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RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump
1. Individuals honored during Hispanic Heritage Month
2. Sheikh Bashiru Yandu
3. Maribel Cabrera de Reyes, Minister of Orcastria, of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral and Board Director of the Dominican Cultural Parade and Festival of Essex County
4. Igbo Council of Chiefs and Traditional Title Holders NJ, Inc.
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council
5. Renaming Ceremony of the Media Center at Weequahic High School in honor of Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver, held on Saturday, October 6, 2024
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez
6. Individuals honored during the Unidas En Una Sola Voz 3rd Annual Domestic Violence Awareness 1K Walk, held on Saturday, October 12, 2024
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly
7. Santiago Matías (Alofoke), Founder of AlofokeMusic and the Alofoke Radio Show
8. Akintola Hanif, honored during the Newark Arts Festival, as a Leader in the Arts community for over twenty (20) years, held on Saturday, October 12, 2024
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana
9. Individuals honored during the Commemoration of 161 Years of the Restoration of Cariamanga, of Calvas Canton, Province of Loja, Republic of Ecuador
10. Lucio and Sofia Lemmo, on their 48th Wedding Anniversary
11. Michael Grillo, honored during the Italian Flag-Raising Ceremony, held on Saturday, October 5, 2024
12. Individuals honored during Hispanic Heritage Month, a Gala at the ONU, held on Tuesday, October 8, 2024
13. Individuals and Organizations honored during the Spanish Flag-Raising Ceremony, held on Saturday, October 12, 2024
14. Individuals honored during La Voz Community Engagement Event, held on Saturday, October 12, 2024
15. Trike Masters Club, honored during their 41st Anniversary Celebration, held on Sunday, October 13, 2024
16. Police Officers honored during the 2024 Columbus Day Awards, held on Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.
17. Nichelle Lynn Patrick, on her appointment as the Police Director of the Borough of Caldwell, NJ
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
18. Mother Rose Womack, on her 85th Birthday Celebration
19. Minister Jamillah Cupe, on her Birthday Celebration
20. Individuals honored during the National Action Network Triumph Awards, held on Monday, September 30, 2024
21. Individuals honored during the Newark Interfaith Alliance Prayer Breakfast 2024, held on Thursday, October 3, 2024
22. Individuals honored during the Urban League of Union County, on its 80th Anniversary Gala, held on Friday, October 4, 2024
23. Individuals honored during the Newark Branch NAACP, on its 110th Anniversary Gala, Honoring Community Champions and Scholars, held on Saturday, October 5, 2024
24. Individuals honored during the WGMA’s 56th Annual Gospel Music Convention, held on Saturday, October 5, 2024
25. Dionne Warwick, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Friday, October 11, 2024
26. Reverend Dr. Larry Jennings, Sr., New Pastor of Union Chapel AME Church and Welcome Service, held on Saturday, October 12, 2024
27. Reverend Dr. J. Michael Sanders, Convention President, during the General Baptist Convention of NJ, Inc., on its 120th Annual Session, held on Sunday, October 13, 2024
28. Reverend Frederick Q. Smith and First Lady Marcia Smith, on their 13th Pastoral Anniversary, held on Saturday, October 13, 2024
29. Chosen Generation Ministries, on its 25th Church Anniversary, held on Sunday, October 13, 2024
30. Chief Apostle Allen H. Simmons and Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries, Inc., on its 30th Holy Convocation, held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024
31. Individuals honored during the Urban League of Essex County - Annual R.E.D. Gala 2024, held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024
32. Individuals honored during the 36th Sunshine Awards, held on Saturday, October 19, 2024
33. Un-Stuckness Restoration Center’s 1st Anniversary Celebration, held on Saturday, October 19, 2024
34. Rahim E. Wynn, on his 10th Pastoral Anniversary, held on Saturday, October 19, 2024
35. Bishop Kevin E. Taylor, on his Celebration to the Office of Bishop, held on Sunday, October 20, 2024
36. Good Neighbor Baptist Church, on its 53rd Church Anniversary, held on Sunday, October 20, 2024
37. Individuals honored during Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 67th Church Anniversary, held on Sunday, October 20, 2024
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr.
38. St. Stephan’s Grace Community Church
39. Tony Castro, Assistant District Attorney of New York City, Bronx District
40. Nelson Tereso, Portuguese -American Attorney and Author, of “Compared Penal Law between Theresa US and Portugal”
41. Isabella Alvarez, Dance Teacher of Club Espafia and Centro Ourensano
42. Jose Luis Losada, 1st President of Centro Ourensano Social Club
43. Lopes Sausage Company
44. Classic Imaging Photography
45. Huryk’s Deli
46. Fernandes Restaurant