RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump 1. Sally G. Carroll, Street Dedication 2. Individuals honored during the Barbados 59th Independence and 4th Republic Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 3. Newark Bible Fellowship, 50th Church Anniversary 4. Chi Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, 102nd Anniversary Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 5. Individuals honored during the 8-week “Blueprint to Business” Entrepreneurship Class 6. Individuals honored during the Councilman Kelly & Mike Biv Jr. 13-Under Pro Basketball Tournament - Championship Recognition Ceremony Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 7. Jose C. Lopez, Clinical Chaplain, 2025 Children of Faith Parade and Multicultural Festival 8. Individuals honored during the 34th Anniversary of Centro Social Loja, 205 Years of Political Independence of Loja, Ecuador 9. 58 Anniversary of FOCUS Hispanic Center for Community Development, Inc. 10. Individuals honored during the Giblin 71st Anniversary Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 11. Individuals honored during La Liga Roberto Clemente 12. Linda Lobdell Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 13. Universal Church of Christ Inc., National Women’s Department Universal Church of Christ Women’s Convention 14. Pastor Dr. Orlando Vick, Sr., 23rd Pastoral Anniversary and Birthday Celebration 15. Bishop Elijah L. Williams, Jr., 38th Pastoral Anniversary, Welcome Baptist Church 16. Franklin Frierson, Sr., 60 Years Singing the Gospel and 65th Anniversary 17. Reverend Anita Bethea, Appreciation and Retirement Celebration 18. Individuals honored during the Ironbound Community Corporation, Changemakers Gala 2025 19. Ambassador Builders Ministries, Third Church Anniversary 20. Assistant Pastor Sandra Bowden, Ambassador Builders Ministries Third Church Anniversary Honoree 21. Michael and Maria Westbrook and Greater Life, Inc., Celebrating 39 Years of Impacting Youth, Families and Communities of Newark, New Jersey 22. Individuals honored during the Newark Veterans Day Celebration, Honoring Our Heroes 23. Individuals honored during the Lord and Nikies, Annual Nigeria Independence Day Celebration 2025, Tenth Year Thanksgiving Edition 24. First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church 135th Building Anniversary 25. Chaplain Elsie Nieves 26. Keith Da Costa, Birthday Celebration 27. Individuals honored during the FOCUS, 58th Anniversary Gala 28. Individuals honored during the YWCA Northern New Jersey Walking the Talk Gala 29. Annie Little Street Dedication 30. Mrs. Minnie L. Jackson, 100th Birthday Celebration 31. Individuals honored during the Good Neighbor Baptist Church 54th Church Anniversary 32. Individuals honored during the Clergy Appreciation Brunch “Celebrating National Clergy Month” 33. Individuals honored during the Odyssey International Business Networking Gala Awards of Excellence 2025 34. Individuals honored during the West Side High School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 35. New Psalmist Worship Center Fellowship 31st Church Anniversary 36. Melissa Persia Oliver & Odyssey International Productions - 26th Anniversary 37. Individuals honored during the Weequahic High School Hall of Fame, Inc. - 7th Induction Class Ceremony 38. Reverend Fr. Eustace Edemobi, Golden Jubilee of his Priestly Ordination 39. Greater Glory Church - 11th Church Anniversary 40. Pastor Dr. Beverley Williams & Rehoboth Deliverance Temple, 42nd Pastoral & Church Anniversary 41. Individuals honored during the NJ Living Legends Celebration - The Leaders Edition 42. Thomas J. Finch 43. Individuals honored during the Newark Give Thanks 12th Annual Pre Thanksgiving Dinner Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva 44. Angel and Casa d’ Paco 45. Venancio “Vinnie” Pinho 46. Neuzy Cirino 47. Elisio Pereira 48. Carlos and Palmira Carvalho 49. Agostinho “Gus” Barbosa 50. Emídio Sousa