HOLYOKE — When Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia proposed a friendly volleyball match to the mayor of Salinas, Puerto Rico, Karilyn Bonilla Colon, last summer, it sparked more than just a game — it launched ...

More than 48 hours after the U.S. military launched strikes in Venezuela and captured the country's now-deposed leader, some ...

Damage after heavy rains in Salinas, a southern coastal region of Puerto Rico. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

Abandoned by their country, residents refuse to accept the idea that they will never recover. Nearly a year and a half after Hurricane Maria, about three-fourths of the houses in the Sierra Brava ...

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia and a delegation of local leaders are traveling to Puerto Rico on Thursday to visit Holyoke’s sister-city, Salinas. Holyoke Mall hosting community ...

Outside of Puerto Rico, Holyoke is home to the largest population of Puerto Ricans in the country. This year’s third annual festival dedicated the event to the town of Salinas, Puerto Rico, where a ...

Hurricane Fiona has killed at least 16 people in Puerto Rico, authorities said late Saturday. The island is still digging out from the massive storm, which crashed ashore Sept. 18 and left thousands ...

As Puerto Rico works very slowly to restore power to the roughly 80% of the island that remains in the dark after getting smacked from Hurricane Fiona, it’s worth remembering that the “act of God” ...

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SALINAS, Puerto Rico — When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico two years ago, it smashed through the National Guard training base here, sending the plaques that Maj. Gen. José J. Reyes gathered over ...

SALINAS, Puerto Rico — When Leida Rodriguez started building a house in Villa Esperanza, neighbors suggested she lift it because the nearby Rio Nigua rose a few feet during Hurricane Maria — nothing ...