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Video: Community Reflects on Former Mayor's Best Attributes

Hundreds gather at the Hilton Newark Hotel for a holiday luncheon and farewell celebration for former Mayor David Smith.

Community leaders and members gathered Thursday afternoon to celebrate the holidays and bid farewell to former Mayor David Smith.

From his "genuine care for people" to the spirit of teamwork he has instilled in the City of Newark.

"He meakes Newark the kind of community everybody wants to live in," said Planning Commissioner Karen Bridges.

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Watch what everyone else had to say during the Chamber of Commerce Holiday Luncheon at the in the video above. Also, listen in on what Smith had to say at the luncheon in the additiional videos.

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