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A CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC
CULTURE TONIGHT IN SPRINGFIELD.
MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE GATHERED AT
THE CEDARS BANQUET FACILITY ON
ISLAND POND ROAD TONIGHT FOR THE
ANNUAL PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL
CENTER GALA. THREE DAYS AFTER
ELECTION DAY, THERE'S A LOT OF
BUZZ OVER THE MAJORITY NON-
BINDING VOTE IN PUERTO RICO
FAVORING THE ISLAND BECOMING THE
51ST STATE.
"IT'S ALWAYS BEEN TALKED ABOUT.
I'VE ALWAYS HEARD ABOUT
STATEHOOD, AND THE CHANCE FOR
PUERTO RICO TO BECOME A STATE.
BUT IT'S REALLY AMAZING TO SEE
AND LIVE IN THE FOREFRONT WHERE
IT'S ALREADY BEING WORKED ON AND
COULD POTENTIALLY GO TO
CONGRESS."
TONIGHT'S GALA WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR HISPANIC
PROFESSIONALS TO NETWORK AND