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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH: BORICUAS COME TOGETHER TO BRING A PIECE OF THEIR HOME TO MASS

Written by CORALYS SIMPSON ALVAREZ Posted October 12, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Here we are, we have our flag, finally.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Art, flag, Puerto Rico

EDITORIAL: MAJOR NEWSPAPERS SHOULD GIVE BACK FACEBOOK GRANTS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 12, 2020 Filed Under: Analysis, COVID, Editorial, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Money should go to the local independent news outlets the digital giant has hurt worst

Filed Under: Analysis, COVID, Editorial, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: business, Canada, Chris Faraone, conglomerate, corporation, criticism, data, DigBoston, Digital, editorial, funding, grant, greed, Guam, Jason Pramas, John Loftus, Journalism, media, multinational, national, news, newspapers, nonprofit, PR, public relations, Puerto Rico, slider, social media, usa

SPECIAL FEATURE: THE HURRICANE CONTINUES

Written by MICHELLE SANTIAGO CORTÉS Posted February 1, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Luisa Mercedes, 53, is from Aibonito, a mountain municipality in Puerto Rico haunted by a local myth involving a llorona (Spanish for “crier”). She paints an apocalyptic picture of a world ravaged by wind and water: “We saw the cars under water where we were staying. We saw a light post ripped out at the root.” She’s wearing jeans and a puffer jacket zipped up to her chin.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Department of Transitional Assistance, doctors, education, Holyoke, licensure, Massachusetts, MassHealth, nurses, Puerto Rico, reciprocity, schools, Spanish, teachers, western Mass

SPECIAL FEATURE: WAITING FOR RECIPROCITY

Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Posted January 17, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Springfield and Holyoke in particular have had an influx of displaced Puerto Ricans, coming to stay with their families, in hotels, homeless shelters, and with friends. Beyond the question of what to do for housing as winter settles in comes the concern over employment, and more specifically, what to do for people who have licensure and years of education in their professions.

Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Department of Transitional Assistance, doctors, education, Holyoke, licensure, Massachusetts, MassHealth, nurses, Puerto Rico, reciprocity, schools, Spanish, teachers, western Mass

THE NIÑA, THE PINTA, AND HURRICANE MARIA

Written by EROC ARROYO-MONTANO Posted October 10, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Over 500 years of exploitation has left Puerto Rico reeling

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: AgitArte, Bill Clinton, Boston, CEPA, colonialism, Defend Puerto Rico, Eroc Arroyo, Jones Act, Puerto Rico, wall street

STATE OF UNCERTAINTY

Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Posted June 27, 2017 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

When it comes to Puerto Rican statehood, what can Boston Boricuas expect?

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Arroyo, Barack Obama, Boricuas, Boston, Donald Trump, Partido Nuevo Progresista, PROMESA, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act, statehood, vote

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