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RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING
Sponsored by President Luis A. Quintana
1. Individuals honored during Punto de Encuentro Internacional 2026 Event Mothers and Fathers Day
2. Individuals honored during commemoration of Sister Cities between Chunchi, Ecuador and Newark, New Jersey
3. Ibiza Restaurant Lounge Soft Opening
4. Leonardo Carrillo, Deputy Director of Police Operations, 25 Years of Service
5. Toñita Fest 2026, Celebration of Puerto Rican heritage and the 52nd anniversary of the Caribbean Social Club
6. Musicians and singers from Ecuador and Puerto Rico
7. José Pimentel Muñoz, Journalist
8. Noor Mansour, Graduate
9. Omar Mansour, Graduate
Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey
10. Frederica Bey
11. Collette V. Smith
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council
12. Individuals retiring from Newark Board of Education
13. Individuals honored during the Weequahic Historic Neighborhood Passing the Baton event
14. Wadid Chedid, 78th Birthday Celebration
Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump
15. Nevada Street Apartments Father’s Day Appreciation Luncheon
16. Court Towers Apartments Father’s Day Appreciation Luncheon
17. Sandra Somonovich, Retirement
18. Anthony Calloway, 50th Birthday Celebration
19. City Supermarkets and Extra Supermarkets
20. Twin City Supermarkets and Pueblo Supermarkets
21. Individuals honored during the Weequahic Historic Neighborhood Passing the Baton event
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly
22. Thirteenth Avenue Elementary School Boys Basketball Coaches and Players
23. Speedway Avenue Elementary School Girls Basketball Coaches and Players
24. Speedway Avenue Elementary School Cheerleader Coaches and Players
25. Speedway Avenue Elementary School Track Team Coaches and Players
26. Mrs. Pearlie M. Davis
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.
27. Top Ten North Ward High School Graduates
28. Top Ten North Ward Eighth Grade Graduates
29. Shoprite
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
30. Individuals honored during the Newark-Scott Cultural and Civic Foundation, Inc.’s Fourth Annual Madam Louise Scott Legacy Brunch
31. Individuals honored during the EmpowerHER Brunch Fundraiser
32. Charity Haygood
33. Dr. Albert J. Lewis, Jr., 80th Birthday Celebration
34. Individuals honored during the Deborah Court #9 Annual Affair
35. Individuals honored during the Wonder Woman’s Enterprises, Fathers Matter 2026
36. Reverend Jerri Mitchell-Lee
37. Bishop Elijah B. Paige and Lady Myeesah Paige, 20th Pastoral Anniversary
38. Andre Hollis, Retirement
39. Individuals honored during the Grier Rooftop Father’s Day Brunch
40. Individuals honored during their retirement celebrations
41. Individuals honored during the Community Leadership Awards Fundraiser Ceremony
42. Mildred White, 96th Birthday Celebration
43. Bishop T. Cooper, 49th Pastoral Anniversary
44. Elder Linell Andrews and Once Voice
45. Valerie C. Walker, Retirement
46. Individuals honored during the 2026 Holman Family Foundation Awards
47. Individuals honored during the Donna T. Darrien Memorial Foundation for Sickle Cell, Inc., Scholarship and Recognition Luncheon “Spotlighting our Warriors”
48. Individuals honored during the Blonnie’s Early Learning Academy, Inc., Parent Recognition
49. Individuals honored during the New Jersey Chapter 39th Annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner
50. Overseer Pastor Dale Ciceron
51. Aging and Brain Health Alliance, 20th Anniversary
52. Reverend Dr. Jonnel R. Green, 5th Pastoral Anniversary
53. Natalie E. Roche, MD, Retirement Celebration
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva
54. Frank Nicholas Rossi
55. Maria Barreiro de Almeida
56. Consul Luís B. Sequeira
57. Commander José Eduardo de Sousa Luís
58. José Carlos Adão