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After 31 years, the Puerto Rican Cultural Center has decided to cancel the Puerto Rican Festival, held every summer at Riverfront Park.
“We feel that we need to put an emphasis on the real issues affecting our community including high dropout rates and unemployment,” said Juan Gerena, executive director of the center.”*
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