Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The Cidra Tornados were crowned champions of the third season of the U-12 League of the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation (FBPR) after achieving shutout victories of 10-0 and 11-0 against the Juana Díaz Pirates. This marks the first national title for the Tornados in this league, whose previous champions were the Vega Alta Maceteros in 2022 and 2023. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Federación de Béisbol Puerto Rico ⚾️🇵🇷 (@beisbol.pr) Cidra dominated the final series with two wins in shortened four-inning games striking out five batters and allowing only one hit Catcher Elisahir Rivera stood out with two RBIs and two runs scored while Jayden Richardson crossed the plate three times pitcher Dereck Ramos shone by striking out six batters and limiting the Pirates to just two hits Deniel Figueroa led the offense with three RBIs while Richardson continued his excellent performance with two runs scored and two hits Richardson was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the final series the FBPR's U-12 and U-15 Leagues featured 37 teams and a 16-game regular season These leagues aim to strengthen the Puerto Rican youth national teams and promote the development of baseball in Puerto Rico Sitemap Media Data Protection Contacts Avenue Général-Guisan, 45 CH-1009 Pully | Switzerland The WBSC is recognised as the sole competent authority in Baseball and Softball by the International Olympic Committee Lin-Manuel Miranda spent his childhood summers in Vega Alta which fans of In The Heights will recognize from his lyrics in the Tony-winning musical In a new streaming series on behalf of Discover Puerto Rico Miranda returns to the neighborhood to reveal some of the inspirations behind his show and himself as a writer “There’s a song in In The Heights called ‘Carnaval Del Barrio’ that was based on the carnavales that I would experience here,” Miranda says The character Daniela, who leads the song, recalls “growing up in the hills of Vega Alta.” See more of the neighborhood Miranda wrote about in the video above. And watch the whole series at DiscoverPuertoRico.com Great Performances will telecast the recent West End transfer of the Donmar Warehouse production later this month Pearson will be the first disabled actor to portray Joseph Merrick on screen Numerous Broadway favorites populate the period drama that is returning in June Overseen by the Walt Disney Studios Restoration team the 10-month remastery project included a meticulous digital scan and preservation process Great Performances will telecast the recent West End transfer of the Donmar Warehouse production next month In celebration of the cult classic's 50th anniversary The film will center on the Molina brothers three World Series-winning catchers in Major League Baseball Thank You!You have now been added to the list Blocking belongson the stage,not on websites Our website is made possible bydisplaying online advertisements to our visitors Please consider supporting us bywhitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.Thank you The Foundling’s Head Start program operates in Puerto Rico and provides high-quality early education and child development services and emotional growth for later success in school The center-based program embeds responsive and effective teacher-child interactions The Head Start program integrates parent and family engagement strategies into all systems and program services to support family well-being and promote children’s learning and development and linguistically appropriate learning experiences in language To deliver such high-quality early education and child development services the program is staffed by qualified teachers Operating across Puerto Rico Head Start services are provided by The Foundling in five municipalities: San Juan The program educates children ages 3-5 in specially designed early childhood centers Annual Report 2023-2024 Annual Report 2022-2023 Informe Annual 2020-2021 Cataño Coamo Toa Baja San Juan Vega Alta The services featured on this page are supported by 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List   Donate   Employee Login   A frontal boundary and the associated deep moisture moved over Puerto Rico and the U.S This feature enhanced the low-level moisture convergence over northeast Puerto Rico including the San Juan Metro area producing rainfall accumulations of 1-3 inches in some spots showers that developed early in the week led to locally high rainfall totals in excess of 4 inches in a matter of hours in some areas Therefore saturated soils were observed in many areas especially along the north coast of Puerto Rico and portions of the San Juan metro area These were the antecedent conditions ahead of the more significant event that came during the weekend.  