RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by Vice President Anibal Ramos, Jr. 1. Mr. Steven Goldberg, Chair and CEO, Garden Statement Equality Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 2. Mr. Ricardo Patino Aroca Sponsored by Council Member Ras J. Baraka 3. Dr. Alex Blanco, Mayor, City of Passaic, New Jersey 4. Ms. Donna Judd Sponsored by Council Member Mildred C. Crump 5. Mr. George Belton Scott & Mrs. Rosa Mae Bacote Scott 6. Mrs. Janice (Mommie Janice) Merritt Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 7. Kalima Larrea M., Writer and Cultural Promoter 8. Jack D. Paz C., Writer and Cultural Promoter 9. Castle Sports Bar Grand Opening 10. Mr. Bill Neuberg, Chief and Commander, Shamrock Technology 11. Ms. Wanda Fuentes, Bilingual Elementary School Teacher, Newark New Jersey Sponsored by Council Member Ronald C. Rice 12. Individuals being honored at the Newark Firefighters Union Annual Valor Awards Dinner