Essex County taking steps to honor late N.J. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver

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Essex County is taking steps to honor New Jersey's late Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver.

DiVincenzo will also commission the creation of a bronze bust of Oliver, which will be displayed the county's Martin Luther King, Jr. Justice Building in Newark.

 

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