a strong upper trough slowly moved southward over Puerto Rico providing a very unstable environment across the region This upper-level feature combined with the remnants of the front lingering over the region supports the development of another round of heavy rainfall The convergent flow at low levels caused the higher moisture band to remain over northeastern Puerto Rico leading to better precipitation efficiency that resulted in prolonged periods of heavy rainfall especially in the western half of the metro area especially on Saturday where accumulations across these areas ranged between 3-6 inches with a maximum of 10 in some areas several rounds of heavy rainfall over the same areas only aggravated the flood problems.  Conditions gradually improved on Monday as moisture and instability decreased considerably Figure 1: CIMSS Precipitable Water analysis on February 5th Figure 2: GOES-East Water Vapor images on February 5th Figure 3: Atmospheric soundings of TJSJ (San Juan station) from February 4th-6th Figure 4: 72-hours rainfall accumulation associated with the event.  Table 1: Flash flood and flood warnings issued during the event.  local emergency managers and media reports provided evidence of the impacts and damages that occurred during the event One of the most affected municipalities was Catano and Toa Baja where several reports of flooded streets and houses were affected by the excessive runoff and poor drainage the municipalities of Dorado and Vega Alta reported urban areas flooded as well as major roads impassable and landslides San Juan and Guaynabo emergency managers reported several streets closed including the Kennedy and Baldioroty de Castro avenues due to flooding The Puerto Rico Emergency Bureau is documenting all damages and their preliminary numbers suggest losses could be in the millions Vega Alta Maceteras will play the defending champions Arecibo Lobas in the Puerto Rican Double-A Women's Baseball League final series The best-of-five series will open on Sunday 28 January at the Julio Papo Davila Stadium in Vega Alta They have only failed to qualify twice out of 14 editions for the championship games Maceteras advanced to the final for the first time Arecibo has a clean 15-0 record in the 2023-24 season They swept Juana Diaz Poetas in their best-of-five semifinal series (3-1 Women's Baseball World Cup alum Zoe Collazo and rookie Yedlimar de Jesùs combined a no-hitter to clinch the third game Vega Alta overcame the 2022-23 runner's-up Las Piedras Artesanas 3-1 (14-2 Veteran Katiria Dàvila (another Women's Baseball World Cup star pictured above) dominated on the mound and at bat in Game One Paola Rosa shut out Las Piedras in the second game Maceteros de Vega Alta swept Bravos de Cidra (7-3 4-3) to win the Puerto Rican Baseball Federation (FBPR) U-15 Championship Joset Molina batted in three runs and earned MVP honours going 5.2 innings and striking out eight for the win Vega Alta also won back-to-back U-12 titles FBPR announced that 30 teams participated in the 2023 editions of the U-12 and U-15 leagues Editor’s note: In an effort to support local businesses that are being threatened by the devastating effects of the coronavirus, The Athletic is publishing an ongoing series of stories to highlight our treasured communities The collection of businesses around Yankee Stadium are hurting restaurants and seasonal merchandise stores rely on the steady stream of fans who come through the South Bronx for six The novel coronavirus pandemic has hit them like most small businesses in New York City The prospect of a year without baseball in the Bronx who owns the Yankee Tavern bar and restaurant The Bronx has been hit the hardest by COVID-19, with data published by city government indicating the borough has had 2,667 positive cases for every 100,000 residents Data broken down by zip codes shows that the area around Yankee Stadium — 10451 — is still being hit with positive coronavirus cases at one of the highest rates in the city New York governor Andrew Cuomo has begun to lay out a plan for lifting restrictions throughout the state starting May 15 at the soonest, but New York City will be among “the last places to start returning to some semblance of normal,” according to The New York Times The bar and restaurant owners in the Bronx and in the other four boroughs are still facing a long road back to business as usual The Yankee Tavern is just one of many South Bronx businesses trying to adapt quickly to a nightmare scenario that just a few months ago would have seemed unfathomable These local bars and shops have weathered labor strikes but a state-mandated limit on business operations coupled with the threat of a summer without baseball fans is presenting many small businesses in the community with an existential threat “There’s no way I can make my expenses without baseball I’m definitely in the loss category for a couple hundred thousand dollars Bastone made the choice to keep his restaurant open for takeout despite “I think there were 140 stores in the district and maybe 14 were open You have a restaurant and you lose your cooks So I continued to pay them and we stayed open even though it’s been costing me thousands of dollars a week to stay open.” The Yankee Tavern has been open since 1927 and they boast a former clientele that included Babe Ruth along with a few other primarily Yankee-themed bars and restaurants comprise the pre and postgame options around the ballpark for fans who stream in from other areas situated in a