After World War II, many Portuguese immigrants arrived in Tarrytown seeking steady income. “The men worked at GM [General Motors] and the women took sewing jobs on Central Avenue,” said […]
3 hours ago Share Hackney had planned to open his New Jersey office last year before the pandemic hit. One year later, he’s ready to open his office doors at 401 Chestnut St. in Newark.
Hackney and Associates has been helping Palm Coast residents navigate their retirement since the mid ’90s. Now at an age when many people are contemplating their own retirement, Fred Hackney is expanding his business.
Hackney is opening a second office in Newark, New Jersey, on July 15.
“I’m 66 years old and most guys are thinking about retiring, but I’m too busy and I enjoy what I’m doing, and I’ve got too many people that depend on me,” he said.
4 weeks ago Share The building on Palm Harbor Parkway serves the local Portuguese American community with a language school, dance instruction, clubs and holiday celebrations.
by: Maria Elizabeth Pereira
In any place far away from their homeland, whenever you get two or three Portuguese American families together, there’s an immediate desire to get a club/association running. The need to be together in an ideas/customs/traditions, homogenous in nature, is part of the Luso culture.
When the first Portuguese American families arrived in Palm Coast, the dream started conversations during the picnics and get-togethers amid those families. And it was in 1987 that this dream became a reality. The Portuguese American Cultural Center was founded in name only, while meetings, dinners and special events where held throughout Flagler County.