Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers The settlement requires the Municipality of Toa Alta to deal with the contaminated liquid in the southeast portion of the landfill and to pay a $50,000 civil penalty for its past violations The Municipality of Toa Alta has agreed to a settlement with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) to address environmental and public health risks at its landfill in Puerto Rico requires the Municipality of Toa Alta to deal with the contaminated liquid Prior actions are addressing other risks posed by the landfill The San Juan Bay Estuary Partnership is one of the six chosen locations to participate in th… "This settlement will protect people by requiring that the contaminated liquid under the landfill be properly managed This is a major milestone in our efforts with the residents to address the long-standing problems at the Toa Alta landfill," said Regional Administrator Lisa F "The community has helped shape EPA and DNER’s work to address the unacceptable risks that have been posed by this landfill and we look forward to getting input on this proposed settlement," García added This agreement between the Municipality of Toa Alta and the United States is subject to a 30-day public comment period the public’s right to request a public meeting acceptance by the federal court judge presiding over the case The EPA and the DOJ filed a lawsuit against the municipality alleging that the landfill posed serious threats to human health and the environment due to its poor operation of the landfill In August 2022 a Federal Court ordered Toa Alta to take immediate action to address several of these issues The order did not address the leachate problem in the landfill's southeast cell area or the civil penalty The second stipulation and final order addresses the southeast cell leachate problem • The Municipality will cooperate with a former operator of the landfill to complete the testing and repair of the system to collect leachate from under the southeast cell as required by a 2017 administrative order issued by EPA • The municipality will operate the leachate collection system if it can be repaired and dispose of the leachate properly under the oversight of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico (DNER) the approved regulator of municipal solid waste landfills in Puerto Rico Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the United States District Cou… the municipality will work with DNER to implement near-term and long-term measures to address the leachate from the southeast cell area as part of the permanent final closure plan for the landfill • The Municipality of Toa Alta will pay a $50,000 civil penalty to the United States within 30 days of the effective date of this order The August 2022 agreement included reporting requirements Toa Alta must follow so that EPA can maintain oversight and keep the community informed of developments at or concerning the landfill Each company decides the impact it wants to generate it must keep in mind civility as a mechanism to insert itself in… WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States accelerated in January the latest sign that some inflation pressures in the economy r… Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $63.3 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Puerto Rico… Puerto Rico is receiving $3.1 million for cleanup If it seems like plastic surrounds nearly every cucumber Email notifications are only sent once a day Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money Edwin Figueroa-Cosme, age 58, of New Castle, DE, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 30, 2023. Born in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, he moved to Delaware at the age of 22. After holding various jobs, he ended up working mostly... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Edwin Figueroa-Cosme created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories You can reach us 24/7/365 at (302) 731-5459 Copyright © 2025 Strano & Feeley Family Funeral Home and Crematory This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The EPA reports that it’s making progress on closing two landfills in Puerto Rico that residents say have long sickened their communities The U.S. EPA says it is making progress on several environmental justice issues in Puerto Rico including enforcing regulations at a Toa Alta landfill known for contamination issues and taking steps to close another landfill in Arecibo in 2027 MTA was also required to implement a leachate management plan and begin covering the landfill with intermediate cover It has until December to identify any leachate seepage points and must also develop and implement a stormwater management plan by Jan The landfill does not have a protective bottom liner meaning the EPA considers it an “open dump.” Over the years, residents have repeatedly called for the 56-year-old landfill to close permanently. In written testimonials, residents described how the landfill has sickened family members damaged nearby guava groves and polluted the La Plata River When Hurricane Maria damaged infrastructure in 2017 and made fresh water scarce neighbors also described being forced to drink from water sources contaminated by the landfill Toa Alta’s waste is now being sent to the nearby Toa Baja or Vega Baja landfills which are both partially lined and have operational leachate collection systems Residents have also asked for a formal recycling program which the EPA says is not under its jurisdiction The EPA will also have oversight on the proposed 2027 closure of a separate landfill in Arecibo, a city that once mulled a controversial mass burn combustion project noise and pollution problems and are concerned the landfill operator is not using daily cover the EPA said Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and the Municipality of Arecibo have agreed to work with the agency to respond to community concerns EPA Regional Administrator Lisa Garcia met with community members near the landfill in October The landfill operator submitted a closure plan Oct The EPA is also working with DNER to develop an integrated solid waste Management Plan Most of the island’s landfills are run by municipalities and many are overcapacity and noncompliant under Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulations The EPA has legal agreements to close 12 landfill sites in Puerto Rico as of 2016, and in 2019 announced it would send the territory $40 million in grants to address hazardous and solid waste management issues EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a news release that recent work on the projects was informed by conversations with Puerto Ricans during his summer trip to the island as part of the EPA’s Journey to Justice tour communities in Puerto Rico have suffered untold inequities – from challenges with access to clean drinking water to fragile infrastructure that cannot withstand the increase and intensity of storms brought on by climate change as evidenced by Hurricane Fiona,” he said in a statement Get the free daily newsletter read by industry experts The Los Angeles County fires destroyed thousands of properties including a National Recycling Coalition member Washington