neighborhood and not a designated sports complex or in a formerly vacant part of a city where the housing and entertainment built up around a new ballpark “I like Yankee Stadium because it’s in a neighborhood and you can go somewhere local before or after the game,” Bastone said What if the places we’re talking about go out of business?” Bastone said he was unable to get financial assistance from the first round of the government’s Paycheck Protection Program, but has been approved in the second wave and is waiting for funding to arrive. Government data analyzed by Business.org indicated that New York state has received the fourth-most grants for small businesses in the U.S. but that total has funded only 3.7 percent of qualified small businesses — the fifth lowest rate in the country According to the U.S. Treasury PPP “(L)oans can be for up to two months of your average monthly payroll costs from the last year plus an additional 25 percent of that amount.” Currently the terms of the grant require businesses to spend at least 75 percent of the funds on payroll costs to be eligible for loan forgiveness “I think all the businesses around Yankee Stadium probably need a grant because even if there is a season it’s not going to be the same,” Bastone said “People will be excited about watching baseball Business owners in the Bronx hoped for boom times as anticipation built around the Yankees’ 2020 season. The merchandise sellers stocked up on Gerrit Cole jerseys Restaurant and bar owners hoped for a deep October run “In December when we signed the best pitcher in baseball everyone was telling me it was going to be a good year,” Bastone said but I just don’t count my chickens before they hatch The top 44 Puerto Rican players participated in the island’s Women’s Baseball All-Star Game this past October at Julio ‘Papo’ Dávila Stadium in Vega Alta The players were split into two 22-player teams The South team defeated their Northern rivals and catcher Tiesh Diaz was named the MVP of the game Joannellis Miranda won the longest-hit contest while catcher Consuelo Payero was the winner in the throw-to-second -base competition The South scored six runs in the last three innings to clinch a 7-5 come-from-behind-victory Diaz blasted a game-winning two-RBI single and grabbed the MVP award Alondra Aguayo was the best pitcher of the game This year’s All-Star Game was dedicated to Roberto Santana former Puerto Rico Women’s National Baseball Team manager and one of the driving forces of women’s baseball in the island Watch the Puerto Rican Women's Baseball All-Star game here 2024Bad Bunny will be one of the co-hosts at the 2024 Met Gala on May 6.Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicSave this storySaveSave this storySaveNow that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio it makes sense that he’s been shopping around for trophy properties Bad Bunny’s houses on both coasts are the epitome of luxury and he’s come a long way from where he grew up in Almirante Sur he enjoys frequent visits home: In Puerto Rico he feels comforted by the relative calm and privacy that he experiences with loved ones we’ve rounded up what we know about Bad Bunny’s extravagant dwellings is typically “a beer and some fish—usually mofongo or octopus ceviche “This truck has played such a big role in the concept of my tour and my last album that I want to share this unique experience with them.” Fans can unfortunately no longer book a stay on the big rig There is a sunken living room and chef’s kitchen as well as a wet bar just off the living room The primary bedroom boasts a cavernous walk-in closet with its own lounge area The grounds are dotted with palm trees and an inviting BBQ kitchen area and the centerpiece of the backyard is the infinity pool with an inset spa checks off all of the Bullet Train star’s aesthetic preferences: It is airy and high-ceilinged with spectacular city views and a private 32-foot lap pool There is a total of 4,552 square feet of living space with an additional 4,593 square feet of outdoor space including an outdoor kitchen and a landscaped rooftop with a view of the Hudson River Of note indoors: an eat-in kitchen with terrazzo floors and wood paneling as well as a library with a spiral staircase leading up onto the aforementioned roof and a terrace It appears that the musician still maintains this home reportedly with plans of building a dream home there with her then fiancé The Studio Has Tons of A-List Cameos—Including Some of the Best Midcentury-Modern Architecture in LA 50 Cent’s Houses: Exploring the Rapper’s Over-The-Top Real Estate Portfolio The Full House Victorian in San Francisco Sells for $6 Million The Residence Offers a Peek Inside the White House—but What Really Goes Into Running the President’s Private Quarters? 