Home Authors Posts by Maria Piedrabuena

Maria Piedrabuena

Maria Piedrabuena
21 POSTS 0 COMMENTS
María, a multimedia reporter, graduated from Stony Brook University with degrees in journalism and women and gender studies. She has worked for several news outlets including News12 and Fortune Magazine. A native of Spain, she loves to read, write and travel. She lives in Manorville. Email Maria

‘I am American’: Local immigrant advocates fight for DACA, DREAM Act and TPS in Washington D.C.

by
“There are thousands of people that are waiting to be full members of society and give back and help this country grow. Right now, there isn’t a legislative solution, and we need that.” Local residents traveled to Washington D.C. last week to rally Congress to pass a "clean DREAM Act" and keep the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of immigrants.

Churches, Rural and Migrant Ministry collaborate to open center to advance rural workers’ rights on the East End

by
CASA — the Center of Alliance, Solidarity and Accompaniment — is a collaboration of local workers, the Rural and Migrant Ministry, the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island and the Presbytery of Long Island. Its mission is education, empowerment, leadership development and advocacy.

Latino Film Festival will screen two films in Riverhead this weekend

by
The popular OLA Latino Film Festival, now in its 14th year on the South Fork, has added for the first time ever a North Fork venue and will feature two family-friendly movies — including a matinee showing of 'el Jeremias' — as well as a live music presentation, Sunday, Nov. 19 at the 136-year-old Vail-Leavitt Music Hall in downtown Riverhead.

Riverhead family reunited after fateful trip to Puerto Rico made just before devastating hurricane struck

by
Riverhead residents visiting Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria paid its devastating visit, now home and reunited with loved ones, discuss the dire situation there.

Locals ramp up Puerto Rican relief efforts

by
Three weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, local residents are still motivated and mobilized to provide assistance with food, supplies and money.

After crafting beautiful smiles on the East End for 42 years, beloved orthodontist Dr. Richard Bach retires

by
Dr. Richard Bach, a beloved orthodontist whose work has improved the smiles of more than 12,000 East End residents over the course of his 42-year career, will be the guest of honor at a retirement party next weekend in Westhampton.

In the Kitchen Abundance of tomatoes? Make gazpacho

by
Gazpacho, a cool soup from the south of Spain, is incredibly easy to prepare and a refreshing late-summer dish.

Local ‘dreamers’ worry about their uncertain future after DACA program ends

by
The local face of DACA: Two young adults talk about what the program meant to them and share their worries about its termination.

Barcelona, my hometown, won’t be defeated: Barcelona tiene poder

by
A native of Barcelona, Maria Piedrabuena had returned from an extended visit with family just two weeks before the deadly terror attack.

Estafas telefónicas se enfocan en residentes Latinos; la policía urge a las víctimas que reporten los crímenes

by
Estafadores se han centrado en la población latina de la zona en un nuevo tipo de estafa telefónica donde varios individuos se presentan como...