and Illinois are among the states enforcing new laws including right-to-repair and organics disposal updates Subscribe to the Waste Dive free daily newsletter The free newsletter covering the top industry headlines A man rides his bicycle through a damaged road in Toa Alta The storm killed at least nine and left Puerto Rico without power Hurricane Maria devastated an already battered Caribbean, which was recovering after Hurricane Irma hit weeks before The entire island of Puerto Rico was left without power and at least nine people have died across the Caribbean “Months and months and months and months are going to pass before we can recover from this,” Felix Delgado Croix was spared from facing the brunt of Hurricane Irma’s damage the island faced five hours of hurricane force winds from Maria The hurricane claimed 31 lives throughout the Caribbean After downgrading to a tropical storm, Maria has strengthened to a hurricane once again Wednesday morning possibly bringing tropical storm-force winds to North Carolina through Wednesday David Cruz Marrero watches the waves at Punta Santiago pier hours before the imminent impact of Maria Trees are toppled in a parking lot at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan People take shelter at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan A motorist drives on the flooded waterfront in Fort-de-France on the French Caribbean island of Martinique Locals rest inside a shelter before the arrival of the Hurricane Maria in Punta Cana A parking lot is flooded near Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan Puerto Rico after the passage of Hurricane Maria A damaged boat is seen on the mangles after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Salinas after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico Residents bathe in a natural spring in the hill town of Toa Alta A resident stands at her doorstep as she looks at the waves in Saint-Pierre Toppled trees lie on a tennis court after Hurricane Maria battered St Cars drive through a flooded road in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan A woman pulls a trash can past a destroyed home as Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico in Fajardo San Juan is seen during a blackout after Hurricane Maria made landfall on Sept Residents seek shelter inside Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan and Puerto Rico flags hang on a damaged church after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Carolina Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownLandfills In Puerto Rico And The Virgin Islands Are Already An Environmental Mess Hurricanes Just Made These Failing Piles Of Garbage Worse.Massive landfills on Caribbean islands were already poisoning the nearby soil Hurricanes Maria and Irma likely just made them worse Hurricane Maria tore off roofs and downed power lines in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands this week triggering a presidential emergency declaration and help from FEMA Now environmental experts are worried about a lesser-known casualty of the storm: more than 30 overflowing landfills on these islands that were posing environmental hazards even before the catastrophe hit could cause trash landslides and increase the possibility that toxic liquids are leaching into the soil “Everything you can imagine is in these landfills — old cars the former EPA administrator who oversaw the agency’s work in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands the chemicals from that trash can wind up in drinking water “What happens with landfills is that when it rains the rain percolates through the landfill and at the bottom there’s a toxic stew that forms,” Enck said That sludge “will often then migrate into groundwater and into the nearby Caribbean Sea.” According to a 2016 EPA report a majority of the 29 landfills in Puerto Rico are over capacity the EPA has ordered local authorities and landfill operators at 12 locations to make plans to close But the territory’s budget crisis had hobbled efforts to fix this environmental threat Among those is the 51-year-old Toa Alta Municipal Solid Waste Landfill near San Juan, which the EPA has recommended should be closed by the end of this year because it “may present potential threats to human health and the environment.” The EPA noted that the site sits above the North Coast Limestone aquifer system which could be a source of drinking water in the future But it wasn’t adequately protected from the various fluids that percolated through the piles of trash and collected at the bottom Three major landfills on the US Virgin Islands have also been struggling to meet EPA standards With the storm surge brought in by hurricanes that poisoning of nearby soil and water with toxic fluids could be multiplied “If the sanitary landfill does not have enough leachate storage and treatment capacity it can be overwhelmed by the sudden influx of stormwater,” Nickolas Themelis director of the Earth Engineering Center at Columbia University If the landfills are not operating according to regulations like several in the US Caribbean territories causing “catastrophic” damage to the surroundings the EPA had not conducted tests around the three major landfill sites in US Virgin Islands “Our assessments had just begun before we had to pause for Hurricane Maria,” EPA spokesperson Elias Rodriguez wrote in an email to BuzzFeed News The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority did not respond to BuzzFeed News requests for comment The extent of landfill damage is also unclear in Puerto Rico. The entire territory is without power after Hurricane Maria hit with Category 4 strength on Wednesday, turning roads into rivers and leaving a trail of devastation that could take years to repair. A spokesperson for Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló told BuzzFeed News that 70% of residents are without drinking water The focus of the response as of Friday is to find and rescue people stranded or trapped by the storm trucks deposit garbage at a landfill that has been ordered to close by year's end “the biggest hazard is the collapse of the pile,” John Morton senior urban environmental specialist at the World Bank Group For example, in 2000, rains in Manila catalyzed a disaster at one of the city’s landfills, killing more than 180 people who lived near the dump. “It destabilized what was already not stabilized and it was more or less a landslide,” Morton said. 