RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump 1. Tahir Whitehead, Sr. 2. Chief Halaji Rafiou Abdallah Mohammed Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey 3. Programs for Parents, 42 Years of Dedicated Service 4. Walsh Pizzi O’reilly Falanga LLP, on the Occasion of Their 10-Year Anniversary Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 5. Individuals honored for installation of stage at the Culture Spot Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 6. Adrienne Ashbourne, Retirement Celebration 7. Sweets and Cortaditos, Grand Opening 8. Omar’s Café PR, Grand Opening Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 9. Dr. Mamie L. Bridgeforth, Street Dedication Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 10. Maged Amin 11. Roberto Leonardo Henríquez 12. NJ Health Care Employers District 1199J 13. Robert Treat Academy Charter School, 22nd Annual Commencement Ceremony Class of 2026 14. Individuals honored during the Mothers Tribute Event on Cinco de Mayo 15. Gloria Monje de Gutierrez, 75th Birthday Celebration 16. Individuals honored during the There is Victory in Jesus Foundation Event 2026 Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 17. Daisy Maldonado, Retirement Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 18. Newark Division of Section 8 19. Rosemarie Santana 20. Reverend Dr. Craig R. Jackson and Lady Sheila Jackson, Pastoral Installation 21. Mother Eucelyn Morrast, 85th Birthday Celebration 22. Bishop Vincent M. Rouse, Sr., Appreciation Dinner 23. Reverend Joe L. Pickett and First Lady Demytri Pickett, Pastoral Installation 24. Carolyn Hunter, 77th Birthday Celebration 25. Apostle Eugene Levell, Birthday Celebration 26. Individuals honored during the Essex County Democratic Committee-Women of Excellence Luncheon 27. Elder-Elect Sheila Epps, Ordination Service to Elder 28. Individuals honored during the CRYsis Women’s Empowerment Event 29. Faith Evans and Ryder’s Room Inc. 30. Elect-Lady Myeesah Page - 44th Birthday Celebration 31. Individuals honored during Essex County Board of County Commissioners - Essex County Celebrate Youth 32. Individuals honored during the MentorU Awards Gala and Luncheon 33. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy, Recognition of 2026 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 19-25, 2026 34. Individuals honored during the Franklin St. John’s United Methodist Church, Men’s Day 2026 35. Minnie Jackson, 100th Birthday Celebration 36. Individuals honored during the A-Style Fashion and accessories Pre-Mother’s Day Wellness Weekend “Where Grace Meets Greatness” 37. Bishop A.D. Cunningham, Welcoming him to the City of Newark 38. Individuals honored during the Ninth Annual Jewels of the Community Awards Brunch 39. Steven Terelle Cooper, 30th Birthday Celebration 40. Pastor Dr. Pamela Jones 41. Faith Christian Center Church, 42nd Church Anniversary 42. Individuals honored during the Haitian Flag Raising 43. Butterfly Walker, Inc. 44. Individuals honored during the Mother’s and Father’s Day Gospel Brunch 45. Individuals honored during the NAACP Newark Freedom Fund Gala Awards Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva 46. Baldomiro Nunes Duarte Soares 47. Ana M. Tavares Martins 48. Anabel Calle de Masache 49. Alexandra Robles