NEWS from the
TOWNSHIP OF IRVINGTON
"It is the goal of this administration to investigate and implement any initiative that will improve life in Irvington, and to do so with all due care, commitment and concern."
MAYOR WAYNE SMITH
January 02, 2007
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IRVINGTON TO CELEBRATE LEGACY OF DR. KING
The Irvington Dr. Martin Luther King Commemorative Committee will hold its 22nd annual tribute on Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Irvington High School, 1253 Clinton Avenue.
The program begins at 2:00 p.m. and will feature performances by the Irvington High School Gospel Singers, Union Avenue Middle School Chorus, Berkeley Terrace School Chorus and the Mt. Vernon Avenue School Choir. Rev. Howard L. Grant of St. Luke AME Church in Newark will serve as guest speaker.
Mayor Wayne Smith will award U. S. savings bonds to the winners of the annual school district-wide essay and poetry contest held in honor of the civil rights leader.
The annual Dr. MLK Memorial Award will be bestowed upon David A. Brown, executive director of the Irvington Housing Authority.
For more information about the event, call (973) 371-6954.
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