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Join AD for print and digital access now Browse the AD PRO Directory to find an AD-approved design expert for your next project. star and songwriter of Broadway's In the Heights he concluded his rap-happy acceptance speech by pulling a Puerto Rican flag out of the pocket of his tux was for Puerto Rico — the land of his father More than two years after the Broadway success of the Latino-centric musical comedy about a Manhattan neighborhood where Puerto Ricans Dominicans and other Spanish-speaking folk live In the Heights is going to the ancestral home of its creator Miranda — who was also a Tony nominee as Best Actor for playing Usnavi the narrator of the show — spent childhood summers with his paternal grandparents in Vega Alta national tour of In the Heights in San Juan The booking represents a rare Puerto Rican engagement for the first national tour of a hit Broadway show Presenter Adam Troy Epstein told Playbill.com presenter to bring touring non-Equity and Equity Broadway productions to Puerto Rico in the last ten years so to my knowledge — and the knowledge of the agents who represent the shows — In the Heights is the first Equity [Broadway touring] production It is very expensive to get a show to Puerto Rico due to the shipping expense; and time off necessary to get the sets to San Juan make it complicated to route tours there I'm always working to bring more shows to San Juan is the leader of the In the Heights public relations effort in San Juan "Affordability is a challenge given the high cost of presenting shows in Puerto Rico yet we strive to find a way to have a ticket price in the $50 range I know that Lin and his father are working with local corporations who are purchasing some seats to be able to donate them or sell them at a lower price the law in Puerto Rico mandates that anyone over 60 years old Anyone over 75 years old receives free tickets we have given away over $70,000 in free tickets and discounted over $30,000 in tickets to seniors over 60 but under 75 years old." who is currently working on songs for the new musical Bring It On spoke with Playbill.com about the upcoming San Juan run and reflected on his connection to the island he'll continue work on the Atlanta world premiere of Bring It On before jumping into the final weeks of the Broadway run of In the Heights (he returns to the show Dec but we're gonna make history." And given how we've been selling in Puerto Rico it looks like we're gonna be able to do both but when I pulled out that [Puerto Rican] flag when I won the Tony I'm going back in — but when I was still in the show I'd meet at least two people who flew up from Puerto Rico to see the show One of our own has done something positive." So I'm really thrilled to bring it home Did you personally try to get a local presenter or was that the job of your producers My father grew up in Puerto Rico and lived there all his life so he worked with them in terms of the contacts in order to really make this thing work from a publicity side but Puerto Rico is that cubed…it's a part of the United States but they've been hit three times as hard as the rest of the country So we really had to get the word out and price appropriately and the fact that we're selling eight shows is huge That just doesn't happen that much in Puerto Rico Even the biggest rock stars — when Paul McCartney goes I did a big publicity swing about a month ago Did you know for sure that you were the guy to do the run there I hadn't been to Puerto Rico since the show had won the Tonys — and I went and I was not ready for what this show has meant to people down there Will you bring the show [here]?" So I made that promise a long time ago I was always gonna do this leg of the tour And even very early in the conception of the show did you turn to colleagues like director Thomas Kail and say "Wouldn't it be cool if this could play Puerto Rico?" LMM: Yeah You have to know something — my great-uncle actually founded the Actors Guild of Puerto Rico His son is a very popular actor on the island still So some of my first theatre experiences were on the island — seeing my uncle's shows and the fact that we're actually getting to bring the show there This is a tour cast that I've already worked with I just feel really proud that we can get it there It's interesting because In the Heights invites us to look at heritage from the American perspective — that is looking back at the old country — but people who live in Puerto Rico now will see it as remembering that their uncle left or that their sister left It's a different angle to see the show from and although the show straddles several different nationalities — the character Usnavi is Dominican the character of Carla is a little bit of everything There are so many musical little in-jokes that are really distinctly Puerto Rican I'll give you an example; at the top of "Sunrise," there's a flute figure that … [is] actually the sound of the coquí frog which is a frog that's native only to Puerto Rico and every night in Puerto Rico you'll hear that [sound] coming from 50 different trees [Laughs.] That sound is gonna get its own ovation when Act Two starts in Puerto Rico which gets a shout-out in the show — there's sort of little "Easter eggs" throughout that no one has spotted but will be glaring to the Puerto Rican audience Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2008 Tony Award acceptance speech: You spent summers there with your grandparents that's one of the other things that sort of snuck into the DNA of In