RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. Ms. Emma Otero-Nunez, Teacher, on her retirement after thirty-three (33) years of service in Newark Public Schools 2. Pastor Andre’ W. Milteer, on his 20th Pastoral Anniversary at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 3. Ironbound Community Corporation, on its 50th Anniversary, on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 4. East Side High School Basketball Team (2018-2019) on winning the City and County Championships Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 5. Ms. Ramona Flores, Owner of Marianny Unisex Salon, on its 25th Anniversary 6. Thug Riders, MC, on their volunteerism during the United Deliverance Tabernacle’s Community Food Distribution Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 7. Pastor, Elder Perry L. Gillespie, Sr. and First Lady Gillespie, on their 5th Pastoral Anniversary at Emmanuel Church of Christ, held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 8. Pastor Hilton Rawls, Jr., on his 18th Pastoral Anniversary at Greater Grace Church, held on Sunday, April 28, 2019 Sponsored by Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. 9. Steven Freeman, Jr, on his 21st Birthday Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 10. Individuals honored from the Puerto Rico Basketball League during their visit to the City of Newark’s 2019 Spring Break Exhibition Basketball Tournament 11. Individuals honored during the Police Olympics in Puerto Rico, a partnership between the Puerto Rico State Police and Newark Public Safety, Division of Police Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 12. Ron Smith, Director of New Jersey Transit Data Center of Operations, on his retirement after thirty-four (34) years of service