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West Orange Dep. Mayor Earns Oscar De La Renta Immigrant Award

West Orange: Rodolfo Rodriguez received the Oscar De La Renta Immigrant Award, the "highest award given to a Dominican living in the USA."

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange Deputy Mayor Rodolfo Rodriguez recently received the prestigious he Oscar De La Renta Immigrant Award, town officials announced Monday.

Officials posted the following social media congratulations to Rodriguez:

“Congratulations to West Orange, NJ Deputy Mayor Rodolfo Rodriguez who received the Oscar De La Renta Immigrant Award, the highest award given to a Dominican living in the USA by the President of the Dominican Republic.”

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