PUERTO RICO

We visit former Holyoke City Councilor Jossie Valentin and her partner Myriam Quiñones, hang out with the Word Nerd, and check on some emails from you!

En el 2017, el New North Citizens Council ayudó a 600 familias que llegaron a Springfield, Massachusetts, tras el huracán María. La ciudad se está preparando para asistir a puertorriqueños que han sido afectados por el huracán Fiona.

In 2017, the New North Citizens Council helped 600 families who arrived to Springfield, Massachusetts, after Hurricane Maria. The city is preparing for new arrivals due to Hurricane Fiona.

Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico over the weekend and knocked out power across the island.

In “Alicia and the Hurricane: A Story of Puerto Rico,” Newman writes about a family displaced by Hurricane Maria and how their resilience helped rebuild their community.

A photo can tell quite a story, and for the photographer, it's a way to talk about something without words. As a form of community development, a college student recently set out to get a photo project going in western Massachusetts, in a city she was surprised she didn't know much about.

Veteranos del 65º Regimiento de Infantería, conocido como los Borinqueneers fueron celebrados en el Ayuntamiento de Springfield y Holyoke, Massachusetts.

The 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneerswere celebrated at City Hall in Springfield and Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Hartford is facing a shortage of bilingual teachers. The district is addressing the problem by recruiting teachers from Puerto Rico.

The poet Martín Espada describes the 2021 National Book Award for his poem collection “Floaters” as an extraordinary megaphone to recognize the people he…