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They have crowning achievements to share and tales to tell – and now they will have their Palace too shovels went into the ground in the Toa Alta municipality in Puerto Rico to mark the start of a new affordable housing complex specifically for adults age 62 and older Toa Alta is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast of the island and the developer is hoping the project can serve as a boost at an existing housing crisis for Puerto Rican seniors The digging was part of a groundbreaking for Palacio Dorado (which translates in English to “Golden Palace”) a residential complex by Acacia Network that will offer 103 units of affordable housing to older adults with the complex slated for completion in 2018 Director of Project Management for Acacia Network “It’s scheduled to be a 22-month project,” she said The effort comes as residents continue to leave the island due to high unemployment rates and a sagging healthcare system the island’s population was has decreased 9 percent since 2000 with two-thirds of this decline taking place since 2010 “We are privileged and honored to be able to contribute to Puerto Rico especially during this economic crisis,” said Acacia Network President and Chief Executive Officer Raul Russi With 45 percent of Puerto Ricans on the island living below the poverty line Russi said it was essential to offer services to seniors struggling to survive “There’s such a tremendous need for this kind of housing,” he remarked While the island’s overall population has declined significantly simply because they have nowhere else to go or lack financial resources to relocate the number of adults 60 and older residing in Puerto Rico totaled 3,374,675 in 2014 Palacio Dorado will be located within short walking distance of services in the municipality’s urban center will offer an array of on-site supportive services for residents “We have a partnership with local nonprofits to provide services,” said Albors and a community center for senior activities.” Acacia also plans to partner with a health clinic located near Palacio Dorado One of the focal points of the complex will be a tree-laden courtyard which is designed to entice residents outdoors for walking and other activities “It was very important to create a healthy community,” remarked Albors “We weren’t just building a 103-unit building; it was important to have a place where people could walk around and interact with each other.” Seeds for the project were sown four years ago when Acacia was invited to participate in a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process called the “2015 Joint Agency Notification of Funding Announcement (JANOFA)” from Senior Services for Puerto Rico Despite the need for affordable housing on the island Russi said he was initially skeptical that Acacia was best suited for the project I didn’t see the need for a New York-based group to go there because there were many developers who were already there and know the island,” he commented Russi said he became convinced after meeting with about 20 mayors from different Puerto Rico municipalities and government officials who told him that due to Acacia’s track record they felt the organization could expedite the project served as Project Manager and helped Acacia navigate the culture there “A lot of the nuances that are typical to Puerto Rico said Toa Alta Municipality Mayor Clemente Agosto in a statement “[This development] is being carried out in alliance with a respected organization founded and led by Puerto Rican leadership and it is modeled after similar successful projects in New York State and across Puerto Rico.” That Acacia already had an office in Puerto Rico was also helpful as well as the organization’s efforts to conduct the project with island stakeholders “We brought nothing from the United States,” stated Russi everyone involved in the project was from Puerto Rico.” Russi said he hoped the Palacio Dorado project would only be the beginning of Acacia’s senior services on the island “The thought is we would model this throughout the island throughout the municipalities,” Russi said “We hope that we can do more middle income housing for seniors who need it That we formed a relationship with these mayors will go a long way.” the organization also broke ground on Acacia Gardens a long-delayed affordable housing complex in East Harlem which had been in the works for several decades Russi said the East Harlem and Puerto Rico projects were indication of Acacia’s willingness to tackle challenging projects “It shows we’re in it for the long haul,” he remarked “We’re used to working in areas where it’s difficult but we know that you need to stick with it For more information, please visit www.acacianetwork.org Toa Alta is located approximately 24.5 miles west of the capital city of San Juan making it one of Puerto Rico’s oldest towns The construction of the San Fernando Rey Church in the town square began in 1752 The name Toa Alta comes from the Taino word for valley agriculture became an important economic force in the area The town is commonly known by its nickname “La Cuna de los Poetas,” or “Cradle of Poets,” in light of the numerous Spanish-language poets born there such as Abelardo Díaz Alfaro and the musician Tomas “Masso” Rivera Tienen logros coronados para compartir y cuentos para contar palas fueron al suelo en el municipio de Toa Alta en Puerto Rico para marcar el inicio de un nuevo complejo de viviendas asequibles específicamente para adultos mayores de 62 años Toa Alta es un municipio de Puerto Rico ubicado en la costa norte de la isla El desarrollador espera que el proyecto sirva como estímulo en la actual crisis de vivienda para los adultos mayores puertorriqueños La excavación fue parte de la colocación de la primera piedra del Palacio Dorado un complejo residencial de Red Acacia que ofrecerá 103 unidades de vivienda asequible para adultos mayores La construcción comenzará de inmediato y el complejo se completará en 2018 directora de Gestión de Proyectos de la Red Acacia “Está programado para ser un proyecto de 22 meses” El esfuerzo se produce cuando los residentes continúan huyendo de la isla debido a las altas tasas de desempleo y un hundido sistema de cuidado de la salud la población de la isla ha disminuido un 9 por ciento desde el año 2000 con dos tercios de esta disminución sucediendo desde 2010 “Tenemos el privilegio y el honor de poder contribuir con Puerto Rico especialmente durante esta crisis económica” presidente y director general de la Red Acacia Con 45 por ciento de los puertorriqueños en la isla viviendo por debajo del nivel de pobreza Russi dijo que era esencial ofrecer servicios a las personas mayores que luchan por sobrevivir “Hay una tremenda necesidad de este tipo de vivienda” Si bien la población total de la isla ha disminuido perceptiblemente simplemente porque no tienen a dónde ir o carecen de los recursos financieros para reubicarse Según estadísticas de la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos el número de adultos mayores de 60 años que residen en Puerto Rico ascendió a 3,374,675 en 2014 un aumento del 11 por ciento en comparación con 2010 El Palacio Dorado se encuentra a poca distancia caminando de los servicios del centro urbano del municipio ofrecerá servicios de apoyo en el lugar para los residentes “Tenemos una asociación con organizaciones sin fines de lucro locales para proveer servicios” “Tenemos una sala de examen médico en el lugar y un centro comunitario para actividades de los adultos mayores” Acacia también planea asociarse con una clínica de salud ubicada cerca del Palacio Dorado Uno de los puntos focales del complejo será un patio lleno de árboles diseñado para atraer a los residentes al aire libre a        que caminen y realicen otras actividades “Era muy importante crear una comunidad saludable” “No queríamos simplemente construir un edificio de 103 unidades era importante tener un lugar donde la gente pudiera caminar e interactuar” Las semillas para el proyecto fueron