Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Luso-Americano Newspaper
Date(s): Friday, October 11, 2024
Time: 11:00 A.M.
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Union Street and Hamilton Street
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Luso-Americano Way
Sponsor: Council Member, Michael J. Silva
Additional Information:
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 11:00 A.M.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-f, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc. for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, Luso-Americano, the City’s oldest Portuguese newspaper, was founded in 1928 by Portuguese businessmen, Dr. J. Lobo, Dr. M. Conceiçāo Jr., Manuel Castro and Valentim Rocha; and
WHEREAS, in December 1939, Vasco Jardim, an immigrant from Madeira, revitalized the newspaper and transformed it into the leading publication it is today eighty-five (85) years later; and
WHEREAS, in 1988, the weekly newspaper began publications bi-weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays, with its staff of five (5) full-time journalists, various collaborators and dozens of correspondents reporting on news events relevant to the vibrant Portuguese community; and
WHEREAS, presently, the newspaper is under the leadership of Executive Director, Antonio Matinho, Operational Director, Paul Matinho and News Editor, Henrique Mano.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize the honorary and ceremonial renaming of the intersection of Union Street and Hamilton Street as “Luso-Americano Way”.
2. The official name of the said street shall remain Union Street and Hamilton Street in their entirety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the naming of the intersection of Union Street ad Hamilton Street as “Luso-Americano Way”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.