20 November 2018
Hawk Island stands in the middle of the Atlantic, small and defiant, like its people. Two Brooks is the most isolated village in Hawk Island, surrounded by high cliffs and flanked at each end by a brook. It is a village of tenacious people, hardened by isolation and punished by nature with crude winters and […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Books, Featured, Heritage, People, Terceira
16 November 2018
Starting in 2019, registered foreigners in Portugal will be able to apply for a Citizen Card, similar to the national Cartão de Cidadão, for personal identification, taxation, social security, and access to the national health system. The Citizen Card, which replaces the current residency card, is complete with all the relevant ID numbers “at the […]
Posted in Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
10 November 2018
Democrat Lori Loureiro Trahan is the newest member of Congress from Massachusetts. She represents the 3rd Congressional District seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell). Trahan beat Republican Rick Green and independent Mike Mullen to win election with 61% of the vote. A record 98 women won seats in the House of Representatives […]
Posted in Azores, Brazil, Community, Featured, Graciosa, Heritage, People, World
02 November 2018
Scientist Craig C. Mello, awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine, will be honored by the Portuguese American community at an event taking place November 10, from 10 am to 2 pm, at The Cove Restaurant, 392 Davol St, Fall River, MA. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Craig Mello has roots in Maia, São Miguel, […]
Posted in Awards, Azores, Books, Community, Conferences, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, São Miguel, World
23 October 2018
The World Web Summit, the largest technology convention in the world and Europe’s largest tech event, will be held again in Lisbon, Portugal, starting November 5 through November 8. The summit will gather 70,000 delegates and 15,000 companies from 160 countries. Established in 2009, and originally called the ‘Dublin Web Summit’, the World Web Summit […]
Posted in Conferences, Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
13 October 2018
The strongest storm to hit mainland Portugal in 176 years, Cyclone Leslie is bringing heavy rain, ear-hurricane force winds and dangerous surf to western parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Developing across the Atlantic Ocean for last three weeks as a Category 1 hurricane, the storm has weakened slightly into a post-tropical cyclone late Saturday as […]