sembradas hace cuatro años cuando Acacia fue invitada a participar en un proceso competitivo de Solicitud de Propuestas (RFP por sus siglas en inglés) llamado “Aviso de Notificación de Financiamiento de Agencias Conjuntas (JANOFA por sus siglas en inglés) 2015” de Servicios para Personas Mayores para Puerto Rico A pesar de la necesidad de viviendas asequibles en la isla Russi dijo que inicialmente estaba escéptico de que Acacia fuese el desarrollador más adecuado para el proyecto no veía la necesidad de que un grupo con sede en Nueva York fuese allá porque había muchos desarrolladores que ya estaban ahí y conocían la isla” Russi dijo que se convenció después de reunirse con unos 20 alcaldes y funcionarios del gobierno de diferentes municipios de Puerto Rico quienes le dijeron que debido al historial de Acacia sentían que la organización podría acelerar el proyecto sirvió como gerente de proyecto y ayudó a Acacia a navegar por la cultura “Muchos de los matices que son típicos de Puerto Rico “Pero aun así se necesita mucho tiempo” “Estamos orgullosos de este proyecto” dijo el alcalde de la municipalidad de Toa Alta “[Este desarrollo] se está llevando a cabo en alianza con una organización respetada fundada y dirigida por el liderazgo puertorriqueño y que sigue el modelo de proyectos similares exitosos en el estado de Nueva York y por toda la isla de Puerto Rico” Que Acacia ya tuviera una oficina en Puerto Rico también fue útil así como los esfuerzos de la organización para llevar a cabo el proyecto con las partes interesadas de la isla “No trajimos nada de los Estados Unidos” todos los involucrados en el proyecto fueron de Puerto Rico” Russi dijo que esperaba que el proyecto del Palacio Dorado fuese solo el comienzo de los servicios de Acacia para los adultos mayores de la isla “La idea es que modelemos esto en toda la isla Esperamos poder hacer más viviendas para adultos mayores con ingreso medio que lo necesiten Que la relación que formamos con estos alcaldes sea de larga duración” la organización también colocó la primera piedra en Acacia Gardens un retrasado complejo de viviendas asequibles en East Harlem que estuvo en obras durante varias décadas Russi dijo que los proyectos de East Harlem y Puerto Rico eran indicios de la voluntad de Acacia para enfrentarse a proyectos desafiantes “Demuestra que estamos en esto a largo plazo” “Estamos acostumbrados a trabajar en áreas donde es difícil pero sabemos que ustedes necesitan seguir con ello Para obtener más información, por favor visite www.acacianetwork.org Toa Alta se encuentra a unas 24.5 millas al oeste de la ciudad capital de San Juan convirtiéndolo en uno de los pueblos más antiguos de Puerto Rico La construcción de la Iglesia de San Fernando Rey -en la plaza del pueblo- comenzó en 1752 El nombre Toa Alta proviene de la palabra Taino para el valle la agricultura se convirtió en una fuerza económica importante en la zona El pueblo es comúnmente conocido por su apodo “La cuna de los poetas” a la luz de los numerosos poetas de lengua española nacidos allí como Abelardo Díaz Alfaro y el músico Tomás “Masso” Rivera     Falling tree limbs in Birmingham kills one person Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of Puerto Ricans were finally getting water and food rations Friday as an aid bottleneck began to ease but many remained cut off from the basic necessities of life and were desperate for power communications and other trappings of normality in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria That was despite the fact that military trucks laden with water bottles and other supplies began to reach various parts of Puerto Rico and U.S federal officials pointed to progress in the recovery effort aid that was being distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency was simply not enough to meet demand on an island of 3.4 million people where nearly everyone was still without power half were without running water in their homes and the economy was still crippled from the effects of the storm that swept across the U.S territory as a fierce Category 4 hurricane on Sept "I haven't seen any help and we're running out of water," said Pedro Gonzalez who was clearing debris to earn some money in the northern coast town of Rio Grande Increasingly desperate and with a daughter with Down syndrome to support he had already decided to move to Louisiana to stay with relatives "We're getting out of here." FEMA was in the town the previous two days to distribute meal packets But people said they hadn't been able to get there in time "This has been a complete disaster," said 64-year-old retiree Genny Cordero as she filled plastic trash cans with water at the home of a neighbor who was among the lucky ones to have service restored so we don't starve," said Anthony Jerena a 33-year-old father of two teenagers who had managed to get two boxes of water said they used a car with a loudspeaker to announce that FEMA would be registering people for aid but did not mention there would be food and water given out "We didn't know if we were going to have enough." Ricard Rossello and other officials said they were aware of people's deepening frustrating and of the difficulty of living on a sweltering tropical island with no air conditioning and little to no water He blamed some of the delay on the logistical challenge of getting aid shipments out of the seaports and airports all of which were knocked out of commission in the storm and then distributing the supplies on debris-strewn streets Rossello said Friday that the government would seize all food still sitting in containers at the port that private business owners had not yet claimed and would distribute it to people for free He said the government would use FEMA funds to repay the owners He said operations were also ramping up at the airport and that the government had requested drivers and other workers from various federal agencies to help distribute aid which he expected to begin flowing within the next several days "We know we have to do more," he said "We're still not getting at the optimal point But it has been a limitation on logistics and as soon as we get those assets we are going to put them on the ground." The governor also said he would shorten the nightly curfew by three hours requiring people to be off the streets by 9 p.m and would end a ban on alcohol sales that was in place since before the storm He spoke after touring the island with Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke who drew criticism from the San Juan mayor and others for describing the recovery effort as a "good-news story." She sought to clarify the statement saying she intended to praise the cooperation among the federal and local authorities in responding to a crisis "Clearly the situation here in Puerto Rico after the devastating hurricane is not satisfactory but together we are getting there and the progress today is very There were signs that the island was slowly emerging from the disaster Telecommunications were back for about 30 percent of the island giving some people the critical ability to call relatives and others for help if needed Nearly half of the supermarkets had opened though it could take hours to buy a rationed amount the news that a laundromat had reopened cheered