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RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING
Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump
1. Essex County College, on its 50th Anniversary
2. Mbuvi Gideon Kioko Mike Sonko, Governor of Nairobi, Kenya
3. Dr. Akil Kokayi Khalfani, Director of the Africana Institute and Associate Professor of Sociology at Essex County College
Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James
4. Pastor Vincent M. Rouse, on his 12th Pastoral Anniversary at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
5. Greater Friendship Baptist Church International Ministries, on celebrating their 25th Church Anniversary
6. Pastor Gerald A. Edwards, on his 33rd Pastoral Anniversary at Friendship Ministries, Inc.
7. Pastor Fondrea Lynn Lewis, on Founder’s Day Celebration at Greater Glory Church
Sponsored by Council Member LaMonica R. McIver
8. Dominican Independence Day, 175th Anniversary
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana
9. Individuals honored during the 175th Anniversary of the Independence of the Dominican Republic
10. Quisqueyanos Unidos of Newark, on the 26th Anniversary of the Commemoration of the Dominican Republic Independence Day Celebration in the City of Newark and the 175th Anniversary of their Independence
11. Ramon Fernando Villalona “El Mayimbe”, a Legendary Merengue Singer
12. Byron Gabiel Liger Mosquera, Ecuadorian Police Officer and Producer of the movie, “3-03 Rescue”, Prevention of Domestic Violence
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.
13. Ms. Lillian Hipps, on her Birthday Celebration
14. Anna Spesak Koscica, on her 100th Birthday Celebration