Gerena worked to expand the political influence of the state’s Hispanic population and was an icon in the Puerto Rican independence movement in the years after her son joined the violent nationalist group Los Macheteros in what was then the largest cash robbery in U.S. - the proceeds of which Los Macheteros said they stole to finance an armed revolution on the island.
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West Hartford, Conn.: A Suburb With an Urban Aesthetic
This densely developed town abutting Connecticut’s capital city is a ‘little bit of a liberal enclave,’ equidistant from Boston and New York.
By Lisa Prevost
April 14, 2021Updated 9:42 a.m. ET
When Jonathan and Sarah Hammer began looking for a house in West Hartford, a bustling suburb abutting Connecticut’s capital city, it was immediately clear that they were in a fiercely competitive market. Early in March, they submitted an offer for $16,000 above the asking price for a five-bedroom colonial. Their offer was rejected, and the property later sold for closer to $90,000 above list.