Community + Massachusetts Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 19, 2009

Local Latinos were honored for their achievements in business and politics Wednesday. – The Massachusetts Latino Chamber of Commerce hosted an event at the Essence Restaurant in Springfield Wednesday night to recognize these individuals for their success.

November 5, 2009

Lawrence City Council will have Hispanic majority – Massachusettts

November 4, 2009

Lawrence elects Massachusetts’ first Latino mayor – William Lantigua

October 30, 2009

Uruguayan Consulate will open in Fitchburg next week – Massachusetts

September 21, 2009

Lawrence primary could produce Massachusetts’s first Latino mayor

September 8, 2009

Immigration activists urge census boycott – Hope effort spurs legislation – Massachusetts perspective

September 7, 2009

Where’s the Latin crowd? Even with popular acts coming to town, audiences have been sparse in Boston

September 1, 2009

Massachusetts Cuts Back Immigrants’ Health Care – 31,000 legal immigrants

August 18, 2009

Cases of swine flu higher among Boston’s blacks, Hispanics

How Brazilian migration transformed Martha’s Vineyard

July 20, 2009

Hispanic fest celebrates 23rd year – Organized by the City of Holyoke and La Familia Hispana Inc

March 19, 2009

With cash incentives, they save for college – Benefactor aids Hispanic families – La Vida Scholars program in Lynn, Massachusetts

March 10, 2009

Lawrence city council president Patrick Blanchette has decided not to run for mayor, leaving only Latino candidates left in a race that could elect the state’s first Latino mayor.

January 21, 2009

Planning a Latin meal? Then a visit to Hi-Lo Foods is a must – the Jamaica Plain supermarket has the largest selection of hard-to-find Caribbean, Central and South American ingredients in the Boston area.

December 15, 2008

Hundreds of people came together in Boston on Saturday evening to help raise money for Latino youth programs in Massachusetts. El Jolgorio Navideno Incorporated hosted their annual gala at the Boston Convention Center. It is the biggest event of its kind in New England.

December 8, 2008

Blacks, Latinos build bond with biblical story on the Boston Common

December 6, 2008

Race on to become 1st elected Latino mayor in Massachusetts – William “Willy” Lantigua in Lawrence

November 3, 2008

The second annual Latino Community Expo attracts 1,400 – Massachusetts

October 17, 2008

Centro Las Americas, a multiservice, nonprofit Latino organization based in Worcester, is considering starting a program in South Bridge, Massachusetts

October 2, 2008

Sonia Chang-Diaz remains the Democratic nominee in the 2nd Suffolk District Senate race, following a Sept. 27 hand recount of ballots cast in four wards in the district.

September 17, 2008

A Massachusetts’ Senate fixture toppled – Sonia Chang-Díaz defeats embattled Wilkerson in primary – could become the first Hispanic woman in the state Senate

September 15, 2008

Hispanic church pelted with eggs – Fall River, Massachusetts

August 28, 2008

While Police Chief John Romero denied a report that he has already decided to run for mayor, he added that the election is 15 months away and said, ”Who knows what could happen?” – Lawrence, Massachusetts

August 4, 2008

Border Patrol hits Massachusetts with its pitch – Recruits agents to boost force, fulfill mandate

July 29, 2008

Nantucket’s cultural clash With more blacks, Latinos, island comes to grips with change

Growth in use straining Centro Las Americas – opened 31 years ago – Worchester, Massachusetts

July 23, 2008

Latino MBTA employees, angry over anti-Hispanic comments allegedly made by the transit authority’s antidiscrimination chief, took their frustration to Governor Deval Patrick yesterday, seeking a high-level ally to air their grievances. – Massachusetts

July 14, 2008

Salem police hiring more Latino officers – Massachusetts

June 19, 2008

New bilingual police officers look to make a difference – New Bedford, Massachusetts

June 10, 2008

Puerto Rican festival canceled – Springfield, Massachusetts

June 9, 2008

Cancer screenings will be offered Thursday in Framingham as part of the area debut of a program aimed at helping uninsured Brazilians and Latinos enroll in healthcare plans. – Massachusetts

Lawrence’s Miss Hispanic Week makes history – Massachusetts

June 5, 2008

In Lawrence, with first Latino mayor possible, conflict arises over new job – Massachuesetts

May 14, 2008

Longtime community leader Orlando Isaza, of Northampton, was one of three named yesterday to a new governor’s board focused on youth. – Massachusetts

March 6, 2008

A year after raid, immigration cases drag on for many – New Bedford, Massachusetts

March 5, 2008

Vanessa Calderon-Rosado fixes the disconnect – Boston

November 15, 2007

AM 1280 to unveil Hispanic MEGA Nov. 30 – Leominster, Massachusetts

November 4, 2007

First expo in WMass has Latinos networking – Springfield, Massachusetts

November 1, 2007

TELEMUNDO BOSTON TO HOST NEW ENGLAND’S POPULAR HISPANIC FAMILY FAIR

August 1, 2007

Centro Las Americas getting back in the black – Worcester, Massachusetts

July 26, 2007

Latinos will be watching George Ramirez – Massachusetts

July 23, 2007

Hispanic fest ends 4-day run- Boston

July 17, 2007

Top Latina officers demotion upsets Hispanic leadership – Boston

July 9, 2007

Hispanics give new life to citys Scouting program – Lawrence, Massachusetts

May 16, 2007

Latino history in Holyoke featured- Massachusetts

May 10, 2007

A networking group for Latina women – Boston’s Las Comadres chapter

May 8, 2007

Som@s Latinas Presents the Fourth Annual Latino Pride – Boston

March 22, 2007

Juan Gomez named Centro director – Worcester, Massachusetts

March 9, 2007

With numbers down, Salem recruiting Latino police officers – Massachusetts

February 25, 2007

Social pages with a Spanish accent – Massachusetts

February 23, 2007

Hispanic officers look to help each other: Lawrence, Methuen well-represented – Massachusetts

February 6, 2007

“Contacto Latino”: Prime time outreach – Waltham, Massachusetts

December 21, 2006

A quarter century later, inside scoop on Centro Presente – Cambridge, Massachusetts

December 13, 2006

Clinic meeting needs of Latino community – Holyoke, Massachusetts