212th Haitian Independence Day celebrated
Photo by Chris Sykes Irvington Municipal Council President Charnette Frederic, second from left, reads the proclamation honoring Detective Sgt. Ernest Exil of the the Irvington Police Department, who is of Haitian descent, left, and who was honored at the 212th Haitian Independence Day Celebration on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on Grove Street, as Mayor Tony Vauss, third from left, and at large Councilwomen Renee Burgess, second from right, and October Hudley, right, look on and listen. The event was organized by Frederic's Civic Association, along with FamiCare and its founder, Thecy Faustin, and the Ring the Bell for the Community Inc.