some as did the news that some buses and the rideshare service Uber would be back online in San Juan FEMA officials said the agency had distributed 2.5 million liters of water and 2 million meals at 11 distribution centers including the nearby islands of Culebra and Vieques and nearly 3,000 more were expected in upcoming days Despite the easing of the aid distribution bottleneck water was the greatest need cited by nearly everyone Those lucky enough to have had service restored to their homes said it was sporadic so that authorities could ration it around the country In the southern coastal town of Santa Isabel 60-year-old Lebron Eduaro said he came each day to a pumping station at the water agency for supplies "It's not reaching the neighborhood," he said 25-year-old Jorge Ortiz was taking a shower on the side of the road using well water "People come to get water for their families The children are bathing and neighbors are cooking," he said "Apart from the bad experience of the hurricane Felicita Perez Crespo Burgos, age 73, went home to the Lord on April 16, 2023. Felicita was born in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico to the late Felix Perez Cintron and Julia Perez-Crespo. Her family moved to Delaware in the late 1950&#8217;s. Felicita... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Felicita Perez Crespo Burgos created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Copyright © 2025 Strano & Feeley Family Funeral Home and Crematory. All Rights Reserved. Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Low near 75F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Ortho-Tain Enterprises, an orthodontic products manufacturing company that will benefit from the Economic Incentive Fund to expand its workforce with 10 additional employees and acquire new machinery and equipment, will expand its operations with a private investment of $9.2 million. For fiscal year 2022, this industry contributed $2.7 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which represents 5.6% of total manufacturing. Ortho-Tain Enterprises, an orthodontic products manufacturing company that will benefit from the Economic Incentive Fund to expand its workforce with 10 additional employees and acquire new machinery and equipment, will expand its operations with a private investment of $9.2 million, announced Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC, in Spanish) Secretary Manuel Cidre. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding a total of $8,600,000 to the Luis Muño… "This is a success story of a family business that has been growing and adapting to the technological advances required by the manufacture of medical devices, as well as the needs of the demand for dental products. This story reveals the effectiveness of Governor Pierluisi's public policy in the manufacturing industry, which is key to the local economy, as it generates well-paying job opportunities and strengthens the island's competitiveness," the secretary said. For fiscal year 2022, this industry contributed $2.7 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which represents 5.6% of total manufacturing. The total number of jobs generated was approximately 13,054, which represents 11.2% of the total number of jobs in the manufacturing sector. Ortho-Tain Enterprises CEO Leslie Stevens said the design and engineering of Ortho-Tain's medical devices "are unique and provide the ability to straighten teeth, as well as address poor oral habits that affect our ability to breathe properly. Ortho-Tain's mission is to improve the overall health of children and adults, while providing stable, lifelong results." According to the company nine out of 10 children, representing 40 million children in Puerto Rico and the continental United States, have one or more outward symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), including developmental disorders associated with an ongoing pattern of inattention, hyperactivity or impulsivity (ADD/ADHD). Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, together with the Acting Secretary of the Department of the Treasury, … Ortho-Tain Enterprises, founded in 1976, is a local company based in the municipality of Toa Alta. It is dedicated to the development and manufacture of removable orthodontic products for children, adolescents and adults, used to correct esthetic and functional problems. The company also conducts research and development (R&D) of orthodontic products. It holds more than 500 international and continental patents in the healthcare industry. The expectation of being able to buy a cheaper home in the future remains far from reality as new home construction costs currently reach $300… Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker We don’t flood you with panic-inducing headlines or race to be first We focus on being useful to you — breaking down the news in ways that inform We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today dwindling food: the situation in Puerto Rico right now by Brian Resnick the US territory is in the grips of a serious with humanitarian aid getting in far more slowly than is needed and access to clean water and there’s limited communications which means some communities have received no information about the rescue efforts underway That’s half a year with Puerto Rico’s 3.4 million residents relying on generators half a year without air conditioning in the tropical climate half a year where electric pumps can’t bring running water into homes half a year where even the most basic tasks of modern life are made difficult “The devastation is vast,” Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said in a statement Monday “Make no mistake — this is a humanitarian disaster involving 3.4 million U.S The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in Puerto Rico so far, according to the Associated Press. But John Mutter a Columbia University professor who specializes in natural disasters and studied the death toll from Hurricane Katrina expects in the coming days it could reach into the hundreds “Being without power is huge,” says Mutter “Just how quickly they can get it back is still an unknown thing But it’s extremely important they get it going to suppress the chances of illness following the storm.” Other islands -- including Dominica and the US Virgin islands — were devastated by Maria too And the whole Eastern Caribbean region is also still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Irma Puerto Rico is the most populated island Maria hit. And the crisis there is particularly intense. For one, it’s exacerbated by lack of communications. (1,360 out of 1,600 cellphone towers on the island are out.) Many communities have been isolated from the outside world for days The communications shortage means the full extent of the crisis has not been assessed “The devastation in Puerto Rico has set us back nearly 20 to 30 years,” Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez told CBS News “I can’t deny that the Puerto Rico of now is different from that of a week ago a handful of journalists were able to make it in to communities that have been isolated people living in homes missing roofs or whole second floors and where the villagers asked journalists upon their