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They Help Make the Hamptons the Hamptons, and Now They’re Living in Fear
Latino immigrants care for some of America’s most lavish beachside mansions. Their disappearance would affect the wealthy, too. Latino...
Dionne Searcey and Ana Ley
Feb 238 min read
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A Spanish-Language Adaptation Of 17th Century Play ‘Fuenteovejuna’ Comes To The East End
OLA of Eastern Long Island (Organización Latino Americana) and Guild Hall in East Hampton are teaming up to launch a historic...
27East
Feb 103 min read
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Crackdown: Business Owners on the South Fork Watch Immigration Enforcement Campaign Closely
As federal immigration agents began stepped-up enforcement efforts nationwide this past week as part of the Trump administration’s...
Michael Wright
Jan 299 min read
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Trump Signing Executive Orders On Immigration That Will Trigger Fear, Legal Challenges, Migrant Advocates Say
Newsday Migrants walk through Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Monday, in an attempt to reach the U.S. border. Credit: AP/Edgar H....
Robert Brodsky and Bart Jones
Jan 204 min read
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NYS Issues Guidance To Schools, Citing 'Threats Of Increased Federal Immigration Actions'
Newsday A feelings chart in a classroom at Our Lady of Guadalupe bilingual school in Central Islip. The state has issued guidance to...
Darwin Yanes
Jan 183 min read
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How Donald Trump's Policies Could Impact The Long Island Economy
President-elect Donald Trump is looking to make major changes that could impact the U.S. economy. Newsday's business reporter James...
James T. Madore
Jan 1811 min read
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CRACKDOWN: Trump And Immigration: Government Impact
Just days from President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, municipalities are bracing for an about-face on federal immigration...
Stephen J. Kotz and
Christopher Walsh
Jan 176 min read
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Bracing for Promised Mass Deportation, With OLA's Minerva Perez | 27Speaks
Minerva Perez, the executive director of Latino advocacy organization OLA of Eastern Long Island, joins the editors to discuss the...
27Speaks
Jan 161 min read
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Candy Canes and Lumps of Coal
Editorial Board CANDY CANE: To East Hampton Town and state officials, for taking steps to address troublesome intersections — adding...
27East
Dec 19, 20248 min read
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
Mass deportations. It’s become the catchphrase for the terror, cruelty, heartlessness and chaos many associate with the pending Donald...
Carlos Sandoval
Nov 24, 20245 min read
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On the Silver Screen: Latino Film Festival hits the North Fork
North Fork Arts Center in Greenport (Photo credit: Jeremy Garretson) Right in time for National Hispanic Heritage Month, Organización...
Melissa Azofeifa
Sep 24, 20243 min read
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Latino Young Professionals of East End Aims To Build Community, Provide Guidance
Latino Young Professionals of the East End co-founders Nicole Velez, left, Jonathan Lopez and Daniela Chavez. Credit: Morgan Campbell As...
Sheryl Nance-Nash
Sep 20, 20246 min read
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Housing And Immigration Advocates Oppose Riverhead Rental Restrictions
Wally Ramirez, of OLA of Eastern Long Island, at Riverhead Town Hall on Wednesday. Immigrant advocates oppose a town bill that would...
Tara Smith
Sep 19, 20243 min read
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OLA Presents 21st Annual Latino Film Festival Of The Hamptons
A still from the film "Daughter of Rage." Heroism, strength, and resilience form the conceptual and thematic core of three feature-length...
James Lane Post
Sep 18, 20243 min read
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Latino Film Festival Of The Hamptons Shines Light On Heroes, On Big Screen And Off
For the staff behind Organización Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island, their work never gets easier. Wage theft among the Hispanic...
Michelle Trauring
Sep 17, 20244 min read
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OLA Film Festival Expands in Partnership with NFAC
Heroism, strength, and resilience form the conceptual and thematic core of OLA of Eastern Long Island’s annual Latino Film Festival of...
Beth Young
Sep 14, 20243 min read
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Exclusive: Latino workers on East End face threats of deportation, withheld wages by employers
OLA of Eastern Long Island, a primarily Latino focused organization, has stepped in to help find a solution, holding a meeting Wednesday...
Thema Ponton
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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East Hampton Community Members Say Repeated Power Outages Posing Health, Safety Risk
OLA of Eastern Long Island, a primarily Latino focused organization, has stepped in to help find a solution, holding a meeting Wednesday...
Thema Ponton
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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East End Group Answers 'Desperate Need' For Helping Youth With Mental Health Challenges
Luna Paucar was in her freshman year at Boston College last fall when her social anxiety became too hard to ignore. “Entering college...
Olivia Winslow
Jul 24, 20244 min read
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East Hampton Mobile Home Park Residents Left in the Dark
Jhonny Castillo and Paola Castro are among the residents of the East Hampton Village Manufactured Home Community who attended a...
Jack Motz
Jul 18, 20245 min read
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