Freeholders Honor County Residents During Hispanic Heritage Month

The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders held its first-ever Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration on Sept. 18 at the Hall of Records.  The event was hosted by District 1 Freeholder Rolando Bobadilla of Newark, who was born in Honduras.  During the celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage, the board also honored the following individuals: Anibal Alcantara, Jr., Angelica J. Guevara, Jorge Gutierrez, Luis A. Maisonave, Santiago Paniagua, Nieves Ramos, Oscar Rodriguez, Sr., and Esther Tanez.

“Last year I wrote the resolution to make this event possible”, said Bobadilla, “and to be sure it will take place for years in the future so we will always have an outlet, all of us, from all of our cultures, to celebrate our common heritage together.”

“We come from so many different places with great histories and cultures and food”, he said, “and today we will honor individuals who represent the breadth of our community.”