arrival There are few hospitals with running generators, CNN reports, and fewer with running water. Reuters reports that hospitals are scrambling to find diesel fuels to power generators A cardiovascular surgeon the newswire spoke with explained: the walls of the operating room were dripping with condensation and floors were slippery Most patients had been discharged or evacuated to other facilities but some patients remained because their families could not be reached by phone USA Today made it to the town Arecibo on the Northern shore of the island where residents hadn’t heard any news from the outside world for four days and the only source of fresh water is from a single fire hydrant “Hysteria is starting to spread,” Jose Sanchez Gonzalez, mayor of Manati, a town on the North shore, told the Associated Press … We need someone to help us immediately.” But the list of woes is much longer. An untold number of homes are irreparably damaged. Infrastructure is badly damaged. People aren’t working. The storm was particularly costly for the agriculture industry: “In a matter of hours, Hurricane Maria wiped out about 80 percent of the crop value in Puerto Rico,” the New York Times reports Even the National Weather Services Doppler weather radar station on the island has been destroyed That’s the radar that helps meteorologist see where thunderstorms and other weather systems are moving in real time “Not having radar does make future storms more hazardous,” says Jeff Weber a meteorologist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research And leaving is not an option, at least for now. “Travelers at the airport on Sunday were told that passengers who do not already have tickets may not be able to secure flights out until October 4,” Reuters reports Supplies have to be flown in or arrive via ship Most of the sick and elderly haven’t been able to evacuate Still, the relief efforts will take time to make their way to communities across the island. “We need more resources from the Department of Defense so we can get helicopters and resources,” Puerto Rico Gov. Rossello told Politico Sunday He also implored Congress to pass a special aid and relief package for the US territory “Whatever relief package we have, whatever impact we have, we are U.S. citizens,” Rossello said. Puerto Rico’s finances are already strapped. The territory filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. The island’s finances are now controlled by a federal board, which made just $1 billion available for relief, the AP reports “Given Puerto Rico’s fragile economic recovery prior to the storms we ask the Trump Administration and the U.S Congress to take swift action to help Puerto Rico rebuild,” Rossello said in his Monday statement Understand the world with a daily explainer plus the most compelling stories of the day, compiled by news editor Sean Collins. The aggressive push to privatize public lands, explained. A federal program killed nearly 2 million wild animals last year. The reason might surprise you. Why early season heat waves are becoming more common and more dangerous. 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Monday to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that rocked Hillary Clinton's campaign for the White House in the closing days of the race and may have cost her the presidency People gather under heavy rain around the bodies of Rohingya refugees after their boat with passengers fleeing from Myanmar capsized off Inani beach near Cox's Bazar migration agency said that more than 60 people are either confirmed dead or missing and presumed dead following the shipwreck Photos: Heartbroken Rohingya Refugees Bury Dead After Boat Capsizes  A woman carries a sick Rohingya refugee child through a camp in Cox's Bazar Photos: Desperate Rohingya Refugees Face Squalor at Crowded Bangladeshi Camp  Irma Maldanado stands with her parrot Sussury and her dog in what is left of her home on Sept 27 after it was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Corozal Photo: Satellite Photos Show Puerto Rico Left in the Dark  Northern lights (or Aurora borealis) are visible on Norway's Unstad's bay in the Arctic Circle on Sept Month in Space Pictures: Cassini's Finale And An Astronaut Returns An ostrich reacts inside an enclosure at a farm near the town of Chekhov The Week in Pictures: Sept. 15 - 22 After sweeping across the Virgin Islands as a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Maria on Wednesday morning plowed into Puerto Rico on the southeast shore as a barely diminished Category 4 storm The storm’s hurricane-force winds spanned the island moved north of the Dominican Republic as a Category 3 storm on Thursday morning About 600 people took refuge in Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan the capital and the largest city in Puerto Rico and it forced people to the second and third floors of the stadium the town’s mayor told a radio station that 80 percent of the zinc-roofed homes in the Juana Matos neighborhood were destroyed Five spillways of La Plata dam were opened in advance of the storm in an attempt to avoid overflow and flooding La Plata river swelled to more than 11 feet above flood stage near Toa Alta and Comerío on Wednesday morning and flash flood warnings were issued in Naranjito Reuters reported that storm waters turned streets into fast-running rivers carrying wind-downed debris The composite animation below shows the hurricane’s eye grazing the U.S Virgin Islands before reaching Puerto Rico only 5 percent of Puerto Ricans have electricity and less than half have clean drinking water according to the territorial governor's office But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said residents of the island are safe from one potential threat: cholera New York Times columnist Paul Krugman tweeted on Saturday (Sept. 30) that cholera had been reported in the U.S. territory, but then walked back that claim. The CDC tweeted that same day that cholera is not a likely threat to the island because there had been no reports of the bacterium that causes the disease before the hurricane Cholera is a disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae It spreads mostly through water contaminated by the feces of someone who harbors the illness It can also be found in brackish coastal waters and can hitch a ride into the human digestive system on contaminated shellfish from these waters Once in the body, V. cholera feeds off a sugar in the intestines called sialic acid, researchers reported in 2011 in the journal Microbiology It then excretes a toxin that opens channels in the cells that make up the intestine wall disrupting the electrolyte balance of the intestines and forcing water from the cells the disease causes either no symptoms or mild to moderate diarrhea the dehydration from the excessive water loss can kill within hours given that most deaths happen in remote areas and the cases aren't reported but the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that cholera kills up to 143,000 people worldwide each year.     