When the doors closed at Stella D’Oro, the workers lost more than their jobs.
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Lost Jobs Mean Lost Family
Posted on 15 December 2009.
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Cash For Flunkers
Posted on 12 December 2009.
A Bronx middle school uses money and prizes to increase scores and attendance.
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Hostos High Achievers Feel the Budget Pinch
Posted on 11 December 2009.
It’s harder than ever for the best and brightest students to pay college fees.
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The Riveras are One in a Million
Posted on 08 December 2009.
The Rivera family fights two battles at once: economic hardship and cancer.
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No Cookies, No Jobs
Posted on 05 November 2009.
Employees of the Stella D’Oro cookie factory in Kingsbridge lost their jobs as the factory closed and the brand moved its operations to Ohio.
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Morrisania Food Bank Is Running on Empty
Posted on 31 October 2009.
Each week, more than 1,000 food pantries and soup kitchens in New York City give food to the city’s hungry.
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For Morrisania, the Public Library is a Refuge
Posted on 25 October 2009.
“We are a beacon in this community,” said branch librarian Colbert Nembhard, about the library, which has loaned 86,547 books since 2008, a circulation increase of about 20,000 for the year.
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Tough Choices at the Market in East Tremont
Posted on 24 October 2009.
by Sarah Wali For the past six months, Harrilal Ramlakhan has managed to avoid buying most of his food from local supermarkets. He is a community gardener who plants and sells his own fruits, vegetables and spices. But when the seasons turn and the cold settles in, he will have to switch his gardening tools […]
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