the Heights My grandmother ran a travel agency her whole life called Viajes Miranda and my grandfather was the general manager of the bank in the town square — the George Bailey the next summer the same property would be a clothing store It really was sort of this revolving-door of small businesses [Laughs] I think I still have the t-shirt that says Miranda Video somewhere The happiest time of my life was having unfiltered access to every movie in the world with Spanish subtitles for a whole summer and I associate it with sitting in a dark room watching movies LMM: I was sent every summer for at least a month and then when my older sister started working And then I think the last summer I spent there was actually in college before my senior year and that was the only time I actually was able to drive around the island and see a little more of it for myself That's actually where I wrote "Siempre," which is the song that the mom [Camila] dances to [in In the Heights] which is the first song I ever wrote in Spanish You connected with a generation older than you which seems to inform your work in In the Heights Was it less humid than it is in New York City "I always knew I had to go somewhere else because I just wanted to be in air conditioning all the time even as a little kid." [Laughs.] We didn't have a lot of money My grandparents didn't have a lot of money They happened every other night when I would spend summers out there It's actually really funny — when I was on my honeymoon Vanessa and I — she spent summers in the Dominican Republic with her family It turned out it was just our room and it was a circuit breaker and we just assumed the power had gone out on the island we were seeing other couples and we were like how about that blackout?" And they were like "What are you talking about?" [Laughs.] That was just how accustomed we are … that's just what happens on these small islands we'd go to the beach maybe twice the whole [summer.] We weren't far from the beach my days were spent really entertaining myself my actors [Laughs] and writing letters to friends LMM: It could be anything from GI Joes fighting each other and using ketchup as blood — literally stop-motion animated features I got a camera that had audio dub so I made a ton of music videos that would often star my grandparents' dog or any lizards I managed to find around the island Lizards are to Puerto Rico what pigeons are to New York By the time you were a kid or a teenager during these summers in Puerto Rico Did you know musical theatre at that point Were you thinking about telling stories with song that last summer I spent there was the first summer I brought a keyboard with me That was huge and a pain in the butt to get on the plane but I got exposed to musical theatre really young The major cast albums from my family of five — we did a sixth grade play every year which is a pretty lethal dosage at such a young age I'm always curious about the recipe that creates artists You knew the history of music theatre and then you went to a foreign or inspiring spot what Puerto Rico was was time and an incubator I was about five blocks from their place of business if I needed them I'd sit on the roof of my grandparents' house I wish I had time like I did on those summers You didn't kiss your first girl in Puerto Rico I couldn't even get male friends my age to play stickball [Laughs.] That part of the show is really autobiographical Have you gotten letters over the years from Dominicans or Puerto Ricans or people of many heritages and that's one of the most gratifying things about the show People see this show and they see their families reflected They think of that grandparent who came from the old country they think of their daughter who's the first in the family to go to college Everyone has a story like the stories in Heights in their families somewhere that's your grandmother on that stage." That really has been one of the most gratifying parts of it that's my block." No matter what block they live on [For information about the national tour of In the Heights, and its Nov. 30-Dec. 5 engagement at Bellas Artes in San Juan, Puerto Rico, visit intheheightsthemusical.com.]  Noah Himmelstein will direct Matthew Puckett's original musical Neumann is the Tony nominated choreographer behind Hadestown and Swept Away one Tony winner is playing the trumpet while the other is channeling Madame Rose Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway and institutes have been revealed by the industry stalwart Certain tax filing and payment deadlines are extended for people impacted by the Puerto Rico storms The IRS has granted victims of a recent natural disaster in Puerto Rico more time to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments flooding and landslides that began on February 4 to file and pay tax returns and payments due between February 4 and June 14 The tax relief is available to anyone in any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as qualifying for individual assistance only affected taxpayers who live or have a business in Cataño Vega Alta and Vega Baja qualify for the extensions but the IRS will offer the same relief to any