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RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump
1. Mr. Oscar Green, 90th Birthday
2. The National Academy of Public Administration, Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration and John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey
3. Glassroots 25th Anniversary
4. New Jersey Black Women's Collective Leadership Institute and Commending the Inaugural Northern New Jersey Graduating Cohort
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council
5. Apostle Ebenezer Adeyinka, 80th Birthday
6. Individuals retiring from George Washington Carver Elementary School
7. Pastor Lisa Elizabeth Edwers, St. Mark Unified Free Will Baptist Church, First Pastoral Anniversary
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez
8. Guyana Independence Day, Guyana Flag Raising Ceremony
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly
9. Individuals retiring from Mount Vernon Elementary School
10. Unicorn151 -Ira Kherki Kaifa, honored during the Mural ribbon-cutting dedication
11. Suliman Onque, honored during the Mural ribbon-cutting dedication
12. Valedictorians and Salutatorians from West Ward schools
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana
13. Individuals honored during the Labor Council Breakfast
14. Individuals honored during the Celebration of the Independence of Ecuador
15. Alejandro Armenta Mier, Governor of Puebla, Mexico
16. Engineer David Rodriguez, Director of the Pablano Institute for Migrant Assistance (IPAM), Puebla, Mexico
17. Individuals honored during the Cuban Parade Gala 2026
18. Manuel Cardenas, Graduation from Federal Agent
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.
19. Mr. Carl Corwin, Retirement Celebration
20. Mrs. Judith Comensanas, Retirement Celebration
21. Mrs. Neydi Clement, Retirement Celebration
22. Sylvia Esteves, Retirement Celebration
23. Ms. Carolyn Granato, Retirement Celebration
24. Top 10 students, graduating class of 2026, Robert Treat Academy
25. Top 10 students, graduating class of 2026, Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School
26. Santa Maisonave, 90th Birthday Celebration
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
27. Bishop Timothy Wayne Griffin, II, Eleventh Pastoral Anniversary
28. Kim T. Mott, Retirement Celebration
29. Sister June Favata, SC, Ceremonial Street Dedication
30. NAACP Religious Affairs Committee, Sixth Anniversary of Prayer and Motivation
31. Individuals honored during the NLBOCC Fundraising 2026 Annual Gala
32. Safanya Nicole Searcy, Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers University, Newark
33. First Presbyterian Church Newark, 360th Church Anniversary
34. Bishop Azel Colston, Jr., Being Honored as an “Apostolic Father”
35. Individuals honored during the Royster Family Life Center, Honoring Widows
36. Individuals honored during the Community Honorary Brunch
37. Individuals honored during the Steel Magnolia Soiree - Supporting Wynona's House Child's Advocacy Center
38. First Peddie Memorial Church, 225th Church Anniversary
39. Faith Evans, Street Dedication
40. Johnnie Mae Kennedy
41. Ecuador National Team for qualification and participation in the FIFA World Cup USA 2026
42. New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center (NJHRIC), Grand Opening
43. Nadine Wright-Arbubakrr, 60th Birthday Celebration
44. Individuals honored during the 41st Annual Gospel Music Month Celebration
45. Individuals honored during the Good News Sounds of Pentecost Ministries, Service of Elevation
46. Dimensions of Light WOTCC, 20th Pastoral Anniversary
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva
47. Jack Santos
48. Morena Leite
49. Margarida Chagas
50. Catherine Murray
51. The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce
52. Mariano Gomide
53. Filepe Jesus Santos
54. Manuel J. Reis
55. Dr. Gustavo Velásquez Guevara
56. Isabela Martins
57. Jorge Da Costa
58. Carlos Martins
59. Dr. José Andrade
60. Dr. José Manuel de Araújo Cardoso
61. Domingos Cravo
62. Dr. Augusto Carlos Vidal Leite