RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump 1. Individuals honored during the BHM Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 2. Newark Police Office Elizabeth “Liz” Malave, Retirement 3. Lavita Johnson, 50th Birthday Celebration 4. The Secret Restaurant-Bar-Lounge, Grand Opening Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 5. Akbar H. Cook, Sr. Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 6. Individuals honored during the Friends of Brian Boru 83rd Anniversary Dinner Dance 7. Individuals honored during the Quisqueyanos Unidos 2026 Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 8. Greater Friendship Baptist Church International Ministries, 32nd Church Anniversary 9. Hassan McMillan aka “Brother Hahz”, Retirement Celebration, Commemorating 35 Years of Musical Excellence and 20 Years of Gospel Ministry 10. Individuals honored during the LISC 40 Year Anniversary New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards (NJNAA) 11. Individuals honored during the AACCNJ 16th Annual Circle of Achievement Awards Gala 12. Individuals honored during the National Action Network and Jumpstart Community Keeping the Dream Alive Awards 2026 13. Individuals honored during the Newark Housing Authority Scholarship Foundation Dinner and Awards Ceremony 14. Deputy Mayor, Dr. Joseph S. Fulmore, Sr., 80th Birthday and Retirement Celebration 15. Ben Crump, Worse Thank Life Book Signing 16. Hobby’s Delicatessen and Restaurant 17. Bishop Christopher L. Brown, Fifth Pastoral Anniversary 18. Individuals honored during the Liuna! Local 3 Black History Month Celebration 19. 50th Greater Liberty Temple Love Dinner Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva 20. Ana Esteves 21. Emidio Brito 22. Fernando Alves Carvalho 23. Rui Alberto Vasconcelos da Silva