taxpayers in other Puerto Rico localities designated by FEMA later The IRS will also work with other people who live outside the disaster area but whose tax records are in the disaster area Call the IRS at 866-562-5227 if you face this situation This also includes workers assisting the relief activities who are affiliated with a recognized government or philanthropic organization and anyone visiting the impacted area who was killed or injured as a result of the disaster Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice on investing personal finance and more - straight to your e-mail Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice - straight to your e-mail and various business returns normally due March 15 and April 18 Storm victims in the designated area will also have until June 15 to make 2021 IRA contributions farmers who would normally skip estimated payments and file their returns by March 1 can now wait until June 15 to file their 2021 return and pay any tax due The due date for quarterly payroll and excise tax returns normally due on May 2 are extended to June 15 for Puerto Rico storm victims Penalties on payroll and excise tax deposits due from February 4 to February 21 will also be waived as long as the deposits were made by February 22 Taxpayers don't need to contact the IRS to get this relief if an affected person receives a late filing or late payment penalty notice from the IRS he or she should call the number on the notice to have the penalty abated What Are the Income Tax Brackets for 2022 vs. 2021? you must write the FEMA declaration number on the return claiming the deduction Profit and prosper with the best of Kiplinger's advice on investing Enter your email in the box and click Sign Me Up Rocky MengleRocky Mengle was a Senior Tax Editor for Kiplinger from October 2018 to January 2023 with more than 20 years of experience covering federal and state tax developments Rocky worked for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting where he provided breaking news and guidance for CPAs He has also been quoted as an expert by USA Today Rocky holds a law degree from the University of Connecticut and a B.A Puerto Rico is preparing for a new hurricane season but the island is still feeling the effects of its last one A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine estimated that there were 4,600 more deaths in Puerto Rico in the three months following Hurricane Maria than in the same period the previous year That figure is at least 70 times greater than the official death count of 64 the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that the island’s state-owned power authority will oversee the remaining work on the electrical infrastructure FEMA also announced last week it had awarded more than $194 million in public assistance grants to Puerto Rico for recovery efforts related to last year’s devastating storm the agency says it has awarded about $2.2 billion in total funding to the island for debris removal and emergency protective measures As Puerto Ricans struggle to recover, here are some of the campaigns still offering support, and how you can help: A view of a house damaged by Hurricane Maria is seen Nov. 7 in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. 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Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins suffered flash floods after 5 cm of rain fell on Thursday 5 December last week The situation is now getting back to normal but over the weekend streets were inundated and many vital roads were closed the city’s ageing drainage system again came under scrutiny after it had failed to clear the heavy rainfall from the city’s homes shelters were set up in local schools for those displaced by the flooding a roof collapsed on a building in Las Carreras Loiza after the heavy rainfall In total there were as many as 18 districts under flood warnings on Friday Other districts or municipalities included Bayamón All of these warnings are believed to have since been lifted although some threat of urban flooding and also waterborne disease still remain Other areas of the Caribbean have suffered from flooding recently, including Cuba, Trinidad and Guyana Sources: Terra; Vocero Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList ARCHIVED - Vega Baja Hospital in Orihuela set to undergo 70M euro extension" style="margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; float: left" width="100%" /> The Vega Baja Hospital in Orihuela is set to undergo a major 70 million euro expansion and refurbishment which is expected to be completed by mid-2025 During a visit to the Palacio del Marqués de Rafal in Orihuela earlier this week Ximo Puig, explained that the hospital extension is scheduled to begin before the end of the year and will take 30 months to complete The project will include the construction of two new buildings which will increase the surface area by 40%; an additional 16,700 m2, and will be the largest undertaken in Alicante province, ahead of the 60 million euro extension and refurbishment of Marina Baixa Hospital which recently got underway Also read: Driver in stolen car flees police checkpoint