7R9 Municipal Council and City Clerk RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. Dr. William A. Scaife 2. C. Christopher Sanders (Wisdom Shapes Minds) and Wisdom Shapes Minds (Community Development Corporation) 3. Kendrick Isaac and Keith Isaac on their retirement from the Newark Police Department 4. Kevin Maynor, Internationally Acclaimed Opera Singer and Newark resident 5. Frank Walker on his 105th birthday celebration 6. Reverend Dr. Brian Wilson, Sr., on his retirement from the Newark Public Schools System 7. Individuals of the Jordan and Harris Community Health Center, Community Health Workers Graduation Ceremony 8. Robert Curvin, PH.D, Senator Ronald L. Rice and Dr. M. William Howard being honored at the Urban League of Essex County at Nanina’s in the Park on Thursday, February 26, 2015 9. The 58th Anniversary Celebration of Ghana’s Independence 10. Lighthouse Assembly of God 5th year Commemorative Service 11. New Eden Baptist Church 25th Pastoral Anniversary, 1990-2015 Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 12. Jose Manuel Esteves (Mayor of Arcos De Valdevez) 13. Fernando Cabodeira, Councilman, Arcos De Valdevez 14. Maria Jesus Vila Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 15. Guyton-Callahan American Legion Post 152, 95th Annual Awards Dinner Dance Sponsored by Council Member Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins 16. Ms. Blonnie R. Watson, the longest serving African-American and woman to lead a Freeholder Board in the State of New Jersey 17. Deacon Hollis Ford, Abyssinian Baptist Church 18. Ms. Deothia Stafford, 90th birthday celebration Sponsored by Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. 19. Individuals who volunteered at the Compassion in Action Food Pantry 20. Dr. Victor T. Verlezza, a West Ward Unsung Hero Sponsored by Council Member Eddie Osborne 21. New Point Missionary Baptist Church 80th Anniversary, 1935-2015 22. Mount Zion Baptist Church 137th Anniversary Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 23. “Quisqueyanos Unidos de Newark”, The 171st Anniversary of the Dominican Independence Day 24. Hjalmar Castillo, newly-elected President of the Dominican Parade & Cultural Festival of Essex County and the City of Newark, New Jersey 25. Gabriela Alejandra Rivadeneira, President of the National Assembly of Ecuador 26. Individuals visiting from Ecuador 27. Lolita Cruz and James A. Cavanaugh 28. Merijoel Duran, Solanyi Rodriguez and Fernandito Villalona as they celebrate 171 years of Independence for the Dominican Republic 29. Recipients during the Women’s Month Celebration of the Ecuadorian Chamber of Commerce 30. Claudio Lozano, Felipe Andres Guerrero and Kevin Mantilla 31. Valerie A. Feeney, Joseph A. McNamara and Kenneth J. Blaha 32. James J. Olmstead, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Luz Ramirez, Community Relations Coordinator and Deirdre Green, Community Advocate of United Healthcare Group 33. Minerva Vega, retiring after 37 years of service as a Newark Public School Teacher Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 34. The Newark Flea Market 2015 Black History Month Luncheon 35. Lieutenant Angelo Zamora on his retirement from the Newark Police Department