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Books in Spanish needed for high school library
Books in Spanish ready for students at West Haven High School. Ask Mrs. Jillian Woychowski what she wants and the answer is always...


Urgent! We need 500 names on a petition to save the Sanborn … by midnight!
As of 2:40 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 31), supporters of the beautiful Sanborn Library are 158 signatures short. We can do it. Sign the...


Why it’s important to save the former ASPIRA building
The Sanborn Library building has a contemporary mural on it which is a significant symbol to many in the Latino community and especially...


Q&A with Eddie ‘The Tranzcendent One’ Martinez
Eddie Martinez As we previously announced, Eddie Martinez recently joined the Greater Bridgeport Latino Network's board of directors. We...


Welcome Mayra Cabanas-Colon, one of GBLN’s new board members
GBLN recently welcomed Mayra Cabanas-Colon as a new member of the board of directors. Mayra is a lifelong resident of Bridgeport, born...


Meet Eddie Martinez, one of GBLN’s new board members
Eddie Martinez, "The Tranzcendent One," is a new member of GBLN's board. Eddie was born and raised in Bridgeport and is a 2003 graduate...


Conn. steps in as FEMA rescinds benefits for displaced PR families
Jesenia Rodriquez talks about how her family fled Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria and is receiving help to relocate in Connecticut....


Sign up to help count Bridgeport’s homeless population
Volunteers Lisa Bahadosingh and Cathy DiTuri, right, stop to check the map as they take part in the annual Point-in-Time count, which is...


Three Kings Day Celebration rescheduled
Postponed because of the weather, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Bridgeport's Three Kings Day Celebration has been moved to...


Senators return to report on ‘humanitarian crisis’ in Puerto Rico
Connecticut's two U.S. senators returned from Puerto Rico and reported signs of neglect and despair. Photo: Hearst Connecticut Media...


What an amazing 2017
What a year 2017 was for the Greater Bridgeport Latino Network. It was a year of music, and dancing, and learning, and preparing for the...


Connecticut’s U.S. Senators, Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, heading to Puerto Rico
“This trip will shine a glaring light on Puerto Rico’s continuing humanitarian and economic crisis,” said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal in...


Join GBLN’s Happy Hour, “Parranda Pa’ Bridgeport!”
It's time for GBLN's Parranda! You know what a Parranda is, don't you? Pa-rran-da (n): In Puerto Rico, Parrandas are musical festivities...


Public Information Meeting with Resilient Bridgeport
Resilient Bridgeport will be held at the New Vision International Ministries, 130 Gregory St., Bridgeport. A project update and first...


Blue Roof application deadline extended for homeowners in Puerto Rico
Members of recon team 4 with the San Juan Red Cross help put up tarps to hurricane survivors in Lares, Puerto Rico. Photo: U.S. Army/Sgt....


Funk for Warmth: Concert for the Homeless on Sunday, Dec. 3
The Funk for Warmth concert for the homeless started in 2016. The J. Percy Brown Experience band started this effort last year at a much...


Invitation to a Creative Placemaking Town Meeting
Creative Placemaking A message from the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County: Are there projects that you would like to see in your town...


For Giving Tuesday, remember GBLN
Giving Tuesday We've had Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now it's Giving Tuesday, a day set aside to remember charities and nonprofits...


Disaster Relief Fundraiser concert in Meriden
Mariachi Mexico Antiguo Casa Boricua de Meriden, the Meriden Public Schools and the Disaster Relief Committee of Meriden present a...


Red Cross/GBLN blood drive Saturday, Nov. 18 at Batalla School
The drive is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. The drive is directed by GBLN volunteer Elena Padin, with help from the seventh-...
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