With early voting underway in Connecticut and a few days ... said he called his father, who came to Bridgeport’s East Side from Puerto Rico in the 1960s, after learning about the remarks at ...
Connecticut Democrats are seizing on the ... Jorge Cabrera, D-Hamden, whose father moved from Puerto Rico to Bridgeport in the 1960s, said voters should not brush off the remarks as just another ...
TRUMBULL — The Republican candidate for the 22nd state Senate District is speaking out about a comments a comedian made about Puerto Rico during ... candidate. MoCA CT will bring rising stars ...
A comedian’s comment at the rally that Puerto Rico is ... Chris Murphy (D-CT) and other Democratic state and local elected officials at the East Side Senior Center in Bridgeport, frequented ...
While Willie lived most of his life in Bridgeport, Connecticut, his native Puerto Rico was always his home at heart. Born in Plantaje Toa Baja in 1940, he emigrated with his family to Bridgeport ...
Rep. Nydia Velázquez remembers the Somos conference in its infancy. While serving as director of the Department of Puerto ...
“I think it’s called Puerto Rico.” The comments have received ... said he condemns what he calls “contrived outrage” by Connecticut Democrats on Latino issues. “It’s time to end ...
Bridgeport's City Council President Aidee Nieves, a member of the state's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, condemned the joke made over the weekend at the East Side Senior Center Wednesday. "We are ...
She enjoyed family gatherings and outings with her children, going to the beach in Bridgeport ... Thomas Vincent of Puerto Rico, and Spencer Vincent and his wife Maryann, of Pennsylvania; her ...
We're going to this country to get ahead and to contribute,” added Bridgeport resident Carmen Labrador. Labrador was born and raised in Puerto Rico, she moved to Connecticut with her family in 1956.