RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 1. Clarence Maney, Jr., on his 83rd Birthday Celebration 2. Brian K. Logan honored during the Zakee Bowser Enrichment Foundation 2023 Awards Gala Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 3. Sergeant Pedro Rivera, honored during the Roberto Clemente Newark League, Inc., 2023 Gala “Unsung Heroes”, held on Friday, December 1, 2023 4. Chris Bernardo, honored during the Roberto Clemente Newark League, Inc., 2023 Gala “Unsung Heroes”, held on Friday, December 1, 2023 5. Individuals honored during the “En Peligro De Extincion” of Human Rights 6. Elizabeth “Liz” Del Tufo, on her 90th Birthday Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 7. Pastors and Bishops honored during the Ambassador Ministries First Church Anniversary, held during the month of November 8. Individuals honored during the South Ward Interfaith Clergy Alliance, Thanksgiving Service “It’s a Family Affair”, at Mt Vernon Baptist Church, held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 9. Individuals honored during the Mentor U Connect Annual Award and Scholarship Gala, held on Saturday, December 2, 2023 10. Ark City Church, on Four (4) Years of Ministry, held on Sunday, December 3, 2023 11. Bishop-Designate Jonathan A. McClaren, on Four (4) Years of Ministry, at Ark City Church, held on Sunday, December 3, 2023 12. Bishop Herber M. Brown II, on his 23rd Pastoral Anniversary, at Brown’s Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, held on Sunday, December 3, 2023 13. Brown’s Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, on its 62nd Church Anniversary, held on Sunday, December 3, 2023 14. Oasim Amin Nathari, honored for “Thirty (30) years of Activism, Scholarship and Leadership through Service”, a Dinner, at Monsignor William J. Lindor Plaza, to be held on Friday, December 29, 2023 15. Michelle Gonzalez, on her retirement after thirty-four (34) years of service at PSE&G 16. Harold “Butch” Edwards, on his 75th Birthday Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr. 17. The Portuguese Sporting Club of Perth Amboy 18. Carlos Amaral, Board President of Bombeiros Voluntarios Vale Besteiros, of Vale Besteiros, Tondela