

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