The disease can be treated with antibiotics and intravenous rehydration and fatality rates are highest where medical help is hard to reach Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox or hoping their hoarded supplies from before the storm don't run out before tap water is restored Standing water after the hurricane may also become prime breeding ground for mosquitos which causes mostly mild fever in adults but severe birth defects in developing fetuses is already found in Puerto Rico and spreads via mosquito bites Poor sanitation at the peacekeepers' camp sent the disease into waterways while the widespread lack of clean water and sanitation after the earthquake transmitted the bacteria rapidly Original article on Live Science.  Stephanie PappasSocial Links NavigationLive Science ContributorStephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California Shingles vaccine may directly guard against dementia Diagnostic dilemma: A rash 'migrated' across a man's body from his anus Digital 'resurrection' of the Titanic sheds light on fateful night the ship tore apart Foreign Affairs has been the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs The magazine has featured contributions from many leading international affairs experts A young man offers water for sale outside a closed pizzeria in Toa Alta Puerto Rico is "insolvent" and will soon run out of cash according to a newly appointed adviser to the commonwealth who was the judge who oversaw the historic bankruptcy of Detroit DEEPAK LAMBA-NIEVES is a postdoctoral fellow at the Watson Institute and the Churchill G Chair in Economic Development Research at the Center for the New Economy (CNE) in San Juan ANDREW SCHRANK is the Olive Watson Professor of Sociology and International Studies at Brown University Deepak Lamba-Nieves, Andrew Schrank The Greek financial crisis is a slow-burning tragedy that threatens to explode into full-blown catastrophe, but in North America, Puerto Rico is going through an even worse crisis. Puerto Rico is unable to pay its $73 billion debt and 45 percent of the population lives in poverty Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has urged his European counterparts to take action on the crisis in Athens “What I worry about most is an accident,” he explained in London in late May “Everyone needs to double down and treat the next move as the last.” But Lew has been far less generous in his own backyard After all, the Commonwealth is mired in a decade-long recession marked by double-digit unemployment, a GNP-sized debt and debt service payments that consume more than 20 percent of every dollar earned in the country—debt that is set to skyrocket still higher the years ahead Predicted consequences include not only an increase of poverty and job losses on the island but accelerated capital flight and migration to mainland United States as well Unless substantial action is taken to mitigate Puerto Rico’s debt crisis the territory will confront the very real prospect of a vicious circle of disinvestment Puerto Rico’s ability to confront the crisis is constrained by its unique political status When sovereign governments have trouble meeting their obligations to their creditors they can devalue their currencies in an effort to impede imports and attract tourists to visit and spend money Even Greece could theoretically abandon the euro for a devalued drachma in an effort to restore fiscal balance and is thus unable to follow the standard sovereign default recipe The United States assumed control of the island in 1898 following the conclusion of the Spanish–American War granted Puerto Ricans citizenship in 1917 when President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones Act and continues to loom large in the island’s politics They are also eligible to vote in federal elections and obliged to pay the rest of their federal taxes when they are on the mainland citizens will share the blame and the costs would a more forward-thinking approach look like As has been suggested by the San Juan-based Center for a New Economy Puerto Rico needs the fiscal space to invest public resources in critical areas like health and welfare without further jeopardizing living standards or the economy in the near term orthodox austerity policies—including budget cuts and tax increases that left baleful legacies in other debtor nations—have been adopted in an effort to cover outstanding debts These measures have done little to curtail Puerto Rico’s crisis They are part of a predictable script dictated by bondholders and federal officers—all dutifully executed by a haggard policymakers in San Juan must develop a growth strategy that will facilitate sound fiscal management in the future the crisis has not only revealed long-standing lack of fiscal discipline in Puerto Rico it has also disclosed an open secret: Puerto Rico relied on an outdated financial model for too long—one that relies on tax breaks to attract and retain needed investments Although the so-called incentive strategy proved useful in the postwar era and served as a model for developing countries in the years to follow it has long since run its course as lower-cost competitors have undercut Puerto Rico’s chief competitive advantages A new approach is long overdue and could best be developed in conjunction with the U.S Instead of asking for lean budgets or other measures that put off the inevitable day of reckoning Washington could link short-term financial support to a long-term effort to develop a new growth strategy for the island one that is controlled and directed within Puerto Rico and draws key stakeholders to the table in an atmosphere of commitment Civic sector stakeholders such as the Center for a New Economy are already taking enterprising steps in this direction by encouraging the identification of activities with high growth potential and the adoption of educational and investment policies to foster their success By deploying the carrot of debt relief rather than the stick of austerity Washington could do much to accelerate and consolidate the process President Barack Obama warned Greece’s creditors to pull up on the reins in an effort to restore growth and employment “You cannot keep on squeezing countries that are in the midst of depression,” he said there has to be a growth strategy in order for them to pay off their debts to eliminate some of their deficits.” When it comes to Puerto Rico Obama should put his money where his mouth is This would allow him to not only bring hope to his fellow citizens in Puerto Rico but would also show the world the sincerity and wisdom behind his advice Subscribe to Foreign Affairs to get unlimited access Already a subscriber? Sign In * Note that when you provide your email address, the Foreign Affairs Privacy Policy and Terms of Use will apply to your newsletter subscription Published by The Council on Foreign Relations Privacy Policy Terms of Use From the publishers of  Foreign Affairs This website uses cookies to improve your experience You can opt-out of certain cookies using the cookie management page * Note that when you provide your email address, the Foreign Affairs Privacy Policy and Terms of Use will apply to your newsletter subscription The official death toll from Hurricane Maria is 48, according to the territory's Department of Public Safety but many experts believe the number could be much higher More than three weeks after the storm caused widespread devastation on Puerto Rico, it's been suggested that the death toll given by the Puerto Rico government is at odds with reports on the ground. In a widely circulated investigation, Vox suggested that the death count could be closer to 450.  