ad speeds along N-332 Torrevieja in the wrong direction the building will also house the Orihuela Water Extremes Centre the Vega Renhace office, the Marquisate archives and a cultural centre Public open days are planned in the future In the last 12 months, Vega Baja Hospital has been blighted with operational issues. Earlier this year, a miscalculation by the Ministry of Health left staff unable to "function properly" prompting strike threats According to the workers' union CCOO Orihuela the health department made an error in calculating the size of the hospital omitting 2,800 m2 of the facility from the plans Now read: Spanish coronavirus data to begin distinguishing between those hospitalised with and by Covid Sign up for the Spanish News Today Editors Roundup Weekly Bulletin and get an email with all the week’s news straight to your inbox (List price   3  months 12 Bulletins)  and thank you for choosing CamposolToday.com to publicise your organisation’s info or event Camposol Today is a website set up by Murcia Today specifically for residents of the urbanisation in Southwest Murcia providing news and information on what’s happening in the local area which is the largest English-speaking expat area in the Region of Murcia When submitting text to be included on Camposol Today please abide by the following guidelines so we can upload your article as swiftly as possible: Send an email to editor@camposoltoday.com or contact@murciatoday.com Attach the information in a Word Document or Google Doc Also attach a photo to illustrate your article Hello, and thank you for choosing CamposolToday.com to publicise your organisation’s info or event. Camposol Today is a website set up by Murcia Today specifically for residents of the urbanisation in Southwest Murcia, providing news and information on what’s happening in the local area, which is the largest English-speaking expat area in the Region of Murcia. When submitting text to be included on Camposol Today, please abide by the following guidelines so we can upload your article as swiftly as possible: Who is the organisation running the event? Is it necessary to book beforehand, or can people just show up on the day? Also attach a photo to illustrate your article, no more than 100kb is home to the family of Broadway composer It's also home to the family of baseball's Molina brothers Yadier, Jose and Bengie Molina all reached the big leagues as catchers. So did Bernie Williams, whose mother is from Vega Alta "An appalling number of Major League Baseball players" call Vega Alta home, Miranda told Jennifer Mercedes on Saturday in an interview posted to Twitter/X (He didn't even mention that his cousin Lin-Manuel Miranda just dropped some major news: he's working on a movie about the legendary Molina brothers — straight from his family's hometown of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. Honoring one of baseball’s greatest dynasties, and creating more roles for Latino talent along the way. pic.twitter.com/wEw0323QLY But the acclaimed performer did tell Mercedes something that's captivated the imagination of baseball fans: Miranda is working on a script based on the life of the Molina brothers "It's really incredible," he said of his hometown's baseball legacy "so to be able to honor that in a movie is something we're really actively trying to do." More news: Mets mourn franchise icon whose fame grew from his name The first of the three to reach the majors Bengie Molina played 13 seasons (1998-2010) with the Angels Jose Molina played 15 seasons (1999-2014) at baseball's highest level for the Cubs Louis during his 19-year career (2004-22) with the Cardinals leading the team to World Series championships in 2006 and 2011 More news: Watch: MLB pitcher warms up to face Mets with fan in New York's Central Park A 10-time All-Star who collected 2,168 hits during his career Molina has been mentioned as a future Hall of Famer the trio makes for a compelling subject for a baseball movie — a genre in need of a new classic title © 2025 TheBigLead - All Rights Reserved 1) To summarize for our English speakers who may have missed yesterday’s details… We opened a plaza in Vega Alta 🇵🇷yesterday. pic.twitter.com/GIWCvuJL6o — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) August 25, 2017 Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter today to proclaim #YoSoyVegaAlta (I Am Vega Alta) which is the town in Puerto Rico where his family is from Here’s what he tweeted in full (though you should really check out the Twitter thread above for the pics!): “To summarize for our English speakers who may have missed yesterday’s details…We opened a plaza in Vega Alta [PR] yesterday It’s got kiosks and museum of my stuff (awards & pics n stuff) Tourists visiting PR–it’s our hope that on your trip you come to our placita in Vega Alta and take a pic Y si vives en [PR]…bienvenidos a su casa #YoSoyVegaAlta” [And if you live in Puerto Rico It’s a wonderful life that I’ve known Merry Christmas y’old Building and Loan Check out Gaten Matarazzo from Stranger Things as he stars in the latest video from Darren Criss’ band Computer Games. 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