Lau Guzmán

6 days ago | nhpr.org | Lau Guzmán

As national immigration enforcement efforts continue to ramp up, Hillsborough County residents used a local budget meeting Wednesday and Thursday to voice their concerns about the ways that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is interacting with the community. Dozens of constituents spoke against a line item in the proposed county budget that would have allocated $734,781 to update the county jail ahead of a potential contract with ICE.

1 week ago | nhpr.org | Lau Guzmán

The Friends of the Nashua Public Library have been highlighting the city’s diverse cultures through their “Passport to the World” program. Most recently, the library highlighted the resistance of Puerto Rican culture with dominoes, food, story time, and even a Bad Bunny look-alike contest. About 4,000 Nashua residents are from the U.S. territory, according to census data. As part of the event, children made red hibiscus maga flowers out of construction paper and pipe cleaners.

1 week ago | nhpr.org | Lau Guzmán

Los Amigos de la Biblioteca Pública de Nashua han estado resaltando las diversas culturas de la ciudad en su programa “Passport to the World”/ “Pasaporte al Mundo”. Recientemente, la bibliotecaa celebró la resistencia de la cultura de Puerto Rico con partidas de dominó, comida, historias, y hasta un concurso de parecidos a Bad Bunny. Alrededor de 4,000 residentes de Nashua son del territorio estadounidense, según datos del censo.

2 weeks ago | nhbr.com | Lau Guzmán

Airline has contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Some New Hampshire residents are joining a national boycott of Avelo Airlines, which flies routes out of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, until the company agrees to end a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to operate deportation flights. Protesters joined a coordinated effort on Saturday to raise awareness of the boycott.

3 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Lau Guzmán

Fourth graders at Beech St. Elementary School put in extra effort into reading, writing, math and being good citizens for several weeks to earn enough points for a bike or sports pack with extra goodies. About 160 students had their pick at a bike distribution event at the end of May, put on by the Queen City Bike Collective. The organization partners with Beech Street and Gossler Park Elementary, as well as several local organizations to put on this event.