The confusion has prompted a group of Democratic Senators to pen a letter to Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke urging an "accurate" death count "We urge you to provide all necessary resources to confirm that storm-related deaths are being counted correctly," the senators wrote "Given President Trump’s recent threat to withdraw relief workers from Puerto Rico it is crucial that he and the public not receive erroneously low fatality totals," the senators wrote Spotty internet and downed telephone lines have made the effort to accurately report the death count from the storm difficult President Donald Trump commended the rescue effort for the purported low death count saying that it could have been a "real catastrophe like [Hurricane] Katrina." "Sixteen versus literally thousands of people But despite the president's optimistic statements John Mutter, a disaster expert at Columbia University who analyzed the numbers of dead in Hurricane Katrina, told CNN that based on what he's seen — the numbers should be considerably higher "It's just seems implausible that it could be so low," he said Vox's Eliza Barclay and Alexia Fernández Campbell examined the numbers compared them with other news reports and found that the numbers looked off: Other members of Congress have also requested an audit of the official death toll "The American people deserve to know what’s happening to their fellow U.S “Given recent reports suggesting that the death toll is much higher than is being officially acknowledged we need a swift and thorough investigation to ensure the real magnitude of this crisis is made public." We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good We may use or share your data with our data vendors The Weather Channel is the world's most accurate forecaster according to ForecastWatch, Global and Regional Weather Forecast Accuracy Overview The official death toll from Hurricane Maria is 48, according to the territory's Department of Public Safety More than three weeks after the storm caused widespread devastation on Puerto Rico, it's been suggested that the death toll given by the Puerto Rico government is at odds with reports on the ground. In a widely circulated investigation, Vox suggested that the death count could be closer to 450.  The confusion has prompted a group of Democratic Senators to pen a letter to Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke urging an \\\"accurate\\\" death count \\\"We urge you to provide all necessary resources to confirm that storm-related deaths are being counted correctly,\\\" the senators wrote \\\"Given President Trump\u2019s recent threat to withdraw relief workers from Puerto Rico it is crucial that he and the public not receive erroneously low fatality totals,\\\" the senators wrote.  saying that it could have been a \\\"real catastrophe like [Hurricane] Katrina.\\\" \\\"Sixteen versus literally thousands of people But despite the president's optimistic statements John Mutter, a disaster expert at Columbia University who analyzed the numbers of dead in Hurricane Katrina, told CNN that based on what he's seen \u2014 the numbers should be considerably higher \\\"It's just seems implausible that it could be so low,\\\" he said Vox's Eliza Barclay and Alexia Fern\u00E1ndez Campbell examined the numbers Other members of Congress have also requested an audit of the official death toll \\\"The American people deserve to know what\u2019s happening to their fellow U.S citizens in Puerto Rico,\u201D Vel\u00E1zquez said \u201CGiven recent reports suggesting that the death toll is much higher than is being officially acknowledged we need a swift and thorough investigation to ensure the real magnitude of this crisis is made public.\\\" Today's print edition Home Delivery President Donald Trump is set to make his first visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday two weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S and is likely to face more criticism of his handling of the disaster as the vast majority of the island's inhabitants lack power and phone service and are scrambling for food San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz led the attack on the administration's response on Friday criticizing an official's description of relief efforts as a "good news story" and urging Trump to act more decisively accusing her of "poor leadership."googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); It is not clear if the two will meet on Tuesday In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division The UWI Global Institute for Climate Smart and Resilient Development and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) have issued a joint release urging the Caribbean to pay attention since climatic conditions are ideal for the El Niño phenomenon to affect the region as the annual Atlantic hurricane season approaches it is increasingly likely that an El Niño will emerge in the next few months the Pacific waters have been cooler than average due to an unusually persistent La Niña La Niña ended in March and the ocean temperatures in the Pacific both at the surface and a few hundred metres below are warming so quickly that many major atmospheric centres globally are not only warning of emerging El Niño conditions but suggesting it might be a ‘significant’ event The Caribbean must pay attention,” the release warns the Caribbean Sea is unusually warm for this time of year This adds to the uncertainty about if and how regional drought and the hurricane season activity will evolve this year as warm seas around the Caribbean ejects more moisture and heat into the atmosphere.” The UWI-CIMH research team points out that in addition to contributing to very hot days and nights and more heatwaves the very warm Caribbean Sea might provide windows of opportunity for a very strong hurricane to develop notwithstanding El Niño’s dampening effect the region can never let down its guard as it only takes one hurricane or storm to cause immense economic setbacks to an impacted country and sometimes the entire region Very warm seas also impact coastal marine ecosystems and offshore fisheries might experience disruption of seasonal patterns and uncertain catches The UWI-CIMH research also shows that the concurrent state of both the Pacific and Atlantic (both warm this year) has a strong impact on how the rainy season will unfold What all this means is that Caribbean governments should keep a close eye on global and regional climatic conditions over the next few months and potentially prepare for very dry and very hot conditions without ruling out the possibility of intense storms or hurricanes residents and other interests to continue paying close attention to shifts in global climate including the likely emergence of El Niño this year We also urge them to draw upon the available resources and scientific expertise in the region in understanding the implications for Caribbean societies and in crafting their response View the discussion thread. 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